The Atlanta Journal,Monday, 30th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 4.Attorney Alexander Makes Point That Georgia Court Erred on Federal Law(Special Dispatch...
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Friday, 27th November 1914: “Jury Was On Trial For Its Life When I Was Tried” – Frank, The Atlanta Journal
The Atlanta Journal,Friday, 27th November 1914,PAGE 1, COLUMN 1.Leo M. Frank, from his cell in the Fulton County Tower, Friday issued another statement to the public, in which he reiterated his innocence, declaring that only once had the question of his guilt or innocence been reviewed, and that at that trial conditions were "horrible." In his statement, Frank declares that the jurors themselves were on trial for life. Jim Conley's testimony on the stand, he concludes, "his vicious and shady character, his self-incriminating expressions, irretrievably damn him and prove my innocence."His statement follows:"To the Public: Again, I have met with