Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-15
Chicago Lawyer Pleads His
Own Cause and Vehemently
Denounces Prosecution with
Scathlng InVectIves.
HIS ONLY CRIME is
DEFENSE OF POOR
Accused Attorney Makes Fred
ericks, Ford and Detective
Burns Objects Of WrathfuI
Condemnation

lily Morning journal special Lcnsed wirc.l
Los Angeles, Aug. it.-Clarence $.
barrow, regarded MS one OF the fore
most champions of organized labor
and defender in the courts of its
leaders and principles, pleaded today
for his own liberty reputation and
possibly life IN his trial for alleged
Jury bribery.
lt was the most dramatic moment
OF a long trial rcplete with thrilling
incidents when DarroW faced the
jury this afternoon at the conclusion
of Attorney Rogers argument to
make the final plea in his own be-
half.
AZ the outset he informed tho
jury that he would not appeal TO
their sympathies against which they
had been warned by the district at
torney. ana there was no note OF
duplication in his opening remarks.
Instead the Chicago lawyer poured
torrents of wrath and denunciation
upon those whom he declared hai
plotted TO destroy him.
From an nrraignment of his enc
! mics, Darrow went briefly into his
career as il friend OF the working
classes aud thence into an analysis
of the evidence produced against him
to prove the charge that he had
bribed George n. Lockwood a pros
pectivc juror in the Mcnamara ease.
Throughout the three hours con
sumed by him today, he touched upon
every phase Of the case and ran the
gamut of emotions IN his plea. M
man connected with his prosecution
was immune. Assistant District Al
| torncy Ford, who sat almost within
his reach, was made the object Of
invective. District Attorney Fredcr-
| icks ana Detective Burns were termed
| the tools Of the steel trust and the
| National Erectors' association. dcsig-
mated by Darrow as the arch con-
sprator against him. because Of his
lahors for the working man. was Bit
terly assailcd as an enemy of society
Collectively. all were denounced as
"cruel band of cut-throats as ever
pursued a man since the world was
born"
There was a rush into the court
room when the doors were opened.
barrow declared he was not being
prosecuted for bribery but becnnso
ne had led in the battle OF organized
labor
Il have committed one crime he
said. (Which is ike the crime against
the holy ghost which cannot be for
given | have stood for the weak
ana the poor. / have stood for the
men WHO toll.
The enemies Of labor, he charged.
had long sought to get HIM out or
the way.
"They would stop my voice. which,
ir1Itl thA / "A Ia he fItll-
er and mother taeght me never To
raise except Tor justice ana freedom
and IN the cause OF the weak ana the
poor. Ihey would stop ~ with tho
penitentiary
ron, you wild insane members or
the steel trust and Erectors' associa-
u.u, van ,,ni hounds of detectiyas
~
VINO are Wiling To 40 your muster
willl oh, YOU district attorneys. YOU
know not what You do. Let me say
that If you can succeed in placing mo
l.h.n. u,fso, ,y.n. ,yit,tn ma yr,v
u'hl N"'s oi '''" ''"0h''h' 'heie wiz
breed sh'h'' more ohilnous anu
eloquent ,i'Hh any Woiu 'i''l my poor
lip@ N"u'u 'N'i l''i''' Az ~ ~"
.hlnk in"l you oou'u uos'loy 'te 10
hopes OF Tue poor ana oppressed II
you u'u- i"i ~ Ni'oM ,ii"e uP"'
my p'i"'' '"u "o9'i u|''on ''iO'
W"ui" "'lSe AV,'VV i'''" "pisl 'in"
i'"N' pv'"' "''''i,~ 1" 9''' ~ iii'i
th"h h"Nr s"eililNou III il5h'eous
cAuat' ana 'h'ae H''h Mou'u curry
TINS hammer 20 ''' c'"
Enumerating ai 10 whom im-
munity had been extended in the ef-
iorl 10 convict hm, barrow asked
a., Ii.tf.
Nanara case had not been prosecut-