Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-11-30
Jury FIXING CASE
DEVELOPS IN THE
DyNAM|T|NG TRIAL
Three Men Arrested On Charges
of Attempt to Bribe Tales
men to Help the Nc
Mamaras.
CLAIM STRONG EVIDENCE
venireman, 1t Is Said, Accepted
$500 and Money Is Found
On Person When He
Is Taken.
CLAIM STRONG EVIDENCE

On Person When He
Is Taken.
Lo. Angeles, Cal. Nov 2a.-Detee-
Hyes Of the states attorneys office
headed by Samuel l.. Brown, chief OF
investigation, arrested three men on
q Los Angeles street corner charging
attempted bribery in the Mcnamara
murder trial. The men arrested are:
Bert Franklin. a former United
States marshal, now employed by the
MCNAMARA defense in looking up the
antecedents of prospective jurors.
John N. Lockwood. venireman
summoned to appear before Judge
Walter Bordwell today for preliminary
examination.
Cap" White, a character OF whom
not much is known.
The men were taken to the office
of the district attorney and then to
Jail.
Saw The Money Pass.
Counsel for the defense said they
knew nothing of the case. The ar
rests were made at the intersection of
Los Angeles and Third streets.
II saw Franklin give Lockwood $500
which was on his person when he was
arrested" said Brown. White had
$500 on his person saw the money
pass from Franklin to Lockwood. !
know that 1t was in connection With
the Mcnamara case
Brown refused to say how he knew
Il don't know anything about it,"
said Attorney Clarence s. Darrow,
chief of counsel for the defense.
Admit Hiring Franklin.
Lecompte Davis, of counsel for the
defense. said that the marshal had
4.>r l., Is.
the records of men summoned in va
rious venire lists.
II am absolutely certain that there
is nothing to the present charge he
said. Il have known Franklin for
years and he would not do a thing of
that kind"
The two attorneys We're in court
listening to preliminary examinations
Of yeniremen 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.
Lockwood Not Served.
Another kink developed in the situa-
tton when Clerk George Monroe. of
Judge Bordwells court became au-
thority for the statement that George
N. Lockwood had not been reached
with subpoena. To this deputy
sheriffs said they had been advised
county for year and a half.
Detective Brown 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"
What the State Claims
Bert Franklin, the detective, faces a
charge of having brbcd a prospective
Juror, Lockwood. District Attorney
Fredericks announced the theory of tho
state to be that Franklin gave Lock
wood $500 as advance payment foi
hanging the jury and turned over Il
G. E. ("Cap") White. who was witt
Franklin. $500 to be paid at the emo
Of the trial!
Soon after being taken to Jail Frank
line gave out statement:
II admit this locks lad" he said
but mistake has been made. | an
attorney makes his investigation he
will see how little there is to this ant
will be released
Although Lockwood and White alsc
were arrested, Franklin alone was held
Story of the Arrest.
Franklin was held in Jail and $1,000
in gold certificates We're stacked up OF
the desk of District Attorney Frcder
icks.
On street corner in the heart of th'
wholesale district, Franklin came carl.
today with White, q persona! acquaint
ance, to meet by appointment g. N
Lockwood, whose name was drawn OF
the venire of SO, the personnel of which
was announced last Saturday. Lock
wood had not yet received his sub
poena, but information that he hai
been drawn for jury service IS allegei
to have been transmitted oy Franll.il
end White. When the three nten gath
cred an undersized individual. who ha
the appearance OF day laborer, wa
slouching against telegraph pole IL
looked away from the group, but list
cned intently.
In G nearby store front stood Saniue
l.. Browne, chief Of the states depart
nent of Investigation, his eyes fixed O
the men at the corner.
What took place at the corne
among the three men will be reveale
in court according to District Attorne
Fredericks, but it WAS asserted that i
attempting 10 induce Lockwood to vot
mot guilty" against Mcnamara, Frank
lin boasted that he already had bribe
two of the permanently sworne juror.
This alleged assertion even Distro
Attorney F'redericks does not reoogniz
believing 1t to be merely an instrumen n
of persuasion by whit h Franklin hope
to Indicate to Lockwood that he woul
not be alone in hts task OF conve,tin
''-''
Detectives Take Bunch.
After o. few minutes of conversatio
at the street corner. Browne and
squad of detectives burst forth fro,
their place of concealment TIE
timed their move to what they det lar
To have been the moment Of actu;
transfer of the money.
According to Brownies story. whe
Franklin arrived at the place, he III,
$4,000 in currency. Five hundre'
Browne says. he saw him give to Loci
wood and the other $500 he tran.
fa,red TO Cap" White. Browne sa,
White wac to be stockholders until af
er the trial, when White was to gi,
Lockwood the remainder.
Az Lockwood and White accordir
to Rrownes story. We're stufring Il
money into their trousers pockets, II
arrests we're made.
Browne clutched Franklin by tt
shoulder a'id the other detectives toe
his two as.ocia tes in tow.
"kcep your hanos in your pockets
Browne commanded all three prisone