The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-30
Evidence a secret.

Los Angeles. Jan. 30.-Whether the
indictments returne' against Clarence
8. Darrow. the Chicago attorney, by
the county grand jury were based on
an alleged confession to that body by
Bert H. Franklin. the former Nc
with jury bribir- probably will not be
known until the case comes to trial
Soon after the Indictments against
Darrow for alleged corruption of
Jurors in the Mcnamara case were re-
turned Yesterday. rumors became prev
alant that Franklin had told all he
knew Of the alleged jury bribing to
the grand jury.
Neither Of the assistant district at
torneys who have had charge of the
investigation before the grand jury
nor Franklin himself would make a
statement in derial. The prosecutors
declared the pubic would he COM
pe!led to wait the opening of the trial
before learning what evidence was in
the possession of the state.
There are four counts in the two
bills. Two Of the counts charge Dar-
row with the bribery and attempted
corruption of Robert Balm, the first
juror sworn to try James B. McNa-
mara, the confessed dynamiter and
murderer, serving life term at San
Quentin prison. The remaining
oNsasc e1AASeC llc OllbcIy anu COrTup.
ton Of George N. Lockwood, venire-
man, summoned in one Mcnamara
case.
Bert Franklin, the detective, who is
alleged actually to have passed the
bribe money to Balm and Lockwood,
Is accused of the same offenses in in
formations filed some time ago in the
superior court, and his trial has been
set for Feb. 27.
The maximum penalty that could be
imposed upon Darrow for conviction
on all counts will be 80 years inn
prisonment and fines aggregating
$4,000. He is under $4,000 bail,
but last night the former chief counsel
for the McEamaras said he was glad
the suspense was over and that he
faced his arraignment Thursday in
the superior court with an equanimi-
ty born of his own innocence.
Mrs. LeCompte Davis. wife Of Dar-
rows associate in the Mcnamara case,
and Col. Charles s. Young friend of
the accused lawyer. supplied the bail
fixed by Judge N. p. Conroy. who sat
for presiding Judge George H. Hutton.
Darrow had several days notice of
the impending accusations and on Sat-
urday he retained Earl Rogers an at
torney who directed the first work of
unearthing evidence against the Times
building dynamiters and who later,
40 q opcSIdl prosecutor uaQ Cn1cR0
Of the grand jury investigation which
resulte din the filing of the first dyna-
mite Indictment against Bryce (James
B. McNamara), Schmidt and Caplan
last year.
Judge c. F. McNutt. formerly of the
Indiana superior bench and associate
counsel In the Mcnamara defense, also
was retained by Darrow. An intima.
tion Of the district attorneys ONCE
reached Mr.. Darrow that the charges
against him would be reported and he
at once set about arranging for bail.
When Darrow arrived in court the
formalities we're brief. Judge Conroy
received the indictments and ordered
bench warrants issued. The warrants
were served on Darrow in the court
room and the judge asked Deputy Dis
trict Attorney w. Joseph Ford what
he thought would be proper amount
of bail.
Ten thousand on each indictment" J"
said Judge Conroy, laconically.
Mrs. Davis and Mr.. Young qualified
at once and Darrow apparently great
~ relieved. left the court with his
attorneys.
This IL something I never had to
do before" said Darrow AZ he shook