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, Impotence and
intolerance-aIl jumbled into about
the worst mess 1 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 1t may be, will be
accepted generally as the truth.
If the jury agrees that Frank is
guilty, that verdict will be taken to he
a just one. Nothing short Of the most
sensational and revolutionary new ev-
idence likely would serve to re- estab-
fish his good name, once he is con-
victed in the Superior Court
On the other hand, II the jury shall
agree that Frank is not guilty l think
he will be taken back into the friend
ly and fair-minded good Will of the
eople Of Atlanta, a free and unfair
nished man, and there likely will
come a revulsiOn Ok popular feeling In
his behalf, that viii go far toward off
setting and recOn2iling 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 eve hereafter than Dor
sey will for 1t will be Hooper's bust
ness to paint the rainbow, snatch the
stars from the heavens and open the
| hOOdgates of teaTS-if he can!
on the other hand--that of the de-
| fense-Luther H. Rosser hae done the
! drudgery, and Reuben Arnold Will
| have the delicate task of leading the
! jury along the primrose path tha:
| 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
part entirely in keeping with the hon
| orable profession Of the law. | do nor
| believe there is sufficient money In
| Atlanta to secure the services of any
one OF these men In an unworthy I'M
dertalSing.
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
ty note, fair trial seems assured.
II is a happy and a 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 a YER
| dict written by twelve good men and
| true" as the law--the LAW in all its
majesty-direCts!
| While by no means as spectacular
thing to say as something else might
he, II is a matter of deep and abiding
significance that Leo Frank. with his
life, his good name, and all that he
10 10 rod
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 VIII be
| vindiCaUed beyond Carping or caVil-
and therein the most tremendous vic
tory to society will be achieved.
| Frank Hooper is one of the most
| experienced prosecuting attorneys in
| the State. He has served az 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 VIII
! be at his best He is a master in
| presenting his case to the jury for its
! consideration. l understand he is to
/ be associated soon with Judge Arthur
| Powell and John d. Little, in Atlanta,
| in the practice of law. They will
make a great team. Hooper is an
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as Powell and Little.
| But there to combat the best eff
/ forts that Hooper may put forth VIII
| stand that remarkable 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 will 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 l quite be-
/ lieve he speaks the truth, I do not
/ think there is the shadow of doubt
I either in Arnold's or RoSser's mind
! that Frank is entirely guiltless of the
/ killing of Mary PhaEan.
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 to prosecute Leo NJ. Frank,
but to help find and convict the
murderer Of Mary Phaean. II the
trial proves we are wrong, we
will begin work on another angle.
We have but one object and idea.