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3 THE ATLANTA C!EOT?(1 TAN AND NEWS. FRANK AND HIS WIFE HEAR JURY'S VERDICT I Interesting Account of Work of; Frank's Judges Is Unfolded by One of Them. Continued from Page 1. his lifetime there to make a wonder ful speech when he opened the State’s argument. We were half expecting' one. His reputation was known to us. And when he ended there was some disappointment. We said he had not done his best. “Then we saw his sacrifice He had n!y made a plain statement of the Slate’s case and left for tbo Solicitor General whatever fame and fortune ihere was to be won by the State’s counsel. "The jury heard none of the cheer ing for Dorsey outside the courtroom at any time. We heard the crowds in the courtroom laugh at times, and we laughed, too, but that had no effect. “Probably the hardest job we had was to sit there and face Frank's mo ther and his wife with the slowly growing feeling of the defendant’s guilt. Some of the jurors cried when Frank’s wife broke down following his speech. It was an impressive thing to us. Yet it didn’t effect the evidence. Frank’s Speech Caused Wonder. * “The trouble with Frank’s speech was the ^ame as the trouble with the entire defense. The evidence declared to us that he was guilty and no words of his could disprove that fact. Every body felt the weight' his wonderful calm and dispassionate manner car ried while he was talking. Yet the marvel was that a guilty man could do It. That was all. “The defense made a wonderful fight with the evidence they had. Mr. Arnold was admired for his skillful work by every member of the jury We saw every point that he brought out, and yet they all lacked weight. “Probably nothing else in the whole case was of more interest to us than Luther Roeser’s cross-examination of Conley. We thought it was a mas ter’s display of human engenuity. Yet in the jury’s mind it was like a sky rocket. soaring up into the heavens to cast its fountain of brilliance about and then die out. The negro’s story remained as he had told it. That had f a tremendous effect in the verdict. “Then there was that cabbage. It was astonishing the amount of knowl edge was displayed by the members of the jury when the technicalities of medicine were brought out. We un derstood it all. The specimen of cab bage taken from the little Phagan girl’s stomach was passed around amongst us in the Jury room and we could easily see that it had not been digested. “That also had its effect. There were men amongst us who luckilv were well up on digestion. The ex perts said very little that we did not understand. But I will venture to say that few of the men of that jury will ever eat cabbage again. Full Force of Duty Strikes Home. “It is a terrific thing to be on a jury which holds a man’s life in Its hands. The weight seems heaviest during the early days of the trial. You are struck with the somber faces of your fellow jurymen first; then in the mirror you see that your own face is as somber as the rest, and the full force of the duty in front of you strikes home. You realize that before you become a free man again you shall have disposed of the life o? a fellowmsn. “Yet, strange to say, there wasn’i one among us who tried to flinch from his full share of the work. Each seemed eager from the start to <}o what he had’sworn to do, and the de termination seemed to grow* as the days passed. When we left the court room this afternoon with the judge’s charge there wasn’t a doubt in the mind of anyone of us that justice would be done. I think that thought. In a great measure, was the cause for our quick decision. “Of course, we didn’t dream that the case would last as long as it did. Some of us hadn’t prepared for it. It meant a loss of a great deal of money to many of the men. Yet when this w'as brought up along In the second week, when no end was In sight, it took only one mention of the task be fore us to mak£ all else look infin itesimally small. Jurydorn is a sphere where money is not known. First Week W«g Longest of All. “The first week of the trial was longer than all the rest put togeth er. It was a bit difficult for us to get acquainted. We were all a little bit suspicious of each other. Outside of a few comments on immaterialities, practlbally nothing was said about the case. We didn't care to t alk about it, even to our roommates. ■'Then somebody brought in a checker board and someone else a deck of cards. The social life in jury- quarters blossomed out in full blast. "It was a most welcome diversion, too. We had little enough exercis aVi It was and there was nothing left but to brood on the case. "And by the middle of the second yveeK there wasn’t a more sociable