Monday, 12th October 1914: Frank Case Adjourns Criminal Court Week, The Atlanta Journal

Adjournment Taken to Give Solicitor Dorsey Time to Prepare Brief

To permit Solicitor General Dorsey to devote his whole time to the preparation of a brief for the hearing before the Supreme Court, October 26, of the motion to set aside the verdict which found Leo M. Frank guilty of murder, the Criminal Division of the Superior Court adjourned Monday for a week or longer. Solicitor Dorsey said the brief would be voluminous and required much work. It will contain the State's contentions that the verdict was sound and legal, as opposed to the motion of Frank's attorneys to set it aside, on the ground that Frank was not present in court when the verdict was rendered. This motion was denied by Judge Ben H. Hill and was then appealed to the State Supreme Court.