The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-12
ATTORNEY DARROW'S
NAME is BROUGHT INTO
TRIAL OF BRIBE CASE
Mcnamara Agent Said He Would
Have To See Him Before
Paying Over Money.
NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN
District Attorney Says No Evil
dence Has Been Produced Suf-
f, ficient To Warrant Trial.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. ia
sensation was created In the trial to-
day OF Bert. III. Franklin. chief detec
tive for the Mcnamara defense on
charge OF trying TO bride a prospec-
tive juror In the Mcnamara case
when the name OF Clarence s. Oar
, row. chief counsel for the McNamaras
was dragged into the case. @. N
Lockwood, the man whom Franklin Ia
alleged to have bribed, testified that
before the alleged bride was paid TO
him, Franklin said he would have 70
consult with barrow before paying the
bride money.
Az evidence that the business men
here have carried their point for the
soft pedal" In connection with the
dynamite investigation. Is the admis-
sion that Ortie McManigal will be
aiken direct to Indianapolis next
week.
Lockwood testified that, after
Franklin had made one bribery pro
nosal to him, he went to District At
lorney Fredricks and advised him OF
the proposition Fredricks advised
) him, said the witness, Ito 90 through
with It," II the bribery proposition
were renewed.
Lockwood continued: Franklin
came to me on Nov 26 and told me
my name had been drawn as a Juror.
adding: George, there is $4,000 In
this for you"
Il told him when man goes into
thing like that he must be sure OF
his price. suggested the name OF a
man TO hold the cash that Fredricks
had suggested TO me, but Franklin
said no."
After some parleying, the witness
testified, they decided on Capt. G. E.
White He resumed:
Later called upon Franklin and
acked him TO come to my house that
night. He asked II he should Bring
the big one out and l said yes. He
came to my house at Q o'clock that
night and / asked where barrow was.
Franklin asked me II thought OAR
row was the Big one and when
assented he said that II was Gap.
White he meant Then We talked II
all over and arranged for me to meet
him the next day. He told me he
. would have to see barrow and ar
range a safe way for the money to be
paid"
Lockwood then confirmed in detail
the story testified to earlier by White.
OF what happened when Franklin and
White were arrested. District Attor-
ney Fredricks said that no evidence
had been produced sufficient TO war
rant any prosecution OF Darrow for
bribery.
He Is to be used TO corroborate the
evidence OF member or the inner
circle" OF the iron workers union who
has agreed to tell all he knows about
the alleged dynamite conspiracy
Whether United States District At
torney Miller, at Indianapolis. has
gained the point he asked when he
demanded that the Los Angeles In
vestigation be subordinated to the In
dianapolis probe cannot be learned
here. Assistant Atty. Gen. Oscar Law
Ter is decidedly angered over the de-
velopments, and he insists he will
carry his case to President Taft and
his friends, and he thinks the out
come is likely to be his transfer TO
indianapolis to take an important part
in the probe there.
Orders received here are that Nc
Manigal Is to be in Indianapolis by
the latter part OF next week to aid
the bribery probe there.