Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-11-29
HE HAD rolls OF MONEY
STATE DETECTIVES FIND MEN
ARRESTED LITERALLY WITH
GOODS ON THEM.
Defense IS DUMBFOUNDED
Attorney for Defendants Says II IL o
Deliberate Plan, but That IL Is
Not All Ended As Yet.

Los ANGELES. Nov. 2S,--The ugly
smirch of suspected bribery was
trailed today across the trial of James
MCNAMARA for the alleged Times dis
aster.
Tonight a pleased prosecution and
dumfounded defense took stock of the
days work OF Samuel i. Brown, chief
investigator of the state. who arrested
three men and stacked District Attor-
ney Frederick's desk with bank notes
taken from the arrested mems pockets
in Frederick's presence.
Under $1,000 Bond.
Bert Franklin, deputy United
States marshal, now employed by the
Mcnamara defense as an investigator.
released late today on $1,000 cash bail
will appear in court tomorrow to an
swer charges of bribery and attempted
bribery, sworn to by Brown.
George n. Lockwood, also a sum
moned venireman and C. Il. (Cap)
White, an alleged stockholder. also
connected with Franklin are at liberty
according to District Attorney Fred
ericks, and they will appear as wit
| nesses against Franklin.
Five hundred dollars taken from
| Lookwood's pockets is said to repre-
/ sent the payment of first payment
of sum of whic hhe would receive
II he should prevent an adverse ver-
dict OF the Mcnamara case, and $500
found on White was declared to be
the balance to be paid when the jury
was discharged.
May Call Grand Jury.
Rumors of a grand jury investiga-
ton to determine where the money
came from lasted throughout the day.
No jury is In session, but one may
be called. This is not necessary as far
as Franklin Is concerned, because his
case can be taken care Of through an
information filed by the district at
torney. Investigator Brown said that
no more arrests would be made to-
night.
about the arrest of Franklin. 1t was
no hotel room, nor saloon scene. ia
miliar to followers of exposures. He
is a deputy United States marshal
acquef.ted with criminal methods,
and the methods devised to catch
criminals through his former employ
ment was used on a street corner
in the heart of Los Angeles whole
sale quarter in broad daylight, while
q detective, disguised as laborer
stood close enough to hear what was
said.
Detective Brown, sheltered by q
building was close enough with his
assistants to catch the three men be-
fore two of the could take their hands
out of their pockets after it is said,
they had stuffed the money into
them.
Caught With the Goods.
SO with hands in pockets the men
were marched to the office of District
Attorney Fredericks on the fourth
floor. District Attorney F'redericks
waited for them on the eleventh
flood. Hands in pockets, they entered
the office. When the hands came out,
brown and yellow bills were clinging
to their fingers.
From the time Lockwood, the
veniremen, and White, the supposed
stakeholder went out Of the swinging
doors free men. hardly enough time
elapsed to allow the dictatlon and
signing of a statement, II this were
done. Announcement they would ap-
pear against Franklin as state wit
nesses followed them out.
Franklin, unperturbed, remarked
that the state would find that 1t was
mistaken and had no case.
| Questions as to the legal status OF
Lockwood arose as soon as the report
gained circulation. He had not been
reached by any subpoenaes. Some
one asked him If he did not know he
was venireman, he could not be
bribed technically to hang jury oil
do anything else.
District Attorney Fredericks. how.
ever, asserted that Lockwood was le-
gally connected with the jury for tht
moments as the same name wa'
drawn from the wheel.
Was Not the First.
Fredericks holds that when the bis
list Of 1900 names was made out las
January, every man on It became
aware that he would be summoned al
some time or other. to do jury serv'
Ice in the Mcnamara trial. 1t wa,
from this list OF 1900 names tha
detectives on both sides Of the cas'
admittedly have been at work, pro
curing as much advance information