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Show TWO IHCIMTS' against mm CHARGEjIRIBERY -f LOS ANGELBS, Jan. 29. Two months of uncertainty and -f suspense ended today for Clar- encc S Darrow, the noted f union labor attorney, when tho county grand Jury, which for 4- four weeks has boon InvestI- f- gating allegations of corrup- tlon in connection with the trial Jury In tho McNamara dynamiting cbbo, returned two Indictments charging him with bribery. -t- 1 Thero aro four counts in the two bills. Two of tho counts charge Darrow Dar-row with tho bribery and attempted corruption of Robert Bain, tho first Juror sworn to try James B McNamara, Mc-Namara, tho confessed dynamiter and raurdorer, now serving a life sentence In San Quentln prison The remaining remain-ing counts allege tho bribery and corruption cor-ruption of George N. Lockwood, a venireman summoned in tho McNamara McNam-ara case. Bert Franklin, the detective who is alleged to have actually passed the bribe money to Bain and Lockwood, Is accused of tho same offense In Informations In-formations filed somo time ago In tho superior court and his trial has been set for February 27. The maximum penalty that would bo imposed upon Darrow on comlc-tlon comlc-tlon on all counts Is thirty years' Imprisonment Im-prisonment and flues aggregating $10,-000. $10,-000. Ho Is under $20,000 ball, but tonight the former chief defender of tho McNamaras said ho was glad the suspenso was over, and that ho faced his arraignment Thursday In tho superior su-perior court with an equanamlty born of a knowledge of hl3 own innocence. "Ono guiltless of crime hardly could expect nnythlng else than acquittal," ac-quittal," ho said smiling Had Been Expecting Indictment. Darrow had several days' notice of the Impending accusations, and on Saturday he retained Earl Rogers, an attorney who directed the first work of unearthing evidence against the Times building dynamiters, and who later, as a special prosecutor, had charge of the grand jury Investigation Investiga-tion which resulted in the filing of the first dynamite Indictments against Brlce (James B. McNamara), Schmidt and Caplan early last year. Judge F. C. McNutt, formerly of the Indiana supreme bench, and associate counsel in the McNamara defense, also was retained by Darrow. An Intimation In-timation from tho district attorney's (iffico reached Darrow today that tho charges against him would be reported report-ed today, and he at once set about arranging for ball Mrs. Lccompte Davis, wife of one of Darrow's assistants assist-ants in tho McNamara case, and Colonel Charles S Young, a friend of the accused lawyer, supplied tho ball fixed by Judge N. P. Conrcy, who Bat for Presiding Judge George H Hut-ton. Hut-ton. Darrow'ir Statemont. "I was expecting to be indicted," said Darrow, "and I am propared for It, I engaged Earl Rogers of this city to represent mo, and Judge Cyrus F. McNutL now of Los Angeles and formerly for-merly of tho Buprome bench of Indiana, In-diana, probably will assist liim. Judge McNutt was associated with mo in tho McNamara defense "All I'll say In regard to the Indictments Indict-ments is this I'vo repeatedly said that I knew nothing about any attempts at-tempts to bribe or Influence a Juror. I repeat that steadily. I confidently expect to be acquitted." Brief Formalities In Court. When Darrow arrived In court the formalities were brief. Judge Conrey received the Indictments and ordered bench warrants Issued. The warrants war-rants wero served on Darrow In the court room, and tho Judge asked Deputy District Attorney W Joseph Ford what he thought would bo the proper amount of ball. "This Is a very serious charge," said Ford, "and I would suggest tho highest amount compatible with Its degree of gravity." "Ten thousand on each indictment," indict-ment," said Judge Conrey, laconically Mrs. Davis and Young qualified at onco and Darrow, apparently greatly relieved, walked out of court with his attorneys. "This is something I never had to do before," said Darrow, as he shook hands with several friends, "but 1 think I can beat It." "Wc havo to prosecute the caso, not discuss it," said AflGlstant District Attorney At-torney Ford, and declined to make further comment Tho grand jury will resume its Investigation tomorrow. No Chance to Escape. TAMPA. Fla.. Jan. 29. "There was no chance for Darrow to 03capc," remarked re-marked District Attorney Fredericks of Los Angeles, when shown an Associated As-sociated Press dispatch tonight announcing an-nouncing the Indictment of Clarence Darrow. "Wo knew whon Juror Bain took his scat that ho had been bribed and wg knew who did IL I expected tho Indictment In-dictment would come today." Mr. Fredericks has been In constant touch with his office In Los Angeles since lcang thero several weeks ago. "This Is but the beginning." he laughed whon asked If he thought it possible that the indictment of Darrow Dar-row in nny war involved high officials of tho Araorican Federation of Labor. Mr. Fredericks will leave hero tomorrow to-morrow for Key West, but will return to Los Angeles in time to take personal per-sonal charge of the prosecution in the bribery cases |