Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-04
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BRIBERY MONEY
IS FRANKLIN
TESTIMONY
Detective in barrow Trial at
Los Angeles Declares He
Was Informed Funds Came
From Federation.
VETERAN LABOR CHIEF
DENIES ALLEGATION

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Los Angeles. June t.--Samuel
Gompers. head OF the Federation Of
Labor, sent the money direct to Clar-
ence $. Darrow. which Franklin has
testified was used in the bribery OF
George n. Lockwood. according 20
Bert Franklin, under cross examiua-
ton today ia the trial Of barrow for
alleged jury bribery in connection with
the McNamara cases.
Franklin said Mr.. Darrow had
given him this Information.
Franklin testified ~ the same
time that Darrow had told him he
need not worry about Job Hartman
being Implicated IN the ease Harrl-
man, DarrOw told the witness. could
account for his visit 20 the safe de-
poslt vault the morning he secured
I the 4.e0O by the fact that he took
out $500 to pay a mortgase. said
4 Franklin
+ The conversation Ia which Com
pers name was mentioned was inci-
dental Co newspaper account pur-
porting 20 show that the &s.D00 used
In the Lockwood case had been
marked money.
Il asked Mr. Darrow." said Frank
lin NJ he had seen In the papers
/ that the district attorney had traced
the money from the safe deposit
vault into the hands OF MIR Darrow.
and from there into my hands also
that Il was marked money, asked
Mr.. Darrow II there was any way for
the money 70 be traced.
He Eaid that the money wns sent
direct 20 him by Samuel Gompers"
FRANKLIN aluo testified TO another
conversation with the defendant IN
the course Of which he said Darrow
had asked him for a description Of
the cells and accommodations ~ the
San ouentin and Folsom prisons
II told him the best I could" con-
tined the Witness II was thinking
about that myself"
Questioned as TO conversations fol-
lowing his arrest with Attorney Lee
compte Davis, Franklin claimed the
privilege of declining 10 answer of
the ground that Davis was his attor'
ney. lie declared that he did not In
tend to draw Davis into the case.
Chief Counsel Rogers for the de.
fense claimed that Franklin waived
Az privilege when he took the stand
FOR the prosecution.
Judge Hutton ruled that Franklin
was not privileged 10 withhold ans
conversations with his attorney.
Franklin then told OF conversations
with Davis concerning the iatter's If
forts TO procure his release upon pay.
ment of a fine.
"Dld you ever tell Mr. Davis shai
Mr.. Lockwood had solicited o bribs
of you and that you wanted 10 catch
hlm7' asked Rogers.
"Yes, / think Il was Ia the office
of Mr. Gage" was the reply, II told
Mr. Davis that Lockwood came q
my office and solicited "A brihe.'
Franklin said he had made t7i'
statement 10 Davis after the lattel
had ARRANGED for his plea - guilty,
Rogers drew from the witness th'
statement that Davis had told hin
20 Say that the money used IN hribihs
Lockwood had been sent TO him from
Chicago. Franklin denied that ne ha'
ever told a group Of newspaper niet
az hts preliminary examination tha
Darrew had nothing TO do with IN
: alleged jury bribery. lie also denie'
making substantial statsments q
} newspaper men avowing Darrow's m
nocence.
"A number Of such statements wer'
! read hy Rogers and each denied p
Franklin