1913 October 06 Atlanta Constitution 10 Pages Georgia
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1913 October 06 Atlanta Constitution 10 Pages Georgia
Author: Atlanta Constitution
Year: 1913
PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 2 SPARTA CITIZENS INSIST HENSLEE WAS PREJUDICED “You Said Frank Was Guil- Ty,” They Tell Juror in Let- Ter Sent to Him, and Fur- nish Copies to the Press. “WE PRACTICALLY TRIED HIM BEFORE THE TRIAL” Say They Will Not Allow Henslee to Call Them Liars To Protect Himself From Criticism “He Deserved.” Declaring that they had “practically tried” Leo M. Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan before the case was called, the three men who made affidavits against A. H. Henslee, a Frank juror, charging him with bias, yesterday mailed a sensational letter to the Atlanta newspapers, presenting their side of the case. The writers of the letter are John M. Holmes, of Holmes & Walker, an insurance and buggy firm, S. M. Johnson, cashier of the concern, and Shi Gray, all of Sparta, Ga., who declares he was in the Holmes & Walker office when Henslee made his alleged statements, say in their communication that they cannot believe that Henslee’s reply to their forced affidavits has been correctly quoted. The writers also say that they believe it impossible that Henslee could have forgotten the discussion of the Frank case in the office of the concern and recalled the “intense feeling m