Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1911 — SNAPSHOTS AT CELEBRITIES [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SNAPSHOTS AT CELEBRITIES

Charles H. Hyde, Former Chamberlain of New York.

Charles EL Hyde, former chamberlain of New York city, who was recently indicted on the charge of bribery and with accepting a gratuity as a public officer, had the handling of approximately 6500.000.000 daring his term. Mr. Hyde has been in the public eye since last December, when he evaded service to testify before a legislative investigating committee. He was finally located on a houseboat ia Florida, bnt did not return to New York until the life of the committee had expired by limitation. He resigned his office as soon as the indictments were returned against him. Mr. Hyde is a native of Nora Scotia, about, forty-two years of age. and is a nephew of Mayor Gaynor by the latter's first marriage. During tfie mayoralty contest in New York be managed Gaynor’S canvass and on the latter's election was named chamberlain of the city’s finances. Previously he had been associated with the mayor in the law business. His part in the campaign was mainly to attend to the financial end of the fight. The job of city chamberlain pays SI 2JOOO per year, but Its possibilities in a financial way are tremendous. Hyde did not attract mnch attention in his office until the affairs of the Carnegie Trust company came under investigation. Then it was alleged that be was permitted to borrow large sums from that institution in return for making the trust company a depository for city funds. He claims that the charges are false and that be is the victim of a conspiracy. Clarence Darrow, Labor Lawyer. Clarence Darrow of counsel for the defense of ,John J. and James B. McNamara. members of the iron workers’ union, who were arrested lu connection with the Los Angeles Times and other dynamiting outrages, has bad a wide experience in cases growing oat of labor troubles. It was Darrow who defended Eugene Debs when he was imprisoned because of his activity in the great railway strike of 1895 k. Three years later Darrow defended Thomas L Kidd and two other striking woodworkers who were charged with haying “conspired” through their union “to injure the business” of a

great Wisconsin lumber company. Then be was attorney for the miners* onion in the famous bearing before the anthracite coal strike commission in Pennsylvania in 1903 and made a remarkable closing speech, lasting over eight hours. Lastly, be defended Haywood. Moya- and Petti bone of the Western Federation of Miners, who were tried at Boise City. Ida_ for murder, securing their acquittal. Attorney Harrow is a native of Ohio and is about fifty-four yean old. For tbe past thirty years or so he baa practiced law in Chicago. 1 During the lifetime of tbe late John P. Altgeid be was associated in business with tbe former governor of Illinois and Is said to have made a fortune In the law business. He has always been a wan supporter of organized labor mad a friend of the poor had lowly. It la said that he gives a fifth of Ma tar—

Photo by American Press Association.

CLARENCE DARROW.