The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-16
ATTORNEY BARROW
REPEAT S DENIAL
Declares That He Is Innocent
OF Jury Bribery
Charge.
CONFIDENT OF AcoUITTAL
He Is Being Tried on Indict-
ment Growing Out OF
Mcnamara Case.
CONFIDENT OF AcoUITTAL

Los Angeles. Cal. May l5.--Beforc
going 10 trial to-day on charge Of
jury Dribing In the McNamaIu dyna-
hitting case. Clarancc 5. barrow, at
torney, Of Chicago. issued a statement
declaring his innocence. his readiness
To stand trial and confidence lii acquit-
tai
The trial Of barrow is the direct out
growth of the sensational arrest Of
Bert Franklin. Il detective employed by
those defending the Mcnamara broth
ers. on charges OF jury bribery. frank
lin WAS arrested II few days prior TO
December /, 1871. when the accused
aynamiters astonished the world by
entering unexpected pleas Of guilty. 1t
was claimed at the time that II was
the discovery of franklin's crooked
work that led to the speedy termina-
ton of the labor mems fight.
Name of barrow introduced.
The accused detective was given
hearing December II, and both George
y. Lockwood and Robert Bains. the
Mcnamara juror and venireinan whom
he was charged with attempting to
bride. testified that he had used the
name of Darrow in making his over
tures. Franklin. however. exonerated
the McNamaras' chief counsel and en-
tered plea OF not guilty. His case
was taken up by the grand jury ard
about the middle Of January rumor,
that Franklin had confessed thu, Oar
row was behind the bride fund were
circulated in Los Angeles.
barrow, through his lawyers. enter
cd strenuous denial of these charges.
and when the rumors were confirmed.
branded Franklin as a turncoat and
Burns detective. hired ~ the State to
discredit the labor lawyer
January 20 two indictments were re-
cd IL t..
counts. Two Of these counts charged
the lawyer with the bribery and at
tempted corruption of Robert Balm,
the frst Juror sworn to try James II.
Mcnamara. confessed dynamiter and
murderer. now serving a term in san
Quentin prison. The remaining two
counts allege the bribery and. cor
ruption CT George y. Lockwood Il
vcnireman summoned In the MCNAMARA
Gaze
ArrniEned February /, 1912.
Darrow was arraigned February /.
and his attorneys Immediately entered
motions before the court TO set aside
the first Indictment and quash the sec-
ond on the ground that the evidence
was insufficient and did not set forth
facts proving the charges.
After consideration OF these mo-
tions. the barrow attorneys were
called before the court February 8.
barrow then entered a formal plea OF
not guilty. and was released under n
heavy bail. HIS trial was set for may
10
The trJl OF Bert Franklin February
81 dispelled any lingering doubt an TO
the part the detective had played in
tho Investigation before the grand
Jury lie Immediately pleaded guilty TO
one Indictment and was released af-
ter paving a Nne of $4,000. the pres!d-
ing Judge significantly commenting on
the Influence OF an older and more en-
pcrienced man" His release was fol-
lowed by his subpoena TO appear as a
witness for the State.
Darrow's prominence as a champion
of organized labor makes his arrest
and trial equal in interest TO the sem
sational charges against the union
ironworkers, who We're convicted OF
perpetrating a long list of dynam!tIng
outrages. and II is expected that his
hearing will bring forth testimony as
startling az that marking the trial OF
the McNamaras
The accused labor lawyer. now ffty-
i've years old. was admitted to the bar
in 1875. and almost Immediately
Jumped into prominence as an advo-
cate OF labor. He possesses an ora
torical gift that has won him repu-
tat!on as one OF the most effective jury
pleaders in the United States, and his
knowledge OF law Is acknowledged to
be second to none In the ranks Of labot
counsel.
Employed in Noted Cases.
His most noted cases have been the
Chicago litigation against tile so-called
gas trust. the Debs strike case, the
coal strike arbitration in 1902. and the
defense of Meyer. Haywood anu Petit
bone, who We're charged with murder
ing Governor Steunenberg. Darrow Sc
cured the acquittal of the accused muir
dcrers OF Steunenberg and Immediately
leaped into national prominence as d
lawyer.
Besides his activity in the cause of
labor, Darrow has won national prom
1nence as n platform speaker ana Il
writer. He Is the author of 9TH. FER
sian Pearl" Resist Not Evil Farm
ington," IAN Eye for an Eye" and vari-
GUS pamphlets or social and economic
questions.