The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
BARROW INNOCENT
Of JURY BRIBERY
CONTINUED From First Page.

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ndence cleared his name. Hc express
every Juror by the hand and announced
that he Will present each with an au-
| tographed set of his writings
| Mrs. Darrow, who has never faitered
In her. devotion to her husband.
! throughout tho ordeal. remaining con
stantly by his side during the long
days IN court. was overjoycd. At her
apartment tonight she huggod fat
soft cushion to her breast and cried.
"oh. those twelve men. their wives
should be proud OF them tonight. They
proved themselves to be montreal
men. Why 1 am so happy tonight
| that the strength Of it would move a
J mountain. No 1 don't feel bit like
( crying"
And thcreupon tho worn and ;rcd
little woman burst into flood of
tears. But she continued to smile
Darrow's plans for tho future arc
indefinite. He stated that he can de-
eide nothing until after he learns or
tho action OF the district attorney on
the remaining charge. ON ono thing,
however. no IS Determined. For the
present he VIII remain in Los Angeles.
How long he viii not say. although
there are rumovs that lie Will rest here
several weeks before returning to Chi
cago. lilo will 80 to san Francisco to
deliver an address on Labor Day.
Much discussion has arisen over tho
number of the ballots taken hy the
jury before Darrow's acquittal was
voted. barrow tonight insisted that
he had been personally Informed by the
Jurors that he was cleared on the nrst
ballot, and he Appeared anxious that
this be given TO the world
Immediately following tho verdict.
however several jurors said thrce bal
lots were taken; that tho nrst stood
TO for ecquittol. and tho second
10 to .. and that the defendant was
acquitted on the third The Jurors
were out only thirty-four minutes.
When the verdict was returned there
was rush to the side OF barrow
which was stopped by the bailins. bur
II was renewed a few moments lator
after Judge Hutton thanked and dle-
charged tho Jury.
barrow approached tho iursrs sril
IN tho box TO thank them ana two
OF them, Golding ami Dunblr. threw
their arms about him ami pntted his
back Other Jurors r2,choi forwai j
ncy.
Tho scene gradually resolved itself
into reception for Darrcw. whiiN tre
flashlights OF newspaper phl ,graph-
crs doomed from every --ns;a for PC
tures
Clarence barrow Is nrty-nve wears
Of age. Much OF his legal experience
OF latter years has been in the in
terest ot union labor
Iie was born at Kinsman, O. Anr'i
s. 1857. He was educated I'm the public
schools OF Ohio. and after reading law
for several years. was admitted to tho
bar in 1878.
HIS home Is IN Chicago, where he
was assistant city attorney for several
years. lie formerly was attorney for
tho Chicago and Northwestern RAN
road
In 1922 he was elected to tho illinois
Legislature from a Chicago distric, in
many municipal campaigns in Chicago
he took prominent part, aud AT one
time was prominently mentioned as a.
candidate for tho mayorality In poll
tics Ae Is democratic.
Among his FIRST appearances as a
champion Of labor was his service as
chiet counsel for the strilune coal
miners. on n commission appointed by
Theodore Roosevelt. when an attempt
at arbitration was made in 1902
His most notable labor cases were
! recorded wh.n he defended the No
Namara brothers IN Los Angeles. when
they We're charged with destroyiue tho