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'WE ONLY DID OUR DUTY] SAYS MAN WHO HELPED CONVICT FRANK
Dorsey's Plea of Great Weight—Only Wondered at Prisoner's Statement
The Georgian to-day reveals some of the innermost secrets of
the jury which convicted Leo M. Frank of the murder of little
Mary Phagan. This inside story of the greatest criminal case in
the South’s history is an intensely interesting revelation of the
workings of men’s minds. It covers three long weeks and more
throughout which the evidence for and against the pencil factory
superintendent was tediously unfolded, link by link.
It casts upon the various points made by the defense and the
prosecution the light in which they were viewed by the twelve men
who were chosen to act as the judges. It ends with the last memor
able meeting of these men on the top floor of the courthouse Mon
day afternoon which culminated in the fateful verdict: “We the
jury find the defendant guilty.”
The information is given here
with as it was obtained by a re
porter for this newspaper from
one of the jurors late Monday
night while the full weight of
his grim burden still rested upon
him. It is told in his own, im
pressive words.
"It was the only thins we could do.
The evidence was against Frank from
start to finish. And so we did our
duty, as we had sworn to do.
Dorsey’s Youth and
Sincerity Won.
“It would he hard to ray what, of
all the trial, made the greatest im
pression on the jury'. It was prob
ably the Solicitor General himself,
He was a marvel. His youthful ap
pearance, coupled with his sincerity,
made a wonderful hit. There wasn’t
* a minute of the hours that he spoke
that he didn’t seem to mean every
word that he uttered.
“Dorsey is a forceful speaker He
puts emphasis behind his words. And
he drives his points clear In and
clinches them on
stuck with us. They had the evi-
dence behind them to make them
stick.
“His theory of the murder was the
one we accepted. It was the one the
evidence upheld. That was the way
Frank killed that girl.
“While the negro watched down
stairs, he took the little girl back into
the metal room and struck her, and
then with a cord strangled her to
death. Then those notes were writ
ten as the negro told us and placed
beside the body.
“In Dorsey’s argument there was
one little sentence which seemed to
Imbed itself in the minds of every
man on the jury, when he was speak
ing of the agreement between Frank
and Conley that the negro should
come back to the factory and burn
the* body. The sentence was this:
‘And If the smoke from that little
girl’s burning body had gone curling
up into the air, old Jim Conley would
have hanged for another man's crime.’
Hooper’s Action
Had Its Effect.
“Those words went a long way to
ward keeping Jim Conley from hang
ing, probably. They drew a contrast
between right and wrong which made
us look again Into the evidence before
us. And the narrow escape which the
negro had made us shudder.
“There was another thing which
impressed that Jury. It was Frank
Hooper’s sacrifice ot Dorsey. We call
ed it that. Hooper had the chance of
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
only made a plain statement of the
State's case and left for tbo Solicitor
General whatever fame and fortune
there was to be won by the State’s
counsel.
“The jury heard none of the cheer
ing for Dorsey outside the courtroom
a; 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 race 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 i' didn’t affect the
evidence.
Frank’s Speech
Caused Wonder.
“The trouble with Frank's speech
was the same 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.
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 Rosser’s cross-examination of
Conley. We thought it was a mas
ter’s display of human ingenuity. Yet
in the jury’s mind it was like a sky
rocket, soaring up into the heavens
to cast it,s fountain of brilliance about
and then die out. The negro’s story
remained a* he had told it. That had
a tremendous effect in the verdict.
“Then there was that cabbage. It
was astonishing the amount of knowl
edge 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 luckily
were well up on digestion. The ex-
'the other side.' They » r *» *•“ MttI ' ,hiU " e rtid nf)l
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
handfcv 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 of
a fellow mail.
“Yet, strange to say, there wasn’t
one among us who tried to flinch from
his full share of the work. Each
seemed eager from the start to do
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
was 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 make all else look infin
itesimally small. Jurydom is a sphere
where money is not known.
Fi st Week Was
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,
practically nothing was said about
the case. We didn’t care to t alk
about it, even to our roommates.
“Then somebody brought in u
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 exercise
as it was and there was nothing left
but to brood on the case.
