East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-08-17
Prominent Labor Attorney is ACquitt-
ed From Charge Of CofruptIy In
fIuenCing a Juror.
FAMOUS TRIAL ENDED
Jury Is Out But 81 Minutes-"Ter-
riblc Ordear Says Darrow and
Glad IL Is Observation-Disclosures He
win Go on and Do All He Can TO
Help Poor.


Los Angeles, Cal. Aug. 17.-Clar-
ence Darrow was acquitted today OF
the charge of corruptly influencing
George n. Lockwood, a Juror in the
Mcnamara trial. The jury brought in
verdict of not guilty at 1855 o'clock
this morning. after being out 81 min
utes Darrow was Immediately dis
charged and his bail released
1t was exactly $50 o'clock when
the jury rang for the bailiff. Darrow
nervously chewed his pencil. while
Mrs. Darrow trembled violently hold
ing her handkerchief to her face.
Gentlemen OF the jury" asked
Judge Hutton, have you agreed on
a verdict?"
I'VE have, your honor replied
Foreman Williams.
You may read It," said the court.
There was a tense delay while the
court waited for Clerk Smith and
District Attorney Fredericks. p
Il waive a polling of the jury"
said Darrow
Not guilty" read Foreman Will
lams.
Rush TO Darrow,
Newspaper photographers rushed
to Darrow- Look this way, look this
way" they yelled. 'I can't look all
ways at once" Darrow said, smiling.
amid the booming of flashlights.
Assistant District Attorney Ford
speaking for his chief, said: 1T is
undecided whether We will prosecute
Darrow again on another charge"
Darrow said: Its been a terrible
ordeal and | feel a great sense of re-
lief. Nobody who knew me could be-
lieve | was corrupt. The indictment
could have been returned only under
the stress and excitement of the dra-
matte end of the Mcnamara trial. Il
will go on and do all l can to help
the cause of the poor"
Following a statement by Assistant
District Attorney Ford that the pro-
secution was not decided whether to
prosecute Darrow again or not Dis
trict Attorney Fredericks SAID: "II
don't see why We should not prose-
cute Darrow on the Balm charge. 1t
is really a stronger case than the one
on which he was acquitted" The Balm
case comes up to be set for trial on
Monday at 2 p, m.
Cheer Darrow.
\ tremendous outburst of cheers .
and applause followed the verdict |
Mrs. Darrow embraced her husband, !
who merely sighed deeply and looked /
around the room. Many spectators .
tried to kiss and hug the jury. while
many crowded around and congrat-
ulated DarroW.
The first chapter In the Darrow |
trial was written when Darrow con-
scented. at the behest of union labor .
and labor sympathizers. to defend the
Mcnamara brothers. charged with dy-
namiting the Los Angeles Times .
building and thereby causing the .
death of 81 men, Immediately upon !
his arrival in Los Angeles he became
the central figure in what proved to
be one of the most dramatic trials in
the history OF American courts
Friends of Darrow now point to
his efforts, after realizing the guilt
possible terms. The last period of
the famous trial before the confession
of both brothers, was spent in an ef-
fort to compromise with the state in
the event of change in plea.
Remained on Ground.
Darrow remained in Los Angeles
after the Mcnamara brothers were
sentenced. His friends say that he
was aware that his name would be
brought into the bribery proceedings,
and that he preferred to remain on
the ground to await developments.
He was well prepared for the battle
when he was Indicted, having retain
ed as chief counsel Earl Rogers of
Los Angeles, who became prominent
on the Pacific coast through his con-
reCtion with the defense in one of
the so-called graft cases in San Fran
cisco. Associate counsel were Judge
Cyrus McNutt, Harry Dehm and Dar-
row himself. During the trial Judge
McNutt died and his place was talk
en- by Horace Appel.
Arrayed against these men were
District Attorney John d. Fredericks ,
and Assistant District Attorneys Jo-
seph Ford and Arthur Veitch.
Judge George II, Hutton presiding
jurlst of the Los Angeles county su-
perior bench, when the case came to
trial, assigned to himself the duty |
of sitting in judgment. The case was
called May 10.
In view OF the seemingly endless
task encountered in securing jury !