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. = a * . "sown EDGAR HOOVER 4} .} ——_ , SIRECTOR 2 2A +e LBN:GC z S. Bevartment af Justice Cc «= | Federal Buremn of Insestigntion alt . cod ° Washington, B. C. June 24, 1936. RANDOM FOR MR. IN { in There appeared in the May issue o squire®™ an artfaqe’ aa wb bv wane k entitled Watt " by Clare arrow. This | = i article appears to be A rather frank discussion e interwork- _ | ings of the minds iminal lawyers as exemplified by Claren . - . (v Darrow. It is thought that possibly portions of this article might be helpful to the Director in making future addresses, at which time he might desire to point ont how unscrupulous crininal lawyers stimulate disrespect for law and influence crime conditions. : In the course of this article, Mr. Darrow attempts to c. discuss Justice and the jury and goea into rather minute detail as to what facts to consider in selecting a jury. Pertinent portions of the article are set out below: "The stage, the arena, the court, are alike in that each has its audience thirsting to drink deeply of the passing show." The author then goes on to state that youth frequently chooses law ~ as a profession becsuse it brings him before the mublic eye. In commenting on courts he states, "Chancery cases are not especially 3 interesting nor exciting, however. These are supposed to be heard . by a judge. He liestens long enough to feel satisfied that the case ‘e promises to consume considerable time and work and interfere with many hours of leisure, so he refers it to a ‘Master in Chancery,’ a lawyer~friend of his own appointment, who ic paid by fees that ’ come directly from the litigants; the Master in Chancery employs a - court reporter who takes the evidence in shorthand while the Master vy may take a nep" and later the documents are “locked up in a safe + to await the blowing of Gabriel's horn.*® SAlways the element of luck and chance looms large." If it is a criminal case, it is not the facts thenseives-er—the tet ———————————— alone that determine she results. N = of SS) / if. ; WSelecting 3 jury is of the utmost im oO Ty Jawyer © 5 ent. in selecting the jury should mow both sides of the guard his client's interest, he must know the ities ofl Ot, 2324 £9 56 P.M. the opinions and fads of judges and jurors. mer operty rights are pote safer in the hands of courts than jurors. oa lawyer knows eee of life, human nature, psychology, and the reset ms of the human Fy Kr emotions, the better he is equipped to select tha "twelve men, good | beats and true." a 6 OO WY i. Ys & WPiIES DESTROYED Ww?” ss - & LP wef ie 83 0CT 13 1904s +