The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-23
DARROW LINKS
DISTRICT ATTY.
With Fascist
Verdict in Frame-up Is
Expected Today

In their closing arguments to the
jury yesterday Clarence Darrow and
Arthur Garfield Hays characterized
the Greco-C Carrillo case as consplra-
cy in which the district attorneys Of
flee was implicated with the Fascist
League of North America.
Darrow and Hays, of counsel for
Calogero Greco and Donate Carrlllo,
based their arguments on the PROPOSE
ton that the case in which these two
New York clothing workers are
charged with murder is a "consplr-
acy" and an Outrage"
81 can't understand how the district
attorneys office allowed itself to be-
come a party to such a conspiracy" )"
Darrow said at one point in his two
hour argument to the jury before
Judge Cohn in the Bronx County
Court.
Death Demanded.
In contrast to Darrow's appeal
that the two anti-fascist workers be
restored to their families and friends
was the demand by Albert F. Hen
lerson, assistant district attorney. He
demanded their death in the electric
chair at Sing Sing prison. Hender-
sons closing argument for the prose
cution called attention to the war
record in the United States army of
Joseph Carisi, one of the two fascists
whom Greco and Carrillo are charged
with killing last Decoration Day.
do your duty as American citi-
zens," Henderson shouted to the II
jurors.
Henderson also stressed the fact
that Carisi when killed was on his
way to join other fascists in Deco
ration Day parade.
Henderson also accused Darrow of
attempting to "justify" the murder.
Darrow on hearing this charge leaped
to his feet to object. Henderson in
his accusation had referred to Dar-
rows previous verbal sketch of the
background of the campaign of vio-
lence which the fascists Of New York
have been carrying on against the
New York workers of Italian descent.
81 was merely addressing the jury
as human beings" Darrow said,
Warns Against Darrow.
Don't allow yourselves to be be-
guiled by the magic words and per-
sonality of my famous opponent"
Henderson told the jury.
The second fascist killed in the
case in question was Nicholas Amor
roso. Greco and Carrillo have been
in Jail since their arrest July II.
Darrow in his argument devoted
almost as much time to admissions
and inconsistencies in the testimony
of the prosecutions witnesses as he
did to amplifying the case of the de-
fense.
"These admissions and contradic-
tions in the States case would alone
be sufficient Defense" Darrow said.
Identification Worthless"
He described the so-called identifi-
,ation of Greco and Carrillo as
WOI
The only two witnesses who were
really witnesses for the state, he said,
were Alexander Rocco, secretary and
organizer of the Bronx fascist or
ganization, and Luigi Alfano. Both
contradicted each other and them
selves on many points, Darrow said.
He pointed out that Carrillo had been
nowhere identified even vaguely.
"And as for Greco" he continued,
"Alfano sitting in the witness chair
positively refused to identify him.
Can't Kill "For This"
"All that Rocco said of Carrillo was
that he got fleeting glimpse of him
running away from the crime scene" "
Darrow said at another point. "Even
an anti-fascist can't be electrocuted
for this.
"The district attorneys office in
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