The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-11
New Sensation Sprung When Frank
lin Case Was Started on
Charge Of Jury Tam
pering.
MONEY WAS PAID OUT
Prospective Juryman Carried Through
the Deal at the Suggestion
Of District At
torney.

fIInited Press Leased Wire Service.]
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. IA
sensation was created in the trial to-
day OF Bert H. Franklin, chief detec-
tive for the Mcnamara defense, on
charge OF trying to bribe prospective
iuror in the Mcnamara case, when
the name Of Clarence S. barrow, chief
counsel for the McNamaras was drag
ged into the case. G. N. Lockwood,
the man whom Franklin is alleged to-
have bribed, testified that before the
alleged bribe was paid to him, Frank
lin said he would have to consult with
barrow before paying over the bribe
money.
Lockwood testified that. after Frank
lin had made one bribery proposal to
him. he went to District Attorney
Fredericks and advised him of the
proposition. Fredericks advised him,
said the witness, to go through with
IT, IL the bribery proposition was re-
newed
Lockwood continued:
"Franklin came to me on Nov. 26
and told me my name had been drawn
as a juror. adding: George, there is
$4,000 in this for you I"
81 told him when man goes into
q thing like that he must be sure OF
his price. suggested the name OF a
man to pay the cash that Fredericks
had suggested to me. but Franklin
said no.
After some parleying, the witness
testified, they decided on Capt c. f.
White He resumed: Later ! called
up Franklin and asked him to come to
nv house that night. He asked If he
should bring the big one out and ]
said yes. He came to my house at 8
that night and asked where Darrow
was. Franklin asked me II | thought
Darrow was the big one and when
assented he said that it was White
meant Then we arranged for me
to meet him the next day. He told
me he would have to see Darrow and
arrange a safe way for the money to
be paid
Lockwood then confirmed in detail
the story testified to earlier by White
OF what happened when Franklin and
White were arrested.
When the trial opened in Justice
Youngs court today, former Governor
Henry 7. Gage, counsel for Franklin
stated that he would like to waive
preliminary examination, Deputy Dis
trict Attorney Ford opposed this, say
ing that it was proper merely te
prevent Franklin telling the whole
story, adding: "And OF course we Won
do that
Cap White, who was taken into
custody together with Franklin at the
time Franklin is alleged to have triet
TO bribe Lockwood, was the first wit
ness. He testified that Franklin came
to him during the Mcnamara case ant
said that the prosecution was spending
thousands of dollars to get jur,
which would convict J. B. McNamari
and asked If White would hold $500
to be paid to Lockwood in the even
Of an acuuittal of Mcnamara or ;
disagreement. He said Franklin ad
ded: Its positively safe as we al
ready have the two accepted jurors
who will vote right"
Witness testified that, with Frank
lin, he met Lockwood on the street
He said Franklin told Lockwood h'
would put the money in his tWhites s
hands, to be paid in the event OF al
acquittal Or hung jury. He also gav'
Lockwood a $500 bill, said LOCKWOOD
put the money in his pocket and short
~ after Franklin and White wer
taken to District Attorney Fredericks
Office where White was compelled t.
turn the $1,000 over to the distric
attorney. White was not cross-eS
arnined and Lockwood was then cal
ed.
Describing the scene when the a.
legged bribe was passed. LOCKWOOD
said: "As we walked along ma
started across the street and FraRkli
excused himself and went baca te
wards him. Just as he reached tn
man, Detective Browne put in an az
pearance. showed the man aside an
arrested Franklin. | was then al
rested and taken to the district a.
torneys Office
The identity of the stranger Brown
showed aside was not brought out b
Ford, who was plainly willing to &c
this incident be sluiTed over.
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