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

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| a given time before the viands are to
DE served the orchestra strikes up
sion and prejudice. facts and near
! facts, truth and lies Impotence and
! intolerance-all iumbled into about
| the worst mess / ever undertook, in
| my way, to analyze and unravel ~
| 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
| 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-
| lish 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 will be taken back into the friend
| ly and fair-minded good viii of the
.pule Of Atlanta, q free and unfair
nished man, and there likely will
| come revulsiOn OK 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 be
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
i'm the public eve hereafter than Dor
| scy will, for 1t will be HOOper's bust
ness to paint the rainbow, snatch the
stars from the heavens and open the
hoodEates of tearS-if he can!
on the other hand--that of the de-
fense-Luther T. RosseT ha" done the
drudgery, and Reuben Arnold viii
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 UNI
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. "A fair trial seems assured.
Il is a happy and a Consoling cir
cumstanCe that the trial of Leo Frank
rs to be presided over by an upright
and just Judge, argued by upright
and honorable attorneys. and yer
diet written by twelve good men and
true" as the law-the LAW in all its
majesi y-directs!
While by no means as spectacular a
thing to say as something else might
be. II 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
outstanding 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 ST.
PREMACY OF THE LAW viii be
indicated beyond carping or cavil-
and therein the most tremendous vic
I tory to society viii be achieved
Frank Hooper is one of the most
! experienced prosecuting attorneys in
| the State. He has served as Solicitor
General on one of the most important
circuits I'm Georgia and his career
thereon was entirely to his credit.
He is suave. ncisive. deliberate,
calm in action and eaEle-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 d Little, in Atlanta,
i'm the practice Of law. They will
make a great team. Hooper is an
attorney Of the same class and Caliber
as Powell and Little.
Bul there to combat the best eff
forts that Hooper may put forth will
stand that remarkable lawyer, Reuben
n 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.
Il 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
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-
NeNe he speaks the truth / 40 not
think there is the shadow of doubt
either in Arnold's or Ro0ser's mind
that Frank is entirely guiltless of the
killing Of Mary Phagan,
That Hooper may have some doubts
/ as to the fun 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 Phagan, If the
trial proves we are wrong, we
will BEGIN work on another angle.
We have but one object and idea.