The Detroit times., 1911-12-01
tX-GOV. GAGE TO DEFEND
! MAN ON BRIBERY CHARGE
Hearing of Bert Franklin Will
Come Up In Los Angeles,
Monday.

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Nov 30
While deputy sheriffs and court Off
GERS secured the county, serving the
fifty members of the twelfth venire
called to report Friday morning TO
complete the jury in the Mcnamara
murder trial, the courthouse and the
lawyers Offices were utterly deserted
as the attorneys celebrated Thanks
giving.
Interest in the case, which dwin-
died during the tedious process of
securing jurors, has again revived,
following the sensational allegations
of bribery and the association with
the defense of former Governor Hen
ry T. Gage. He declared today he is
absolutely convinced that the case
against Bert Franklin, accused of
trying to bride a prospective Juror
in the Mcnamara case, is not sound.
He has not made up his mind whether
he will fight the case when the hear
Ing before Magistrate Young begins
Monday next, or will withhold the
defense's side until actual trial in
the superior court.
"All | care to say is my client will
be acquitted" he said The district
attorneys Office refused me ordinary
courtesy when | asked an adjourn
ment so that could familiarize my
self with the case. shall keep watch
now and see what happens to the dis
trict attorney"
F'redericks laughed when told OF
this statement and said his reason
for demanding an immediate hearing
was far from political. He said It
was plain Franklin and only go-be-
tween; that the men concerned in the
case were big men and that grand
Jury investigation was the only prop
er course.
Therefore he was compelled to re-
fuse Cages request for postpone
IT. ent
The report that certain persons In
defense are concerned in the bribery
case Is being freely circulated. Fred
ricks positively refused TO discuss the
matter, saying he would wait until
he affair comes cut In court. An in
Gividual associated with the district
attorneys Office, however, stated that
there Is reason to believe that men
connected with the fight made in the
past to unionize Los Angeles. men
Who we're at first accused of paying
James b. Mcnamara to wreck the
Times might have excellent reason 20
ZEE that Mcnamara Is not convicted.
These mems reasons are personal,
those advocating this theory say. They
suggest that there is a possibility, II
Mcnamara should be convicted, that
he might tell all he knows, and thus
furnish what they allege Is the miss
ing link In the evidence against the
men who were accused OF completely
by the Times disaster, but against
whom Detective Burns and District
Attorney Fredricks have been unable
TO find q scintllla OF evidence IL is
suggested that possibly three men
might try to aid the efforts of the at
torneys for the defense without their
knowledge by trying to get G. N.
Lockwood TO qualify on the jury.
Lockwood is the man to whom Frank
lin is alleged to have paid $500.
Neither side would discuss this the
DRY.
Fredricks insists all that he wants
Is a grand jury. He says he will get
indictments, put them under the seal
OF the court and wait until the pres
ent trial ends, before forcing a trial
| Attorney barrow for the defense said
he has all the trouble he wants now
without Affirming or denying further
arrests today, Detective Sam Browne
chief OF Fredricks' force. said he didn't
expect any more developments for
several days, although mo living man
knows what may develop at any mo
ment." He insisted that Attorney Ne.
compile Davis charge that his arreet
OF Franklin was a plant" is unquali-
heldly false, and declared when the
states side of the case is shown in
court, Monday. there will be not the
slightest doubt that Browne has the
goods" on the defense's chief investf.
gator
The arrest Of Franklin was care.
fully planned, Lockwood had been a
friend OF District Attorney Fredricks
for several years and the latter pub.