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

/ given time before the Viands are to
| be served the orchestra strikes up
| sion and prejudice, facts and near
facts, truth and lies, Impotence and
| intoierance--all jumbled into about
the worst mess | ever undertook, in
| my way, to analyze and unravel, n
seeking the truth!
Leo Frank will receive a 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 is
| guilty. that verdict will be taken to be
a just one. Nothing short of the most
sensational and revolutionary new ey-
| idenCe likely would serve to re -eStab-
| liBh his good name, once he Is con-
victed in the Superior Court
On the other hand If the jury shall
agree that Frank is not guilty | think
| he viii be taken back into the friend
| ly and fair-minded good will of the
! fuple of Atlanta, a free and unfair
nlshed man, and there likely VIII
come a revulsion Of popular feeling In
| his behalf, that will go far toward off
| setting and reConIiling him to the
| horrible ordeal he passed through.
The approaching trial likely win he
enc 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 win, for II will be Hooper's bust
ness to paint the rainbow, snatch the
stars from the heavens, and open the
| foodgates of tears-if he can!
HaF - tbs, Il
fense--Luther u. ROsser has done the
drudgery, and Reuben Arnold VIII
have the delicate task of leading the
Jury along the primrose path that
leads TO Franks acquittal.
All Have Big Populations.
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. / do nor
believe there is sufficient money in
Atlanta to secure the services of any
one OF these men in an unworthy un-
dertaking
Each one Of these men may be de-
| pended upon to do his best by his
| client, and az each one is OF the quail
ty | note, 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
l and lust Judge, argued by upright
and honorable attorneys. and a YER
4 dict written by twelve good men and
true" as the law--the LAW in all its
ma jesty-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
holds most dear at stake, is assured
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 Phegan was slain
Victory for Society.
In the trial of Leo Frank THE SU-
PREMACY OF THE LAW win be
indicated 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 incisiye, 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 l 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
aa Powell and Little.
} But there to combat the best eff
( forts that Hooper may put forth will
: 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
( rietv Franks case will be presented
10 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-
think there is the shadow of doubt
either in Arnold's or Rosser's 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 TO prosecute Leo NJ. Frank,
but to help find and convict the
murderer Of Mary Phsgan. II the
trial proves we are wrong, We
will begin work on another angle.
We have but one object and idea,
II is that justice and the law be