The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1912-07-27
DEFENSE SCORES
: 2. : : ~. IN BARROW CASE
Continued from P.re l.
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Ford was overruled: Appel asked:
Did Franklin there ask: you to do
him a favor, to go up to the district
attorney and ask. for a continuance
in his case. of 80 days. saying, at the
same time, that in 80 days he could
find the party who gave him the
bride money!"
Ford objected strenuously.
:. He claimed that no foundation was
laid and Appel took another tack.
Did you go to- Franklin or did
Franklin come to you?I' he asked.
He came to ME to take care of
his business" ~
Franklin Played Double.
Did Franklin ask you to go to
Joe Ford and get a continuance. of
80 days. and set Ford to lend him
some detectives, to find the. dark
complexioned man who gave him
the. bride money. and who he had
not seen since his arrest?''
Franklin admitted asking that"
interposed Ford. -v, ~ =:
. "Oh, it's admitted then. eh?" re-
marked Appel. All right" -''
Now. colonel, he; asked johnson,
did he at that time. describe the
individual he had reference. tor"
Another objection was interposed,
and Appel abandoned the query, and
asked:
Did you see the district attorney
the same day.
Yes: Then, went back and met
Franklin at the Waldorf at 4
O'clock"
What did you tell Franklin at
that time? Did you tell him that
Ford told you that they were gath
ering fresh -. evidence every day,
which they hoped and desired would
convict Darrow, and that they would
not need :Franklin's testimony. but
would. send both Franklin and OAR
row to the penitentiary
"That is partially correct. I told
Franklin that I had talked with Ford
and that he refused to- postpone the
case. but that he would. give Frank
lin an audience any time he: wished
to make: a free::and open confession,
and that Ford said he would not
take any cock and bull story about
him. getting the money from a mys-
terious stranger, but that the dis
trict attorney wanted the man be-
hind the bribery, and was gathering
evidence. that: would send barrow to
the penitentiary independent of
Franklin's testimony
And at that time. did he tell you
that neither Davis nor barrow had
furnished him the bride money, that
they knew nothing about it, and that
he would be- a D. liar If he said
they did?' 49, .
Eyes, SIR
did he describe the man. he said
furnished the: bride money!"
Yes. A small, dark complexioned
man. -.
Pete. Pirotte, a Venice policeman,
was the storm center during Monday
afternoons session, giving some SEN
sational testimony for the Chicago
lawyer. He swore to several CONVEX
sations with Bert H. Franklin, the
1nformer, while he, G.. G. Watt of
Venice and: Franklin were talking
over plans for organizing a detective
agency.
On direct examination, Pirotte
said:
Franklin's Confederates.
Il met Franklin on Navy street.
Venice, late in February. In March
We had a talk in Venice cafe, after
We met in a Los Angeles saloon and
had some drinks. In speaking about
his case, Franklin said that they W ere
holding the Lockwood case over his
head to- make him testify. against
barrow, but that he had immunity
on that charge anyhow, and that
Lockwood, Fredericks and he were
as good as confederates.
Franklin said to me also that
barrow never gave: him. any money
for bribery, but that there was other
money around that the lawyers did
not know anything. about, explain
ing the money he had on him when
arrested d. Fran kiln said he: pleaded
guilty in the Balm case. but it didn't
cost him anything AS the state paid
his fine
You were jumping him, weren't
you?' asked. Assistant District Attor-
ney Ford. in cross =
The first two times we talked. no.
The, last time I wanted to hear II
he had anything more to say. He said
Fredericks was under. obligations to
him through politics and, other
ways
We'll, what were they?'" 49,
Record of Fredericks.
"Oh, Franklin said that Fredericks
in his early days was an officer at
Whittier, and got into some trouble
about mail down there, and : that
when Fredericks was running for dis
trict attorney: last time e. IT. Earl
wanted to- get the records and make
them public, but Franklin said he
went down there and got the records
and hid them from Earl -.
He told me that after Judge Cab
anlss had. fined him $4,000 for bat
terry. and given him a raking the
judge called him aside. and apollo
gized, saying it had to. be done. or
something like that -. :.
Geo: w. Hoods, dairyman Of
Palms. and a close friend Of Bert: H.
Franklin. recited conversation with
Franklin in Los Angeles last Janu-
airy, wherein Hood told Franklin he
was a: fool to act as he did regarding
the bribery and Franklin rer,1jnd:+l