0038 Sheet – Supreme Court Georgia Appeals of Leo Frank, 1913, 1914

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was, 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.

A. L. WISHEY makes affidavit, deposing and saying as
follows:

THAT I was a juror on the Frank case; I did not know
personally either A. H. Henslee or M. Johenning, who were also
jurors trying this case, until after we were sworn in on said
jury; I had occasion to and do know the conduct of these two men
on the jury at no time did either of them express themselves in
a way to indicate that they were in the least bit prejudiced or
biased, but each of these men, as did each and every other member
of the jury, deported themselves as honest, upright, prudent and
impartial jurors; if either the said A. H. Henslee or the said
M. Johenning believed that Frank was guilty until after the entire
case had been heard and concluded and submitted to the
jury, they at least did not so express themselves, or give vent
to any other expression within my hearing or knowledge, indi-
cating any bias or prejudice against the said Frank; I did not
know how A. H. Henslee stood on the case until after the first
ballot had been taken; then said Henslee gave a talk and stated
that he had cast a doubtful ballot; there was one ballot marked
"doubtful"; he explained to the jury why he cast this doubtful
ballot, and submitted some suggestion with reference to the
evidence. Up to that time, so far as I know, said Henslee had
not intimated or expressed any opinion whatsoever with reference
to any feature of the case THAT as to M. Johenning; during the
entire twenty-nine days that we were together as jurors, he did
not, so far as I know say or in any way intimate how he stood
on the issue; so far as I was able to judge from his conduct and
deportment, said Johenning was an upright, honest, fair, prudent,
impartial and conscientious juror, imbued with only one purpose,
viz., the ascertaining of the truth; what is said above as to the
impartiality, fairness and conscientiousness of Johenning is true