Saturday, 14th February 1914: No Decision As Yet In The Frank Case, The Atlanta Constitution

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Judge Evins Has Been Assigned to Case Many Wild Rumors Afloat.

Four days have passed and the supreme court has not handed down a single decision.

This is altogether unusual and those who are familiar with the workings of the high court are convinced that the consideration of the Frank case is is responsible for this state of affairs.

For two days all sorts of rumors have been afloat in regard to the probable action of the supreme court on this famous case, and throughout the capitol there has been the greatest interest.

Thursday and Friday night various reports were in circulation.

All were to the effect that the supreme court could be depended on to hand down its decision this week.

In point of fact, there is a possibility of the supreme court rendering no decision until October; then there is the probability that it will come down in the next few days.

The fact that no decisions have been handed down does not necessarily mean that the Frank case is being considered at this time, although the majority at this time, although the majority of officials at the capitol give this as their opinion.

The court has under consideration a number of cases which must be decided before March 1 and it may be that it is these cases which are causing the delay.

All that is definitely known about the Frank case is that it was assigned to Judge Evins.

The record in the case is a voluminous one and it is impossible to say how long it would take the six judges to check up all the points involved.

The decision may come down today; again it may be delayed for months.

It is all a matter of conjecture.

No one but the judges themselves and their secretaries is in a position to know anything about it.