Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-27
BARROW SAYS WHAT
GOLFERS SAID UNTRUE
Attorney for the McNamaras Denies
Assertions of Popular weekly; Calis
Statements spite Work.

Los Angeles. Calf. Dec. 27.---Dar-
row has again announced that he did
not sacrifice his clients, the McNam-
aras 40 the Gharge of murder In or
der 20 relieve hlmaelf OF the possibll-
iiy of bribery charge. This was
done In reply 10 a statement In a re-
cent issue OF Golfers weekly.
The magazine article also charged
that Darsow had devoted portion OF
the defense fund to the Socialist cam
palgn, and had used Lincoln steffens.
the author ~ tool 10 arrange the
agreement for the pleas OF guilty
when the arrest OF Bert Franklin for
bribery made such course impera-
tive. These statements were likewise
denied by Darrow, his assertions be-
ing borne out by the declaration OF
District Attorney John ID. Frodericks
that he had no case against barrow.
OF evidence connecting him with the
bribery plot.
After declaring that, In playing the
rolo OF mediator. Lincoln stcffcns. AZ
he himself has said. acted on hs own
Initiative. barrow declared h. had
not directed stenens' movements or
used him In any sense. Continuing.
he said:
"'rhe reason for the termination OF
the CAGE al the time and under the
conditions which prevailed was. AZ !
have stated bcfore. simply because
we had given up hope OF winning,
There was absolutely no change Of
securing an acgulttal or even a hung
jury.
'.rhs statement that the settlement
MAS brought about because OF the arr
rest OF Franklin on this charge OF
brlbing lockwood Is also absolutely
false. Neither n Il true that the pleas
were timed Just before the election
no as 10 have It's political effect
'srhr negotiations which resulted w
ine pleas Of guilty being entered and
the endlng OF the Mcnamara case
were begun long before the arrest OF
Franklin. and the matter was prae-
ideally agreed upon before any init
nation Of bribery was made. We had
determined { week or Sen days before
that time that II We could eject a
compromlse OF any klnd no that our
clients lives might be spared that we
would do Il. This would have been
done II Franklin had not been arr
rested.
"1'he Franklin matter never entered
into any discussion THAT led 20 the
determination Of plea OF guilty. We
did not discuss u with the other side
nor was the subjeet even mentioned
in the discussion wifh the prisoners
when they nereed so enter the pleas
The pleas were not timed before
Election. We were not forced 20 enter
shem az that time or not Al all. We
had expected that they would come
sooner We entered into the ncnotia-
lions AT least ten days before and the
pleas were entered a. coon AZ the mat
Ter wAs worked out We did not think
~ the election.
Job Hartman was not consulted
simply because he had given up all
active connection with the defense
because " his political activities. Ne
had mol been near the Office for sew
eral weeks prior 20 entering Of the
ploas
"As far ~ The disposition OF the Nc
Namara uefense fund II concerned.
viii account for thai. MOI a penny
vent TO nHance tho soclhlist cam
palsn."
Darrow conld account for she scath.
ina denunrsallon Of himself and what
he termed the 'falsehoonR' contained
N the rnoeRxlnn artleit, he said, by
the fact that the writer Of the article
hea been "afler him ever since the
liclse srlale. whcle ,hs writer. he In