The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-08
ENTIRE COUNTRY
WILL Be SHOCKED
Sensational Revelations Pre-
dicted if Clarence S. barrow
Confesses.

Chicago. July 7-Re"cia.ions 50 SEN
sational that the entire country would
be- shocked as +; was In the Mcnamara
cases were predicted by w. J Burns.
head OF the Burns National Detective
Agency IN case Clarence S. barrow
the Chicago attorney on trial at Los
Angeles on a charge OF jury bribing.
should decide to mako q complete con.
iesA.on OF all he knows sparing no
one.
M Burns arrived In Chicago yes
terday from California. fresh from the
trial.
II do not think that i, would be
necessary TO send any one TO prison
in case the fun facts could he made
known through confession" he SAID
Then the public would Know Just
what men weie connected with this
what they did
Il think that 81, would do more
good in cleansing the ranks OF labor OF
,ne crooks than the mere sending OF
+ DC startled If they knew the names
OF every one connected with the dast-
ardly plot.
j do not see how there can bc ANY,
tfhne uut conviction for barrow
/ continued Mr. Burns The case Of ths
state j. perfect. and II Will DC i'm
/ possible iof the defence to explain
/ away the evidence.
Tho attorneys for the defense sick
I On almost every time the State puts
/ on Il witness The evidence has been
/ so convincing that II caused them 20
/ grow faint The trial Will go on Moth
| Ing can stop It. In case there should
! be q disagreement there will be an
other trial. States Attorney Fred
eFlcks Is determined to expose the out
rage"
Has barrow confessed7-
Not that 1 know Of" said Mr.
Burns. Il understand that barrow Of
Z ine. The state would not accept any
| confession OF that Kind. The only wav
barrow can get out OF II that I can
see is for him to make a clean breast
OF the entire affair
4 barrow IS worried. He is smart
( enough 10 realize the strength Of the
! case against him. 1 would not be sur
/ prised II at any time he confessed and
I court He IS being encouraged by his
attorneys and friends. +, y Nockcls
secretary OF the Chicago Federation
OF Labor. is his constant companion
What Is the attitude OF organized
labor toward this trial?'
Il am glad 10 say that the situation
is improving" replied the detective.
THE rank and file OF tho labor unions
T had their eyes opened BY the AIcNa-
/ mara confessions. They have been
\ reading the testimony IN tho barrow
case and are more reasonable thar
! they We're.
u suggested to Darrows friend, Lin
/ coin Stetfens. that he use his influence
/ IN Inducing barrow TO make q confess
sion. 1 said 10 him that the prosecu-
/ ton did not care so much about send
( Ing Darrow TO prison as IL did to have
, q complete expose OF tho Jury bribing
{ plot.
And want to say hero that II was
! one OF the most dastardly plots that
was ever Matched. It was far-reach!ns
! and many well-known men are involv-
ed in H. I told Steffens tina, the world
wanted to know the truth. and that
nc should get barrow TO confess"
What did Stenens say
He told me that he aided in Sc
/ curing one confession. and that he
would not think of assisting in Sc
/ curing another" replied Mr.. Burns
How about the threat to shoot
"oh. that didn't amount to much
said Mr. Burns laughingly. THE situa-
I ton IS rather strenuous there. you
know, and such things are expected
/ Why. l hardly had the witness chair
warm before was hned S25 for CON
tempt Of court because I told one of
the lawyers what thought. That fine
/ was an outrage. too"