1915 May 04 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

1915 May 04 Atlanta Constitution 12 Pages Georgia

Author: Atlanta Constitution

Year: 1915

PDF PAGE 1, COLUMN 1 STATE WILL WAIT FOR U. S. MANDATE IN CASE OF FRANK WILL PASS SENTENCE WHEN MANDATE COMES At That Time State Auto- matically Resumes Juris- diction of the Case—Pa- papers Expected by May 20. Judge Ben Hill decided yesterday afternoon that not until he had received the Official Mandate of the Supreme Court in Washington would he grant the Writ of Habeas Corpus applied for by Solicitor Hugh M. Dorsey in an effort to have Leo Frank brought before Judge Hill for passage of a new death sentence. In this connection, the interesting statement was made by Judge Hill that the United States Supreme Court, within the thirty days it officially withholds its Mandate from the Supreme Court, can affirm or modify in any manner its Decision in the Case in Question. In short, the Supreme Court, if it deemed it proper, can, between now and May 20, revoke its Decision in the Frank Case, or modify it, or reconstruct it in any form it sees advisable. Asked for Resentence. “The Application for the Writ of Habeas Corpus presented to me by Solicitor Dorsey this morning,” said Judge Hill late Monday afternoon, “requested me to direct the Sheriff to bring Leo Frank before the Court for th