and jolly set of men this side of Frank received the news with fortitude and appeared to be mere concerned, about his wife than himself. The verdict of the jury was announced to Frank and his wife by Rabbi Marx and Dr. Rosenberg. heaven. I don’t believe. There were checker matches and setback tourna ments and a great rivalry for the championships. I don’t believe that there was an amateur among the bunch which went into that jury who didn’t come out an expert. With nothing else to do much at night one can learn a great deal about cards and checkers in three weeks. “Theer was no gambling. And each Sunday we read from .the Bible and sand religious songs. In fact, we held regular services every Sabbath day. It didn’t matter w hat churches we belonged to, each was as fervent as the other. While in Rome we did as the Romans do. Seriously, though, I think that the proposition we were up against in judging of a man’s life had a good deal to do with that fervor. Same Word On TOUjlF LOME ON BET Conyers Banker and Merchant Walk to Asheville in Ten Days, Winning Their Wager, Each Jury Slip. “As for the judgment \> . ..^sed, there is little to say. As weighty as the task may seem, it was simple. There was but one ballot and on the twelve slips which were handed into Foreman Winburn the single word ‘guilty’ was written. Yet, no one seemed surprised. There was a unanimity of feeling amongst us. “Don’t think that we had not con sidered the case fully. And don’t think that there was a man amongst us that wanted to do what we did. Yet. day after day, the pressure grew heavier, as the case was put before us. From a slight dread it became an oppression; then a nausea and at last a sickening sense of the grim f ac t—that Frank was guilty and we were going to give the world that verdict. “It was horrible—that time we spent in deliberation. Everyone knew what was going to be done, though hardly a w'ord was spoken, until we had agreed. We were spellbound with dread. Then some one suggested a drink. That en livened us and we began to breathe again. “You ask what brought us to our verdict so readily? 1 have told you. It was the only thing that coulfa be done, and we knew it, even as we ascended the stairs to the juryroom this atfernoon. No argument was needed.’’ ISLANDS GOVERNOR QUITS. MANILA, P. I., Aug. 26.—Governor General W. Cameron Forbes, execu tive head of the Philippines since Novembere, 1909, to-day sent his res ignation to Washington to take effect September 1. Francis B. Harrison has been nominated to succeed i Forbes. ASHEVILLE, Aug. 26.—Tramping through the mountains of North Georgia and Western North Carolina for just six hours less than ten days, F. Paul McDaniel, cashier of the ; Bank of Conyers, of Conyers, Ga., and i Louis C. Summers, a merchant of that place, have arrived In Asheville. Mr. McDaniel and Mr. Summers walked to Asheville following the posting of a wager with two other Conyers residents that they would not resort to the use of train or automo bile. Upon their arrival here the Georgia hikers were tendered an informal dinner by J. F. McDoogal and L. H. Pope, both of Atlanta, and other friends. While walking is fine, they will return home in a parlor car. The trampers left Conyers on Au gust 16 and followed the mountain highways and byways in reaching Asheville. They had no maps nor charts to guide them, trusting to good fortune and advice from residents along the route. They stopped at several Georgia and North Carolina towns, secured photographs along the line and getting testimonials from mayors and bankers to the effect that when last seen they were “footing it” and there wasn’t a train or auto mobile in sight. 1,200 Mlies In Hack. DALTON. Aug. 26.—Having trav eled 1,200 miles in a hack from Okla homa City, Mr. and Mrs. T. C. War ren. Miss Pearl Warren and Ed War ren reached here Mrniday afternoon. The party is en route to Asheville. N. C., their home. They left Okla homa City June 4 and have made the long ride by easy stages, camping out at night and stopping en route for hunting and fishing trips. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. DUBLIN.—The Laurels County Sunday School convention will meet with Mount Zion Church, several mil ‘‘s from this city, Thursday and Friday. A general meeting of the association will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday with Pleasant Hill Church. Asks U. S. for $990 Stolen 50 Years Ago WASHINGTON. Aug. 26.