Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-30
Noted Labor Attorney Held
Under Twenty Thousand DOL
lars Bail by Superior Court
at Los Angeles,
ACTION OUTGROWTH OF
M'NAMARA CONSPIRACY
Charged That Lawyer Attempt
ed to Buy First Man Sworn
In to Try Murderer and Used
Defense Fund,
rpy Morning Journal specln, Leased wire.i

IBy Morning Journal SpecIn, Leased Wire.l
Los Angeles, Jan. 29.-Two months
of uncertainty and suspense ended to-
dav for Clarence S. DarroW, the noted
union labor attorney, when the coun-
II. grand Jury which for tour weeks
has been Investigating allegations of
corruption in connection with the
trial Jury in the Mcnamara dynamite
ease, returned two indictments chars p
ing him with bribery. There are
four counts in the two bills. Two of
the counts charge barrow with the
bribery and attempted corruption of
Robert Balm, the first juror sworn %
try James b. Mcnamara, the confess
ed dyuamiter, and murderer, now
serving a life term in san Quentin pri-
son. The remaining counts allege the
bribery and corruption Of George y.
Lockwood, a Venireman summoned in
the Mcnamara case.
Bert Il. Franklin, the detective who
is alleged to actually have passed the
bribc money to Balm ana Lockwood.
is accused of the same ofIenses in in
formation filed some time ago in the
superior court, and his trial has been
set for February z.
The maximum penalty that can be
imposed upon DHrroW for conviction
on all counts is thirty years impriS
onment and fines .aggregating $4,000.
lie is under $4,000 bail, but tonight
the former chief defender of the Nc
Namaras said he WAS glad the sus-
pense was over and that he faced his
arraignment Thursday in the superior
court with an equanimity born of his
own innocence.
"Onc giuitless OF crime could hardly
expect anything else than acquittaL
he said smilingly.
D8iroW had several days notice of
the impending accusations and on SAT
urdav he retained Earl Rogers. an at
tornep who directed the first work OF,
unearthins evidence against the Times
building dynamiters and who later,
as a special prosecutor had charge OF
the grand Jury inVosti cation which re
suited in the filing Of the first dyna-
mute Indictments against Bryce
flames +. McNamaraD; Schmidt ana
CdPlan, early last year.
Judge G. T.. McNutt, formerly of the
Indiana superior bench, and assistant
counsel IN the Mcnamara defense, al
SO Was retained 10y barrow.
Today an intimation from the dis
trict attorneys office reached Dar-
row that the charges against him
would De reported today and he 1T
once set about arranging for BAN
-'Af' - ~. .fiillAf lfh VS. wiz VI 'iif' ~
Ddrr,N $ assistants in the McNamarl
case and Colonel Charles s. Young =
friend Of the accused lawyer. supplied
the hail fixed by judge W. =. Con-
reyi who sat TOR presiding Judge
George H. Hutton.
u WAS expecting to bc indicted
s'ld barrow, "and / am prepared for
it."
when barrow arrived in court In
lormaitics were brief Judge COnrcy |
received the Indictments ana ordered |
bench warrants issued. The warrants |
We're served on Darrow in the court |
room and the judge asked Deputy Dis |
met Attorney Ford what he thought |
would De a proper amount of bail.
Ihis is a very serious charge. |
sad Ford, and | would suggest the |
highest amount compatible with us
ot-roe of gravity"
Ten thousand on each Indictment,
Sald Judge Conroy laconicaliy.
AIRS. Davis and Colonel Young |
qualified ~ once and barrow, appar-
entity greatly relieved. walked out o.
court with his attorneys.