Arizona republican., 1912-07-27
In Cross Examination of Attorney Davis for De- fense; He Is Not Com pelled to Admit His For mer Attitude in Case
WHERE FRANKLIN GOT HIS CORRUPTION FUND
Davis Supposed That Some "Third Party" Had Civ en It for Some Purpose Other Than in Interest of McNamaras
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 LOS ANGELES, July 26.-Lecompte Davis. formerly assistant counsel for the dynamiters, was cross examined as to his relations with Bert H. Franklin by District Attorney John D. Fredericks in the Darrow trial to- day.
 Did you not represent Franklin at the district attorneys office and try to have him go free upon plea of guilty and the payment of a fine?' asked Fredercks. On objection of defense, Davis was not permitted to answer. Objection by the defense was also sustained to the effort of the prosecutor to force an admission that he offered to pay Franklin's fine out of the $10,000 dollars put up as his bail.
 Did you think the arrest of Frank lin might cast any reflection upon Darrow?" asked the attorney. T never gave it thought" answered Davis
 The witness testified as to a con- versation he had following the arrest of Franklin, with John w. Harring- ton, the Chicago attorney connected with the McNamara defense who aft erward became a witness for the state in the present trial.
 Harrington said at that time," Davis stated, that Franklin did not 1 get the money with which he was try 1 ing to bribe Venireman George N. 1 Lockwood from the office of the Mc- l Namara defense. Harrington brought tup the fact that Darrow was in the | vicinity of the scene of Franklin's ar | rest when the detective was taken into custody, but still he declared he knew nobody in the office was con- nected with the bribery Davis testified that on January 14. 1912, about a month and a half after his arrest Franklin had told him and | Darrow that the latter was the best l friend he had or ever had. Franklin told me shortly after his arrest that a job was put up on him. | Davis testified, ''and said he had planned to have Lockwood arrested 1 after he had taken the money" | Where did Franklin get the $400O
 which he used for bribery?" asked Fredercks.
 T never learned where he got it. actually" answered Davis At the
 time of Franklin's preliminary exam it to him was not in the city and
 they never would get hm." 1 T told you before" said Davis, ad-
 dressing himself directly to Freder-
 icks. my reasons for thinking that if
 any person gave the money to Frank lin it was a third party"
 | Did UOl1 aver Dic
 trict Attorney Ford" asked Freder-
 icks. just before you were called be-
 fore the grand jury that if Darrow
 were guilty you hoped they wouldn't get him?" Objection from the de- fense was sustained and Davis was told he need not answer
 l Fletcher BoWron. a newspaperman testified that John R. Harrington. the
 of no illegal action on the part of any person connected with the Mo- Namara defense.
 Mrs. Anne Hartenstein, formerly a Istenogra pher in Darrow's office, tes- tified that she heard Harrington say last December that he did not believe DarrOw had ever attempted jury brib- ing or that there was any corruption by the McNamara defense C. F
 Webb. a venireman at the trial of J. B. 'McNamara, swore to having
 heard Robert E.. Ban. the juror who
 confessed to the acceptance of a bribe
 from Franklin, say, they (supposedly
 meaning the McNamaras) would get lall that was coming to them as fai
 as he was concerned" Apparently the purpose of Webb's testimony was tc show that Bain did not think the ac- ceptance of Franklin's money was 2
 bribe as he evidently intended to vote
 to convict instead of acquit Me
 Namara.
 Chief Counsel Rogers, for the de
 fense, asked to have the jury view the saloon and other premises or Third street where Franklin gave $50' } to Venireman Lockwood and $3500 tt c. F. White as a stakeholder. Fred erickS objected to the visit at any time Judge Hutton ruled that tn, ! trip might be made some time bu he did not set date. An adjourn men was taken until onday.