—Nearly a half century ago George Chorin, then • dashing young soldier In the First Jassachusetts* Volunteer Infantry, lost 1990. Now he wants the Gov ernment to reimburse him. He has appealed through Represen- lutive Mitchell. He s*ays he was robbed while on guard duty. Frees Boy Who Found Gun of Toting Charge That a person may carry uncon cealed a weapon not his own when no malicious intent is snown was the opinion handed down by Justice Rus sell, of the Court of Appeals, in the case of Casper against the State. The defendant, a boy 18 years old, picked up a pistol on the road and carried it home unconcealed. The jury returned tt verdict of guilty on the grouud that the boy was “carrying a dangerous weapon with out a license.” The court reversed this decision on the point that the gun was carried openly and uncon cealed and apparently without mali cious intent. Statistics Bulletin Issued by Chamber The first Issue of the Bulletin of In dustrial Statistics, which will he pub lished semi-monthly by the Chamber of Commerce, will go to press Tuesday. The bulletin will contain a foreword, explaining the purpose of the new In dustrial Bureau* of the Chamber; a transcript of the “blue sky” law re cently enacted by the Legislature; an article on the Manufacturers’ Exposi tion and various statistics about Atlan ta’s manufacturing plants. Tt will be sent to all members of the Chamber of Commerce, to business men over the State who are interested in the “blue sky’’ law and to manufacturers all over the country. The data for the bulletin was pre pared by W. H. Leahy, who Is In charge of the Industrial Bureau. Buckingham Palace Employees on Strike Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON. Aug. 26.—All the electri cians in Buckingham Palace and the war and admiralty offices to-day I joined the general strike of Londtn j builders. f®* 'wafjm RESiNOL SOAP COMPLEXION A complexion protected by the regular use of Resinol Soap is al most always a complexion to be proud of—free from pimples, blackheads, redness and rough- < ness, and glowing with natural j health and beauty. This is be- s cause Resinol Soap is an oxtreme- / ly pure toilet soap, without trace < of injurious alkali, and contain- / ing the soothing, healing medica- £ tion which has made Resinol Oint ment a standard prescription for skin troubles for the past eight een years. Resinol Soap is delightful to use, its odor is wholesome and refresh ing. and its distinctive rich brown color is due entirely to the Resi nol balsams and not to artificial coloring. For baby’s delicate skin it is ideal, tending to prevent chafing, irritation and the erup tions so common in infancy. Sold by all druggists. Trial free; Dept. > 8-R, Resinol, Baltimore, Md. “ What made you reject that man?” 1 asked an army sergeant on recruiting service, as a broad shouldered would-be soldier was turned away. “Bad teeth!” replied the ser geant. You would be surprised to know that from six to eight percent, of the recruits apply ing for enlistment in the U. S. Army within one year were re jected beca use of defective teeth alone. And that thirty-five per cent.ofthe catarrhal cases in the U. S. Army were directly trace able to diseased oral conditions.’* Perfect cleanliness of tho teeth is absolutely essential to Good Health. A pleasant, suro way to perfect cleanliness is the twice-a-day us© of Colgate’s Ribbon Dental Cream, and the twice a year visit to your dentist. You too should use COLGATE'S RIBBON DENTAL CREAM Girl Is Scalped By Windmill; Will Die LA PORTE, IND., Aug. 26—Mi S3 Clara Hutton was scalped when her hair caught In the shaft of a wind mill. She will die. 1 The scalp stopped the mill. ETROIT 2 TRAINS DAILY Lv.7:12AK.,5:J0PM. The Plot For the Pennant Hatched by the celebrated arch-schemer of baseball fiction, Hugh S. Fullerton, is un der way in the SUNDAY AMERICAN The second installment of this enthrall ing tale will appear next Sunday with a syn opsis of what has gone before, so it is not too late to become a fiction fan. Incidentally one may read in the same issue of Lily Elsie’s Shattered Romance It’s a story of how this noted beauty de fied all superstitions which surround newly weds only to find that she just could not give up her old stage friends to please a mere husband. There will be another tale which proves that songbirds are Not Above the Law After All For it reveals the agitation of emotional ly unrestrained tenors and prima donnas who are cruelly worried by the sentencing of Carl Burrian to a month’s imprisonment for stealing another man’s wife. These are but a few of the things which go to make The Sunday American worth Ten Times The Price For it regularly contains all the news of every line—Sports, Finance, Local, Tele graph and Cable, to say nothing of a hun dred other features. If you are the one per son in ten who is not a regular reader, you had better order at once and become one. From your dealer or by phone, Main 100.