Sunday, 12th October 1913 Henslee Confers With Hugh Dorsey

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Solicitor General Is Now Preparing for Leo M. Frank's Hearing on Retrial Petition.

Valdosta, Ga., October 11."(Special.) Juror A. H. Henslee,

who has been the storm center in the Frank case during the last

ten days, and who is so bitterly assailed by the defense in the

motion for a new trial, was in the city today in conference with

Solicitor Hugh Dorsey, who is here preparing the state's answers

to the motion. Mr. Henslee was closeted last this afternoon with

Messrs. Dorsey, E. A. Stephens and Spurlin, the latter official court

reporter in this circuit, who was taking depositions from the ex-

juror. These depositions, it is understood, related to the

statements regarding the case made by the ex-juror and covered

the affidavits against him filed by citizens of Sparta.

Many of the alleged facts in these affidavits are denied

outright by Mr. Henslee. Previously Mr. Henslee had stated that

he was merely making his usual ninety days' trip through this

section as representative of a Barnesville buggy company, and

had stopped over to transact business for his house and

incidentally to visit his brother-in-law. O. W. Franklin United States

commissioner here.

Henslee reiterated his former statements as to his impartial

state of mind when he went to the Frank jury, and again claimed

that the Sparta citizens and others who had attacked him in their

affidavits were mistaken as to the time of the alleged

conversations. He said he had not discussed Frank's guilt or

innocence until after the trial. He claims that the only statements

he made about the case before the trial which could possibly be

construed as inimical to Frank, was that the man who would

commit such a crime should be hanged, but that he went into the

jury box entirely unprejudiced.

Solicitor Dorsey and his assistant, Attorney Stephens, do not

hope to complete their answer to the motion for a new trial before

next Saturday and say that it is doubtful if they can be ready by

that time. They have been working every day from an early hour

in the morning until long after dark. But do not expect to

complete their work under the two weeks originally contemplated

by the solicitor.

An order postponing, at Solicitor Hugh Dorsey's request, the

hearing of the motion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, was filed

yesterday with Deputy Clerk John H. Jones. It was signed by Judge

L. S. Roan, and set the hearing for next Saturday.

Solicitor Dorsey and E. A. Stephens, his assistant, are still in

Valdosta, where they expect to spend the greater part of the

week continuing their work on the answer to the petition of the

defense.

The solicitor and Mr. Stephens were given an entertainment

last week by several prominent Valdosta attorneys. The affair,

which was a stag supper, was held at Ocean Grove club, about 15

miles from Valdosta.