Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-16
Wore Pictures in
The barrow Trial.

Los Angeless Ang. f5.4Twe word pur
traits OF Clarence S. Daffow. wholly diff.
ferent. We're held before the Jury In the
barrow bribery trial. today. essThs first.
by Darrow himself. at the close of re-
markable plea in his own behalf, painted
him as the lifelong friend of the poor
and oppressed, ready to sacrifice himself
to better their condition The other.
drawn at the beginning of the final argn-
ment by District Attorney Fredericks.
presented barrow as an enemy OF society
"nciting class hatred and shedding
maudlin tears of sympathy for murder
ers and dynamters.'
The prosecutor will conclude, tomor-
row. Hundreds thronged the court room
at the afternoon session to hear Captain
Fredericks. He said he would not at
tempt to compete in oratory with Dat
row. whose persuasive eioquence and pa
thetic pleas had caused Jury. court on
cials and spectators to weep,
His story, said F'redericks, TEACHES
us the most brainy men have gone
wrong
Fredericks declared no one but barrow
could have been the man who provided
the bride money. Referring to John r.
Harrington, the prosecutor said the ac-
| tons of barrow former. employee might
not have been ethical, but they savored
of honesty,
The Mcnamara case figured strongly in
the closing argument for barrow,
81 know he said. I could have tried
that case and large number of people
of America would have believed honestly
lii these men had been hanged they were
guiltless, I could have saved myself
had / done 1t, and 1 could have rnaus
money.
Il took the responsibility. gentlemen.
Maybe ] did wrong l took it and the
Question was set at rest Here ana
there l got praise for what was called
a heroic act But where got one. word
of praise got a thousand words Of
blame and | stood under that for a year
This trial has helped clear it up Some
time we shall know the truth. but | have
gone on my way as | always have gone.
regardless of this, without explanations,
without begging. without asking anything
of anyone, and l will go on that way to
the end"
After announcing that be, would CON
fine himself strictly to the charge on
which he is on trial-the bribery of
George G, observation-disclosures began
an analysis. of the evidence
He sought to show the improbability
of the states allegation thatslle had
given tbs bride money or induced the
corruption of the juror.
Mr.. barrow protested that be would
infinitely prefer to go TO the peni-
Tertiary himself than be one, OF the
jury to sentence him on the evidence
Il hope, he said, that the district
attorneys office got its moneys worth
when they bribed Franklin with his
liberty To testify against me-
barrow declared that the blowing of
the Times building was notythe result OF
a plot to destroy lives. He absolved the
McNamaras of any guilt of murder The
dynamite was placed there eriminallt.
he said, but with no thought OF taking
human life. 'The explosion stopped the
printing press" he said, "unfortunatefy
there was gas or oil that ignited and tie
fire destroyed the human llvess
There never was a man charged with
crime" said barrow, that / was not
sorry for, that l could not find motives
that moved his poor. weap brain. and
tell you, today, there will come Tins
when crime will disappear. bit Il VIII
never come by building jails and penl-
tentiaries and seaffolds but by changes
in the conditions of life under which
r en- have lived and died.