Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-06-04
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Los Angeles, Calf, June 4.--Samuel
Gompers, head Of the American Fede-
ration of Labor. sent the monew d.
rect to Clarence S. Darrow. which
Franklin has testified was used in the
bribery of George N. Lockwood. ac-
cording to Bert Franklin, under cross
examination today in the trial of Dar-
row, alleged jury bribery in connec-
tion with the Mcnamara cases.
Franklin said Mr.. Darrow had given
him this information.
Franklin testified at the same time
that Darrow had told him he need not
worry about Job Hartman being inn
plicated in the case. Hartman, Oar
row told the witness. could account
for his visit to the safe deposit vault
the morning he secured the $4,000 by
the fact that he took out $500 to pay
mortgage, said Franklin.
The conversation in which Gompers'
name was mentioned was incidental to
a newspaper account purporting to
show that the $4,000 used IN the Lock-
wood case had been marked muney
Il asked Mr.. Darow." said Frank
lin, IF he had seen IN the papers that
the district attorney had traced the
money from the safe deposit vault in
to the hands of Mr.. Darrow and from
there into my hands; also that it was
marked money. asked Mr. Darrow
if there was any way for the money
to be traced. He said that the money
was sent direct to him by Samuel
Gompers."
Franklin also testified to another
conversation with the defendant In
the course of which he said Darrow
had asked him for a description Of the
cells and accommodations at the San
Quentin and Folsom prisons.
'I told him the best l could, con-
tinued the witness. ~ was thinking
seriously about that myself"
Questiined as ii conversations fol-
lowing his arrival with Attorney Le-
compte Davis. Franklin claimed the
privilege of declining to answer on the
ground that Davis was his attorney
He declared that he did not intend to
draw Davis into the case.
Chief Counsel Rogers for the de-
fense claimed that Franklin waived all
privileges when he took the stand for
the prosecution. Judge Hutton ruled
that Franklin was not privileged to
hold any conversations with his attor-
ney. Franklin then told of conversa-
tions with Davis concerning the lat
ter's effort to procure his release up
on payment of fine.
Did you ever tell Mr. Davis that
Mr.. Lockwood had solicited bribe
Of you and that YOU wanted to catch
hlmIs asked rogers.
Eyes. l think it was IN the Office
of Mr.. Cage" was the reply. Il told
Mr.. Davis that Lockwood came to my
office and solicited bribe." Frank
lin said he had made this statement
to Davis after the latter had arrang-
ed for his plea if guilty.
Rogers drew from the witness the
statement that Davis had toldhim to
say that money used in brfbing Lock-
void had been sent to him from Chi
cago. Franklin denied that he had
ever told a group of newspaper men
at his preliminary examination that
Darrow had nothing to do with the
alleged jury bribery. He also denied
making substantial statements to
newspaper men avowing Darrow's in
A number of such state
ments we're read by Rogers and each
denied by Franklin.