“And by the middle of the second
week- there wasn’t a more sociable
and jolly set of men this side of
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 otic
can learn a great deal about cards
and checkers in three weeks.
“There was no gambling. And each
Sunday we read from the Bible and
sang religious songs. In fact, we hold
regular services every Sabbath day.
It didn’t matter what churches we
belonged to, each was as fervent, as
“The defense made a wonderful the other. While in Rome we did
Trial a Farce, Say Attorneys
L. Z. Rosser and Reuben Arnold, counsel for Leo Frank, issued the following statement this
morning:
“We deem it not amiss to make a short statement, as the attorneys of Leo M. Frank, to the
public. *
“The trial which has just occurred, and which has resulted in Mr. Frank’s conviction, was
a farce and not in any way a trial. In saying this, we do not make the least criticism of Judge
Roan who presided. Judge Roan is one of the best men in Georgia, and is an able and conscien
tious judge.
“The temper of the public mind was such that it invaded the courtroom ad pervaded the
streets and made itself manifest at every turn the jury made; and it was just as impossible for
this jury to escape the effects of this public feeling as if they had been turned loose and had
been permitted to mingle with the people.
“In doing this we ar# making no criticism of the jury. They were only men, and uncon
sciously this prejudice rendered any other verdict impossible.
“It would have required a jury of stoics, a jury of Spartans, to have withstood this situa
tion.
“The time ought to come when this man will get a fair trial, and we profoundly believe
that it will.
“The final judgment of the American people is a fair one. It is sometimes d«4ayed in com
ing, but it comes.
“We entered into this case with the profound conviction of Mr. Frank’s innocence. The re
sult has not changed our opinion. Every step of the trial has intensified and fortified our pro
found conviction of his innocence.
“L. Z. ROSSER,
“R. R. ARNOLD.”
CHETTI SEES
Ml PICKED
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
Each Jury Slip.
“As for the judgment we passed,
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
fact—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 o be done,
though hardly a word was spoken,
until we had agreed. We w'ere
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? I have told you.
It was the only thing that could be
done, and w r e knew it, even as we
ascended the stairs to the juryroom
this afternoon. No argument was
needed.’’
Took Car for Try-out
And Did Not Return
CORDELE, Aug. 26.—The theft of
a big touring car in broad day
light is the latest sensation in Cor-
dele. The automobile belongs to Frank
Teuber. The stranger who attempted
to get away with it is not known here.
He told Mr. Teuber he was going to
start an automobile hack line, claim
ing to have had two machines al
ready. He took the car for a try-oui.
which extended to Tifton, when the
machine got out of order and he put
it In a garage there. He has not been
heard of since.
Senator's Kin Killed
In Row Over Saddle
RENO, NEV., Aug. 26.—William
Billings, son-in-law of former Sena
tor Plum, of Kansas, was killed on
a ranch 100 miles north of Elko. Nev.,
by Frank Huber. Huber was ar
rested.
Billings took a saddle from Huber’s
stable, sayiflg it was as security for
a debt.
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Pierce Loses Pinkerton Job
By Actions in Phagan Case
As a result of the charges made by
the police of unfair dealings by the
Pinkerton operatives in the investi
gation of the Phagan case, H. B.
Pierce, superintendent of the agency
in Atlanta, tendered hts resignation.
It was promptly accept* by A. L.
Corwardin. general superintendent, of
New Orleans, who arrived in the city
Monday.
Insubordination to the agency’s rule
demanding the co-operation of its op
eratives with the local police in crim
inal Investigations was charged
against the superintendent.
The specific charge which brought
about the removal of Pierce grew out
of the finding of the blood-stained
stick on the first floor of the pencil
factory by Pinkerton operatives. It
was claimed by the police that the
stick was withheld from them by
Pierce, to whom 1: was turned in by
the finders, and the butt of a buggy
whip substituted. The stick itself was
turned over to the defense.
“This action by Mr. Pierce was la
direct opposition to the rules of the
Pinkerton Agency,” said Mr. Cor
wardin. “Our charter to operate In
Atlanta carries the agreement that
our men withhold nothing from the
city police which they may secure in
investigations of criminal cases.
“Explicit orders demanding that this
agreement be carried through to the
letter have been in effect in the At
lanta office since the agency was
started here, and when Mr. Pierce
disobeyed them, there was but one
thing left to do.”
