The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-14
Lawyer, Mellow With
Years and Memories, Re-
turns to BoyhoOd Scenes.

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JEFFERSON, Ohio, May IA
a little more stopped, a little more
tired, a little more sure of the
futility of life and its complete lack
of meaning, but surer than ever
that the human strong must protect
the human weak, Clarence Darrow,
II, Grand Old Man of the Law"
came home to fight his last case
the other day.
But even as he says it's "the last
job" he adds that he doesn't really
know whether it is or not He has
been lawyer for a half century.
Who of US ever knows what we
will do in the future?" Darrow said.
Il hope it's my last. I am tired. I
want to rest a little, write, travel,
study, shake the hands of old
friends, do all the things the law
has given me little time for this
half century. But I suppose if"
AIPs a Matter of If
Clarence Darrow smiled over
that "if." It epitomized his very
philosophy which says that we are
all what the Ifs" of our lives make
us.
Hes really sincere every time he
says it's his last case, even if he
does get back into action" Mrs
Darrow explained, as if fearing
Clarence might have seemed to sing
his swan song too often.
Mrs. Darrow has the same
warmth of humanity as her hus-
band. She has spent all the time
possible back in her husbands
home county meeting his boyhood
friends and relatives, looking up
the old landmarks, and scouting
through antique shops for pieces
Of old furniture made by Amiris
barrow, her husbands father, a
cabinet maker.
In the very hotel in Kinsman.
Darrow's birthplace, where MI. and
Mrs. barrow had dinner the other
night, they ate about a cherry table
made by Darrow's father.
Defends BOotIegger
Darrow came here to defend
James Munsene, the gum-chewing
little bootlegger facing a term in
the pen on bribery charge, whose
trial wouldn't have brought visi-
tor to the courtroom or lire in the
paper if Clarence barrow hadn't en-
tered the case. Darrow won a mis-
trial, which was regarded as a vir-
tual victory.
But at Clarence Darrow's last
trial." the little jefferson. court
room contained just about the whole
county, to say nothing of fellow
members Of the bar, reporters, pho
tographers, all caught by the drama
here.
More than fifty years ago young
Clarence Darrow had a case in this
same courthouse. 1t was about a SIS
harness that somebody wouldn't pay
for.
Mellow With Memories
This SIS harness case was tried
twice in the justice Of peace court,
three times in the common pleas
court, twice in the court Of appeals,
and once in the Supreme Court.
Darrow won the case.
The flre-eating, thunder-shouting
barrow Of Dayton, Tenn, days
seem almost gone. barrow was
mellow, genial, thoughtful, almost
sad in these haunts of his boyhood.
Slumped down in his chair, his
struggling wisps Of long hair over
his face, he slept as the prosecutor
tossed bouquets to "the greatest man
of law Of recent times"
barrow seemed even a little weary
Of ideas and philosophizing.
"I'm through, I think" he smiles.
Anyway, the worlds a little more
liberal, religiously speaking, than 1t
was when the Scopes evolution trial
was on. Now if we can only get
somewhere with this damnable farce
of prohibition"