The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-01
Late Socialist Candidate for
Mayor of Los Angeles
Furnished Funds.
WITNESS IN OARROW CASE
SHOWS CORRUPTION SOURCE
State is Showing up a Wholesale Ef-
fort on the Part O fthe Defense to
Bribe the Jury in the Mcnamara
Case.

Los Angeles. June Job Harri-
man. late candidate for mayor of Los
Angeles on the socialist ticket. sat to-
day within the bar at the trial of
Clarence S. Darrow. for alleged jury
bribing and heard himself accused CT
being the man who provided Darrow
with the alleged pribe money.
Later in the day he heard the same
witness. Bert Fl. Franklin. testifying
for the state, quote Darrow as saving
to him:
"1f you mention my name. want
you also to mention what you know
about Job Hartman"
Franklin's testimony on direct cX-
animation was at times dramatic. the
witness departing from his apparent
willingness to tell all he knew. to d
seeming loathness to give evidence
concerning close friends. whom he
subsequently Dire winto his story of
jury corruption. Twice he appea led
to the court. once when he was asked
to name man who was said to have
offered a bribe to a venireman with
whom he was negotiating and again
when Assistant District Attorney Ford
asked him to give the names of three
men whom he had approached with
offers of brihes.
For the first time since the arrest
of Franklin and the indictment OF
himself and Da~-~w, the names of
prospective jurors. other than Lock-
wood and Balm. alleged to have been
sought to he hribed. were injected
into the case.
Franklin said he had entered into
negotiations with A. X Kruger of The
Palms. and had been turned down"
by three others. Guy Yonkin, Los
Angeles cigar dealer: John S. Under
wood. local iron worker, and Frank
Smith of Covina.
Franklin appealed to the court when
asked to mention the names of the
they were all his friends A short
time before he had made a similar
appeal when asked the name of the
man who was said to have approached
Kruger before he had.
The witness exhibited much emotion
when he related his conversation with
Kruger in which he said Kruger had
told him that another man had offered
him $1,000.
they were both working for the same
side. He named a Los Angeles law
yer heretofore not mentioned in con-
nection with 49, Mcnamara case.
which drew an indignant protest from
Attorney Rogers.
Franklin testified that he had told
Darrow after his arrest for attempting
to bribe Lockwood. that had DarroW
not been present when he was arrest
ed. he had into-.'na to turn Lockwood
over to the police for accepting d
bribe.
That was" asserted the witness.
when ! found that Lockwood hal
turned traitor to me-"
He said that when he saw detec-
tives near the scene of the meeting
with Lockwood, he knew he had been
betrayed. Darrow's presence at the
place and time of Franklin's arrest
the latter explained by saying that
he had been informed that Lecompte
for the Mcnamara defense. had tele-
phoned to Darrow. telling him that
Franklin was about to get into trou-
BILE. Darrow. he said. had gone there
to warn him.
After his arrest. Franklin testified,
Darrow had assured him that his fam
lily would be looked after. On every
occasion that he met Darrow there
after. Darrow always had asked how
his wife and friends viewed his arrest
and what his wife's advice was.
81 told him." said the witness. that
my wife had told mo it was not my
mud l had made. He said she was
brave woman. 1 told him my son had
been addressed the same way. but I
had told them there was no danger of
my dragging in Mr.. Darrow."
Franklin related numerous CONVEX
sations with Darrow in which the
formers course was discussed He
did not fear conviction for the attemp:
to bribe Lockwood. he said. but Le-
Davis had been conducting
negotiations with the district attorney
with a view to getting the latter to
accept plea of guilty on the part of
Franklin. In the event of such a plea.
and the imposition of a fine of S., 900.
as anticipated. Darrow had told him.
the witness said. that they would ',av
$4,000. the $4,000" said Franklin.
for the protection Of my family until
I could rebuild my reputation in the
II told Mr.. Darrow'' continued
Franklin. that if the district attorney
accepted my plea Of guilty. and dis
missed the other counts. and II he
would care for my family as prom
ised. would accept the proposition"
On another occasion. the witness
said. he had been informed by Davis
that the latter had serious doubts Of
the acceptance of the district attorney
Of plea of guilty.
Il asked him what would be the
hest procedure in that event. ard h.