Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-11-29

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2S.-An ugly
smirch of suspected bribery trailec
tcdav across the trial of James T.
Mcnamara. accused OF the murder o!
Charles & Haggerty in the Times eN-
p!osion. Tonight a pleased prosecu-
ton and 4 dumbfounded defens" to"h
stock Of the days work Of Samuel T.
Browne, chief investigator for tht
state who arrested three men and
stacked District Attorney John ID
Fredericks' desk high with yellow
bills taken from their pockets IN
Fredericks' presence.
Burt IL Franklin. formerly depu-
" federal marshal. now employed by
the defense as an investigator re-
leased late today on $4,000 cash bail
iS to appear in court tomorrow To an
svcr charges of bribery and attempt
ed bribery. sworn to against him by
Browne: while George y. Lockwood,
an unsummoned venireman. and c. +
,CapD White. alleged stakeholder
both Of whom were under arrest, are
at liberty. and according To District
Attorney Fredericks, will appear as
Witnesses against Franklin.
Five hundred dollars, taken from
Lockwoods pockets, is declared by
that prosecutor to have been the first
vayment of the sum he was TO have
received if he would prevent an ad-
verse verdict in the Mcnamara case
And $4,000 found on White, is de-
cared to be the balance to be paid
when the jury is discharged.
Rumors of a grand jury investiga-
ton to find out where the money
came from flew thick and fast through
out the day. No grand jury is now in
session. but a special body may DE
called. This is not necessary as lar as
the case of Franklin is concerned, as
his case can be taken care of by IN
formation filed by the district attor-
ncy: but if it is desired to reach any
one not under arrest, an indictment
would lie necessarY.
Browne would go no further than
to say no more arrests would be made
today, although earlier ia tre day
amid the excitement he predicted
more are TO follow.
There was nothing stereotyped
about the arrest of Franklin. II was
in no saloon or hotel room, scene
familiar to followers Of exposes
franklin was arrested on street
corner. in the heart of Los Angeles
IL the wholesale business district in
broad daylight while one detective
disguised as laborer, stood close
enough To him to hear what he said
and Browne himself. sheltered by a
building. was also close enough with
his assistants, to catch the three men
before two Of them could take thelT
hand out of their pockets after il Is
alleged they stuffed the money into
them. SO, hands in pockets. they
We're marched to the Hall of Rec
ords where. on the eighth floor the
Mcnamara trial is staged. to District
Attorney Fredericks, who was wait
ing for them at the end OF a long
corridor on the eleventh floor Their
hands still in their pockets. they en-
tered his office and when the hands
came out, Browne declared. yellow
crisp bills clung to their fingers
Some twenty minutes later two OF
the men. Lockwood and White, went
out Of the swinging doors, free men
Hardly enough time had elapsed to
allow for the dictation and signing
OF 4 statement, if indeed. this was
done. The announcement, however
that they would appear as the states
witnesses against Franklin. followed
them out. Franklin. unperturbed. an
nounced the state will find il is mis-
taken and that il has no cas-,
against him. He was taken To tn,
city Jail and later was released OF
$4,000 dollars bail in cash. handed
over to the court by Attorney Lee
Compte Davis. of counsel for the de
fense in the Mcnamara trial
Questions as 10 the legal status o.
Lockwood arose as soon as the re
port Of his arrest gained currency
He had not been reached by any
subpoena Unless some one. othei
than an officer of the court toll;
him he was on the venire list. il Il
claimed. he does not know il. An'
If he didn't know it, he couldn't have
been bribed to hang the jury or d'
anything else 10 it This the stat
comedies District Attorney Freder
icks. however. asserted Lockwood
was legally connected with the jur.
from the moment his name wa