1914 October 27 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

1914 October 27 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1914

PDF PAGE 12, COLUMN 1 LAST APPEAL MADE FOR LEO M. FRANK Hearing Before the Supreme Court Monday Exhausted Resources of Defense So Far as State Courts Go. The assertion that if Leo Frank had been aware of the waiver of his presence in the courtroom at the time the verdict was brought in, he would have strongly opposed it and insisted upon facing the twelve jurors who convicted him, was made during the argument of the motion to upset the verdict before the Supreme Court Monday morning. Frank knew nothing of the waiver, it was stated by Henry C. Peeples, of the law firm of Tye, Peeples & Jordan, counsel for Frank in the constitutional motion. He discredited the report of the verdict of guilty when it was brought to him, believing that his counsel would not permit him to remain in jail while a most important part of his trial was in progress. The argument was finished by 12:15 o’clock, noon after having been in progress since 9 o’clock. Two hours were allowed to each side. Attorney General Warren Grice, however, occupied only fifteen minutes in his address on behalf of the State. The State’s argument was concluded in an hour and fifteen minutes. Attorneys John L. Tye and Mr. Peeples pr