Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-23
CLARENCE DARROW
FACES SECOND TRIAL

LOS ANGELES, Jan 20.-For the
second time in a few months, Attor-
ney Clarence S. Darrow of Chicago
today went on trial on the charge Of
jury brbing, before the superior court
of Los Angeles county. Having been
acquitted on charge of bribing Geo.
N. Lockwood, a prospective juror in
the Mcnamara murder trial, the ia
nous labor attorney now faces an
other indictment charging the bribery
of Robert F. Balm, the first juror ac.
cepted in the Mcnamara case.
The state alleges that the pleas OF
guilty entered by John and James Nc
Namara during their sensational trial
on charge of dynamiting the Los An
geles Times, were brought about by
barrow in order to prevent disclosures
of his alleged briberies. There have
been many delays in the second Dar-
row trial and for long time it was
believed by many that, because of his
az uuittal on similar charge, the sec
ono indictment against Darrow would
never be pressed. 1t is not denied by
the state that most of the evidence it
will present in this case was present
ed during the first Darrow trial, which
resulted in the lawyers acquittai Aug.
II last. District Attorney John d.
Fredericks has consented to numerous
postponements of the present case, but
has always adhered to his original
statement that he intended to prose-
cute the second charge.
When court opened today both sides
declared their readiness to proceed
with the trial. Judge ConIey of Ma
dera is presiding, none of the Los
Angeles county superior judges hav-
ing been willing to undertake the
work. The prosecution will be con-
Quoted by District Attorney Freder-
icks and his chief assistant, Ford.
Judge o. w. Powers, noted crimi-
i,al lawyer, formerly of Salt Lake.
and IL. l.. Giesler, a young Los An
geles attorney, are conducting the de-
fense, although Darrow himself will
take a more active part in this case
than he did in the first trial
In the first trial Earl Rogers, one of
the best known local lawyers, was
ch'ef counsel for the defense and his
work was brilliant throughout. Il is
reported. however, that Darrow was
compelled to pay Rogers an enormous
fee and that the other expenses of
tle first trial almost paup. lied the
Chicago lawyer. Whether Darrow did
not engage Rogers again because he
was unable to pay his fee is not known
but Rogers is not identified witt the
case.
In the first trial it was Rogers who
conducted the trial work but it was
Darrow's great plea in his own de-
fense which is generally accepted as
having convinced the jury of his in
nocence.
A brief resume of the Balm case
follows: Robert Balm, an aged car
penter and Grand Army man, alleges
that on Oct. 6, 1911, the day after
he had been drawn as Mcnamara
case juror, Bert Franklin, detec-
tive in Darrow's employ came to Mr..
Bain's cottage and gave Mrs. Balm
$3.50 with the understanding that S3,-
500 more would be forthcoming if
Balm was accepted as a juror and held
out for the acquittal of James b. Nc
Namara. Mrs. Balm admits accepting
the money and persuading her hus-
band to agree to- the proposal. At
Darrow's first trial, Mrs. Balm tes-
titled regarding the transaction. De-
tective Franklin was the star witness
in the first trial and corroborated
Mrs. Bain's testimony.