The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-06
THE GAL[OWS.AT
THE END Was ALL
THAT DARROW SAW
There Never Was the Slight
est Chance to Win From
the First
JUDGE BORDWElL ISSUES
FORMAL STATEMENT TO PUBLIC
IL Intended to Correct Erroneous linz
preston Made by Article Of Lincoln
Slefus-Pleaded Guilty on Own Re.
sponsibility and Without Pressure.


sponsibility and Without Pressure.
Los Angeles. Dec 6.-'Nothing but
the gallows at the end" is the out
come predicted last night by Attorney
Clarence 8. Darrow. as chief of coun-
sci for the defense, II the trial had
run to verdict and to subsequent
appeals. For the first time. MIR. Dar-
row cited specific instances of evi-
dence which he said Il would have
been Impossible to refute. Even to
have put James M. Mcnamara on the
stand in his own behalf would have
been hopeless, he declared.
Judge Bordwell's statement says
that 1t was proposed by the defense
that James B. Mcnamara should plead
guilty and even take a death sentence
II his brother could be free" Darrow
was told.
Well" replied Darrow, "I have
denied that charge so often that I'm
not going to do It over again now"
Mr.. Darrow's statement is as fol-
lows: -. $500
IT entered this case with the great
est reluctance, and only after the
most earnest persuasion. I did 1t un-
selfishly. have for many years CIV
life to the cause Of labor and the
poor.
IT have been here six months and
have spent many troubled days and
sleepless nights trying to run down
every clue and make every possible
investigation. and trying to do the
best could for my clients and the
cause that served. had able as
sociates who gave me their best ef-
forts and their best service through
it all.
From the first there was never the
slightest chance to win. Those who
say 1t would have been better to have
gone to trial and suffer complete de-
feat. would call attention to the
fact that there were thirty or forty
hotel reglsters-three in Los Angeles.
different parts Of the country to be
used against u.s. There were scores
of witnesses to identify James B. Nc
Nainara as being present practically
on the very day, and one, at least,
in the building. There was over
whelming evidence of all kinds, which
no one could have surmounted ii
they would. .....
"If the state had put on its case.
We could not even have put the de-
fendant on the stand to deny those
facts. We could not prove an alibi.
We could not prove he was not here.
The failure to do 30 would have been
as much Of an admission as It was
today. .... .,. ....
we were confronted with the sit
uatton Of dragging our case. perhaps
lows, at the end, and no chance to
raise any doubt in thinking mind.
and. in the meantime, collecting
money from thousands who could not
know the facts.
ITO go on under such circumstances
would have been madness and. only
postponed an. evil until it would have
sequences graver than they are now.
IAN Of this was thoroughly UNDER
stood by my associates. and no one
hesitated about accepting it. We act
ed as we Thought right and best and
will take the consequence Of the act.
Il can conceive Of no way in which
We could justifby ourselves and not
duty as lawyers and men was to the
lives in our charge, and our duty to
the cause called for the same action
From the beginning ] have been
watching and working to this end.
We have accomplished 1t. I am re-
cOnclIed TO the result.
For myself. personally. have
spent many years in this cause. If
had not believed. in ii. L would have
abandoned it when I was young and
ambitious. In some form, shall
continue in it to the end. have
fought this and all my battle without
hatred or malice to any one. recog-
nizing that in this great drama and
all that Ia connected with the case,
q III Hf H0AH r,f<1
to themselves and acting part that
is forced upon them by bitter con-
hict which only right feeling between
capital labor can ever end"
Judge Bordwell's Statement.
Judge Bordwell issued a formal
statement today giving his views as
to the Mcnamara trial and especial-
~ what brought it's termination. The
statement follows:
I'm q spirit OF indifference to ev-
erything In the Mcnamara cases, save
the facts and the law applicable
thereto. deem it due to the court and
make brief public statement regard
ing the circumstances attending the
abrupt close Of these cases, together
with sufficient. comment to indicate
my views as to such circumstances.
This is done in the hope of cor
recttng, It possible. some misconcep-
tions due to erroneous publications
and particularly to an article which
appeared in a local newspaper on the
22nd inst. over the signature Of Lin
coin Steffens.
I'm the first place. the claim or
suggestion that the termination Of the
cases was due to the efforts Of him
self and other outsiders who under
took to influence the officers of, the
court--other than the JUDGES with |
out justification in fact.
IT also wish to denounce the claims
Of that gentleman and Of other per-
sons for him. that tho change Of i
pleas from not guilty to guilty was
due to his efforts las groundless and
untrue. He is correct in the state
ment that the court was not a party
to any negotiations for what he
terms any claim that he induced the
prosecution to come to an agreement
in the matter.
"The district attorney acted en-