Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-03
DARR0V Tells
THE REAL reason
"ONLY POSSIBLE ACTION TO
SAVE ACCUSED MEMS LIVES"
SAID DARRoW.
committee IS RESPONSIBLE
Los ANGELES PEOPLE BROUGHT
THE M'NAMARA TRIAL TO
A CLIMAX.
WAS short OF MONEY
Fund for Defense was Entirely Used
Up in Early Stages Of the
Long Trial.
committee IS RESPONSIBLE
WAS short OF MONEY

LOS ANGELES, Calf. Dec. .
Believing as | did that the action
taken would save the lives of the ac-
cused mon. / had no more right to
refuse it than doctor would have
to forbear an operation on a patient
to save his life.
"A committee Of Los Angeles peo-
Pile, beginning work November 20,
made 1t possible to accomplish the
results. Suggestions were brought
to me first by Mr.. Steffins on that
day, and every day thereafter, as far
as that matters. until the final de-
termination.
How much did their efforts have
to do with the matter. ] cannot tell.
but it was their intercesson that me-
gotiations We're begun by the do
fense.
Until the final action every day
afterward this movement was COM
menced, and It was pushed up to the
first minute that an understanding
was reached.
1t was impossible to delay action
beyond the time an understanding
was reached because of the immed-
late danger we were in for two weeks
In having the matter become public
property and thus ma/ing the end
difficult to achieve
(Signed) Clarence Darrow."
Police Mix Up.
Requests for apl authoritative
statement of the situation rather
than interviews crowded Darrow's
desk during the day. and one, he
said, was made TO answer all Of them.
The statement in itself appeared to
confirm the complexity Of conditions
The local political situation Of Job
Hartman of counsel for defense,
who is running for mayor on the Soc
ialist ticket with the election only
three days off. was taken into con-
sderation, though Harrimans own
position. was that the trial was not
local issue and should make no
difference.
Dates Were Mixed.
The recent arrest of Bert II. Frank
lin. an Investigator employed by the
defense on a charge of bribery was
suggested as having a possible bear
ing. This was repudiated by the
defense. whose attorneys pointed out
that negotiations were under way
before the incident occurred. In this
particular. as to negotiations. they
We're confirmed by District Attorney
John Fredericks, who in a statement
today dated rle beginning as far back
as July.
The defense added a knot. however,
by stating that it made no proffers
as early as that time.
Mechanical May Go Free.
Ortie McManigal who was to have
been a leading witness for the state
and who is indicted Jointly with ].
]. Mcnamara for the dynamiting Of
the Lleweilyn Iron Works, hopes for
freedom. It was announced today.
Malcolm McIaren, representative
Of the special agency that brought
about the arrest Of the trio said to-
day that District Attorney Frede-
ricks had promised to try to get Nc
Manigal off and "he would do his
best. His term Will run from one
year TO life. He said his information
was that John ]. Mcnamara said he
harbored no resentment against Nc
Manigal."
McLaren also gave out a message
addressed to w. ]. Burns. his chief,
who Is in Chicago, and signed with
the name OF Theodore Roosevelt. de-
clsring that all good American citi-
zens congratulated him for his Sig
nal service TO American citizenship
District Attorney Frederlcks said
today that he had not decided
whether he would ask for clemency.
but he added:
when man pleads guilty, par
tIcularly In this case, It saves the
state great deal Of money and
work. The state always is willing to
take this into consideration and isl
inclined to look with lenency upon
the offender"
Never Told Gompers.
Feeling that he had done his best
for the McNamaras, Attorney Dar-
row said that he was feeling better
than for some time.
"They will all understand In time.
never told Samuel Gompers. or any
one else that J. II. Mcnamara was
innocent. I always have believed
that John ]. had nothing to do with
the Times disaster. though I learned
OF his connection with the LleyellyD
explosion. Whatever Information