The Atlanta Georgian,
Friday, 17th October 1913,
PAGE 8, COLUMN 6.
Declare Henslee's Statement That He Made Alleged Remarks After Trial Is Wrong.
Another shot was fired Friday at A. H. Henslee, one of the
Frank jurors accused of bias and prejudice.
The fresh attack came from Sparta residents who were
aroused to indignation by the statement of Henslee that he made
the remarks they credited to him since and not before the trial.
They denied Henslee's declaration in a communication forwarded
Wednesday to Frank's attorneys, and asserted they had not seen
Henslee since the trial.
Their reply to Henslee's defense was much to the same
effect as that of Nunnally and Ricker, of Monroe, who said Henslee
had not been in town, since the trial, so far as they knew, and
that Henslee's remarks denouncing Frank therefore must have
been made to them before Henslee became one of the jurymen.
Movements Traced.
The accused juror's movements have been carefully traced
before and after the trial. Agents acting for the defense have
been assisted in this materially by the recovery of carbon copies
of orders taken by Henslee, who is a travelling salesman.
Marcellus Johenning, another juror charged with bias, was in
a brief conference Friday with Solicitor Dorsey. He signed a
deposition denying all prejudice. He reiterated his declaration of
several weeks ago that he never had expressed any opinion of
Frank's innocence or guilt before the trial, and that the lawyers
for the defense would not be able to substantiate their charges.
The Solicitor said he rapidly was completing his work in
preparation to argue against the motion for a new trial.
Frank Spends Time Reading.
He will be ready to present his objections Wednesday. He
made arrangements to confer with representatives of the defense
at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon for the purpose of checking up on
the brief of evidence.
Frank, who assisted his lawyers during the hardest of the
work in preparation for arguing in behalf of a new trial, now has
less to occupy his attention, and is spending much of his time,
when his relative and friends are not visiting him, in reading and
studying.
PAGE 18, COLUMN 3
FRANK HEARING IS POSTPONED BY DORSEY
Solicitor General Asks Delay Until Wednesday on Arguments for New Trial.
The hearing of arguments on a new trial for Leo M. Frank has
been postponed from Saturday until the following Wednesday.
Solicitor General Dorsey Thursday informed Reuben Arnold, of
counsel for the defense that he could not possibly be prepared by
Saturday to go ahead with the arguments, but that he hoped to
be ready by Wednesday. The hearing accordingly was postponed
to that day.
The hearing originally was set for October 4, and was set
forward to October 11 at the request of the Solicitor. When it
became apparent to Dorsey that he would not be able to review
the voluminous reasons submitted by the defense in the time
settled upon he was granted another week's time. The
postponement agreed upon Thursday is, therefore the third.
Owing to the delay of an express package from Valdosta,
containing many of the records and practically all of the
transcription of testimony taken at the trial, the Solicitor was
unable to hold the conference Thursday morning with
representatives of the defense for the purpose of coming to an
agreement upon minor revisions in the brief of evidence prepared
by Frank's lawyers.
Dorsey notified the defense that he would meet them as
soon as the package arrived, and that he anticipated that the
corrections would require only a few minutes time.
Frank's lawyers are prepared to go before Judge Roan at any
time with their arguments for a new trial. They have built up what
they regard as a very state against Juror A. N. Henslee, who they
charge with extreme bias and prejudice.
Solicitor Dorsey will not say what he has found in regard to
Henslee.