Word: darrow
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...DARROW...
...this effect spoke Clarence Darrow, famed defender, who crowned his unique legal reputation by emerging victorious in a recent Chicago murder trial. He was speaking against Judge A. J. Talley in a public debate on capital punishment conducted in the Manhattan Opera House, Manhattan, under the auspices of the League for Public Discussion. Said...
Lawyer Louis Marshall, presiding, took exception to Mr. Darrow's criticism of the bench. "It has been said that the courts never assign first-class lawyers to defend poor men charged with murder. I can give testimony that this is not true in New York City. ... I say this in the interest of a fair view of a great subject." Lewis Lawes, warden of Sing Sing, also present, indicated that he was op posed to capital punishment...
...Clarence Darrow, famed criminals' (Leopold-Loeb) advocate of Chicago, announced his intention of ascending Middle-Western stumps in behalf of Candidate LaFollette...
...closing hours in court were as replete with dramatic clashes between opposing counsel, and counsel and court as the first day. "Clarence Darrow [defense lawyer] speaks about not heeding the voice of the mob," said State's Attorney Crowe. "Well, they haven't heard the cry of the mob yet, because they have been well protected. But if they don't get what they deserve in this trial, I am not so sure they won't hear the cry of the mob!" Judge Caverly ordered this statement stricken from the record, "as being a cowardly...