Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-12
FRANKLIN IS HIT
HARD BY DARROW
Witnesses Dispute Detective 5
Testimony Regarding Re-
ceiving Bribe Money.
CLEAR UP PHONE MYSTERY
Charles Hawley Explains Why Law
yer Was Near When Sleuth
Was Arrested.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 12.-The de-
Tense in the bribery trial Of Clarence
S. Darrow struck yesterday at the
heart of the states case-the allega-
tion of Bert H. Franklin that Darrow
had given him the money for the at
tempted corruption of George H. Lock
wood, prospective juror in the Nc
Namara trial.
Witnesses produced served the dou
BILE purpose of accounting for the
whereabouts of Darrow on the morn
ing of the alleged bribery expose and
of tending TO impeach Franklins ver-
acity.
A mysterious stranger came with
Franklin to the Office of the McNam
the latter's arrest, according to the
testimony of Leonard Schoeber. who
was employed as a watchman at the
office of the Mcnamara counsel
The mystery of the telephone mes
sage which called Darrow to the vi
cinity of the arrest of Franklin, which
/ had been given much prominence dur
| ing the trial, was cleared up by Charles
/ o. Hawley. a former fire commissioner
Of Los Angeles.
TELLS OF TELEPHONE CALL.
Hawley testified that he called Mr..
/ Darrow on the telephone about
o'clock on the morning of Nov. 2S and
asked him to come to the socialist
campaign headquarters for a political
conference with himself and Job Harri
man.
Hawley corroborated the testimony
OF Job Hartman as to the latter's
movements on the morning of Frank
Inns arrest as well as clearing up the
much discussed, telephone call -whicl
drew Darrow practically to Franklin's
side when Detective Samuel L. Browne
took Franklin into custody. HawleN
was under cross examination wheI
court adjourned until tomorrow.
Under Prosecutor Ford's questioning
HawlCy acknowledged he had been in
terested in damage suits brought
lagainst the Los Angeles Times by the
families of the men killed in the blow
ing Hp of the Times building. ForC
charged the witness with 'stimulatine
lawsuits against the Times" and in re
ply to a protest against that line o
questioning declared he would show
that the witness was actuated by tht
same malice as the perpetrators of the
crime
DARROW WARNED BY HAWLEY.
Asked by Ford concerning his frs
conversation with Mr. Darrow, the wit
ness said the subjected of it happened
to be Bert Franklin.
Il saw Franklin running about the
offices in his shirt sleeves" said Haw
ley, 'and | asked Darrow if Franklin
was working there. He said he was
= and | told him Franklin was a goot
= man TO fight shy Of Mr.. Darrow re
/ piled that Franklin had been highl,
( recommended by Joe Scott and others.
r Scott was an associate counsel il
the Mcnamara defense.
Frank Fowler, an attorney employe,
by a large traction company. was
witness at the afternoon session. II
= characterized as "an infamous lie' tn
testimony of A ]. Krueger, a tales
l man in the Mcnamara case, that h
, had attempted to bribe Krueger wit
f an offer of $4,000. He denied tina
+ he ever had any connection with tn
= Mcnamara defense. On cross examini
b ton Fowler said he had done som
+ work for Attorney Earl Rogers in tn
. jury selection stage of the Darro,
e trial.