Show Frank Frk Had Fair Trial Georgia Jurist Sa Says s 5 Governors Governor's Act Just JustH H Head ad of American Bar Association Says There There Was No 1 Race Prejudice Against Jew Convicted of Slaying Mary Fagan p S Leo M M. Frank received a afi afir unprejudiced u ed trial ial Vh Whether ther he was guilty or not I do not because 1 I did not follow v the evidence closely and am not in a position to say But this talk that there was race prejudice against the Jews amo among g tb the Southerners South South- erners r ihn tri tried d him is ic absolutely false u u n These statements In relation to the famous case which has hu attracted so 80 much attention recently were made last Jut night by Gen Peter W. W Meldrin of Savannah Ga Go president of the American Bar association General accompanied by Mrs Meldrim Meldrim Mel Mel- arrived at 6 o'clock last night and is at it t the Hotel Utah preparing for tor the convention of ot lawyers to be beheld beheld beheld held this week There are ma many conservative e men of oC sound Judgment in Georgia who be believe believe be- be lieve that h t the governor did the proper thing In fn commuting tho the sentence of Frank prank to life Ute imprisonment continued continued continued contin contin- General Genera Meldrim But he re received re- re a fair and nd Impartial trial If Jt thero there was an any race prejudice it was waa creAt crested created d b by tho the Jews themselves for tor Frank Prank but It was not among the people of ot the stats state I repeat I do not know as VI to his guilt gum but I do know that his ble trial was wu fair On Ono One Unusual Point There hero was only one point of un- un legal interest in the case and that was the matter of ot Franks Frank's at attendance attendance at- at at the sessions of his trial There was wall some demonstration in the courtroom as there there- Is Is' apt to be at ot such a trial trial and the jud Judge e of ot tho the first trial suggested that it might be a. a good goad thing for Frank to remain out of ot the courtroom for tor his hi own goodNow goodNow goodNow good Now Franks Frank's counsel agreed to this suggestion and he ho was wu not present present present pres pres- ent at all aU the sessions of ot court The question arose aroe as a. to whether the de defendants defendant's de- de counsel had the right to tomake tomake tomake make an any such Buch agreement for their client in a a. murder trial When the appeal for a new trial was flied filed the bill of oC exceptions did didn n not l- l Include this one The law re requires re- re quires that at the time the bill bUlls Is filed tiled all alt exceptions to be taken must mul be noted Naturally that Is a wise provision provision pro pro- vision villon for If it it were not enforced one exception at a a. time ml might ht be d a L case coso bo be dragged out in In- In So 80 tho the appeal was de- de led 1 this exception being ta taken taken ta- ta ken and nd it might have been heen strong enough to secure a new trial That 1 was a point In which the legal profession pro pro- I was interested General Meldrin is 18 makin making his Ms first visit to the intermountain country He wd said he had been In Denver and in San Francisco but had never visited this region West I It is I 1 am am impressed by your Tour wonderful wonder wonder- I I ful country and the evidences of ot a a. great croat constructive work Apparently nUy yo O are all tho land that you youcan can tout hue here and in such an arid uld re region rc- rc glen gion It takes remarkable ingenuity to make these thue lands u useable I also 1110 notice that your tanners apparently empl employ y th the use of ot the latest and best belt farming machinery I In that that you are e tar ar or Va me tile the general use ule of modem modern farm machinery machin machin- ery cry Is J. yet to come Silt Salt Lake City I have always alway heard hurd of or as u a a. beautiful city and from front the I have haTe had of oC it I rather im Imagine It lives up to Us Ua reputation n I am very anxious to nemore see more of ot it J I I believe beHne we are le going to have a 1 splendid attendance mitt aU his conven conven- tion Perhaps ap II It will wUl rank third in the matter of ot attendance The Wash Wash- ington m c convention last year ear I believe w the largest laigast st and the Montreal convention nUon second Those were unusual un un- unusual usual os n II and considering t the e distance you are arc from the center of the the- legal fraternity I X think the at attendance at- at will be exceptionally good It Ii I. certain that nearly all aU ot of the greet great legal the country will be here at least all of them thom that are able to come I 1 look for avery prof Stable session Cotton Situation a I General Meldrin said thai th the South Bouth of course had felt the pinch of the European war The cotton situation sit sit- nation he hea a said ld was better but that the South now Is IB worried because England is I. threatening to make cotton cotton cot cot- ton a contraband of war He said nid that would go EO hard on the South Bouth There has hag been some movement toward diversion of or crops crop said the general And it is being practiced to a certain extent But nevertheless Ie less less cotton colton is I. the money crop and no matter what else alee the Southern farmer produces he be has baa to grow some Bome cot cot- ton Even under present conditions when hen ho he h. h his has a bale of or cotton h hi he knows know exactly what it is worth orth and he Can can sell sen it for so much or borrow so 10 o much upon It it It is the tho staple of hem tanner farmer |