The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-16
CLARENCE OARR0W
CLOSES ARGUMENT
FOR HIS DEFENSE
Members of Jury Are Visibly
Affected by Soul Stirring
Appeal
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
COMPLIMENTS SPEECH
Accused Attorney Declares
Millions of the Poor Are
Praying That He
Be Acquitted

LOS ANGELES, CAL. August ID
Clarence S. barrow, who for the past
three months has been on trial In the
Superior court, on an indictment
charging bribery of Jurors in the NC
Namara case, gave one OF the most
brilIian, oratorical efforts today while
presenting his closing argument that
ever has been heard In local court.
The speech was unusual, and rem
,iered by an unusual master of tho
English language Darrows logic was
profound, his argument effective ana
the word pictures painted were a,
once beautiful and sublime. and held
his audience spelibound from almost
the moment he began speaking at = *
o'clock this morning, until his hhal
plea, which was completed as the
chimes OF st. Nibiata's cathedral. near
by. sounded the noon hour.
There was hardly a dry eye in the
courtroom when the famous labor
LAWYER OF Chicago concluded ms
pleadtngs Two Of the Jurors, VII
liams and hammers, shed tears Az
sociatc Counsel Appel sat al the az
torneyss table and cried like & ehild'
and even District Attorney fredef1css
was vfsibiy affected
barrow Charges Corruptien'
Al times barrow used sarcasm, 10
De followed ia fe" moments "
el"quehce- ie ae,,e-,,,,,n,, his
enid. the next a SAT- - ~. ~
thsil'ies "A.H ~ vti,uon<, which
nit re aNa's ,,..'s asainst him. and
had been pisSeHt"u , uarrinuton
Demo uhcea ,,;.rsssas openly
The STATE tN0A ,,.t,h ,g,,-rru;,o,a.
,,aaehar-sY n,td per Jury
ueaSheis @ho - @,,ry said Oar.
fehtie11'e t' Va - -. ,sns1 ulea the
- t,,,.s,ian Von have To decide /.
only qaesu"A .S~1t a. af,a ~, III.
whether saN 'a as.r W., can.
morning OF ~. .rras r,,il months
rot nave sal " {aea ahou. tn.
without h@N ~, vn,t heiiev.
truth o. t'e ,,ss,'Ir'ha. must be- con
ffa!in',' IA reasonable doubt
NNteu w n',,,.ict me II must be or
.,-i.e retirement that on Nosenl-
rankin Nm ave me $4,000
,,,a !. 10 him for the bribery.
an" p..o.,.. Evcnts of Case.
,,,a, n.fcra concluding Darrow re
,,,,,,.e. ,ha events leading up TO the
t.loae az the Mcnamara case aud af''
NAN ajlneatious that had beer
.uaan against him that he had saHfl =
800 ,he NcNAmaras to save himself
-. r,,1aa aowr his cheeks, and hi:
lies Grew, husky AS he told how M
"a ind1cea the MCNamaras to p4eat
s,,at,. IN save their lives and To +i41
,ba war. when he realized thai ti'
cas-, was hopeless, despite the faEt In"
y. kntV. he would suner'
The closing OF i'arro" P'e"
dramatic in the extreme. t'e t's'a - -. :
DE had spent his life IN me "a u.s. 50,
The dow ntrodden. had assumed WI
aud care and respo''S'''s'ls ~ No a.
dragged to a court OF justice a'.''
10 stand trial for u most So ,,.1a,,a,,
IF yen CONVEX hle', {. 20,
which know you ""' " "' ,t.si,,
should, said l'''toN -, .,fn ae
there VIII be peopie "As 70 :
plaud you iot r.fs,a.,n ant
YOUR Judgment ana Eo", 800
your sympathy YOU oet'eNe NJ 'r,,5t
cent and return Ne'u'N' ~ IN
in this case as MIN
thousands ana tens "i t'o
YEA. perhaps mliho',s' W Wy -
and the poor. ana
throughout the Nott", WI
thanks to this jury for pfo'ee''is 10y
know that deep down II, '',e
are workmen l nav .st- th.,
have served who are slslhs 49,
prayers today Tor my als'i ',s /,
that III Idtttil'T aA'S, -
workshops and in stores are 'hou
sands of people who beheNe VI ".'
ana who love me. and are LOOKING
this Jury To vindicate my name.
know that If you ind me not su.i''
know that over these houmeaA
peaks and across your broad Va,ie,
and across the wide Pacihe WIN
thousands Of men and women se,
and little children. who will give 'he'
thanks to you"
Appeal Touches Jury
Darrow's wonderful appear ma
touched the jury's feeling rs was :
parent to District Attorney rreat
ricks. who. this afternoon. began IN
final appeal for the prosecution,
Referring to Darrows plea, FREQ
ericks commented:
II want to tell you, gentlemen !,
said to the jury ,that you nave ~
tened to one or the hlost h'alseio'