The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-28


Attorney DarroW refused to discuss
the case Franklin who was formerly
a United States deputy marshal, was
held in Jail and 81, 900 in gold certificates
were stacked up on the desk of District
Attorney Fredericks. The trailing of
Franklin began two weeks ago. On a
street corner in the heart of the whole
sale district Franklin came early to-
day with White, a personal acquaint-
ance to meet by appointment G. L.
Lockwood, whose name was drawn on
the venire of so, the personnel OF which
was announced last Saturday. Lockwood
had not yet received his subpoena but
information that he had been drawn
for jury service is alleged TO have been
transmitted to him by Franklin and
White.
When the three men gathered an
understood individual. who had the
appearance of a day laborer, was
slouching against telegraph pole.
He looked away from the group but
listened intently. In a nearby store
front stood Samuel L. Browne, chief
of the states department of inVesI-
cation. his eyes fixed on the men at the
corner.
What took place in the conversation
among the three men will be revealed
in court according to District Attor-
ney Fredericks, but it was asserted
that in attempting to induce Lock
wood to vote mot guilty for Mona
mara, Franklin boosted that he already
had bribed two of the permanently
sworn jurors This alleged assertion
even District Attorney Fredericks does
not regard seriously, believing 1t to
be merely an instrument of persuasion
by which Franklin hopes to indicate
to Lockwood that he would not be
alone in his task of converting the re-
naming jurymen to his side.
Detectives Burst Forth.
After a few minutes of conversation
at the street corner, Browne and
squade of detectives burst forth from
their place of concealment. They
timed their move to what they declare
transfer Of the money.
According to Brownies story, when
Franklin arrived at the place he had
$4,000 in currency. Five hundred, !
Lockwood, and the other $500 he
transferred to cap" White. Browne
says White was to be stakeholder I'M
til after the trial, when White was to
give Lockwood the remainder AS
Lockwood and White, according to |
Brownies story, We're stufing the |
money into their trousers pockets the |
were made. Browne clutched |
Franklin by the shoulder and other !
detectives took his two associates in
tow.
Keep your hands in your pockets |
Browne commanded all three prison
ers as he hustled them to the top !
floor OF the hall of records, where Dis /
tTiCL attorney Freder1CkS sat. In the /
presence of the district attorney all /
the three men were allowed to take |
their hands from their clothes and |
INN diately the search disclosed |
$3.500 on Whites person and $500 on |
LockwoOd's.
The district attorney decided at once to |
liberate both Lockwood and White but
to make a formal charge against Frank |
lin. The decision not to prosecute Lock- |
wood or White was taken to mean they
would be witnesses for the state in the /
court proceedings against Franklin who
went silently to the county jail in COM
pany with detectives. District Attorney
F'redericks received newspa permen with !
his hands full of yellow bills.
They were caught in the act, he said. /
We have corrOborative evidence of /
everything. that has happened. We have |
been watching both Franklin and White /
for two weeks. Franklin claimed to have |
bribed two sworn Jurors but I don't be- /
lieve it. Bert Franklin has been en- |
p1oyed as a detective for the defense for |
some time He offered Lockwood $4,000 to /
vote not guilty when he should be So |
lected, and he was to qualify himself fur |
thermore by his questions and answers in |