The Washington times., 1912-08-17

WI he sHouiuer ana Wept Inere was
not a murmur in the court room for a
time. Darrow, his mobile face show
ing the wear and strife. turned to
comfort his wife.
For thlrty-five minutes the suspense
continued. Then bell rang. A dep
uty sheriff elbowed his way through
the crowd at the door.
Slowly they. made their way to the
jury box. There was another pause
when the shuffling Of feet had died
down. The close could not be found
waited and q whisper that had become
murmur carried to the waiting hun
dreds outside.
The jury's in"
Agreed On Verdict.
Darrow, who had been pacing up and
down the room chewing a lead pencil
nervousiy. stopped SHORT in his walk
as Judge Hutton mounted to the bench.
AS the Jury entered the box led by r.
NJ. Williams foreman, Mrs. Darrow.
who hai been hystercal since the jury
went out. trembled like D. leaf. The
court then asked williams:
Gentlemen of the jury. have you
agreed upon verdict?
We have. your honor" replied the
foreman
You may read IT," said the court.
There was tense delay while the
court waited for Clerk Smith and Dig
trict Attorney Fredericks to arrive.
II waive the polling OF the jury"
Darrow finally. said.
Not guilty" williams Immediately
announced.
Cheers and wild applause broke out
in the court room and down the cor
ridors Of the hall Of records went the
news. Mrs. Darrow. sobbing with joy,
embraced her husband who merely
sighed deeply and looked around the
room.
Jury Is Polled.
Clerk Smith arrived at this moment
and Judge Hutton said:
Mr.: Clerk, as you are here, you may
Clerk Smith did so, and read the YER
dict, saying:
Gentlemen of the jury. is this your
verdict?"
1T is" said the twelve men in a
chorus.
Friends of Darrow Immediately crowd
ed around him and congratulated him.
Many of those in the room burst into
tears as they shook the acquitted mans
hands.
AS soon as the foreman read the YER
dict Judge Hutton discharged Darrow
and released his bail.
Worked For Labor's Cause.
Clarence Darrow is flfty-five years of
age. Much of his legal experience of
latter years has been in the interest Of
union labor.
He was born at Kinsman, Ohio, April
s. 1857, He was educated in the public
schools of Ohio. and after reading law
bar in 1875.
His home is in Chicago. where he
was assistant city attorney for several
years; He formerly was attorney for
the Chicago and Northwestern railroad
In 1882 he was elected to the Illinois
many municipal campaigns in Chicago
he tok a prominent part, and at one
time was prominently mentioned as a
candidate for the mayoralty. In pol
tiles he IS Democratic.
Among his first appearances as a
champion of labor was his service as
chief counsel for the striking coal min
ers. on commission appointed by The
odore Roosevelt, when an attempt at
arbitration was made in 1902
HIS most notable labor cases were
recorded when he defended the Nc
Namara brothers in Los Angeles. when
Los Angeles Times building by dyna-
mite, and his defense of Haywood.
Meyer. and tettibone, in Idaho, when
they were charged with causing the
OF that State. 1t was out of the Los
Angeles trial that complications result
ing In his own indictment on bribery
charges cropped out.
Takes Mcnamara Case.
The first chapter in the Darrow trial
was written when Darrow consented, at
the behest of union labor and labor
sympathizers, to defend the Mcnamara
brothers. charged with dynamting the
Los Angeles Times building and thereby
causing the death of twenty-one 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 Amerl-
can courts.
Friends Of Darrow now point to his
clients, to bargain for the best possible
terms. The last period of the famous
trial: before the confession OF both
prothers, was spent in an effort to COM
promise with the State in the event Of
a change in plea.
DarroW remained In Los Angeles fter
the Mcnamara brothers were sentenced.
his name would be brought into the bri-
berry proceedings, and that he pre-
ferred to remain on the ground to
await Developments. He was we'll pre-
6icted, having retained as chief counsel
Earl Rogers, of Los Angeles, who be-
came, came prominent ON on the Pacific coast
itnroush N ms connection with the defense
San Francisco. Associate counsel were
Judge Cyrus McNutt, Harry Dehm
ana barrow hlmSelf. During the trial
Judge McNutt died, and his place was
taken by Horace Appel.
Arrayed against these men were Dis
trict Attorney John d. Fredericks and
assistant District Attorneys Joseph
Ford and Arthur Vietch.
Judge George II. Hutton, presiding
yurfst OF the Los Angeles county super
ior bench. when the case came to trial
assigned to himself the duty of sitting
In judgment. The case, was called
May Is.
In view of the seemingly endless task
encountered In securing a jury for the
Mcnamara trial. II was expected that
similar trouble would be met in the
Darrow case, where the public was
everv bit as partisan as i'm the AFFAIR OF
the McNamaras. To the surprise of all
concerned, however, a jury was quickly
empaneled and the taking of evidence
hogan May %.
McManigal Is Indifferent.
While Clarence Darrow battled for
his honor and good name in court,
Ortie McManigal. the confessor. whit
tied picture frames from cigar boxes
in his cell in the country jail, the cell
being the same In which James Nc
Namara spent the days before his con-
fesslon.
McManigal was the man whose con-
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