The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-12-14
NAME OF OARR0W
IN BRIBERY QUIZ
McNamaras' Counsel Involved by
Witness at Los Angeles.
CAUSES SENSATION IN CASE
Prosecutor, However, Says II Is only
Talk, Which Is vaIueIess as Evil
dence-Lawyer Declares
His Innocence.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 12.-After
sensational testimony in which the
name of Clarence barrow was men
toned In connection with the pay
ment of brides to jurors and pros
pective Jurors In the trial OF James
| B. Mcnamara, Bert H. Franklin, the
detective under arrest for bribery, Is
sued a statement denying that the
| Chicago attorney was In any way I'M
plicated Franklin was held to the
superior court for trial.
The statement was called out when
Robert F. Balm, sworn juror In the NC
Namara case, testified that Franklin
had told him. when arranging for the
bride, that was paid to him, that OAR
row had given Franklin 100000 TO
use"
To Fix Way Of Payment.
George w. Lockwood, the man who
accepted a bride after informing the
district attorney that he had been APP
preached, had testified that Franklin
had said that he would see Clarence
barrow to arrange some satisfactory
payment of the money promised Lock
wood. Lockwood also said he in
ferred that when Franklin promised
to bring the big fellow" out to see
him, he meant barrow. Franklin, he
said, afterwards asserted he had re-
ferred to C. f. White, the man Sc
lected to hold the money until Lock
hn a
returned its verdict.
Il haven't said anything about this
case" said Franklin after the hear
ing ended. Il know enough to keep
my mouth shut about my own affairs.
Blu. this is different, and I've got just
one thing | want to say, When these
fellows bring into this case the name
of man who is innocent, I'm not 60
ing to sit by and hear it without put
ting in a word, and | want TO say that
whoever says | ever mentioned the
name of Clarence barrow in connec-
ton with such a matter, tells a lie.
Neither did ever mention lis having
given me $4,000"
barrow Issues Denial.
barrow when told Of the statement
denied any connection in any way
with the bribery.
ut Is only fair to counsel for the
McNamaras to call attention to the
fact that one mention of my name
was in conenction with hearsay evil
dence when Lockwood testified that
~. IL l.. 4
to arrange for the safe payment Of
the money and the other was an in
ference that Lockwood thought man
referred to by Franklin was myself"
said Darrow. Those are not in
eliminating The statement that ]
gave Franklin $4,000 is untrue and
unfounded know nothing about the
bribery case"
Not Legally in Case.
The testimony of the witnesses
mentioning barrow was called to the
attention of District Attorney Fred
ericks.
"Lockwood's statement is in no way
legal evidence against Mr.. barrow"
Fredericks said He told only what
he said was told him, and that Is not
legal evidence. We have no evidence
that In any way Is sufficient Ito con-
meet Mr. Darrow either with bribe-
giving or the attempted bribery that
we have discovered"
The bribery hearing started with
the testimony of c. e. White. the
escrow man. in the Lockwood case.
White told Of negotiations with
Franklin who, he said, asked him to
accept the money and pay it to Lock
wood. He told in detail of the final
transaction when he received the
money. paid 1t over and was ar
rested