Show COURT fiNES FINES FINES' FREDERICKS fOR CONTEMPT Action Follows Clash Between Between Between Be- Be tween Opposing Counsel in Darrow Trial LOS ANGELES June Juno 4 District t. District Attorney J John Joh D. D Fredericks was fined 25 and Attorney H. H H. H Apel 5 for contempt of c court urt by Jud Judge o Hutton today today to to- today day following an exciting clash between be be- tween opposing counsel in the trial of Clarence S. S Darrow The rho defendants participated in tao tho wrangle The controversy which occurred whilo while tho the was objecting to the tho introduction into evidence of tho cheeks hecks drawn bv by Frank Morrison sc secretary sec sec- rotary of the American Federation ot of Labor in iu favor o of Clarence S. S Durrow Dar Dur- row ow nearly ended in a fj fist t fi fight ht be be- tween Appel and Fredericks Mr Darr w addressed tho court for forthe the tho ho first time t since hitS his trial began begau announced that ho lao would a admit mit tho the authenticity air au- of tho H signatures of him himself elf elfand and Mr Morri Morrison on on the tho chocks drawn on tho McNamara defense e fund You wouldn't admit if wo we couldn't prove provo it said Captain Fredericks inan inan in inan an aside asido to Darrow Darro Darrow denounced the tho remark of the district attorney as us' gross ross misconduct and declared that it was made mado to influence in in in- luence fluence the jury which was closer to the tho ho district attorney than himself I thought the tho defendant in this se ca-se said tho the district attorney H had bad more nore manhood and stamina than to bawl such a thin thing out in an the thc courtroom court court- room room A Attorney A pel characterized the remarks re ro marks of or Fredericks a as at cowardly ly and antI unprofessional onal Th 5 di district attorney intimated that the he defense o was playing the tho ba baby act aeL Playing Baby Act towards Fredericks ina in ini a i threatening declaring that he hc wn WM was not lIot afraid of or Fredericks fudge fudro Hutton Fredericks Freder Fredor- icks icks and aDd Appel Fredericks thou thon hedared de he dared that he ho had har meant his remarks to Dano as a mere pleasantry Later Jud Judge e Hutton announced that upon reflection he be considered a mand insufficient puni for such misconduct co duct and anil imposed tho the fiu fines i Checks all an made mado out ont in ill favor of Mr Ir Darrow and signed by Morrison Mormon had bad been road r into into tho record when hen the noon noon adjournment was was' taken H. H H. H the tho Washington D. D C. C bank cashier was on tho the stand throughout tho the morning mornin session but was wa ruled out unanswered The prosecution in iii the tho calC enen oC or Clarence Char Clar dice ence S. S Darrow for l jury bribers bribers' made further r declaration today todi of its ifs to attempt to move tb that t a H R certain tam fain tain check thock sent Mr rr D Darrow from frolD rota the tho on Continued on page pago r. r COURT FINES FREDE FREDERICKS FREDERICHS ICKS t Continued from page 1 McNamara defense defenso fund was converted converter converted unto into the mone money used in the alleged ed bribery bribers of McNamara jurors juraT Vigorous objections by the tho defense to the introduction intro into evidence of a book boob of canceled canceled can checks brou brought ht a statement from District Attorney Fredericks that hat the prosecution would seek to trace only one ono heck check k Fredericks said that r contrary to o the t I. usual methods of the defendant 10 in depo depositing de de- po positing tin checks receive c 1 from Frank Funk t. t Morrison on secretary of the Ame American ica federation of Labor the check meu mentioned mentioned men men- was taken to another city and converted int into currency The Thee d defense expressed d' d willingness to admit t that at th the si signatures of or Barrow DarroW and Morrison on on on the checks were authentic but denH denied d the admissibility of the checks into evidence II H H. Flather cashier of ot a WashingS Washing Washington ton D. D C. C b bank took tool th the stand when the trial of Darrow Darro was