El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-11
DARROW's NAME BROUGHT into
FRANKLIN BRIBERY HEARING
Mcnamara Brothers Become
Convicts in Famous San
Quentin Prison.

quentin FflSOn.
Los Angeles, Calf Dec 1.-THE
name Of Slarence S. DarroW, CHER OF
counsel for the MCNAMARA orotnersi
was brought into the preliminary near
ing Of Bert H Franklin defence IN
vestigatOr, charged with riDery pc
fore justice William P. Young today
George N. Lockwood, the venireman
whom Franklin is accused OF prlDlns'
testified that Franklin told him ne
would see Clarence S. Darrow and ar
range how the money was to be paid
The utterance created a sensation
Says he Rejected Offer,
Lockwood, IN his story, declared ne
rejected Franklin's proposals told MS
trict attorney John D. Frederlcizs OF
it and the following SATURDAY aL-er
his name had been drawn from the
jury wheel, allowed Franklin TO re-
open negotiations on advice OF the us
trict attorney. The first offer, Lock
wood said was Of $1,000; the final one
one Of $4,000. When the matter unaily
was brought up, Lockwood salo'
Franklin brought in DarrOWs name
IN q subsequent telephone converse
ton" Lockwood said, Franklin asked
If he should fbring the big one out
and was told to do so.
ssWhen he arrived" said Lockwood,
Il asked him why he did not bring the
big one out
'sHe said: Did you think 1t would
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be Darrow? and 1 said, Yes
No he said, that's Capt. White
'LockwoOd's testimony does NOT
bring Clarence S. Darrow Legally mo
the case" said district attorney Fred
ericks at his office 1t IS hearsay an9
nothing more We viii proceed WIN
prosecutions only upon evidence which
will stand in court Of law
"Wiu you say If you nave such eFl-
dence?" he was asked.
I'VE have other evidence, but it is
not sufficient" he said
When apprised Of the testimony, N
the Franklin hearing, attorney jar
ence S. DarroW said:
whatever Franklin and Lockwood
said, know nothing q Al -. - ~
had nothing to do with getting 20 any
Jurors in any way. Through neg Qua
tfops the case had been practically
decided for a week, and cerlalnly
would not have spent money tnat W.
at such a time even had been so IN
clined."
lust when McAIanigal viii leave Iele
has not been determined, ~ % ~
be in Indianapolis by Decemoer q tIs
federal grand jury being scneouIsu -
begin its probe there on DECEMBER -;
oscar LAWYER, the government S spselst
prosecutor. may go TO lndlana7 TOO; , ~
assist in the handling OF the case me
grand Jury Investigation WI! Dc -
Guided here this week The inyestga-
ton here IS aimed at less Lnan Ilss 80
BE. while the Indianapolis inquiry y
expected 70 bring into the limellgnt -
feast dozen persons. lndlanapotis
therefore will be the center OF the
governments inquiry
ISOLATED Press after a canvass OF var
Gus people who have had mucn 20 &C
with the Mcnamara case here, ana ~ 49,
will continue to Work on L. , Is
conformation came from McAlani gal
himself at the county jail Yesterday
when he said:
III tell any grand jury an 49,, @--e -
everything / know. nave lothL-5 ~
conceal. and I viii consider Il my GUY
70 1--WE the authorities al Information
in nv possession ,, -,
AIc1anigaf viii be accompanied wen
he leaves here by Malcolm Nc ~ ~
the Burns detective who arrested lilLl
In Detroit last April, and VINO mas DEsn
with him constantly ever since sp5nu-
ing whole DAYS with him at time
THE two men have become good friends
and II IS 10 McLsren that McNdant.sal
hes given day by day his real eonres-
sioH' ,Fcyauaras In san Quentin.
San Quentin, Cal, Dec. LINE ~
Narnsrs brothers on Sunday entered
San Quentin penitentiary, Wnere SaLlSs
B. IS condemned to spend the reInalnueI.
~ his lie for his confessed crime OF
murder, and John J.. secretary q ~
International Association OF Brlo4e 1u9
Structural Iron " orkersi IS 7eH-s- 49,
to Is years imprisonment TOT oynA-
Whirled from Los Angeles. on fast
train the men we're taken rom lt ~
sunrise, put on a little river 49,
and landed two hours and a half laJer
at San Quentin prison wharf on me
shores of san Pablo bay. The snacA1es
which bound them together on the ooaI
triD were slipped off and they tolled
up the prison hill beside sheriff VIZ
liam A. Hammel Of Los Angeles county
walking as free men In i've mlnules
James 3. Mcnamara had become con-
vict 25,s1t and John J. MeNaniar@ vas
No --' occupy Cell IS.
They we're measured for Jail clothing,
Photographed IN two poses even Z
csrbolie tinctured bath, put into stripes
shaved and cropped, and repnoto-
qraphed within an hour, and turned
over TO John Murray. lieutenant OF the
ward who took them TO cell Is IN q
stone tier looking out over the prison
upper yard q great flower garoel-
Soon after the men entered the Jam
the prison band began 70 play ana SON
tinued until 1 p m At : ocloc4S sun
dew dinner was served. The Mona
raras were furnished with a prison
made dinner card, done in three colors
and marked san quentin gr4L us
prisoners who devised lt had taAen
occasion to point out the attractions
OF the place. Never before since the
opening In 1852 has the san Quentin
grill enjoyed a better reputation or
greater patronage than under the pres
emf management" wrote the wag IN
stripes. There are at present over
1870 regular boarders taking their
meals at the grill"
ME brothers passed the rest Of the
dav IN their cells. Today they viii
begin work IN the jute MILL warden
FTovIa said. but James B.. on advice
Of sheriff HammeL will be examined
for tuberculosis and If he shows symp-
toms Of il viii be given other work