The Detroit times., 1911-12-04
Los ANGELES BUSINESS
MEN BRING PRESSURE
TO END BRIBERY INQUIRY
Unless They Are Successful
Scandal That Will Eclipse Me-
Namara Case Will Develop.
TWO JURORS BRIBED?
If Investigation Is Pushed It
Will Bring More Unwel-
come Advertising.

LOS ANGELES, Cal. Dec. 4.-Un-
less the business men OF this city.
who insist that they arranged the
compromise in the McNamara trial
that resulted in the pleas OF guilty to
dynamiting, interfere, because they do
not desire this city to get any fur
ther unwelcome advertising, bribery
scandal is likely to develop here with
In the next 10 days that may far
eclipse the original Mcnamara case.
This was indicated today when
Judge Young granted a continuance
for week OF the hearing In the case
OF Bert Fl. Franklin, chief detective
for the McNamara defense, arrested
on charge of bribing George Lock
wood. a prospective juror. The mo-
ton for the continuance came from
the defense, ana was not opposed by
Assistant District Attorney Ford The
latter said he was perfectly willing to
give all the time necessary.
After q statement by Mrs. Robert
Balm. wife of the first permanent juror
accepted by both sides in the Nc
Namara case that she accepted $500
as earnest money on a bribe winch
was to total $4,000 IL she would in
fluence her husband to disregard evi-
dence against James b. Mcnamara,
and to vote directly for an acquittal,
came the announcement that District
! Attorney F1edricks Is withholding
much evidence of the gravest import
ance. Ii Is unequivocally stated that
much OF the evidence Is of such a
character that II has not yet been ex-
lplained by persons connected with the
bribery charges and the McNamara
defense.
Mrs. Balm declares specifically that
she was given the money after her
husband qualified as juror and that
she turned it over to the district at
torney to be held as evidence. She
says she cannot tell who gave II to
her
Ford and his chief. Capt. Fredricks.
positively refused TO discuss the case
and also sealed up the mouths OF their
detectives, but from source close to
! the prosecution, the following facts
we're learned:
Says Two Were 6ribed.
Fredricks considers that he has abb
solute proof that two Jurors who were
sworn to try the Mcnamara case were
| bribed, declaring one was promised
7 $4,000 and the other $4,000 il they
would qualify and secure an acquittal
II possible. III not, they were to hang
the jury. Fredricks says he expects
the two accused men to confess, and
it is already rumored that the wife or
one Of them has given important In
formation to the prosecutor.
In addition, Lockwood, of whose in
tegrity Fredricks speaks in high
terms, has identified a picture of one
OF the noted figures In the McNamara
case as an individual who was with
Franklin at the time he alleges $4,000
was passed with which Lockwood was
to be bribed. Lockwood, according to
attaches OF the district attorneys Of
fee conversant with the facts, later
identified picture of the man ac-
cused as being man who had ac-
costed Bert Franklin Immediately af-
ter II was alleged the money was
passed, and who. according to Lock
woods story, said to Franklin at that
time: We'll, it's all right"
Why this man was not arrested at
the time and whether he will be at
all is one OF the mysteries of the
case. The fact that so far no action
has been taken lends color to the as
sertion that the big business men or
the city, tired OF the constant strife
and fearing that unwelcome advertis-
ing may interfere with the expansion
OF the city, are bringing powerful in
iuence to bear to have the whole mat
ter dropped
These men believe the effect of the
McNamaras pleading guilty means
the defeat of Job Hartman, Social
ist-Labor candidate for mayor and his
associates on the ticket which will go
before the people in tomorrow's elec-
ton. Hartman does not take this
view. After winding up his political
campaign early today he declared that
ne considered himself stronger than
at any time since the campaign be-
san. and expressed confidence of be
ing elected.
The election OF Hartman would
add new complication to situation
already so puzzlingly complex that
ITS labyrinths amaze all familiar with
IL. He would, on assuming Office, take
charge OF the city police department.
The city council, which would prob
ably be swept into once with him
would Immediately repeal the anti
picketing ordinance, the enforcement
OF which was one OF the primary
factors that resulted in the Times and-
Llewellyn Iron Works explosions.
-pVo-td- A+teet-Ie eoIde-- 7,7ir.i,--
In the event OF Harriman's election.
the future OF the Golden Rule"
movement would be in doubt. The
participants In that movement Just
now are members of the old guard OF
Republlcans--Gen. Otis, head OF the
II achine: Meyer Lissner. head OF the
Good Government organization. and
Edwin T. Earl. arch-enemy Of Otis,
and who was originally for the cleo
tsen OF Mayor George Alexander
What would happen n the machine
politicians were defeated, was q sub
lect OF considerable speculation here
today. The Golden Rule members
themselves insisted that Hartman
would be defeated.
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