The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-04

Mr. Hill-'rWhat was your answer ~
Mrs. Bain-''Well, he says: You
know Bob. Do you think / dare to
approach him on the subject?' / says:
No, you had better not. He spoke
Of there being no risk. Then he asked
me what / would do and told him
that wanted time to think about it,
and he said he must know tonight
Mr.. Hill-'Do WHAT"
She Consented.
Mrs. Bain-'If 1 would speak to
Bob and make the proposition to Bob
as Mr. Franklin had made II to me-
1 was weak enough to consent. l
told him it would not be long out that
7 did not know whether Bob would do
it or not but that I would speak to
him. He agreed to come that nlghI
and see Bob and in the meantime l
agreed to speak to Bob He took out
his pocketbook and showed me roll
Mr.. Hill-"Did he tell VINO was
furnishing the money!"
Mrs. Bain-"No, / did not ask him,
but he spoke of plenty of money TO
fight the case and something like that.
What passed between me and my nus
band God only knows. I don't care
to speak of it.
Mrs. Bain-.Yes. he fell to my
rleas. He finally agreed to our plans
and said he would accept Mr. Frank
IN Mr. I = HiIi&dThen did Franklin come
Mrs. Bairl-'Yes. but I was not at
home. 7 was at a lodge. ,t,,,nc said
70 you by Mr.. Balm when you came
Mrs. Bain-'I asked Bob what had
was in bed when I came back ana
said: 7 have the $500. Four hun
dred was all he brought He SAID ne
would bring the other tomorrow :.
= t
He then hushed me up and would not
talk about it any more Then I tried
to tell him he could disqualify and be
$4O0 to the good. He says Ihal VIII
not give me back my honor
Franklin Came Again.
ION Sunday he went to a G. A. r.
meeting and Franklin came sunday
evening. I was there. He merely
reiterated what he said pe1ore aIlu
told Bob that he did not have the ex-
ira 500 when him but that 1t was III
q bank ready for him when he STOOD
pat
M MRS Bai2-.'IIe spoke again about
men being railroaded and went over
the same ground only cautionlng us
not to say anything to any one
ION Monday Mr.. Balm was in court.
He has not been home since 1 have
1eipned1 DORA F. BAN"
.sWitness: J. A. Hill. deputy district
attorney"
before the jury was discharged ana
when the Bains met they were both IN
tears. At their little home here the
aged couple are downcast by the deVel-
opTnents but the district attorney mas
consoled them and it IS SAID PROMISED
that they would not be arrested or IN
volved beyond the giving of testimony
in court proceedings
The prosecutions information con-
corning the bribery of still another
sworn i14ror according to District At
+ornev Fr~edericISs is as well esta Dlished
as in the Balm case THE defense
simply could not win by fair means,
said Mr.. Fredericks. because they knew
we had the right evidence which would
convict with any set of fair men ana
when they tried to win by unfair tao
tics, we blocked them at every turh-
That was why they surrendered
The prosecutor was at his home when
he discussed the case. He said he had
slept but little. his telephone ringing
constantly He told the story to the
Associated Press as he STOOD SHAVING
Bain, VINO is a ruddy-faced. white
haired civil war veteran, was the first
Juror sworn to try James Mcnamara
The bailiff says he has manlfestea lrI l-
4ation from time to time and did not
give the impression that he liked jury
service. Once when the jury was belng
taken to luncheon Balm attacked with
q broom
ATTEMPTED to take his picture. Mrs.
Rain several times visited the court
room but so far as known did not speak
10 her husband after the jury had re-
tired. she is little woman many
wears the junior of her husband, but
greyhaired-
Burns Is Busy.
Cleveland. o.. Dec. 4.-Detectlve
William J. Burns is somewhere in ONO
today working in connection with the
Mcnamara case, seeking especially for
information, it is believed, regarding a
fund of $1,000 alleged to have been
set aside for J. J. Mcnamara monthly
by the officers and executive committee
of the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
for organization purposes. but for
which he was not compelled to &C
count.
Burns arrived here today, but de-
parted almost Immediately He held a
conversation with but one person and
that was over the telephone. He called
up Peter Dick, head of the agency
here. about a. m.
Dick refused to tell where Burns had
gone except to say he was Gin the
state" He added Burns expected to
return here this afternoon. Dick
would not state what was discussed.
Ryan Hides Out.
indianapolis. Dec. 4-That the where
abouts of Frank M Ryan, president of
the international Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers, will be
kept a secret for several days because
Mr. Ryan desires to avoid discussing at
this time the pleas of guilty of the Nc
Namara brothers, was the statement to-
day of Leo NJ RappapOrt, attorney for
the association.
DARROW TOLD HIM