The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-12
DARR0W'S NAME
SLIPS INTO CASE
Witnesses Say Franklin, Al
legged Briber, Referred
to Attorney
DENIALS COME IN
FROM EVERY SIDE
Mcnamara Brothers Put in
Their First Day in the
Jute Mill and Show
the Effects

Los ANGELES, Dec. 11.-AKter
sensational testimony today. In which
the name Of Clarence barrow was
mentioned In connection with the
payment OF bribes to jurors and pros
pectiva Jurors In the trial Of James
b. Mcnamara, Bert H. Franklin. the
detective under arrest for bribery,
Issued 4 statement denying that the
Chicago attorney was in any way
implicated.
II 10 the farst statement that Frank
lin has made, and II came when the
preliminary trial before Township
Justice William Young had ended
and Franklin was held to the Su-
perior Court for trial
Tho statement was called out when
Robert r. Balm. sworn juror In the
Mcnamara case. testified that Frank
lin had told him. when arranging
for the bride, that was paid to him.
that DArrow had given Franklin
5000 ito use
Earlier In the day George N.
Lockwood. the man who accepted .
bride after informing the district
attorney that he had been approach
ed. testified that Franklin had said
tina tho would see Clarence barrow
to arrange some satisfactory pay
mont Of tho money promised Lock
wood. Lockwood also said he In
4erred that when Franklin prom
ised to bring the "big fellow" out
to see him he meant barrow. Frank
lin, he said, afterwards asserted he
had referred 10 c. r. White, the man
selected to hold the money until
Lockwood was qualified. and the
fury had returned its verdict.
Defends barrow.
II have not said anything abe ut
this case" said Franklin. after the
hearing ended. II know enough 10
keep my mouth shut about my own
affairs. But this Is different and
I've got just one thing want %
say. When these fellows bang into
this case the name OF q man who 10
innocent. I'm not going to ait by and
hear IL without putting in a word.
and want to say that whoever
says / ever mentioned the name Of
Clarence Darrow in connection with
such a matter tells lie. Neither did
ever mention his having given me
$4,000. Those two men lied. I
may be guilty OF everything I'm
charged with. but I'm no d. fool"
barrow was told OF the statement
and he denied any connectien In
1T - only fair to counsel for the
MCNAMARA to cali attention. to the
fact fhat one mention of my name
"a. N Connection with hearsay evil
danr. when lakewood testified thu,
Franklin told him he would ask me
"a arranrc for the safe payment OF
~. money ana the other was an In
ference that lockwood thought q
man referred to by Franklin was
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legal evidence against MT D1O~.
Freder1cks said. no toid oniy "nas
No said was toto MN ana tnAt - noe
legal evidence. we nave no evidences
that IN any way 10 suInoien. 20 con.
giving or the attempted bribery that
we have discovered
The bribery nearing today started
with the testimony OF {. n White:
the escrow man" IN the Lockyood
case. White told OF negouauons with
Franklin. who. he said. asked him TO
accept the money ana pay II to Lock
wood. He told IN detail OF the anal
money. paid II over and was ar
money. paid It over ana was ar
rested.
@sS lockwood was the next witness sHa
told OF the attempts 70 innuenece MIN