Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-04
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Los Angeles Dec. 4.-Further details
were learned today Of the alleged plot
to influence the McNamara jury, the
supposed Illustration of which by the
arrest OF Bert H. Franklin, a detective
Of the McNamara defense. is said to
have been an important factor In forc-
inx . confession of guilt from the Nc
Namara brothers.
A signed statement was declared to
he in the hands OF District Attorney
]. %. Fredericks made by Mrs. Robert
+. Balm. wife OF the frst sworn juror
In the case, charging that $500 was
naid tn her nv an agent Of the Nc
Namara defense to influence her hus-
band to secure disagreement II not
an actual acquittal by the jury OF
James B. McNamara. then on trial for
the fatalities growing out OF the LOS
Angeles Times explosion.
eyes. It is true" Balm himself is
quoted as saying, "and the money given
~ NV wife has been given to the dis
tfict attorney"
A statement by the agent IN the
possession Of the court.
J The McNamaras are to be sentenced
tomorrow but the work Of the prose-
cntion here to apprehend other persons
snvolyed will 70 on as q corolary to the
7 ,,.,e.tiration OF the federal govern
nnent which 10 believed to extend over
asmnch wider field.
More arts4ts and possibly more IN
i dict1nents when the grand jury Is I'M
naneled are looked for here as result
n the confessions Of the HcNamafa
brothers.
To-. Angeles, Dec. 4.-Di.trict Attor-
nav John D. Fredericks today informed
tho Associated Press that Bert II.
FRANKLIN. a detective employed by the
mcnamara defense. and now under ar
rest on charge OF attempting to bride
George N. Lockwood. venireman,
with $4,000, actually paid Robert r.
Ra,n the flrst sworn Juror In the case,
s4oo and promised $4,000 more at the
and Of the trial II he would vote Tor
the acouittal or secure disagreement
OF the jury,
The. district attoroney produced
SWORN COPY OF testimony by Mrs. Balm.
u.ife az the Juror, in his office last Fri
day. She has not only told of the first
meeting but related in detail how
FRANKLIN, came to her home on Oct. 8.
= few days before her husband was
summoned to serve on the jury.
$1,000 In Bribs Ties Uncovered.
The district attorney asserted that
90 tar as he knew only one other case
OF bribery had not yet been uncovered
and in that case the circumstances
we're similar to those in the Lockwood
and Bain cases, and that IN all $l2,ooo
had been spent to influence jurors.
He said that testimony IN the
Franklin case would reveal the details
q the hribed in which Franklin par
ticipated. He said no more arrests
ware .at present intended. but court
!. revelations might make 1t imperative
TO Hsrrest others.
z Wonan Reveals Facts.
The district attorney showed a copy
of the sworn statement to an Associat-
Cd Press representative. It was stem
osraphic report of the conference be-
tween Mrs. Balm and J. A. Hill, dep
i,ty district attorney, last Friday, and
"a II Mrs. Dora F. Balm signed her
name.
VI Itfbegins: Mr.. Hill-Have you ever
met Bert II. franklin"
Mro. Bain-"Yes, on Oct. 8"
.Ss M. Hill-"Give US the whole his
tory beginning with wour connection
prior TO- oct. g."
80 pranislin Makes Offer.
Mr.. Bain-"On Friday, Oct. 6, I got
= card from one, Of my neighbors with
Il telSphone number on 1t. went over
% my neighbor,s and rang UP the num-
her. 1 aid, This IL Mrs. Balm was
3 told that Mr. Franklin was not in but
t]Rak he would call up. I said. He can
not ring W up AZ I am at my neigh
bor,s house. The woman at the other
end said she would tell him when he
came In Thenr;I went home. Later
IN the afternoon q man came in an
automobile. I did not know then who
n was: He said he wanted to speak
"a me. He wanted to know where Mr..
Baik was and told him. and he want
"a 10 know when he would be back.
.sHe said TIN Bert Franklin, don't
.you remember me-? said no. that
would not have remembered him. and
ne said Don't You remember met you
I, quite awhile ago!'
II l<nsw They Were Poor.
ss''.Then he asked me about Mrs.
Brainard and II she was married. He
: aid, 4 have been to see you several
n times ssa did not find Won at home,
Then he talked about newspaper
contest over subscriptions and he got
to talking about our house. told
him thatwe had bought Il for 81, 500
& ana Swere paying 315 q month said.
when Mr. Balm u 20 he Will get more
penssoa nonsy.s: He said. well.
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