0031 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

Reading Time: 3 minutes [365 words]


Here is the extracted text from the image:

THAT this cheering did not in anywise influence or affect the
verdict which had already been made, nor did it have any influence
whatsoever. THAT deponent remained absolutely unaffected and un-
influenced by the cheering or the surroundings and in answering
on the poll, deponent truthfully answered after he had heard the
cheering that it was his verdict and in so answering sustaining
the verdict, he discharged his duty and now subscribes to the cor-
rectness of the verdict as rendered. THAT neither on Saturday,
August 23, 1913, nor on any other day or date, did any man or men
other than the bailiffs in charge of the jury ever walk with or by
the side of the jury, and neither did anybody, within my knowledge,
ever speak to any juror at any time or place outside of the presence
of the court. THAT if at any time any man ever grabbed any juror
by the hand or held any conversation with any juror, the same was not
in my presence; no man ever grabbed me by the hand at the place
referred to by W. P. Neill in his affidavit, nor did I see hear
or know anything about any man grabbing any member of the jury
by the hand or saying anything to any juror, or attempting to say
anything to any juror, and within my knowledge, there was no communica-
tion at any time or place or in any shape, manner or form,
with any juror, with any party on the outside. All communications
had by the jury with outsiders, so far as I know, were through
the bailiffs, and said communications were authorized by the
court and known to counsel on both sides of the case. THAT
so far as I am personally concerned, and so far as I know as to
each and every juror on the case, they were influenced solely
and alone by the evidence and the charge as given by the court,
and were not influenced in anywise, in any way, manner, shape or
form, by anything from the outside, but the verdict as rendered
so far as I am concerned, and as to the other jurors, so far as
their deportment shows, I believe was rendered from an honest
opinion, based on the law and evidence of the case.

Related Posts
Top