Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-04

REPORTS CAUSE SENSATION.
Alleged Picture OF the Man VI IIn Joined
I;ranklin alter Money Was Passed
10 I.urRW0od --Nurc arrests E:-
pcrteh.

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec i.-Follow-
ing statement by Mrs. Robert BAN,
wife OF The first permanent juror ac-
ceptcd by both sides il the McNamaff
case. that she accepted $500 rs earn
est money on bribe that was 10
Total 5000. if she would. influence
her husband 10 disregard evidence
q acainsr James 3. Mcnamara, and ia
vote for an acquital. came the an
at the District Attorney $
office today that District Attorney
is withholding much evi-
dcnce OF the graycst Importance II
is rncquiyocalIy stated that much ..
The evidence is OF such characte!
that il has not yet been explained By
persons connected with the bribery
charges and the Mcnamara defeAs".
Mrs. Balm declares specifically that
she was given the money after hcr
husband qualified as 4 juror and that
( he turned il over TO the District At
,ornrv TO be held as evidence. She
SAYS she cannot tell who gave II 70
her. II
George y. Lockwood. the arosp2c-
tive Mcnamara juror. who worked
will The District Attorneys detectives
bringing about the arrest OF Bert IT..
Franklin. chief OF detectives OF the
defense has, ii is asserted
ty the prosecution. identified pic
rurc of a man WHO joined Franklin
who ioincd Franklin 4 few minutes
after the money was passed TO LOCK-
wood. Detective Samuel Browne and
his assistants, who participated in ~
arrest. declare the n;an was on tH"l
{ccne Immediately after tho money
was passed and just as The arrest of
Franklin was made.
When seen n his home shortly AZ
ter seven o'clock, this morning. b: q
CT the United Press,
and told OF the reports circulated
about the district attorneys office.
narrow said he did not care 10 make
any extended statement at this line,
Il know absolutely nothing about
this matter. al can say rich. n",S
is that | am willing to answer f"r ,:.T
acts. am here If the 1istr:c. az
torney wants me.
Despite the many conflicting re-
ports OF other arrests it was also stat
cd by persons WHO have been close
10 the case since il began that the
bribery matter is to be dropped
These men say part Of the arrange
m"nt that eliminated i'll both McNam-
aras pleading guilty was that this
was 10 end the entire matter.
To offset this positive assertion,
District Attorney Fredericks says
he knows all about this alleged brib-
cry. but that he is waiting for a
second permanent juror 10 confess
and turn his bribe money over before
acting"
Mrs. Balm said today:
Il will not say who ii was but il
vas not this man Franklin. The dis
trict attorney has that information in
his hands. too. It may all come out
at the Franklin trial"
II was announced at Fredericks Of
flee this morning that the Franklin
trial before Judge Young would be
continued for week
New York. Dec. i.-"ThCre arc
between twenty and thirty union men
over the country who will be ar
rested for completely in the plot to
destroy the Los Angeles Times and
other structures l know the names
OF men and they know that Iknow
their names. There will be no furthc!
arrests until after the Federal Crane
jury meets in Indianapolis.
This statement was given out to-
day by Walter Drew. secretary Of the
National Erector's Association.
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