The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-12-02
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To this opposine counsel gave the
same answer. "Ho confessed because
he was guilty and that's all there is
to it, declared District Attorney
Fredericks.
barrow Advised Confession.
"He was counselled to confess be
cause that was the best thing he
could do, in the opinion of counsel"
said Attorney Clarence s. barrow.
chief of counsel 81 will say now
/ that there was no other reason or
motive in it, I've studied this case
for months. 1t presented a stone
wall"
Darrow's statement was made as
, he was looking squarely in the face of
the suggestion that the recent arrest
of Bert II. Franklin, an investigator
employed by the defense, and two
others with him, might have precipi-
tated situation untenable save by
confession of the prisoner.
Negotiations have been on for
weeks" asserted barrow, and this
was corroborated by District Attor-
ney Fredericks. 1--WE expected at one
time that James would confess last
Monday but he did not" said Oar
row
Hartman Was Not Consulted.
barrow also denied that external
pressure was exerted from union la
Dor and Socialist sources, as Gen.
Harrison Otis charged tonight in a
formal statement or that the munich
pal election to be held next Tuesday
in which job Harrison. one of the de
fense's counsel, is candidate for May
or, carried any weight. It was learn
ed that Hartman was not consulted
at all In the deliberations.
While gaunt and hoarse, Hartman
leaned against the wall of his office
and confirmed this. 1.-THE trial has
nothing to do with local issues" he
said. II was not called into confer
ence because the other attorneys sale
they did not want the local situation
brought into it, I knew nothing o
it until after it happened"
A telegram from barrow to Andrew
Gallagher, a San Francisco labor lead
err, confirmed this declaration
. Court Names Sentence Day.
b The court: We'll, will appoin
, the time for pronouncing the judg
ment in this case as 10 o'clock a. m
December 5, 1911, which is mex
Tuesday"
There was rush for the enclos
IRE where the attorneys sat whel
court adjourned A group focke
around District Attorney Frederick
to congratulate him on the way H.
had worked mp his case He smiled il
return-not 2 smile of eXultation bu
of relief.
Fredercks is Merciful.
Z IT don want pound of flesh" h
d explained. ~ look at this from tw
{ viewpoints As a lawyer. 7 wante
/ these men to plead guilty becaus
t they are guilty-because the evidenc
e we gathered showed them guilty be
Il yond any doubt But as a man, | wan
; to say that if can recommend a les
i severe punishment than death, or J.
D. merciful in any way, and at the sam
3 time rid union labor of its desire t
l. use violence to obtain its ends, I wan
I to do that thing"
y Around Attorney Clarence S. Dal
row gathered a crowd. too. Fror
5 him the qucstioners wanted to kno7
il how it all had happened and VIII!
% Darrow's face was pale. The Ion
"a wrinkles in his cheeks looked eve
D. deeper than usual and he talked in
- low husky voice that indicated gres
u fatigue.
ia ct was a hard struggle to brin
this about, but it was the best thin
that could have happened" he SAT-
81 did the best I could"
g McManlgal Goes Practically Free
u Ortie T. NcManigal, the confesse
Is dynamiter, whose admissions are sal
v to have been a big factor in the NJ
E Namaras' pleading guilty, will go vi
g tually free. if the plans of the stat
E in his behalf do not go wrong.
H After court had adjourned this a
z tcrnoor Malcolm NcLaron. the Rurr
&. detective who had been a daily Wis
K tor to McManigars cell since Il
II dynRmiter was brought here Ia