resumed this morning Not ot Trying to Incriminate Others Mr Mr Ford Ford said that the calling or of lather Flather as ali a witness l was not an attempt to incriminate others with Clarence arrow now DOW on trial for the alleged of a juror in the McNamara case ase Mr Vi r. r f Ford rd added that no attempt would be made bv In- Inthe the prosecution to how bow that either Morrison lorrison or or Pr President E Samuel Gompers of the American Feds Fed H oration fion of Labor had any guilty eI elpe elge e of the alleged ed corruption of jurors and nd od witnesses in the time McNamara case It It is unfortunate that impression rIt was was creat created continued Mr Ford that we intended to cast an any reflections io s upon Mr Ir Mr lr Morrison or r i any other high officials of the theArn J Arn i an Federation of Lao Labor r. r In prot pro pro- t tiring cin the ledger account of Mormon Morrison oll As ris 8 c custodian of the McNamara defense fl und d in Washington hin ton we intend t to to prove pro that lar large c sums of money were and sent t to Mr Darrow H j The effort to h have yc the J ledger page Containing the defense fund account ed in evidence c was as cx expected c to tot toe t e resumed this mornin morning Up p to ad ad- t late yesterday esterday the tho attorneys attorney r p Darrow Farrow had succeeded in keeping o out t by raising various arious technicalities 4 T he e prosecution apparently 85 was as hard bard messed for a legal loophole through h bieh the bank document could be flipped slipped into evidence o when adjourn anent nt intervened inter Federation Officials Exonerated ln n the officials of the American Federation of Labor the prosecuting attorneys also ahlo indicated ted phit that they did not consider Job Tob Harriman Ham Ham- iman man as one ono oneo o wl had guilty kno knowledge tho the alleged c corruption Harriman j as v a the Socialist candidate for m mayor major or ot Los Angeles last Jast fall fan and assistant in the Hie McNamara defense t. t During tb the tho direct examination of alert H If Franklin one ono of the stat states state's 8 ie-hief ie witnesses the latter testified that arrow had indicated to him that the used in the alleged bribery of George N N. N Lock wood had been procured from rom Mr Harriman Hardman t Tb The pro prosecution intimated that if it its of Cashier Flather the Washington D D. D C. C hank banker r were not further obstructed but little time Vou woud be required to conclude it it and Franklin was expected to resume the stand before belore the noon recess today k I Franklin gained a respite lat late yes yes- es erday bv by n reason of a request of the defense to aJ allow allo alloa w a recess in n the cross eros examination examination x on In requesting a Chief Counsel Rogers of the dc dc- tense said that t to o reasons would be apparent to the court Judge Hutton said that de dc did n not t know counsels counsel's reasons but assuming that they were good tood ones agreed to allow Franklin to laid leave the tho stand temporarily D Defense Satisfied r rh The Darrow defense expressed satisfaction satis satis- faction with the r result of Franklins Franklin's cross teros examination yesterday declaring t b he had Y strengthened g ben ed the e co contention of of the defense that Darrow was a the victim of a conspiracy in hl b Franklin was alleged d to save bave played the leading role roJo 1 ir r Darrow Darrow denied today that that- ho he had ad ever mentioned the name of f Sam u uel l Gompers to Franklin in connection tion 11 h an n alleged jury jury bribery IIi Lib IS Like LIke most most of pf of l' l Franklins Franklin's stat statements 0 on OFf n th tUo tho stand jt it was nas a lie said Dar Dar- row 1 Mr I 1 never received fd any Hn mon money mOMy y from Iron i. i except through th the usual channels k- k J f The The book pook of checks cheeks bearing Morn Morn- l orrl on on one 8 signatures and ana said Sald to n a fi tTe ate a ii total 1 of more than 00 includes OB otie for 10 lessen K by Morri Morrison on onon on n r 1 1911 1011 and c canceled on the same day This was U the day upon I which quilts guilty the McNamara brothers pleaded |