Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-29

! be served the orchestra strikes up
sion and prejudice, facts and near
facts, truth and lies, impatience and
| intOlerance-all tumbled into about
| the worst mess | ever undertook, in
my way, to analyze and unravel, N
seeking the truth!
| Leo Frank will receive fair trial
| and the written and recorded
verdict, whatever It may be- win he
| accepted generally as the truth.
II the jury agrees that Frank IL
/ guilty, that verdict will be taken to he
Just one. Nothing short Of the most
sensational and revolutionary new ev-
fish his good name, once he is con-
| viCted in the Superior Court.
on the other hand, IL the jury shall
| agree that Frank is not guilty, | think
he will be taken back into the friend
| ly and fair minded good Will Of the
eople of Atlanta, free and unfair
nished man, and there likely will
come a revulsion Of popular feeling In
his behalf, that will go far toward off .
setting and reconeiling him TO the
horrible ordeal he passed through.
The approaching trial likely will he
one of the greatest legal battles ever
fought In Georgia
on the one hand--that Of the State
Hugh Dorsey, the Solicitor General,
has done the drudgery, and Frank
Hooper is to handle the picturesque.
Hooper likely will figure much more
In the public eye hereafter than Dor
sey will, for II will be Hooper's bust
ness to paint the rainbow, snatch the
stars from the heavens, and open the
iOodgates of tears-if he can,
ON the other hand---that of the de-
fense-Luther u. ROsSer hac done the
drudgery, and Reuben Arnold will
have the delicate task of leading the
jury along the primrose path thai
leads to Franks acquittal.
All Have Big Regulations.
All of these men are great lawyers,
with regulations to sustain, and each
one may be depended upon to act a
part entirely in keeping with the hon
orable profession of the law. I do nor
believe there is sufficient money In
Atlanta to secure the services of any
one OF these men in an unworthy un-
dertaklng.
Eacn one Of these men may be de-
pended upon to do his best by his
client, and as each one is of the quail
" / note. a fair trial seems assured.
1t is a happy and consoling cir
Cumstance that the trial of Leo Frank
is to be presided over by an upright
and Just judge, argued by upright
and honorable attorneys. and YER
dict written by twelve good men and
true" as the law-the LAW in all Its
iesty-direCts!
While by no means as spectacular a
thing to say as something else might
be IL is a matter of deep and abiding
significance that Leo Frank, with his
life. his good name, and all that he
] Il I..nV nN ct SC a % n
Of a fair trial and a just verdict, not
withStandirg all the frenzied and sin
lister detail OF irrelevant and incoher-
ent testimony" and evidence" set
forth here and there as time has run
on since Mary Phagan was slain.
Victory for Society.
In the trial of Leo Frank THE SU-
PREMACY OF THE LAW Will be
vindiCated beyond Carping or Cavil-
and therein the most tremendous vic
tory to society will be achieved.
Frank Hooper is one of the most
J experienced prosecuting attorneys in
the State. He has served as Solicitor
General on one Of the most important
circuits in Georgia, and his career
thereon was entirely to his credit
He is suave. incisive, deliberate,
calm in action and eagle-eyed in see
! ing a point that may be turned to his
clients advantage.
In summing up the case of the
state against Leo Frank, Hooper Will
be at his best. He is a master in
presenting his case to the jury for its
| consideration. | understand he Is TO
be associated soon with Judge Arthur
! Powell and John n Little, in Atlanta,
IN the practice of law. They will
make a great team. Hooper is an
attorney Of the same class and caliber
as Powell and Little.
But there to combat the best eff
: forts that Hooper may put forth will
. stand that remarkabl lawyer. Reuben
Arnold.
Whatever qualms Frank may feel
when he thinks Of Hooper. doubtless
they are relieved in large measure
when he turns his thoughts TO Arnold,
Reuben Arnold Is a lawyer of con-
slant surprises Age can not wither
him nor custom stale his infinite va
; riety Franks case viii be presented
to the jury as few men could present
it, when Arnold undertakes the work.
Convinced Of innocence.
Arnold says he never entered the
case until he had convinced himself
OF Franks innocence, and | quite be-
Iieve he speaks the truth. I do not
think there is the shadow of doubt
either in Arnolds or Rossers mind
that Frank is entirely guiltlesS of the
killing Of Mary Phagan.
That Hooper may have some doubts
as to the full strength of the States
case against Frank seems likely. for
soon after entering the case he said
this:
have not been employed in the
case 70 prosecute Leo Nj. Frank,
but to help find ard convict the
murderer Of Mary Phagsn. " the
trial groves we are wrong, We
will begin work on another angle.
We have but one Oh ject and idea.
II is that iustico AND the law be