Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-05-30
CONTEMPT TRIAL
GROWS OUT OF
DARROW HEARING
Detective, In a Published Inter
view. Made Claims That
Judge Hutton Serious
Iy Objects TO.
EXCITING SCENES I'M COURT
Court Enters a Ruling That
Will Materially Assist the
Prosecution In the
Case.
EXCITING SCENES IN COURT

Foster. of Indianapolis as tn" ac-
clsed. wer- expected I" take preee-
dence today over ,ne trial of Clarence
S. Dar,.ow. charged with jury bribing
I'm connection with TIN. Mcnamara dN-
nataiting case but the case WAS trans
ferred by .Judge Hutton to the court oil
Presiding Judge Willis. OF the superior
court
Enplov.s at - Los Anseles isSSspa-
per We're also summoned 10 appear In
order that Judge Hutton could deter
mine who Was responsible Tor the pup
lieation Yesterday oi AN interview. IN
which Foster was quoted as having
said ths,. ne would convict DarroW
with his telephone device. Judge Hut
Son declared the prbllta1ion OF the m
'serVeW 10 b" most rSpsehehslhit-
Exciting Day in Court
Tho day i'm court yesterday afternoon
was one of eXritmenl from the time o1
converting until adiournment Clashes
betweeil attorneys. the exchange of
charges of attempting To influence the
Jury, AN important ruling for lhe prose-
cution on the admissibility of evidence
objected to by the defense and the re
appearance of Lockwood on tl- stand
for, his resumption Of the story of the
alleged trapping of Bert Franklin. kept
chs. atmosphere Df the court room at
feya,. heat throughout the three hour
session
The exciting events Of the day also
Sncll,ds.d population b. District NJ
1orney frcdercks OF loe,e@tlve Robert
u Soste, and the National freetois
association. which employs Foster, as
participants in the prosecution OF tine
Dal,ow case. The reputation followed
the submission by attorneys of the de-
Tense of court affidaNiss in support of
a petition that Detective Poster be
cited for cont enlpt of court.
A morning newspaper painted an M
terview With Foster giving what pun
ported To be the fact concerning the al
5eged trapping of Darrow in Il hotel
room, by means a. "a te..phnni., des,ice
Foster was quoted as saying the instru-
lnent would bring about Dai.inws 5 COR
wiction.
The defense contended he interview
was printed with view of influencing
the iurx and the prosecution Joined IN
III. request for Fosters citation To-
4 morrow.
Judge Hutton's Ruling.
The ruling by Judge Hutton ON The
issue raised by the defense Saturday
was declared by attorneys for the
prosecution as sweeping victory Tor
9hein. as it will enable them to intro
iuce all of the evidence in their pos
session tending 10 prove that Darr"w
mad been guilty Of attempting t" bribr
other jurors.
Lockwood smiled When relating mel
dents which occurred willie ne Wts acl
lis nhdel' INC 'hstfuctiohs o' . .hs "'s
triet attorney in the decoNing of Frank
I'm who. he said. had negotiated with
him for hts vote as McNan,ara juror
An objection. VAS raised by Tho de-
fensc 10 nearly every question put to
Lockwood by The district attorney. and
s,ut few Mere Sustained.
Geptiil,iins From. the roint III which
lls story was ii'sri'}teh @ s@i'' @'tlrGaN, ",
OLD soldier sala ina ~ ms llfst Nlsl,
e f1ahiilli' $ ".HGe ! ia3t..l'H l,;'d ''.'l
Ia, ll,.'' , ,t,,a 49, ~ ,,r,',,,.l
80. ,.,:,
D'an WANT w'e 20 F>'o".
II told hliil, said i."cMM"nd. thai
my w'f" would be the last person
MOULD want t" know about il.
I'ranislin, he SID. Nis.t"d 'liS home
again. and TINS time lockwood s.ld ne
lold .tiin that he Moui,i have nolhlhs
20 DO with the transaciinn isranklll
professed regret ANA told him if he
changed his mind the proposition WAS
still open
The witness testified t':at he went te
III. district attorneys office tll" neN'
day and told him what had happened
ON This day Frankiin made another
visit L" Lockwood's farm. Franklin
sod him that his name had been draw
as. juror Ia the Mcnamara trial aa'
said To hi'n. the witness testified
.6ieorge. there is $500 in it for you. anc
,.i,; want yon TO llave it."
fflsfllig Y" accept the proposition
chat he expressed fea: that the money
woiild moi be paid him. and Franklin
ne said. declared
'Well. IL! taik tsr matter oyer WITH
8larerc+ Darrow, and he'll fix it,"
f:a:,kifn then asrecd to come the
1nsS day and talk IL over. Lockwood
s:id that at that time he had no inten-
zion of .ettlas h!u.Kelf be bribcd
Act.d Under Instructions.
state whether Sou We're acting with
The Knowledge and advice of the dis