Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-07
GOmpers In No
 Way Involved
FREDERIcks ANSWERS COUNSEL
 FOR DARRoW,
LAWYERS IN CLASHES
Attorney Rogers Asserts Government Is Attempting to duplicate American Federation President in Bribery.

Les Angeles, Calif, June e-Rert Fl. Franklin testified today on cross ex- ainlnatien ia the trial of Clarence z. parreW for alleged jury bribery, that he had made his first confession of guilt at the office and in presence of Oscar Lawler, special government prosecutor in the dynamite conspiracy lhvestgatiehj that he had first been approached with a view te getting him te turn states evidence by a deputy United States marshal and that he had applied for employment to inc Mar- ehants and Manufacturers associa- ton. which toek a prominent part in the MeNamaTa prosecution.
 Controversies Between Counsel.
 At the conclusion of F'ranklin's cross- examination members of the defense declared better progress had been made With the case today than at any time since Franklin took the stand ten days ago. Redirect examination by Assistant District Attorney Ford was then begun and may not be con cluded before tomOrrow's g ad1ournment Franklin was on the stand all day. but his ordeal at the hands of Chief Coun- sel Rogers for the defense was broken several times by verbal controversies between opposing counsel one of which included denunciatien of William I Burns by Rogers.
 Rosers Withdraws Accusation.
 In connection with his attack on Burns, Rogers accused the prosecution of trying to strike at Samuel Gompers. president of the American Federation oI Labor, and declared that one of the Burns detectives who had attended l every session of the trial had sought to reach the ears of a juror with re- marks made while seated in the SAC ti0n occupied by members of the press. The latter charge caused a half hour s recess for the purpose of Investigating | at the conclusion of which the de- tectlVe was exonerated by MT Rogers l in open court.
 Denunciation of Detective Burns. Rogers denunciation of Burns grew out of continual objections by the prosecution to the questioning of fTanklln concerning his negotiations l with the district attorney. He had asked the witness if he had not. i'm making his confession in which the names of Burns and Gompers were used, been told to bring Gompers name into his testimony whenever the | opportunity arose.
 The district attorney insisted that 1 Burns had nothing to do with the prosecution and that no one sought to lnpHcate Gompers in the Darrow trial i No Attempt to duplicate eompers.
 Burns men are concerned in every detail of this case" retorted Rogers
 even to bounding our witnesses and watching our offices and using tele- phonic devices in our places. No man | fI4l1 Burns men employed by the National Erectors' association were behind this case in every particular"
 District Attorney Fredericks said that no one had sought to irnn1icate Gofnpers in the present ease, a state- nent which brought Rogers again tc his feet '
 A Step Against Gompers,
 It's matter of common know ledge, he declared dramatically. "that the United States in this district through Oscar Lawler and in other dis trlctS has made strenuous effort f. connect MT. Gompers and to bring his name in, and it is a matter of com mon knowledge right from the eyi. oence In this case that the fedora grand Jury at Indianapolis sent for thi. checkbook; that it came into conrl
 L. esttgattng these other charges If |, our contention that this proseeutioT against Darrow is but a step againsr MT Gompers. MT. Burns is announc. ing everywhere that he is going to ge Gompers if he can, through Darrow."
 No Charges Against Gompers.
 The prosecution took vigorous ex. captions to these utterances
 If Burns has anything against Mir Gompers and is following Mr Gomperl Inat I.a IS ms business, not ours," saiC District Attorney Frederick eye boI, no charges to prefer here against Mr 1 Gonpers In any way, shape or form and if MT. Darrow, as this wines, has said, had not mentioned the nam, or Gompers and it had not bee, brought on s-examination of thi witness, the name of Gompers neve would have been mentioned in tbi case" -- '1il