Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-30
DARROW'S STORY
GIVEN ON STAND
Tells of Reluctance to Under
take the Defense of the
Mcnamara Brothers.
UNION LABOR'S FRIEND
Disputes Testimony Of Franklin In Re-
gard to Alleged Plan to Cor
rupt Jurors.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 3o.-Clar-
ence S. barrow, accused of jury brlb-
erv took the witness stand in his own
behalf yesterday after Juror l.. A.
Leavitt had been excused because OF
illness aud Alternate Juror A. b.
Blakesley had been substituted. ana
after a second futile attempt by the
defense to get possession of the grand
jury testimony of o. A. TVeltmoe, the
San Francisco labor leader.
Before barrow took the stand Chief
Counsel Earl Rogers of the defense
said he desired any kilograms or let
tiers sent by Darrow between July
and Dec. 2, 1911, to Samuel Gompers,
John R. Harrington and Edward Ryan,
which the prosecution possessed.
BARROW TELLS OF HIS CAREER.
Mr.. barrow gave rs age as sc next
April, and said he had practiced law
for SC years. He gave brief account
of his record as legal representative or
organized labor, detailing the numer-
Gus cases in which he acted as an ar
bitrator, in many of which, he said,
labor disputes were referred solely. to
him by both sides of the controversy.
He told of his reluctance in accept
! ing the Mcnamara case and the intiu-
ence brought to bear upon him by
/ leaders of organized labor to defend
the accused dynamiters. which resulted
1 in his coming to Los Angeles. He mar
rated in chronological order his prep
arations for defending the brothers.
! Asked about his relations with
George Benin, uncle of Ortie McMani-
gal. barrow said Benin and Mrs. Nc,
ManigaI visited him In Chicago, where
Mrs McManigal complained of the
manner in which her husband had
been treated by w. ]. Burns, the detec,
tive
/ GIVES AID TO MRS. McMANIGAL.
"She told me-" he continued, that
Burns. through his agent. Malcolm
Maclaren, had Swallowed and followed
her every place she went and had ask
ed her to go to Los Angeles, where
Burns would provide her with a posi-
ton. She did not want to go under
those circumstances, but did want tC
see her husband.
Il told her to get what money she
could from Burns, and would get hel
the rest needed to make the trip. She
said she wanted her uncle to come
with her because Of her poor health
and Benin said he would come.
81 asked Benin to use his influence
with McManigal to find out whether
the stories printed by the newspapers
purporting to come from him, were
true. and said if they were not woulC
defend McManigal along with the rest
II desired. Benin told me at that tins
that an uncle or brother Of his haC
seen McManigal in Toledo and tina
McManigal had said he was employed
by the National Erectors' association
have since heard this from anothe
: source"
: REFUSES DEMAND OF Benin.
? Mr.. Darrow said he promised to pa,
Behm's expenses for the time he los
from his employment as well as tn
/ salary for a man to look after hi
! farm; that he gave him $500, bu
: Benin asked for more and was refused
? Il had no conversation at any tim
in reference TO getting McManigal Z
change his testimony" said DarroW
land / never gave him any money 10
that purpose"
, Attorney Rogers then brousht I'D tb