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-all jumbled into about
| the worst mess 1 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 1t may be, will be
| accepted generally as the truth
II 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- stab-
| fish his good name, once he Is con-
vlcted in the Superior Court.
on the other hand, II 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
! aople of Atlanta, a free and unfair
| nished man, and there likely VIII
come "A revulsion Ok popular feeling In
| his behalf, that VIII go far toward off
| setting and reconciling 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 II will be Hooper's bust
ness to paint the rainbow, snatch the
stars from the heavens, and open the
foodgates of tearS-tf he can!
! hp Il of IA II Ia
fense-Luther u. Rosser ha" done the
drudgery and Reuben Arnold will
have the delicate task of leading the
jury along the primrose path tina:
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. ! do MOI
believe there is sufficient money in
Atlanta to secure the services of any
one OF these men In an unworthy un %
dertaking.
Eacn one OF these men may be de-
pended upon to do his best by his
/ client, and az each one is OF the quail
l ty | note, a fair trial seems assured.
1t 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 YER
dict written by twelve good men and
true" as the law-the Law IN all It's
ajesty-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 just verdict, not
withstanding all the frenzied and sim
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
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, 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. l understand he is tC
| be associated soon with Judge Arthur
| Powell and John d Little, in Atlanta
/ In the practice of law. They vii
| make a great team. Hooper is AT
1 attorney OF the same class and callbeI
! as Powell and Little.
3 But there to combat the best ef-
: forts that Hooper may put forth vii
3 stand that remarkable lawyer, Reuben
! Arnold.
Il Whatever qualms Frank may fee
when he thinks of Hooper. doubtless
they are relieved in large measure
F. when he turns his thoughts to Arnold
Il Reuben Arnold is a lawyer of con-
4 slant surprises Age can not witheI
3 him nor custom stale his infinite va
3 riety. Franks case will be presented
: to the Jury as few men could present
: IL, 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-
! lieye he speaks the truth. ! do not
think there is the shadoW or uOub
either in Arnold's or Rossers mint
that Frank is entirely guiltless of tn,
killing Of Mary Phagau
That Hooper may have some doubt!
as to the full strength of the Statet
case against Frank seems likely, foI
soon after entering the case he sale
this:
have not been employed in the
case to prosecute Leo N. Frank,
but TO help find and convict the
murderer Of Mary Phagan. II the
trial proves we are wrong, We
will beain work on another angle.
We have but one object and idea.
Il is that Justice and the law be