The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-06-07
Attempt Of Defense to Prove
Con- ai;ss;sy We Against Him
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GOMPERS INCIDENT BASE
OF DEFENSE CONTENTION
The CrossExamination Of Franklin
Swung Around Whether Detective
Burns Had Been in Any Way Instru.
mental In Securing Confession.

Los Angeles. Cal. June Bert H.
Franklin testified today on cross-ex-
animation in the trial of Clarence S.
barrow for alleged jury bribery that
he had made his first confession of
guilt at the office and in the presence
of Oscar Lawler, special government
prosecutor in the dynamite conspiracy
investigation; that he had first been
approached with view to geeting him
to turn states evidence by deputy
United States marshal and that later
he had applied for employment to the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation which took prominent part
In the Mcnamara prosecution.
At the conclusion of Franklin's
cross-examination members of the de-
tense declared better progress had
been made with the case during the
day than at any time since Franklin
took the stand ten days ago. Re-
direct examination by Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Ford was then begun
and may not be concluded before to-
morrow's adjournment.
Franklin was on the stand all day
but his ordeal at the hands of Chief
Counsel Rogers for the defense was
broken several times by verbal con-
troversies between opposing counsel
one of which included sensational
denunciation of William j. Burns by
the chief counsel for the defense.
In connection with his attack on
Burns Rogers accused the prosecution
Of trying to strike at Samuel Gompers
president of the American Federation
of Labor and declared one of the
Burns detectives who had been in at
tendance at every session OF the trial
had sought to reach the ears of a
juror with remarks made while seated
OF the press. The latter charge caused
of the pres. The latter charge caused
half hours recess for the purpose
which the detective was exonerated
by Rogers.
Rogers denunciation of Burns grew
out of continual objections by the
prosecution to the plying of Franklin
with questions concerning his s,nego.
tiatfons with the district attorney. He
had asked the witness IL he had not
names OF Burns and Gompers were
used. been told to bring Gompers
name into his testimony whenever the
opportunity arose.
The district attorney insisted tina,
Burns had nothing to do with the
prosecution and that no one sought
20 implicate Gompers in the Darrow
trial.
BURNS men are concerned in every
detail of this case" retorted Rogers
'even to bounding our witnesses and
watching our office and dictagrap aphine
our places. No man could truthfully
deny that William j. Burns men em.
ployed by the National Erectors' as.
sociation We're not behind this case
in every particular
District Attorney. Fredericks said
that no one had sought to- impicate
Gompers in the present case, a state.
ment which brought Rogers again tc
his feet.
Its matter of common knowl.
edge: he declared. dramatically. "tha,
the United States in this district
through Oscar Lawler and in other
Districts has made a strenuous effort
to connect Mr.. Gompers and to- brine
his name in. and 1t is matter OF
common knowledge right from the evi.
dence in this case that the federal
grand jury at Indianapolis sent fol
this check book: that it came intl
court from Indianapolis where they
1t is our contention that this prosecu.
tion against Darrow is but ster
against Gompers. MIR. Burns is an.
nouncing everywhere that he is coins
to get Gompers If he can through
Darrow."
me prosecution took vigorous ex.
ception to these utterances.
III Burns has anything against Mr.
Gompers and is following Mr.. Com.
pers. that is his business not ours;'
said District Attorney Fredericks. 1--WE
have no charges to prefer here againsl
Mr.. Gompers in any way. shape OF
form and ii Mr.. Darrow. as this wit.
ness has said. had not mentioned the
name of Gompers and 1t had not been
brought out on cross-examination OF
the witness. the name Of Gompers
never would have been mentioned in
this case"
oscar Lawler is the attorney
may be the attorney. for the national
government investigating something
along his own line and the ines may
cross. and there may be informaticn
passed back and forth. but there .s
absolutely no effort to drag any one in
here and when counsel makes that
statement 1t is misconduct"
Because of the large crowds OF
spectators which have sought admis.
sion to the court room daily, and the
limited seating capacity Of Judge Hut.
tons court, it was decided today to
.ransfer the trial to one of the large
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