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 l 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- will he
| accepted generally as the truth.
IL the jury agrees that Frank Is
| guilty. that verdict will be taken to he
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-
vlcted 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
! ~ and fair minded good Will Of the
| Jeople of Atlanta, a free and unfair
| nlshed man, and there likely will
come revulsion OF popular feeling in
| his behalf, that viii go far toward off
| setting and reconailing him to the
| horrible ordeal he passed through.
| The approaching trial likely viii he
/ 6ne of the greatest legal battles ever
| fought In Georgia,
] IN lIlt one IdIlu-IIldI o. lile Sldtt
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 it will be HOOper's bust
ness to paint the rainbow, snatch the
stars from the heavens, and open the
| doodgates of tears-if he can!
ON the other hand--that of the de-
/ TQngcg4s r.,.E ha
drudRery. 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. I do nor
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 hts
client, and as each one is of the quail
ty | note, a fair trial seems assured.
II is 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
diet written by twelve good men and
true" as the law--the LAW in all its
majesty
While by no means as spectacular
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 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-
/ PRFMACY 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
experienced prosecuting attorneys in
the State He has served az Solicitor
! General on one Of the most important
! circuits IN Georgia and his career
I 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. I understand he is to
be associated soon with Judge Arthur
/ Powell and John n. Little. in Atlanta,
! in the practice of law. They viii
| make great team. Hooper is an
attorney Of the same class and caliber
as, Powell and Little
/ But there TO combat the best ef-
/ forts that Hooper may put forth win
/ 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 |
I 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 I quite be- |
/ lieve he speaks the truth. l do not
I think there is the shadow of doubt
( either in Arnold's or RosSerS mind |
/ that Frank is entirely guiltles> of the
/ killing of Mary Phagan.
That Hooper may have some doubts
as 70 the full strength Of the States
case against Frank seems likely. for !
|soon after entering the case he SAID
I this.
have not been employed in the
case to prosecute Leo Nj. Frank.
but to help find ard convict the
murderer of Mary Phagan. II the
trial proves we are wrong, We
will begin work on another angle.
We have but one object ard idea.
1t IS that Justice and the law be