Friday, 17th October 1913: Sparta Citizens Attack Frank Trial Juror, The Atlanta Georgian

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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.

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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.