Worse than the Devil: Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a Time of Terror

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Worse than the Devil WORSE THAN THE DEVIL Anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and Justice in a Time of Terror Dean A. Strang The University of Wisconsin Press The University of Wisconsin Press 1930 Monroe Street, 3rd Floor Madison, Wisconsin 53711-2059 uwpress.wisc.edu 3 Henrietta Street London WC2E 8LU, England eurospanbookstore.com Copyright © 2013 by Dean A. Strang All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any format or by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website without written permission of the University of Wisconsin Press, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles and reviews. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Strang, Dean A. Worse than the devil: anarchists, Clarence Darrow, and justice in a time of terror / Dean A. Strang. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-299-29394-9 (pbk.: alk. paper) ISBN 978-0-299-29393-2 (e-book) 1. Trials (Riots)—Wisconsin—Milwaukee—History—20th century. 2. Judicial corruption—Wisconsin—Milwaukee—History—20th century. 3. Darrow, Clarence, 1857–1938. 4. Anarchists—Wisconsin—Milwaukee—History—20th century. 5. Italian Americans—Wisconsin—Milwaukee—History—20th century. 6. Bay View (Milwaukee, Wis.)—History—20th century. 7. Milwaukee (Wis.)—History—20th century. I. Title. HV6483.M55S77 2013 345.775´0243—dc23 2012032689 In memory of Alma Sieber Strang Catharine McClelland Wedge Per (Paul) Strang Arthur H. Wedge ...