Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-07

Los ANGELES. Mar. 6.-"They
would send me to tho penitentiary
because 1 am an enemy 10 the rich"
This was the plea today OF Clarence
barrow as he renewed hs arguments
for an acquittal at the hands of the
jury trying him IA second time on
charges of having hribed Juror In
the trial OF the Mcnamara Brothers
for whom he was chief counsel.
Many women wept as barrow plead
ed for his liberty.
"Id die before I'd ask mercy Of the
brigands who have been seeking my
blood. ! can still fight" continued
Darrow, shouting at het array of Wit
nesses who had testified against him.
Willing for Judgment.
Some day when ! am known as |
truly am. 1t will be written that my
settlement Of the Mcnamara case was
one of the most successful ever ac-
complished by lawyer. am willing
to be judged on 1t by God and by
men"
II know something Of what the
world calls criminals. They have the
ame warm hand clasp. Their skulls
ar dthe brains in them were fashioned
by the same power.
We All Play the Game of Life.
"You and I may have criminal in
stincts and 1t may have been oru
great fortune never to have hau
temptations thrown in our paths.
When | see man placing himself
upon a pedestal and calling his fell
lowmen criminals. l mlstrust that
man.
I'VE all fill places In life, playing
the game until we go out forever.
I know the human side Of criminals
and | know that human lives are
much alike. l did what could to
save the McNamaras-did It honestly.
did it braVely
II am growing older. ! have grown
weary and tired OF life but 1t Is not
fair. It is not Just, II Is not human
that | should have been tried again
upon a charge on which had already
been acquitted. If my enemies had
any sense of Justice, l should nol
have been called TO defend myself
again.
II am ready for the eternal sleep.
/ have loved peace and ] have loved
my fellOwmen. | have believed Ia
law and love, Yet. almost from the
time | first opened my eyes, ! have
been fighting. fighting. fighting for
my fellowman. | have practiced kind,
ness and geutleness and mercy tht
best | could as the years have gone.
That's why I'm here-because | have
loved. not Judged, my fellowmen.
Gentlemen, there is nothing to this
case.
Where men toll with their hands
where women, worn. weak. weary
are sewing tears into garments to be
worn by the rich. ! know there are
prayers going up for me tOday-pray
ers that this jury will free me.
Gentlemen, l submit to you my
fate-the fate of my family"
barrow finished his address to an
accompaniment of sobs Tears coursed
down the cheeks OF many men, as well
as women.
Unheedful of the plea Of one of the
jurors In the trial OF Clarence S. Oar
row for a recess until tomorrow, Su-
perior Judge Conley interrupted the
argument of Assistant District Attor-
ney Ford late today to declare a re-
cess
During the long afternoon address
Ford several times stirred Darrow 5
counsel to protest against intimations
that there was something wrong
about the first trial of the labor law
yer, which hesdlted In an acquittal
half dozen members of the former
jury were present and when the even
ing recess was declared they appealed
to Judge Conley against what they
designated as 'insinuations of crook
edness' by Ford.
Ford's criticism was made in con-
nection with his avowed concurrence
In Darrow's argument that II Oar.
row were guilty of the bribery OF
Juror Lockwood. he was guilty also
of bribing Juror Balm, and. IL innocent
of corruptlng Lockwood. he was like
wise innocent Of the charge on which
he is now being tried.
Ford expressed appreciation Of the
forttude and self control Of Darrow
during the trial; Of Mrs. Darrow's
faithfulness to her husband and of the
defendants contempt for Bert II
Franklin and John Harrington, the
principal witnesses against him.
But" said Ford. mostly I Dit,
Darrow because. gifted with such 0
fine mentality. he stopped to a crime
so low. And you are not here TO ad.
minister plty--you are here to ad.
rntpister ftiatica"