The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1912-02-02
Chicago Attorney is Charged
With Bribery of the
Jury.
INDICTED BY GRAND JURY
barrow States That He Has Long
Anticipated His Arrest on This
Charge-Two True Bills Returned
Time Asked for Before he is
Ready to Enter Plea.

Monday of this week Clarence Oar
| row, the Chicago attorney, was in
dicted at Los Angeles by the grand
jury on the charge of jury bribery.
The grand jury had been Investigate
ing allegations of corruption in con
nection with the Mcnamara trials
for four weeks. Two indictments
were returned against the well known
labor lawyer.
There are four counts in the two
bills. Two OF the counts charge Oar
row with the bribery and attempted
corruption of Robert Balm, the first
juror sworn to try James B. McNa-
mara, the confessed dynamiter and
murderer, now serving life term in
San Quentin prison. The remaining
counts allege bribery and corruption
of George N. Lockwood, venireman
summoned in the Mcnamara case.
Bert H. Franklin, the detective, who
is alleged to have actually passed the
bride money to Balm and Lockwood,
is accused of the same offenses i'll
informations filed some time ago in
the superior court and his trial has
been set for February 81.
Maximum Penalty is 30 Years.
The maximum penalty that could
be imposed upon barrow on convic-
ton on all counts is 80 years inn
prisonment and fines aggregating
$4,000. He is under $4,000 bail, but
tonight the former chief defender of
the McNamaras said he was glad the
suspense was over and that he faced
his arraignment Thursday in the SUI
perior court with an equanimity born
of knowledge of his own innocence.
Zone guiltless of crime hardly
could expect anything else than ac
quittal," he said smilingly.
barrow had several days notice of
the impending accusations and on
Saturday he retained Earl Rogers,
an attorney who directed the first
work of unearthing evidence against
the Times building dynamiters and
who later, as special prosecutor, had
charge of the grand jury investiga-
ton which resulted in the filing Of
the first dynamite indictments against
Bryce Games B. McNamara),
Schmidt and Captain early last year,
Judge c. F. McNutt, formerly of
the Indiana superior bench, and as
sociate counsel in the Mcnamara de-
tense, also was retained by barrow.
| Arranges for Bail.
An intimation from the district at
torney's Office reached barrow today
that the charges against him would
be reported today and he at once set
about arranging for bail. Mrs. Lee
compt Davis, wife of one of Darrow's
associates in the Mcnamara case, and
Colonel Charles w. S. Young, a friend
Of the accused lawyer, supplied the
bail fixed by Judge N, p. Conroy
who sat for Presiding Judge George
II. Hutton.
81 was expecting to be indicted,
said barrow, "and l am prepared for
it,"
i When barrow arrived in court the
formalities were brief Judge Conroy
received the indictments and ordered
bench warrants issued, The warrants
were served on Darrow in the court,
room and the judge asked Deput.
District Attorney w. Joseph Fore
what he thought would be a proper
amount of bail.
"This is very serious charge.
| said Ford, "and | would suggest TIL,
| highest amount compatible with it
r degree of gravity"
, "Ten thousand on each indictment.
t said Judge Conroy laconically. Mrs
Il Davis and Young qualified at ono
1 and barrow, apparently greatly re
| lieved, walked out of court with hi
r attorneys.
G "This is something I never had t
" do before" said barrow, as he shoe
" hands with several friends, "but
|. think I can beat it."
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