The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-29
CHARGES OF BRIBERY
State Claims to Have Strong Case at
Los Angeles


ly smirch of suspected bribery was
trailed yesterday across the trial OF
James b. Mcnamara, who is charged
with the murder of Charles Hagerty,
one of the Il victims of the Los An
geles Times disaster. Last night a
pleased prosecution and a dumfound-
ed defense took stock of the days
work of Samuel H. Brown, chief inyes
tigator of the state, who arrested
three men and stacked District Attor-
ney FredericE's desk high with bank
notes taken from the arrested mems
pockets in Frederick's presence. Bert
II. Franklin, former deputy United
States marshal, now employed by the
Mcnamara defense as an investigator
was released late yesterday on $4,000
cash bail, is to appear in court today
to answer to charges of bribery and
attempted bribery, sworn to by
! Brown.
George II. n. Lockwood, an unsum-
moned yenireman, and G. +. ('Cap'O
I White, an alleged stakeholder, both
arrested with Franklin, are at liberty
and, according to District Attorney
Fredericks, they viii appear as wit
nesses against Franklin. The $500 Ia
ken from Lockwood's pockets is de-
clared by the prosecution TO have been
the first payment OF sum which he
would receive If he should prevent
an adverse verdict in the Mcnamara
case, and $500 found on White was
declared to be the balance to be paid
when the jury was discharged.
The three men we're caught on a
street corner before two of them could
take their hands out of their pockets
after. il is alleged, they had stuffed
the money into them. SO, hands IN
pockets, the men were marched 10
the hall OF records, where District At
torney Fredericks waited for them
When their hands came out Of theil
pockets, Brown declares, the yellow
bills chung to their fingers.
District Attorney Fredericks, how
ever. asserted that Lockwood was leg
ally connected with the jury from
the moment his name was drawn from
/ the jury wheel last Saturday, WheI
, Franklin was searched he had on hii
> person various papers with notation'
p about prospective jurors. II general!
has been known about the courtroom
that Franklin was gathering detail
in this connection for the defense. De
tective Brown last night told the stor,
s of the arrests.
1--WE trailed Franklin's movement
as usual today" continued Brown
9 and one OF our men followed him In
. to a saloon. Our man actually took
/, drink with Franklin. AS Franklin
I, passed out he went to a street corne
q and there were White and Lockwoo
in conversation. White had $4,000 Il
a bills which he held close 10 his bod
= and bent his head down as he COUNTS
!, them out to Lockwood to indicate tina
:, he was acting in good faith and tina
= the money would be his II he vote
not guilty When Franklin cam
:, along and joined the other two he az
= tually gave Lockwood $500 as a n
a tainer. While the three men spok
= we had a detective within three fec
of them He was crouching under
! motorcycle, which appeared to hav
: been broken down at the very spS
:, where the three men were. He wa
- dressed shabbily and they didn't pa
- any attention to him.
- 1T was at the signal from this ma
n that we acted. White had said goo
= by and was walking away, when b
:. was arrested. Immediately afte
~ ward we arrested Franklin and Loo
10 wood" Brown said he knew whel
~ the money found had come from. As
"a ed as to White ana Lockwood. Brow
~ smiled "They have made their pea,
with God" he said. "and are at libe
ty' District Attorney Frederlcl
acted quickly. Within two hours q
ter the arrests long bill of complain
>. was drawn up and filed before ~
10 tioe Of the peace
Clarence s. barrow, chief couns
he for the McNamaras went on Fran
ho Inns bail. Attorney Darrow at
10, Office last night after a broef confS
en- ence with Franklin said: Il will 81
D. that no money has been used by Il
re defense In the manner charged and
'ly believe that the whole affair will
~ cleared up" 1T was a plant ga
Attorney Davis. "and before we :
tn through wen know who did Il and
-ty believe Mr.. Frcdericks will be "a mu
lrs surprised as anybody"