The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-05
BY National Socialist Press.

IL aiSSieS, Sal., oCt- e. II
the attorneys for the defense of the
McNamaras are TO be sem to Jail
for contempt of court for refusing
TO disclose the secrets of their eli
cnts or to give the details of their
plans for the defense then we are
ready to CO." said Clarence barrow
in Judge Walter Bordwelrs court
when John r. Harrington was be-
fore the court on a citation for con-
Tempt in refusing to answer certain
questions propounded him by the
grand jury.
harrington is an attorney who ha
been helping prepare the case for
the defense OF the Mcnamara BROTH
ers. The grand jury has made every
effort to extract form Harrington
some of the particulars of the def
ense and the lawyer stood firm for
the protection OF his clients. He re-
fused to answer several questions
and gave as his reasons that ne was
sworn to protect his clients and
would do 81 at all hazards.
Before II honorable attorney
would reveal Ii secrets of his eli
ents he would rot in JAIL said OAR
row. If the court holds that we
must go before the grand jury, at
the call oil the district attorney and
reply to all questions asked us con-
corning our witnesses and our rela-
ions with them. then we might as
well all go to Jail right now and our
clients be hanged"
The attorney vigorously attacked
the grand jury, again charging them
with bad IA aud ,-ofr Ioo1,---
had been sitting nearly a year
under the direction of the district
attorney and saying it was likely
they would be Interested in the
welfare enough to get
evidence favorable to the prosecu-
ton of the men whom they had in
dlcted. He showed hat the grand
Jury was prejudiced against all la
Dor and reviewed the cases where
an abundance OF evidence had been
given to show hat some of the grand
Jurors were the bitterest enemies of
that had eve been gathered
in n group everywhere. Some OF
grand jurors were actually ir
employ of H. LOTS and their
highest desires were to sec the Nc
Namaras convicted. ~
Judge Bordell went to the defense
Of the grand jury saying they should
not be impugned but barrow did not
recede from his position and boldly
dehed the court to send the attor-
neys for the defense to jail.
bonafide investigation was
under way when Harrington was ex-
amined by h grand jury" declared
barrow. 1T was simply a move on
he part of the prosecution and the
grand jury to harrass the defense
md make it show its hand in this
;ase." !
DO you mean to assume that the
grand jury started the Investigation
o cause the defense to reveal its
hand?" asked Judge BordcII, lean
nS forward as his voice tool a high
angry pitch.
Yes, believe that" replied Oar
'oW boldly, "and before any honor /
attorney would reveal the sec |
iets OF his clients he would rot in
Iall. II the court holds that we
must so before the district attorney
n the rescnc of the grand jury !
ma answer all his questions then we
might as we'll abandon our clients
to the fate. We arc ready for the |
lall cells in preference 70 that"
Bordell sat Il moment as If STUN
ned by the defian attitude taken by
defense. He muttered someth-
ing about an investigation and set
case for next week when Har-
'ington will again be compelled to
1t is believed the district
attorney and Burns outfit will con-
-lnue its acts in E~arrassin2 the de-
by use of the grand jury.
The contempt action grew out OF
iarrinSton's interview with one d.
H. 1nsersoll, of San Francisco. The
interview in the lobby OF the Fair
Mount Hotel of San Francisco and
II no time was Harrington alone
With ingersoli. The latter is the
OF Mrs. Lena Ingersoll who
s a witness for the prosecution ard
mas a part to play in the coming
n is said to be willing to
IDENTIFY j. B. Mcnamara as "Boyce."
It is known the woman utterly failed
o identify the prisoner when she
lrst came to e him in Los Angeles.
Now. her husband says. she is re-
ceiTlnE $3.50 a day from Detective
burns Il that she is promised a
louse and lot in Los Angeles after
trial is over.
Upon the objection of the district