Tuesday, 12th June 1917: Frank Trial Juror Is Sued For Divorce. Drunkenness Charged, The Atlanta Journal
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The Atlanta Journal,
Tuesday, 12th June 1917,
PAGE 11, COLUMN 4.
Frederick V L Smith, a well known manufacturers' agent who was a member of the jury that convicted Leo M. Frank, is being sued for divorce by his wife, Mrs. May Belle Smith.
Mrs. Smith's petition, filed Monday, alleges that he has been habitually intoxicated, threatening her and mistreating her. She says they separated last September.
Mr. Smith was known during the trial of Frank as "the bridegroom juror." He had been married but a short while at that time, the summer of 1913, and Mrs. Smith frequently attended the sessions of the trial.