Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-15
HELD FOR BRIBERY.
FRANKLIN MUST APPEAR BE-
FORE SUPERIOR COURT TO
ANSWER CHARGES.
BARROW NAMED BY TWO MEN
Prosecutor in Dynamite Case at Los
Angeles Says He Has No Evidence
Against Lawyer Who Defended
McNamara Brothers.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Bert H. Frank
lin, an investigator employed by the
defense in the Mcnamara case, was
held to the superior court to answer
charges of bribing juror. During
the hearing the name OF Clarence >.
barrow was mentioned, but Franklin
made a statement saying the Chicago
lawyer was not implicated In the al
fair in any manner whatever.
The statement was called out when
Robert F. 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
barrow had given Franklin $2O,0OO'
ITO USE" =
George W. Lockwood, the man VINO
accepted a bribe after informing the.
district attorney that he had been ap-
preached, had testified that Franklin
had said that he would see Clarence
barrow to arrange some satisfactory
payment of the money promised LOCK
wood. Lockwood also said he in
ferred that when Franklin promised
to bring the "big fellow" out to see,
him, he meant Darrow. Franklin, ne
said, afterwards asserted he had re-
ferred to c. e. White, the man Sc.
lected to hold the money until LOCK
wood was qualified and the jury had
returned its verdict.
IT haven't said anything about this
case" said Franklin after the hear
ing ended II know enough to keep
my mouth shut about my own analrs.
But this is different, and I've got just
one thing I want to say When these
fellows bring into this case the name
of a man who is innocent, I'm not 60
ing to sit by and hear it without put
ting in word, and l want to say that
whoever says | ever mentioned the
name of Clarence Darrow in connec-
ton with such matter, tells a lie.
Neither did ever mention his having
given me 100000"
barrow when told of the statement
denied any connection in any way
with the bribery.
The bribery hearing started with
the testimony of G. E. White, the
escrow man" in the Lockwood case.
White told Of negotiations with
Franklin who, he said, asked him to
accept the money and pay it to Lock
wood. He told in detail of the final
transaction when he received the
money, paid it over and was ar
rested.
San Francisco.-John Joseph Nc
Namara, convict No. 25,315, convict
ed dynam1ter and former secretary
treasurer of the international Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers associa-
ton, and James B. Mcnamara, convict
No. 1884, printer, dynamiter and con-
victed murderer, now occupy cell in
San Quentin penitentiary adjoining
that occupied by Abraham Ruef
These two men lost their names and
their identity when they were formal
ly delivered to Warden Hoyle by Sher-
if Hammel of Los Angeles county.
There is nothing to distinguish them
they wear the stripes with the other
convicts and even their crimes will
add no particular illumination to their
identity. ]. j. Mcnamara is 25.315
until he has spent fifteen years in the
penitentiary and his brother is 25,314
until a life sentence is served. The
only leniency they can hope for is
committeeman Of sentence through
good behavior or by parole or pardon
from the governor of California.