The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-25
DARROW SAYS
CASE IN SHAPE
Has No Doubt of Acquittal of
Mcnamara Brothers at Los
Angeles.
WILL NOT OPPOSE EARLY
DAY FOR CLIENTS TRIAL
Prisoners Will Be Arraigned
July 5; Expects Trial in
September.

Before leaving for Los Angeles to
take up his duties as chief counsel
for the Mcnamara brothers, accused OF
blowing up the Times building, Gar
encc Darrow. the noted Chicago attor-
ney, held an informal conference wlth
a number of local labor leaders. Inc
local members of organized labor as
sured Mr.. Darrow that the union men
of Salt Lake would render every pos
sible assistance to the accused iron
workers.
Mr.. Darrow upon leaving Tor Los
Angeles said that he expected to put In
his entire time on tho McNamara case
henceforth until after the trial. The
prosecution, he said, had asked for an
immediate trial and while he said IL
might be the part of wisdom To walt
until public sentiment had supsidea
somewhat he believed that he woulo
not oppose the prosecution 5 request
for an early hearing.
.'It would be scarcely ethical at TINS
time for me TO discuss the details OF
the case said Mr.. Darrow. am
not us familiar with all OF the particu,
lars as ] should be, as | have not had
the. time to go into the case care1ully
vet | spent two weeks in Los Ange-
les and discussed briefly some of the
points with the prisoners. However,
| intend TO 90 into the case thoroughly
when ] reach Los Angeles and TO as
sist in preparing the defense. | could
not at present even suggest the out
line Of the defense.
Not Afraid of Sentiment.
''T have been told that Los Angeles
would not be favorable place Tor a
laborinp man 30 be on trial, yet ] do
not think we shall ask for a change
of venue The case viii probably be
so clear that il win not be affected by
any sentiment against the defendants.
''The McNamaras will he arraigned
on July and Will enter pleas OF not
guilty. The prosecution Will ask thar
the trial be SET for some time early
in the fall. probably in September. |
do not think we shall intcrpose any
objection TO an early trial. There are
several important legal steps which
we might take to interfere with AN
carly trial. or perhaps secure the dis
missal of the defendants on technical
grounds. However. we will probably
waive all tcchnicalities and permit the
trial 10 be held rs scon rs possible
that the evidence in the case may be
come public. We are Just as eager
for publicity as is the state.
81 appear in this ease only for the
McNamaras Ortie McManigal hasn I
requested my services so. of course
haps, Burns will represent McMani
gal.
Satisfied With Situation
ln .it
the case is now in. Our representa-
tives in Los Angeles have il well il
hand and in their judgment ! have
every confidence. ] do not think WI
shall question the jurisdiction of th'
court at Los Angeles, because of th,
manner in which the men were takeI
from Indiana. The United States su
preme court decided in the Meyer
Haywood Pettibonc case that it did no
matter how the defendants came with
in the jurisdiction OF the court, one
they were there.
'The grand jury in Indianapolis ha
returned indictments for KIDNAPPING
against Burns and the others who too
John j. Mcnamara out of Indiana. an
J presume that these cases will com
10 trial this summer
Trades union men in Salt Lake
friends of Mr.. Darrow. are indignan
at the assertion that Mr.. Darrow re
ceived $1,000 for speaking against pre-
bibition in Salt Lake. j. +. Munsey
business agent Of the local union o
the structural iron workers, said yes
terday that he wished TO deny en-
phatically such an assertion. Mr.. Mur
sey said that he had been Instruments
in getting Mr. Darrow TO stop off i
Salt Lake to make "personal lit
erty' speech. which was in no sens
devoted exclusively to the prohibitio
nuoatiOu