0052 Page – Leo Frank Georgia Supreme Court Appeals Records, 1913, 1914

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other juror, or attempting to say anything to any juror, except
as above and within my knowledge there was no unauthorized com-
munication 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 bailiffe, 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 any wise, 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 de-
portment shows, I believe was rendered from an honest opinion,
based on the law and evidence of the case.

A.H.HENSLEE make affidavit, deposing and saying
as follows:

THAT I was served with the attached subpoena, marked
Exhibit "A", as a juror in the Superior Court of Fulton County;
THAT this subpoena I found at my residence, No. 216 North Street,
West End, City of Atlanta, Fulton County Georgia, on July 26th.,
1913, at approximately five o'clock in the afternoon; this was the
first knowledge or information that I would be a juror; I re-
mained in the city of Atlanta Saturday, July 26th., 1913, and
Sunday July 27th., 1913, and reported to the court on Monday,
July 28th., 1913, when I was qualified and was sworn in the
as a juror in the case stated above; I was asked at the
time the court convened, before I was sworn as a juror, if I had
formed and expressed any opinion as to the guilt or innocence
of Leo M. Frank, and I truthfully answered that I had neither
formed nor expressed any opinion whatsoever; I furthermore then
and there stated under oath that I did not have any prejudice

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