Arizona republican., 1912-07-30
Appearance of the Attorney Defendant Came Late in a Day Consumed by Ar gument Chiefly Over Doc umentary Evidence
IN THIS CONTEST
 HONORS DIVIDED
Defendant Relates Story of His Professional Career From Position of Chief
 Counsel of Railroad to
 Representative of Labor
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHI

ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHI
 LOS ANGELES, July 29-Clarence Darrow in his trial for alleged jury bribery took the witness stand in his own behalf, well toward the close of the day which began with the dis charge of Juror l.. A. Leavitt because of illness and the substitution of his alternate, Juror A. M. Blakesley, which was otherwise consumed largely by arguments.
 In the brief time Darrow was on the stand today he refuted the testi- mOny of George Behm and Bert Franklin which had been considered damaging. The long anticipated ap- pearance of the noted laweyr-de- fendant in the role of witness came after futile attempt by the defense to get possession of the grand jury testimony of Olaf Tveitmoe, the San Francisco labor leader and suc- ceSsful effort to secure certain docu- mentary evidence now held by the district attorney.
 After several hours of oratory and the placing on the stand by the de- fense of Assistant District Attorney Ford, the prosecution promised to give the defense tomorrow morning copies of any of the documents spe- officially named and which are in the possession of the prosecution.
 Rogers for the defense said he de- sired any letters and telegrams sent l by Darrows Sbetween July and De- cember ?, 1911; to Samuel Gompers, John Harrington, Edward Nockels. Leo Rappaport and Frank Ryan, The latter at that time was secretary of | the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, and Rappaport is attorney for the same organization. The documents 1 are wanted according to the defense for the purpose of refreshing the memory of witness or to be produced as evidence in support of his testi- mony
 With less than an hour remaining Darrow took the stand facing the
 jury. He gave his age as fifty-six next April and said he had been
 practicing law for thirty years. Dar-
 row then gave brief history of his various important employment which began with the position of general att
 tOrney for an eastern railroad, then his work as assistant corporation
 counsel, and later special attorney for
 the city of Chicago, in the street rail-
 way franchise and other matters. | He followed with brief account of his record as a representative of or-
 ganiZed labor, detailing the numerous
 cases in which he acted as arbitrator. in many of which, he said, labor dis putes were referred solely to him by both sides to the controversy. Nine
 tenths of his practice he said has been civil, one in ten criminal.
 q have also written few books of more or less value," said the witness.
 DarroW then told of his reluctance in
 accepting the McNamara case and the influence brought to bear by the lead CTS of organized labor to defend the
 accused dynamiters which finally re- suited in his coming to Los Angeles.
 He narrated in chronological order his preparations for defending the
 brothers which began with the hiring of local counsel, and later, the em- ployment of Harrington whom he said he had known we'll as an ex- pert in interviewing witnesses for the Chicago City Railway company.
 Asked about his relations with George Behm, uncle of Ortie McMani- gal, Darrow said that Behm and Mrs. | McManlSdl used 10 come 10 ms nome in Chicago where Mrs. McManigal
 complained of the manner in which her husband had been treated by w. U. Burns, the detective. "She told
 me" continued the witness, that Burns through an agent. Malcolm
 McLaren had shadOwed and followed her everywhere she went and had lasked her to go to Los Angeles
 where Burns would provide her with
 a position. She did not want to go under these circumstances but did
 want to see her husband.
 q told her to get what money she could from Burns and I would give
 the rest for her to make the trip.
 She said she wanted her uncle to
 come with her because of her poor lhealth and Behm said he would come. I asked Behm to use his influence
 with McManigal to find out whether lthe. stories in the newspapers pur- ) porting to come from him were true I and that if they were not, that 9 would defend McManigal along with f the rest if he desired.'
 ,l Behm told me at the time that an
 uncle or brother of his had seen Me- 2 Manigal in Toledo and that Me- : Manigal said he was employed by the r National Erectors association. l I since heard this from another source" " s Darrow said he promised to pay = |