The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-12-04

Sensational Developments in
Los Angeles Briber
Seandal--Juror's Wife Ad-
mits Bribe.
tpy United Press Leased wtre)
HALL OF RECORDS, Los AN
.GELES. Dec. 4.-Thst Clarence
Darrow, chief counsel for the Nc.
Namara brothers, who have pleaded
guilty 20 the oynamitins outrases,
was 10 be arrested charged with
brihinp jurors In the case, was the
report circulated by persons close
20 the prosecution today.
District Attorney Fredericks re-
fused 10 deny or affirm the report.
Following the confession by Mrs.
Robert =. Balm, wife of permanent
Juror No. I. that she accepted $50
as esrnes; money on a bribe which
~as to have totaied 5000 II she
would influence her husband TO dis
regard the evidence against James
q. meNauaara and vote directly for
acqutttal. came the announcement
that the district attorney and his
assistants are withholding much
evidence OF the gravest Importance.
Mrs. Bain's Confession.
Mrs Balm says specifically that
she was given the money after her
husband had qualified as a Juror,
and that she has turned II over To
the district attorney 10 be held ms
evidence She says she cannot say
xUhu rnuc d 10 her
"Know Nothing About IT,"
Clarence Darrow was seen at his
home here shortly before I o'clock
by representative OF the United
Press and told Of the reports in
circulation. He said that he did
not care TO make any extended
statement at this time.
Il know nothing about this mat
ter" he said. and all ] can say
right now Is that ! am willing to
answer for my acts. am here II
the district attorney wants me"
Waiting for Another Confession.
Despite the many conflicting re-
ports in evidence, IL was also stated
by persons who have been close TO
1flG tHAtAN Anrt tNNi EAh1N AAt ~ ~
that the entire matter is 10 be
dropped. These men say part OF
the Arrangement that eliminated
In both McNamaras pleading guilty
was that this was to end the entire
matter. To offset this is the pos
tive assertion of District Attorney
Fredericks that he knows all about
this bribery, but that he is waiting
for second permanent juror to
confess and turn his bribe money
over TO him before he acts.
Bain's Statement.
Balm said today:
My wife has told all TO the dis.
trict attorney. | cannot say at this
time how much ! know of the mat
ter. She can speak for herself"
Mrs Balm said: Il have told
everything to the district attorney.
| signed my name to statement
which truthfully tells OF how ii all
occurred. am SO broken up over
Il all that I can hardly think. II
is terrible. and the world will never
understand
At this juncture Balm broke in to
remind his wife that she had been
cautioned by the district attorney
10 make no statement concerning
the bribe. In reply 10 this Mrs.
Balm said:
"Well, let the world think
what II may have told the
county prosecutor all OF the
truth"
Il win not say who Il was" she
continued 1T was not this man
Franklin. though. The district at.
torney has that information in his
hands. too. It may all come out
after the Franklin trial
"Since my husband was drawn as
Juror | have been bothered al
most to DEATH. When | reflect on
what occurred do not wonder that
was half crazy. They were ques-
tioning me and the neighbors. They
just worried the life out OF me.
Il would give my life II this had
not happened. hate to think what
my relatives will do, II Is terrible,
and | cannot say at this time just
how II all happened II happened.
aid now am doing, or have done,
the best | could. told everything
about IL all"
Franklin Case Delayed.
The case of Bert III. Franklin, the
! chief detective for the defense who