Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-25
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
REPORT THAT He
WILL CONFESS
Los Angeles Jury Bribery
Trial to Be Fought to Fin
ish; Have Nothing to Con-
fess Says Lawyer.
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Los Angeles. May 2s.--There viii
be NO such donouement as ended
tha Mcnamara trial IN that 90 CAR
ence s. Darrow for jury bribery ac-
cording 10 District Attosncy Freder-
ieks today. Reports to the 'fsect that
Dnrrow had Offered 20 confess ana
plead guilty were characterized BY
Dnrrow as "liss."
II never had anything to confess
In this ease" said barrow this morn
ing, s"and nevnq had any conversation
with any one regarding q confession'
nor any in5hnation or Thought oi thwt
kind"
Fredericks refused 10 state deti'
nit4iy whether the prosecution con
Quoted any negotiations With the de
fcnse looking To- plea Of gNity ne
said however, that ns eNreeted th
trial OF Darrow 10 continue untu me
jury agreed en "a sariict.
George y. Lockw lo0, iNho B. 10 be
one OF the star witnesses for the state
In the trial OF Clarence s. Darrow,
took the stand for the state shortly
after il O'Clock today and began
history of the alleged attempt 20
bribe him after he nad been drawn
as a talesmaa IN The trial Of J. y. Me-
Samars.
when the trial opened this morn
ing George %. Monroe, clerk ~ Judge
Bordwell's court. resumed the stand.
ne was examined az length az % the
disposition Of the McNumUrs cases
The cross examination by the defense
indicated probable attack on tho
validity OF s.ockwood's standing az
italesman ia the Mcnamara trial.
+ After preliminary questions py
I District Attorney Fredericks the Wit
ness said that bert Franklin had 'iftt
called on him during the niKht 81
November 4. 1911. AZ that tlae
4 Lockwood said he did not kno" thht
MIS- name was IN the jury wheel.
/ Lockwood was on the stand only q
half hour v hen ADJOURNMENT was
taken until Monday afternoon a. 1880
o'clocN AZ THAT eiuse 1uuEc Hutaor
viii rule on the objection of the de-
fenae "a the Introduction OF evidence
concerning other alleged offenses by
! Darrow while chief counsel for the
McNamara brothers. This will mark
4 crucial point in the trial. A ruling
against the admlasabiity of the evi-
denoe la question would be an inn
portant victory for the defense.
Lockwood testified he called upon
Franklin ON November "a the lat
ter's office. al which time he said
FRANKLIN told him ne would like 90
see him on the Mcnamara Jury ana
told him there would be $4,000 IN u
for him
''He told me" said Lockwood. "thni
both OF as had gone along in liie
without using our heads and we
ought 60 acquire sufficient monsS
for our wants in old age"
The witness said he told FRANKLIN
that the offer was complete sur
prise and that he wanted time fol
confederation. Il was arranged thai
Franklin should SO 60 hiss farn neal
covina instead Of his going 90 Frank
Inns office
The defense asked that the tes,i.
mony be- stricken out on the grnunf
: that the dnofndant WAS not present
and could not be neld for Franklin
J acts. AZ this point Lockwood inter
rupted with the statement that he has
forgotten some Of the conversation
with Franklin
''IIe. said ne already had one iurol
there who was fixed, DECLARED
Lockwood, 'and that ] know tho iurol
better than I knew him"
Chief Counsel Earl Rogers aeaii
. objected and Judge Hutton askc'
beth sides 20 present their authoritsei
and declared an Adjournment un1i
Monday afternoon.