Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-29
TWO OTHER MEN ARE ARRESTED
They Are George Lockwood, Pros
pective Juror, and Cap" White.
DETECTIVES SEE MONEY PAID
Franklin Gave $500 to Lockwood
and $500 to White.
PROSECUTOR HAS THE MONEY
Men StiII Had Hills in Their Hands
when Marched Into HIS office
FRANKLIN Says lie Gun
Explain All.

Los ANGELES. Cal, Nov. aS-De.
tectivos OF the state attorneys office
headed by Samuel l.. Brown, chief OF In
vestlgaton, arrested three men on n
street corner today charging attempted
bribery In the Mcnamara murder trial.
Tho men arrested are:
Bert Franklin. former United States
deputy marshal now employed by the
Mcnamara defense IN looking UP the
antecedents OF prospective jurors
George N, Lockwood. venireman,
summoned TO appear before Judge Walter
Bordwell today for preliminary examlna-
tion.
Cap" White, character Of whom not
much Is known.
The men were taken 10 the office OF
the district attorney and then TO jail.
Counsel for the defense said they knew
nothing of the case
The arrests we're made at the interseo-
ton of Los Angeles and Third streets.
Sees Money Pass.
~ saw Franklin give Lockwood $500.
which was on his person when he was
arrested said Brown, White had $500
on his person. / saw the money pass
from Franklin to Lockwood. know that
Il was In connection with the Mcnamara
case"
Brown refused 10 say how he knew II.
Il don't know anything about it," said
Attorney Clarence s, Darrow, chief of
counsel for the defense.
Lecompte Davis OF counsel for the de-
Tense said that the marshal had been
working for his side looking up the rec
ords OF men summoned In various yenire
lists.
II am absolutely certain that there il
nothing 10 the present charge" ne said,
II have known Franklin for years and he
would not do thing OF that kind"
The two attorneys were in court listen
ing to preliminary examinations OF venire-
men when the arrests were made. When
told Of the arrests they left the court
room, .f
Were going to find out about this"
said Darrow
Lockwood Not ret subpoenaod.
Another klnk developed In the situation
when Clerk George Monroe OF Judge
fBordwelrs court became authority for
the statement that George NJ Lockwood
had not been reached with subpoenn.
To this deputy sherlffs said they had
been advised that Lockwood had been
out Of the county for year and half.
Detective Brown indicated that he ex-
pected even more dramatic developments.
This Is not the big smash" he said,
that will come In court just q little
later"
Bert Franklin the detective, faces a
charge OF having bfibed prospective
juror Lockwood.
Franklin Denies Guilt.
! District Attorney Fred s.lcks announced
the theory OF the state TO be that Frank
lin gave Lockwood $500 as advance pay
ment for hanging the jury and turned
over TO G. E. (Cap.) White, who was
with Franklin $500. TO ne paid at the
end OF the trial Soon after being taken
TO jail Franklin gave out a statement
II admit this looks bad" he said, but
a mistake has been made. l am not
worrying As soon as the district attor-
ney makes his Investigations he will see
how little there is to this and will be
released"
Although Lockwood and White also
were arrested. Franklin alone ws held.
Franklin was held in jail and $4,000 in
gold certificates were stacked upon the
desk of District Attorney Fredericks.
on a street corner In the heart OF
the wholesale district Franklin came early
today with White. IL personal aequalnt-
ance, to meet by appointment @. n.
Lockwood, whose name was drawn on
the venire Of fifty, the personnel OF which
was announced last Saturday. Lockwood
had not vet received his subpoena, but
information that he had been drawn for
jury service is alleged to have been trans
mltted to him by Franklin and White
Detectives Hear COnversatiO
When the three men gathered an under
sized individual who had the appearance
Of day laborer was slouching against
a telegraph pole. ne looked away from
the group, but listened 'ntently.
In a nearby store front stood Samuel i.
Browne, chief of the states. department
OF investigation, his eyes fixed on the
men at the corner.
What took place at the corner among