United labor bulletin., 1912-02-01


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Judge o. N. Hilton, on invitation, ad-
dressed the Trades and Labor Assembly,
Sunday, on the McNamara case. Before
taking the floor he asked that the
assembly 90 Into executive session. After
a short argument among the delegates AZ
to whether this should or should not be
done, all except delegates were excluded.
Delegate Farrell, chairman Of the COM
mIttee on speakers, introduced Attorney
Hilton. notwithstanding the precautions
taken, the caiiy press published the de-
tails Of his remarks Monday morning.
Mr.. Hilton desired that his remarks be
not made known a. he did not desire to
be made TO appear a. an informer on
another attorney In a case with which
he was connected In the preliminary
steps.
Mr.. Hilton said that when McManigal
arrived in Los Angeles and while Dis
trict Attorney Fredericks was endeavor-
ing to have a woman In the case identi-
fed he and Job Hartman quietly inter
viewed McManigal. and McManigal de-
clared that he had made no confession
duplicating the McNaamaras in any
dynamiting plot Hilton said that later
he again sought an interview with Nc
Manigal after Fredericks had instructed
-, sheriff to allow no one to talk to
him, F'redericks having become angry at
nilton's securing the first interview. He
obtained the second interview. and Nc
...anigal again asserted that he had made
no confession. notwithstanding the fact
that an alleged confession by McManigal
had been published broadcast
McManigal told Hilton that he (Mc-
Manigal) was being forced 10 testify
against the McNamaras on account of
some lob" he had done In the East OF
which Detective Burns was aware. Nc
Manigal asked II he could compel the
prosecution to live up to their agree
ment that immunity would be granted
him II he testified against the McNa-
maras. He was told that the states
attorney could not be forced TO live up
to this agreement. although the states
attorney could do so IL he desired.
McManigal then asked II there was any
law in the state under which prosecution
could be had for conspiracy after the
facts (meaning n conspiracy in the prose
cution OF the McNamaras). He was told
that there was.
McManigal said that Burns had told
HIM that IL he could convict the McNa-
maras he would be a rich man
MeMANIoAL's ATTITUDE AND MYs-
FERROUS SPEECH ALONE SHOWED
1.IAT A CONSPIRACY EXISTED IN
THE PROSECUTION.
Mr.. Hilton then connected Clarence
Darrow with the alleged conspiracy in n
way that would lead any fair-mipded per
son to believe that Darrow desired TO
bungle the case.
Hilton was spending a few months
near Los Angeles when the kidnapping OF
the McNamaras was effected. He was
asked to act for the McNamaras and did
SO until the attorney OF the Structural
Iron Workers in Indianapolis informed
him that Darrows had been employed as
chief counsel. When he met Darrow,
Darrow informed him that he (Darrow)
mad been given full charge of the case.
and would select his assistants. Hilton
asked him to seek n change OF venue.
telling him that the case would be lost
in Los Angeles on account OF the great
influence of the Los Angeles Times.
Hilton told tho delegates that although
tho people OF Los Angeles knew Otis.
the publisher OF the Times. for what he
.was-the most bitter enemy of Organized
Labor in the world-yet they read his
paper. and what they Cleaned from 1t
moulded public opinion as the cement
worker moulds block.
Darrow told Hilton that he believed
a fair trial could be had In Los Angeles
ana when that assertion was made Hilton
left for Denver. quitting the case.
Hilton said that he had lately sent
personal representative TO Los Angeles
to get certain particulars for him In
connection with the case.
Hilton's messenger brought him the
desired information. Darrow opened
suite OF offices in Los Angeles. and every
person that entered it's portals were
shadowed by the hirelings OF the prose
cution. Two hundred thousand dollars
were deposited In the name of Clarence
Darrow in one of the banks there from
which Darrow checked. The prosecution
got In touch with the bank tellers. and
every person who drew money therefrom
was shadowed; and every dollar paid
out on Darrow's checks was marked
paper money"
Some of this money was paid to Detec-
tive Franklin. in the employ OF the de-
fcnse. and with II he sought the wife OF
a Juror Franklin told her that her hus-
band would be called as juror on the
McNamara case tho following day. Tho
Juror was paying for n home. and using
this the detective induced the wife to
take $500. promising that II the husband
remained on the case and hung tho
Jury" $500 moro would be forthcoming
This juror later conceived tho idea
that the detective might have come from