The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-29
Die f ense Dumfounded
by Arrest Of Investi-
gator Franklin.
MEN CAUGHT WITH
MONEY IN POCKETS
Taken by Detectives to Hall of
Records, Where Trial Is in Pro-
gress and District Attorneys
Desk Stacked High With
Banknotes; Nothing Com
monplace About Expose.

Los Angeles. Cal, November oS.-The
ugly smirch of suspected bribery was
tralled to-day across the trial OF
James B. Mcnamara for the alleged
murder OF Charles Haggerty. one %.
twenty-one victims of the Los Angeles
Times disaster
Tonight a leased prosecution and
a dumfounded defense took stock of
the days work of Samuel L. Brown.
chief investigator OF the state, who
trict Attorney Fredericks's desk high
with bank notes taken from the AR
rested mems pockets in FredericKss
presence.
Bert II. Franklin, a former deputy
United States MARSHES. now employed
by the Mcnamara defense as an In
vestigator. released late day on
$4,000 cash bail, is to appear in court
tomorrow to answer charges of
bribery and attempted bribery, sworn
TO by Brown.
George H. n. Lockwood, an unsum-
moned venireman, and C. L. ("Cap")
White. an alleged stakeholder. both ar
rested with Franklin, are at liberty.
and. according to District Attorney
Fredericls, they Will appear as wit
nesses against Franklin.
Five hundred dollars. taken from
Lockwood's pockets. is declared by
the prosecution to have been tho first
payment of a sum which he would re-
ceive If he should prevent an adverse
verdict In the Mcnamara case. and
$4,000 found on White. declared to he
the balance to be paid when the jury
was discharged.
Grand Jury Investigation.
Rumors of a grand jury investiga-
tion to determine where the money
came from flew thick and fast through
out the day. No Grand jury is In ses-
sion, hut one may be called. This is
not necessary. so far as Franklin IS
concerned, because mis- case can be
taken care OF through an informa lion
filed by the district attorney
Investigator Brown said that no
more arrests would be made tonight
There was nothing commonplace
about the arrest of Franklin. It was
no hotel room or saloon scene. famil-
lar to followers OF exposes. A former
deputy United States marshal, &C.
quainted with criminal methods and
the methods devised to catch criuli-
nails through his former employment.
was arrested on street corner in the
heart of the Los Angeles Wholesale
quarter In broad daylight. while n de-
tective. disguised as a lnborer, stood
close enough to hear what was said.
Detective Brown. sheltered by a
building, was close enough with his
assistants to catch the three men be-
fore two of them could take their
hands out of their pockets after. 1t Is
alleged. they had stuffed the money
into them.
Bills Cling to Fingers.
So, hands In pockets. the men were
marched to the Hall Of Records. where
the Mcnamara trial is staged on the
fourth floor. District Attorney Fred
ercks waited for them on the eleventh
floor. Hands in pockets. they entered
the office. When the hands came out.
Brown declares. the yellow bills cluns
to their fingers.
Twenty minutes later Lockwood, the
yenireman, and White. supposed stake
holder. went out of the swinging doors
free men, hardly enough time having
elapsed to allow the dictation and sign
Ing of a statement. II this were done.
Announcement that they would appear
against Franklin as State witnesses
followed them out.
Franklin, unperturbed, remarked that
the State would find that it was mis-
taken, and had no case.
Questioned as to the legal status
of Lockwood arose as soon as the re-
port of the arrest gained circulation.
He had not been reached by any venire
subpoena. Unless some one other
than an officer of the court told him he
was OH the venire list he did not know
It, If he did not know he was venire-
man, he could not have been bribed,
technically. to hang jury or do any
thing else to It, the State comedies.
District Attorney Fredericks. how
ever,e asserted that Lockwood was le-
gally connected with the Jury from the
moment his name was drawn from the
Jury wheel last Saturday.