Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-12-12
Man Who Accepted Bribe
Says Detective Franklin
Mentioned DarroW as One
Who Made Payments.
PROSECUTOR WILL
NOT TAKE ACTION
District Attorney Says
There is no Evidence
Against Darrow That
Would Stand in Court.

Against barrow = lhal
Would Stand in Court.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 1.-THE
name of Clarence S. Darrow, chief
counsel for the McNamara brothers
was brought into the preliminary
hearing Of Bert H. Franklin, defense
investigator, charged with bribery. be
fore Justice William P. Young today
George N. Lockwood, the venire
man whom Franklin is accused OF
bribing, testified that Franklin told
him lie would see Clarence S. Oar,
row and arrange how the money was
&C be paid" The utterance created a
sensation.
Darrow Not Officially Brought In.
eLockwood's testimony does not
bring Clarence S. Darrow legally into
6 the case" said District Attorney Fred
ericks at his office today 1T is hear
say and nothing more. We will pro.
ceed with prosecutions only upon evi,
{ dence which will stand in court OF
law" ,-
I'd .''Nrill you say if you have such evi-
dence?" he was asked. .5s.s
I'VE have not" he said, and then
corrected himself I'VE have other evil
dence, but it is not sufficient" he said.
Lockwood, in his story, declared he
4 rejected Franklin's proposal. told Dis
trict Attorney John d. Fredericks OF
4 M %nI1 lot of
his name had been drawn from the
Jury wheel, allowed Franklin to reopen
negotiations on advice of the district
attorney. The first offer, Lockwood
said. was of $4,000; the final one ct
s4 ,OOO When the matter finally was
brought up, Lockwood said, Franklin
brought in Darrow's name.
In subsequent telephone conversa-
ton, Lockwood said, Franklin asked if
he should bring the big one out" and
was told to do SO.
when he arrived said Lockwood,
II asked him why he did not bring the
big one out. He said Did you think
that was Darrow?' and said Yes
"'No,' he said. That's Cap White" !"
White Says Franklin Boasted.
C. e. White, who with Lockwood was
present when Franklin was arrested,
told story in which he said Franklin
came to him and asked him to be a
stakeholder Of $500 to be paid Lock
wood at the end of the trial. When
they met Lockwood, he declared $500
was paid, the $500 was held back and
at that moment all three men were ar
rested.
White testified that Franklin came
to him one day and related that the
prosecution in the Mcnamara case was
using thousands of dollars to secure a
conviction and that he, as an employe
of the defense, was going to use the
same tactics. White declared that
Franklin said:
'There is an old friend of ours on
the panel. have had long talks with
him and convinced him that the Nc
Namaras were innocent and I also
have told him few thousand dollars
would come in handy"
"We already have two accepted
Jurors with us" declared Franklin, ac-
cording to Whites testimony.
With the Mcnamara brothers at the
state penitentiary, the aftermath of
the case divided itself into two parts
today, one being the preliminary ex-i
animation OF Bert II. Franklin, charg-
ed with having bribed prospective
Juror, and the other the conference
between Oscar Lawler special govern
ment prosecutor and number of wit
nesses summoned to appear tomor-
row before the federal grand jury and
tell what they know Of the alleged
dynamiting conspiracies.
The government attorneys received
several of the witnesses at the federal
building and arranged for their testi-
mony tomorrow. The news that
Ortie e. McManigal, confessed dyna-
miter, soon will go to Indianapolis to
lay the foundations for the inquiry
there, was taken to mean here that
the grand jury would conclude its con-
sideration of the conspiracy subject
by the end Of the week and take up
routine affairs.
Indictments, it was pointed out,
need not be returned Immediately but
they are expected If any are to be
rendered at all, before January S next,
when the term Of the present panel
ends.
1t is believed Franklin's trial will be
set for distant date and that con-
tinuances will be asked for by the de-
tense. The state first put on the
stand George N. Lockwood, the man
TO whom it Is alleged Franklin gave
$500 and promised $4,000 more. il
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