The evening world., 1911-12-04
Tells How Mcnamara Detec-
tive Offered to Put Them
on easy Street"
GOT $500 OF THE $500.
They Were Trying to Pay for
Home at SIS a Month,
Woman Declares.

WOIIldIl DC(IdIcS.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. l.-Dlstrict.A At
torney Fredericks made public to-day
the sworn statement of Mrs. Robert
Rain. wife OF the nrst permanent Juror
accepted by both sides In the Mcnamara
trial, telling how she Influenced her hus-
band to accept $500 as first payment on
n bride OF $500 to be paid IL he voted
for acquittai.
the statement was made last Friday
1T q conference between Mrs. Balm and
j. A. Hill. a deputy Distrlct.Attorney
She told at the start Of meeting Bert n.
FRANKLIN. chief of tho Mcnamara de-.
tense detectives. now under arrest a. A
onbe-giver. on Oct. 8. She related how
n. led the conversation around 10 the,-
house. and how she told him they bought
II Tor $500 and were paying SIS q month.
Well he said" Mrs. Bain's state
ment goes on. 81 think I can put you
Bob In n position to pay for your
little home and live easy for the red,
Of your lives
II said: How 10 THAR and he said.
I know that Bob has always been hon.
at. i can put him in a position TO
make II easy for him. He kind of hest.
tated and then said. You know what I
mesnf / said. No. unless you want
him to do election work. lie said. No,
not that You know that Bob has been
summoned OF the jury?'
WOULD GIVE HIM $500 TO
QUALIFY.
He asked me II Bob had expressed
an opinion OF any kind. said, No,
Bob 10 . very quiet man and has never
spoken OF tho cAse In that way lie
said. We'll. I him to serve on
that Jury. I will make II worth while.
In the hrst place. II ne will serve on
that Jury ] Will give him s5oo-thAt is,
to qualify. You know they are going to
railroad those men. They are spending
all Kinds Of money. buying up Wit
nesses and Jurors and ! can put you
n Mr.. Balm on easy street. and help
myself. too. The rest are doing Il and
w might m well do It.. too
"Aftsrwsrd he said, Rave Dob
qualify ana vote an soauittal and
there Will be plenty Of testimony
TO prove that thoy are innocent,
and he need not have any oousoisn.
aous scruplss. Money win be de-
posted and he viii receive $500
ct the sAa OF the trial.
NE aftsrward told bob that -
would be $4,000. but Z am sure he
said $780,"
Mr.. Hill-whar was your answer?
Mrs. Bain-Well. h. says: You know
Bob. DO o think ] dare to approach
him on the subjectY" ! says. mo,
You had better not" Thon he asked
ms II ! would do SO. and l was weak
enough to consent. I told him l did
not know whether Bob would do II or
not. but that ! would speak to him. He
agreed to come that night and see Bob,
and In the meantime l agreed to speak
to Bob. He took out his pocks tbook
and showed me a roll of grcenbscks.
Mr.. Hlll-Did he tell YOU who was
furnishing tho money?
SPOKE OF "PLENTY MONEY TO
FIGHT CASE"
Mrs. Bain-No. ! did not ask him,
but he spoke of plenty OF money to
Nght the case N SOM thing like thai
What passed between me and my nus
band God only knows. l don't care to
speak of II,
Mr.. Hill--But he agreed?
Mrs. Bain-Yes. he finally agreed to
our plans and said he would accept Mr.,
Franklin's proposition.
Mr.. Hili-Then did Franklin CONF
that nightT'
home. ! vas at lodge.
Mr.. Hill-Now. was anything said L
you by Mr.. Balm when you came home
Mrs. Bnin-I asked him what had hap
pened and he was worried. He said: -
have 800; that was all he brought. III
said he would bring the other to-mor
row. wish to God ] had never gon,
into It."
He would not talk about It any more
I told him he could d%isaualify himscl
and be $500 to the good. He said; "Tha
Will not give me back my honor"
or sunday he went to a q. A.. II
meeting and Franklin came Sunday eve
ming. l was there, lie merely re!ter
: s,ed what he said before and told 30
that he did not have the extra 800 wit
I him. but that It was In a bag ready 70
: him when he stood pat"
I Mr.. Hlil-Was anything else said tina
n eveaingY
Mrs. Bain-IIe spoke again about me
: being ~railroaded and went over the sam
ground. only cautioning us not TO 81
\ anything to any one, On Monday M
a Balm was In court. He has not rec
u home since. have not spoken to hin
Under God.
DORA +. Balm"
e The statement was made a few hour
n before the Jury was discharged and whe
tho Gains met they were both In tear,
The observation-disclosures has consoled thel
. and II Is said promised thar they woul
not be arrested or involved beyond II
> giving OF the testimony In the court pr
ceedings.
The preliminary hearing against BE
II. Franklin was continued for one We,