Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-11
Darrow Trial Has a Series of
Striking Incidents Beginning
with Retirement Of Deputy
Sheriff AguirFe.
PRIOR INFORMATION
AS TO CONSPIRACY
District Attorney Intimates So
ciaIist Leader May be in Pos
session Of Facts Damaging
to Defendant.


(By Morning journal speciar Leased Wire.l
Los Angeles. July lo.-During th'
course of the examination or Jol
Hartman, socialist leader of ma
tional prominence, in the bribery
trial of Clarence s barrow. it de
veloped that an effort had been made
by political enemies to indict Harri-
man for completely in the dNnamitns
Of the Los Angeles Times building, a
few months after the McNanlafa
brothers had confessed. ana since the
DarroW trial began
1t was day Of striking incidents
beginning with the retirement OF
Deputy Sheriff Martin Aguirre, Tor
merly warden Of san Quentin prison,
who had been in charge Of the Jury
since the beginning of the trial, COM
plaint having been made that he was
friendly to the defense.
Although he WAS completely exon
Grated by the court from any suspi-
sion of wrong doing, the incident
evoked a long period of oratory IN
which even the jurors participated in
defense of AGuirrc.
ly was more startled than Hartman
when he was questioned ~ the dis
trict attorney as to his knowledge of
the dynamiting Of the newspaper
plant.
The district attorney declared in
rcplN to an objection by the defense
that he was seeking to show that
Harriinans relations with the dyna-
miters were more damaging than
those Of attorney" and that his con-
nectlon with the jury bribery trial
was more akin to that of defendant :
This statement was made after
Hartman had been asked concerning
conversations with Edward Adams
Cantrell and Frank Is. Merriam in
which he was alleged to have admit
ted prior knowledge that the Times
building was to have been dynamited
1t was Cantrell. a socialist candidate
for office during the last municipal
ana Merriam. the secre-
of the state socialist
party, who, according to Hartman.
went before the grand Jury here last
month and gave Information which
they hoped would result in Harri-
mans Indictment.
Hartman, according to the ques-
tions read By District Attorney Fred
cricks. had said to Canircll at San
Luis Obispo. the day after the Times
was blown up, referring to the dis
aster:
1T means that the boys are on the
Job"
Hartman emphatlcally denied ever
making such a statement. fIe said
that he knew the men had gone be-
fore the grand jury with such stories.
Then he narrated the trouble in the
socialist party which had changed
cantrell and Merriam from ardent
supporters Of his to bitter enemies
After receiving permission from the
court to make a statement, Hartman
went at length into the division in the
socialist party between those advo-
eating direct action or sabotage, and
those who favored peaceful means,
such as political action to advance
he reforms contemplated by social
sm.
In defending himself against the
inference by Captain Fredericks that
he break between himself ana Cam
rell was caused by ilairiman's ad-
focacy of violence, the NttNess, in a
'eproachfu1 tone, said the district at
orney knew better, that in the ;wen-
y-threc years he had forwarded the
socialist propaganda he had adNocat-
ID political action only and had op-
POSED violence.
Did you ever say to Cantrell." pur
ued Captain Fredericks. that YOU
rad known tor some time that prepa-
-ations had been made to pun off tina
oh ?'
Il never did. never said anything |
hat could he construed as anything |
Ike it, replied Hartman.
He made "A similar reply to a query
IS to whether he had told Merriam |
hat the boys knew in advance all i
bout the plot to dynamite the Times |
Hartman was followed On the !,
tands by Frank +. Wolfe. a news
'apcr man and candidate for the city |
ouncil on the socialist ticket during |
he Hartman campaign who testified |
hat he had been with Darrow dur |
ng the time Bert Franklin had as
erted he had received the alleged |
'ribe money from Darrow. Wolfe was
till under cross examination when
djournmcnt was taken.
Another Bubonic Case Found.
Washington TulN 1u.-Auothsr