While no intimation was given by
General Superintendent Corwardin as
to who would he Pierce’s successor, it
is generally reported that Harry Scott
would De appointed to fill the posi
tion. The report is founded on th?
withdrawal of Scott’s appointment to
the superintendency of the Houston,
Texas, office, which was made shortly
before the charges against Pierce
were made publ) This promotion -»f
Scott was made as a result of his
work in the Phagan case Investiga
tion, In which he was the field mar
shal for the Pinkertons.
Mr. Corwardin admitted that Scott
would stay in Atlanta.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 26.—F.
Drew Oaminettl, son of Anthony
Caminetti, Commissioner General of
Immigration, surrounded by four law
yers and comforted by his brother.
Anthony Caminetti, Jr., an attorney
of Sacratnento. watched the prelimi
nary steps of his trial as a white
slaver before Federal Judge VanFleet
to-day.
His w ife and mother did not appear
with Caminetti to-day. The elder
Mrs. Caminetti has been ill since the
conviction of Maury I. Diggs on the
same charge for the elopement to
Reno of Caminetti. Diggs. Marsha
Warrington and Lola Norris.
Diggs, who will be sentenced on
September 2, .was not in court to-day
to watch the selection of a jury from
the 50 men of the regular jury panel.
It was expected by Special Prose
cutor Tneodore Roche and his as
sistant, Matt Sullivan, said that the
jury would be completed, by to-mor
row evening
Interest in the Caminetti case ap
parently exceeds that shown in the
case of Diggs. A large crowd of
spectators was turned away from the
courtroom doors to-day. Prepara
tions were made by the marshal’s of
fice to cope with the enormous crowds
when Miss Warrington and Miss Nor
ris take the stand.
Rides 500 Miles to
Buy Col, Cody's Pet
Horse as Gift to Him
DENVER, Aug. 26.—Friends of
Buffalo Bill outbid each other at the
auction sale of the Wild West show-
property, when “Ishara,” the famous
white horse ridden by Colonel Cody
at every performance for 25 yean*
was offered by the auctioneer.
The bidding was spirited and every
man was actuated by one sentiment
—presenting the faithful animal to
the veteran plainsman.
Col. J. C. Bills, of Lincoln, Neb.,
rode 500 miles in an auto to be pres
ent. He started the bidding.
There was gem ral rejoicing when
the animal was knocked down to
Colonel Bills, who declare he would
present the animal to “its rightful
owner, Colonel Cody.”
The Kaiser Becomes
A Total Abstainer
BERLIN. Aug. 26.—The Kaiser has
laid his embargo on neer. Kis favor
ite drink now Is lemonade, with a
dash of orange juice, hut does not
force this beverage upon his guests.
The usual wines are served.
The Kaiser, It is said, did not use
any alcoholic beverage while on his
Northern cruise and became con
vinced that being a teetotaller gives
to him more energy. He believes im
moderate drinking is one of the great
est factors in retarding the develop
ment of nations.
DIES AS HE PRAYS.
DANVILLE, ILL.. Aug. 26.—Anton
Rehlngel, aged 67, died In St. Joseph s
Catholic Church while kneeling
prayer.
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form a committee, get busy and win
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Somebody’s going to win these
prizes. Somebody's going to he driv
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fall and bragging about how they got
It. Some organization is going to
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Lots ot Them In.
Several churches, two or three se
cret orders and several other organi
zations already have entered, named
their committees and begun solicita
tion among their friends. Quite a
hunch of individual workers are in
the game, too, and they range all the
way from grown-ups to children
about knee high. The names of con
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Cordele’ Cotton Men
Fight Tax Ordinance
CORDELE. Aug. 26.—If the threats
of local cotton buyers are carried out, j
Cordele will practically be without a !
cotton market for an entire week or j
more.
The buyers are angered at the Citv
Council over the passage of an ordi- |
nance making their annual license $25 I
and the license on transient buyers at |
$1 per day. On the grounds that the ;
officials had discriminated and that j
the license of local and transient buy- ,
ers should be the same, the local cot
ton men requested the Council to re - I
consider its action, which was re- j
fused.
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