The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-08-18
Fredericks Talks.

Fredericks Talks.
We gave the jury evidence which
In our judgment WAS full and complete
and convincing. said District At
torncy Fredericks. ~ think the jury
has taken into account what has been
said by the defendant counsel more
than they have the evidence.
Fredericks said that no would push
the Balm Indictment against Darrow.
The evidence in the Balm bribery case.
the prosecutor declared, was stronger
against Darrow than in the case just
tried.
When Informed of this Darrow said /:
cannot see how the district at
torney can have the presumption TO
try me on the Balm indictment He
cannot but introduce the same line of
evidence. / have no fear of the con-
sequences Of second trial. but l am
confident that a second trial will not
occur
Mrs. Darrow, who has been at her
throughout his ordeal, was asked for a
statement after the jury returned its
verdict Of acquittal.
Please do not ask me for q state
ment,'' she said with shining eyes.
NV husband is free from the terrible
charges against him, and I am too hap
py TO talk
Rogers Gratified.
Darrow's chief counsel Earl Rogers
said:
cit has been a great case, making
history. l hope it may have a bene-
ficial effect upon world conditions. As
lawyer, of course, ! feel highly graft
fied.''
For two hours after the return of the
verdict Mr.. and Mrs. Darrow held a
reception in the courtroom. Then with
score of friends they went to the
Nadeau hotel for luncheon. This aft
ernoon q banquet was rendered Mr..
Darrow at the Cafe Martin. Earl Rog-
ers and a number of prominent men
were present.
Mr. Darrow received thousands Of
congratulatory kilograms from all over
the country within three hours after the
verdict, and at the banquet a constant
stream Of yellow missives were deliv-
were from Lincoln Steffens, Charles Ed
ward Russell of New York; Helen Todd
the Chicago writer, eI-Mayor Dempsey
of Cincinnati and one joint message
came from several hundreds Of friends
in Chicago. Mr.. Darrow announced
that he would deliver a Labor day ad-
dress nt San Francisco on September 2.
History of Case.
The indictment and trial Of Clarence
Darrow. tho famous criminal lawyer, on
a charge OF attempting TO bribe O juror,
came as startling sequence to the now
famous Mcnamara dynamiting case.
1t was on December l. 1912, that John
j. and James 3. McNamara pleaded
guilty to the charge OF murder in con-
nection with the dyna mitins Of the Los
Angeles Times building. and were SEN
fenced TO fifteen years and life imprison-
ment. respectively. The great trial had
been under way only six weeks and the
ling over the selection OF Jury, when
the startling announcement was made
that the prisoners would plead guilty TO
the charge.
defense OF the prisoners, had carried on
q magnificent fight during every step
of the proceedings, but he became con-
vinced that tho evidence the prosecution
had was overwhelming.
Bribery rumors had been rife during
the trial. but the sensation came a few
days prior to the Mcnamara brothers
plea of guilty. when Bert Fra nklin, a de-
tective for the defense. was placed under
arrest on the charge OF attempting 10
bribe George N Lockwood and Robert
Balm,
His arrest was followed by hints Of
"higher-ups," but DarroW'a name was
not mentioned until December IL, when
which witnesses testified that Darrow's s
name had been used In the overtures.
Franklin, however, strenuously denied
that this famous lawyer had had any
thing TO do with the attempted bribery
OF jurors,