Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-11-29
L. Browne told the story OF

the arrest.
IT was hard To arrest Bert Frank
lin. he said. He mas been "a per-
sonal friend of mine fer years and
my daughter was soon 10 have attend
ed his daughters wedding, but it was
a case Of violating the law and per-
Sonalities could not count.
We had been watching both
White and Franklin for some time.
Ny suspicious were first aroused
when l learned that Franklin who
knew Lockwood personally, went to
see him at Walnut Center. fifteen
miles from him, after they had not
been together for a year. l learned
that Lockwood's name was in the big
jury wheel and that he some time
would be drawn. Franklin did not
revisit Lockwood until last Saturday
when the new panel Of fifty names
was announced. O.. Then night and day
our detectives watched and one night
We were perched in a water tower
that overlooked one of the rooms in
5 house.
I'VE trailed Franklin's movements
as usual today and one of our men
followed him into a saloon. our man
was disguised. He stood next TO
Franklin and actually took a drink
with him. AS Franklin passed out
he went to a street corner and there
were White and Lockwood in conVer-
sation White mad SS.500 in bills
which he held close 20 his body. ana
bent his head down as he counted
them out TO Lockwood TO indicate
he was acting in good faith and that
the money would be his if he voted
mot guilty." When Franklin came
along and Joined the other two he
actually gave Lockwood $500 as a
retainer. lie was crouching under a
motorcycle which appeared to have
been broken down at the very spot
where the three men We're. He was
dressed shabbily and they did not
pay any attention to him.
1T was at the signal from this man
that we acted. White had said good
bye and was walking away when he
was arrested. Immediately after
wards we arrested Franklin and Lock-
wood"
Browne stated Furthermore that he
knew where the money in possession
of White and Franklin had come
from originally.
at is all up to District Attorney
Fredericks now" declared Browne.
we have simply furnished him with
all the Information"
Asked as to White and lockwood,
Browne smiled.
They have made their peace with
God,n he laughed. "and are at liber-
ty."
District Attorney Frederieks act
ed quickly. Within two hours after
the arrest a long bill of complaint
was drawn and filed before a justice
of the peace. Meantime Clarence
$. Darrow, chief counsel for the Nc
Namaras. consulted with his asso~
ciate. LeCompte Davis. and drew a
check for $4,000. Davis went to the
bank and then to the court room
where Franklin was arraigned before
Justice Young.
The judge fixed Franklin's bail at
the exact amount of the check and
the preliminary hearing set
for tomorrow.
Attorney Clarence S. Darrow ap-
peared at his office tonight after a
brief conference with Franklin.
i've seen him. he said Il wilf say
that no money has been used by the
defense i'm the manner alleged, and
believe the whole affair Will be
cleared up"
But it was a plant said Attorney
Davis, "and before we get through
Wen know who did 1t and | believe
MIR. Fredericks will be as surprised
rs anybody
There was no morning session or
court today in the Mcnamara trial.
The Jurors in the box and one tales
man accepted as to cause, were al
lowed to attend the funeral Of
Charles Sexton, brother of J. b. Sex
ton one of their number. Judge
Walter Bordwell utilized part of the
time by examining the eleventh venire
and secured eleven men from ii not
provided With excuses as to health or
business that would pass muster
At the afternoon session OF court
Talesman Edward M. Haskell was ex-
amined by the state, Assistant District
Attorney Ray Horton producing two
witnesses to contradict his testimony
The day closed with Haskell's impas-
stoned declaration that neither of the