Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-11-28
BRIBERY IN
MCNAMARA TRIAL
Still More Sensational Devel.
opments Predicted by
Detective
MONEY WAS seen TO PISS
Three Men Placed Under Arrest
on a Most Serious
Charge.

(By Special Leased Wire to New Mexican}
Los Angeles, Calf, Nov. 2S.-Detec-
tives of the state attorneys Office,
headed by Samuel L. Browne. chief of
investigation, arrested three men on
a Los Angeles street corner today,
charging attempted bribery in the Nc
Namara murder trial.
lin, former U. S. deputy marshal,
now employed by the Mcnamara de-
fense in looking up the antecedents
of prospective jurors. George N.
Lockwood, a venireman summoned
to appear before Judge Walter Bord-
well today for preliminary examina-
ton. cap" White, character Of
whom not much is known.
Saw Money Pass.
81 saw Franklin give Lockwood
$500, which was On his person when
he was arrested said Browne.
white had $500 on his person. l
saw the money pass from Franklin to
Lockwood. I know that it was in con.
nection with the Mcnamara case."
"I do not know anything about it,
said Attorney Clarense S. Darow
chief counsel for the defense.
LeCompte Davis, of counsel for the
defense said that the marshal had
been working for his side looking up
the records Of men summoned in vari.
Gus venire lists. Il am absolutely GER
tain that there is nothing to the pres
ent charge" he said.
Il have known Franklin for years
and he would not do a thing of
that kind"
Darrow Leaves Hastily.
The two attorneys were in court
| listening to preliminary examinations
Of veniremen when the arrests were
made. When told of the arrests, they
Immediately left the court room.
We're going to find out about this
said Darrow.
Another kink in the situation de-
veloped when Clerk George Munroe
of Judge Bordwells court became au-
thority for the statement that George
N. Lockwood had not been reached
with subpoena. To this deputy
sheriff said they had been advised
Lockwood had been out of the coun.
try for year and a half.
I Big Smash Predicted.
Detective Browne indicated that he
expected even more dramatic develop.
| ments.
"This is not the big smash" he said
''That will come in court just little
later"
Franklin Admits It Looks Bad.
Los Angeles, Calf, Nov. 2S.-At.
torney John D. Fredericks announced
the theory of the state to be that
Franklin gave Lockwood $500, as ad.
vance payment for hanging the jury
and turned over to c. E. (Cap) White
who was with Franklin, $1,000 to be
paid at the end of the trial.
| Soon after being taken to Jail
Franklin said: Il admit this looks
, somewhat bad, but mistake has been
made. I am not worrying. As soor
las the district attorney makes his in
} vestigation he will see how little
there is to this and / will be releas
ed' Lockwood and White were not
held by the police.
Had Not Yet Received Subpoena.
Lockwood had not yet received hi
subpoena, but information that b.
had been drawn for jury service /
alleged to have been transmitted t
. him by Franklin and White.
When the three men gathered, Al
undersized individual who had tn
) appearance of street laborer, wa
slouching against a nearby telegrap
pole. He looked away from the grou
but listened intently. In nearby stor
front stood Samuel L. Browne, chic
, of the states department of invest
cation, his eyes fixed on the group {
men at the street corner.
Had Already Bribed Two.
r The conversation among the thre
men will be revealed In court accor,
ing to District Attorney Frederick
but 1t was asserted that in attemptin
to induce Lockwood to vote mot gui
ID ty" against Mcnamara Franklin boas
ID ed that he already had bribed two /
. the permanently sworn jurors. TIL
N alleged assertion, even the district q
Ia tcrney does not regard seriously, b
n lieving 1t to be merely an instrumel
-|of persuasion by which Franklin no
ed to indicate to Lockwood that
Of would not be alone in his task Of CO
ye verting the remaining jurymen to b
Of side. After a few minutes of conve
n. sation at the street corner, Brown
25 and a squad Of detectives burst for
frcm their place Of concealment.
70 $500 for One Juror.
~ They timed their move to what tn,
=, =. declare to have been the moment
~ actual transfer Of the money.
10 According to Brownies story, VIII,
=. Franklin arrived at the place, he b,
81 ono in currency. Five hundre
. Browne says, he saw him give
Lockwood and the other $500
:. transferred to "Cap" White.
atI browne says White was to be stal
ed holder until after the trial VII
,at White was to give Lockwood the
st |rainder.