Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-08-16
Defendant Concludes Most Re-
markab|e Grafton Showing
Himself as Champion of 0p-
pressed Humanity.
FREDERICKS GIVES
OTHER CHARACTERISTICS
Prosecuting Attorney Says Ac-
cused is an Enemy Of Society
Shedding MaudIin Tea S
Over MurdererS.

lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.
Los Angeles, Aug. 1J.-Two wore
portraits of Clarence S. Darrow, Who'll
~ different, were held before the jury
in the Darrow bribery trial today. The
first by Darrow himself, at the close
of u remarkable plea in his own be-
half, painted him as the lifelong
friend of the poor and oppressed
ready to sacrifice himself to better
their conditions.
The other, drawn at the beginning
of the final argument by District At
torncy John ID. Fredcricks, presented
Darrow as an enemy of society, IN
citing class hatred and shedding
maudln tears of sympathy for muir
dercrs and dynamiters
The prosecutor viii consume all of
tomorrow in concluding.
Stll under the spell Of the dcfcn-
dant's words the crowd thronged the
court room al the afternoon session
to hear Captain Fredericks make the
closing argument for the state. lie
said he would not attempt TO compete
in oratory with DarroW, whose per-
suasive eloquonce had caused jury,
court officials and spectators to
weep.
You have listened said Captain
lfredeiivks, to one of the most mai :
livcred in any court room when you
heard Mr. Dairow, but history
teaches us that the most brainy men
have gone wrong. This defendant $
unfortunate predicament is the result
OF those peculiar philosophical views
which got to make up his very ma
ture Ills insiduous plan to brbe be-
San al the very beginning of the Nc
Namara trial. 1t was his idea that
i,ti. To- a.,It
be bought.
fredericks declared no one but
barrow could have been the man who
provided the bribe money. He laud
ed w. j. Burns as having done more
during the last ten years to uphold
the cause Of civic righteousness. civic
decency and civic honesty than any
other man in America.
Referring to John r. Harrington,
The prosecutor said the actions of
Dariows former cmployc might not
have been ethical, but they savored
Of honesty.
II believe Harrineton's duty to the
state" he s;tid ITO have been fully as
great as the concealmont of the Grim
inal acts Of his friends.
The McNamaras figured strongly mi
the closing argument Of Darrow.
"[ know, he said, II could havel
tried that ease and a large numDei
of people OF America would have be-
lieNed honestly, if these men mad
been hanged, that they were guilt
less | know and you know il. And
| could have saved myself had done
It ana could nave lnaue i''o'ieN.
know if you had hanged those men
ana o'nef men YOU ""u'u ~ -" !
changed the opinion OF haIu'y i'.a'
IN America except TO set,le III 'hc
..t 4
hearts OF a great mass VI mn :,
hatred SO dcep' SO pioAou"" ''''' -
would never dlc away
SO 1t would nave ehueu aiu w,'"'
would have been the result men
would nave taken thelr 'N cS ~ ir ~,
hands to aVenge wrong ~ '"'''
class. ,.,,..
And | took the responsip'.i'S
gentlemen. Maybe ulu "ionh
took 1t ana the matter was u'9py9,N
"t ana the question SET d. res '.'.o
and there | got praise ior "''' w."
called heroic act out ""viv ,',.,,,..T,,h 7Y
one word OF praise | So' d ',''us''''r
words OF blame anu St'ou u''fN'
that for year
This trial has heipcd 'le'l = ~.
IT Will be cleared up, u h"' ;" W,
Tor me to profit by II, IN t'"'c io'
my descendants TO hho" IT, 4,
1 know the crowd IN way
love them in a way ! despise lnt.n
| know the unreasoning, unthihhl"S
mass. | have been tneir ldo "lu
have gone down into the dep'h oi '"'
valley and heard them mss ~ ~
name-this same mob, but nav
summoned such devotion ana
courage as God has gwen me anu l
have gone on my pain.
barrow Concludes Speech.
With almost the entire court room,
IN tears. Clarence :. DarroW pIousi'