Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-11-05
By GEORGE u. sHoAr.

by 9GONOL SiAo<AAs
 No court in the history of jurispru- dence ever presented scene more re- plete with dramatic interest than that witnessed in the federal building at Fort Scott. Kan, Thursday afternoon July 2i, when, in response to Judge Pollocks invitation to show cause why sentence should not be pronounced, Fred n. Warren, editor of the Ap- peal to Reason, arose and began to speak. The last bit of uncontradicted evidence disclosing the bias and preju- dice of the jurors who convicted War ren had been introduced. The last ar gument in behalf of justice for the de fendant had been made by his attor- neys. Bone and West of the prosecu- tlon had declined to reply to Darrow and Boyle. Judge Pollock had just de- livered his decision overruling the mo- tions for an arrest of judgment and q new trial. Everything that could be said and everything that could be done to reverse the processes of the court and snatch victory from defeat had been said and done.
 Uneonquered Client.
 Tense were the feelings of the spec tators as Warren faced the court h. stinctively it was realized that some thing was about to happen. but just what 1t would be no one could think or say. The benign face of Clarence Darrow, the celebrated lawyer who in a hundred courts has championed la- bor's cause and whose voice from thousand platforms has been lifted in behalf of the poor and oppressed, show ed concern, as did the faces of his as- sociate attorneys, when it became evl. dent that their defeated but uncon. qnered client was about to initiate ac- tion in his own behalf. The govern ments agents and attorneys looked as If red flag had been unexpectedly un- folded or bomb was about to be hurl- ed, and they cringed speeches. in their chairs. Judge Pollock himself, his eyes fastened on the figure before him, his .countenance plainly revealing the con Ihictlng emotio9s of his mind, sat as If stricken dumb
 Voice Rang Like a Clarion.
 ''Yes, your honor, there are some req sons why sentence of the court should not be pronounced"
 With his hands on the table before him and his eyes looking straight and fearlessly into those of the court, 'Warren's voice rang like clarion as he began a speech as remarkable as 1t is without parallel. The unexpected mess of the proceeding and Warren's boldness of utterance astounded Judge Pollock. Once or twice Prosecuting Attorney Bone looked appealingly at the court as if the latter dignitary ought to foreclose on the speakers re- marks, but the court was too preoccu- pied with amazement to except To a silenced judge and in the presence of an audience whose very breathing could neither be felt nor heard cap italism's most prominent victim and labor's uncompromising champion pro ceeded with the uncovering of the causes that had led to his conviction. Never in his life had Judge Pollock listened to q speech like this; never in the history of jurisprudence was there a speech like this made in a federal court.
 Situation Dramatic Beyond Words.
 Warren represented in the concrete the agony and woe, the blood and tears of the working class of the world. He typifed the issue between the ruling class and those who are fighting the nge-long war for human emancipation. Through him were voiced the outraged sentiments of men, women and chil- dren who in the field, factories and mines do the work of the world and who in some way would protest against the methods by which the wealth their work creates is taken from them and given to those who labor not. Here in this federal court, the strongest bulwark of the system that Is responsible for the agony and blood and outraged sentiments, War ren, already convicted and about 10 receive sentence, faced without hesita- ton and without tremof the flesh and blood embodiment of capltallsm's mighty power and challenged him to do his worst.
 Would Vote For Him For President.
 Warren's speech climaxed his de- dense md cllnched 1t lrrefutably in the of his auditors. If there had been any doubt as to the injustice of the prosecution and the anlmus and origin of 1t, this doubt rapidly dispelled as the speech proceeded. After sen tence was pronounced and the prisoner was admitted to bail pending an ap- peal John II. Glider, one of the most prominent Republicans in Fort Scott and probably in secret society circles the most influential man in Kansas, who had listened to Warren's address, came forward and volunteered to sign his bond. The offer was accepted. Downstairs after adjournment of court n group of men. Democrats and Re united in open indorsement of the speech and unqualifiedly ex-