The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-06-01
S4OOOFORBR|B
JURORS GIVEN
BY BARROW
According to Witness at OAR
rows Trial.
FRANKLIN ON THE STAND
Witness Also Declares That Money
Was Provided by Job Hartman
Candidate for Mayer

Los Angeles, Odl', may ol' w.
Hartman. late candidate for mayor
of Los Angeles, on the socialist tick
ct today at the trial of Clarence 5
Darro. for alleged jury bribing heard
himself accused of being the man VINO
provided Darrow with the alleged
bride money.
Later in the day, he heard the
same witness, Bert II. Franklin, ties
tifying for the state, quoted Darro
as saying to him
IF you mention my name, wan
you also to mention what you kno"
about Job Hartman"
Sensations were crowded thick in
to today's sessions of the trial, cul
minating in the beginning OF rapid
fire cross examination of the prinot
pal witness by Chief Council Rogers
for the defense.
Franklin's testimony on direct ex
animation was at times dramatic IL
the extreme the witness departing
from his apparent willingness TO tel
all he knew to a seeming loathnes'
to give evidence concerning close
friends whom he subsequently drew
into his story OF jury corruption.
For the first time since the arres
of Franklin and the indictment Of
himself and barrow, the names o.
prospective jurors, other than Lock
wood and Balm, alleged to have beef
approached with brides, were inject
ed into the case.
Franklin said he had entered into
negotiations with A. X. Kruger anC
he had been turned down" by thre'
others-Guy Yonkin. Los Angeles
cigar dealer, John S Underwood 10
cal iron worker, and Frank OF Co
vina
Franklin appealed to the cour
when asked to mention the names o
the men he had approached. as they
were all his friends A short tins
before he had made similar appea
when asked the name OF the man v'hC
was said to have approached Kruger
before he had.
The witness exhibited much emo
ton when he related his converse
ton with Kruger in which he saiC
Kruger had told him that another
man had offered him $4,000 for hi
vote as a Mcnamara juror
Kruger, he said. wanted to know
II they were both working for th'
same side. He named a Los Angeles
lawyer heretofore not mentioned II
connection with the Mcnamara case
which drew an indignant protes
from Attorney Rogers
Franklin testified he had told Oar
row after his arrest for attempting
to bride Lockwood that had DarroN
not been present when he was arrest
ed he had intended to turn LOokwoo.
over to the police for accepting
bride.
THAT was" asserted the witness
when | found that Lockwood hnC
turned traitor to me-"
He said thai when he saw detec
tives near the scene OF the meeting
place of Franklin's arrest. the lattei
explained by saying that he had beef
informed that Lecompte Davis. one
Of the associate counsels for the Nc
Namara defense. had telephoned L
barrow. telling him that Franklin
was about TO get into trouble. Oar
row, he said. had gone there to war;
him.
After his arrest, Franklin testified
barrow assured him that his family
would be looked after. On every oc
casion that he met barrow thereafter
Darrow always had asked how hi
wife and friends viewed his arres
and what his wife's advice was.
4 told him" said the witness, "tha
my wife had told me II was not M
duty to draw Mr.. barrow into The
mud had made. said she was
brave woman | told him my sol
had addressed me the same way.
had told them there was no DANCE
Of my dragging In Mr.. Darrow'
Franklin related numerous CONVEX
sations with Darrow In which th,
formers course was discussed. III
did not fear conviction for the nj
tempt to bride Lockwood he said. bu
| Lecompte Davis had been conductial
negotiations with the district aitor
ney with view OF getting tho LAT
ter to accept a plea OF guilty on tn
part OF Franklin. In the event o
such a plea and the imposition OF
fine OF $4,000 as anticipated, DarroN
had told him. the witness said, tha
he would pay the fine and in addi'
ion give him $4,000: "the $4,000" sal
Franklin, for the protection OF m
family until | could rebuild my repr
tation In the community"
SENATE REPEALs REclPRociT'