The Detroit times., 1911-11-29
NJ NAMARA DEFENSE
CRIES PLOT PROSECUTION
PRESSES BRIBERY CHARGE
Attorneys For Accused Men
Say 1t Is Scheme to Dis
credit Them Eve of Trial.
$4,000 IN STATES SAFE.
LET the Man Who Owns This
Money Come Forward" Says
District Attorney.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Nov. 29.-
They say this is frame-up? Well,
let the man that owns this $4,000
come forward and prove his property
end II 1t was not used to try to bribe
u prospective juror, | will give 1t TO
him. District Attorney Fredericks.
The only real information | have
had has been from the newspapermen.
| have no knowledge Of any attempt
at bribery, In fact not even the sug-
gestion, and everybody that knows me
knows how futile this story is. But,
what can we expect? We told our
friends what would come before We
went into this trial. / will show my
checkbooks and accounts II the dis
trict attorney will say when and
where this particular money was
drawn. ."-Clarence Darrow.
ANY man who says | would frame
anybody tells falsehood. got these
men with the goods. ds."-Samuel L.
Browne, chief of Fredericks' secret
service
This is frameup and | will prove
It, Wait until the truth Is told, that Is
all. "-Lecompte Davis, of the McNa-
mara defense.
While both sides deny any compile
ity in job, the fact remains today
that there Is $4,000 In actual cash In
the safe in District Fredericks' office
without an owner, the state alleging
II was used to bribe a prospective 1ur-
or in the case OF James b. Mcnamara,
accused Of murder In connection with
the destruction OF the Los Angeles
Times. The defense charges point
blank that the money was contributed
by the Merchants and Manufacturers
association to discredit them, on the
eve of the opening of the trial.
Yesterdays sensational develop
ments completely eclipsed the regu-
lar routine in the case which con-
tinued before Judge Bordwell today
and whispers that will not down de-
District Attorney Fredricks Is
known toi be considering a demand
that new grand jury be summoned
Immediately. II that Is done, II would
be necessary TO take the charges
against Bert Franklin, chief investi-
gator for the defense, who is accused
of trying to bribe G. n. Lockwood,
prospective juror. before niagis-
trate Immediately,
The grand jury could indict every
one connected with the defense and
retain possession of the indictments
until the present trial ends, then
hand them up.
On the other hand should Franklin
be forced to put in a defense before
committing magistrate then 1t
would be an easy matter for the de-
fense TO compel the state to tell most
of what 1t knows about the alleged
bribery.
Meanwhile. the question Of bribery
is entering into the Interrogation or
jurors. Talesman Haskell, under ex-
animation when court convened to-
day. was asked point blank by Hor-
ton whether he had been approached
and offered money by Franklin. At
torney Darrow made IL very plain
that he did not object to this line OF
questioning but that If the court per-
mitted II he would demand TO know
whether any further jurors to be in
terrogated had been approached by
the states attorneys.
IF this Is done, il is likely real
trouble will result II is already GER
tain that as a result of the bribery
charges the task of getting jury will
be prolonged
When Darrow came into court today
he indicated that he will make this
matter a real issue from now OF.
"All have asked so far has. been
a fair jury" he said. 'and we will be
very well satisfied If we can get one.
All we can say about the jury so far
selected, is that any fair.minded per
son can read what Judge Bordwell
has ruled and draw his own conclu-
sions"