The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-07
FRANKL|N'S STORY HEARD BY LAWLER Case Makes Best Progress
 in Several Days THE ATTORNEYS CLASH Rogers Denounces w. J. Burns, De- elaring He Is Trying to Strike at Gompers Through Dar-
 row-Denial Is Made
THE ATTORNEYS CLASH

Los Angeles. Cal. June s.-Bert H. Franklin testified today on cross-examina- tion in the trial of Clarence s. Darrow for alleged jury bribery that he had made his first confession of guilt at the office and in the presence of Oscar Law Ter, special government prosecutor in the dynamite consipracy investigation; that he had been first approached with view of getting him to turn state eVi- dence by a deputy United States mar shal and that later he had applied for employment to the Merchants and Manu- lecturers association, which took prom inent part in the McNamara prosecution.
 Verbal Clashes
 At the conclusion of Franklins cross examination late today members Of the defense declared better progress had been made with the case during the day than at any time since Franklin took the stand 10 days ago. Redirect examination by Assistant District Attorney Ford was De- gun. There were several verbal contro- versies between opposing counsel one of which included a deunciation of William j. Burns by Rogers, accused the prosecu- tion of trying to strike at Samuel Com psrs, president of the American Feder- ation of Labor.
 Rogers denunciation of Burns grew out
  ton to the question of Franklin concern ing his negotiations with the district at torney He had asked the witness if he had not in making his confession in which the names of Burns and Gompers were used. been told to bring Gompers' name into his testimony whenever the opportunity arose.
 The district attorney insisted that Burns had nothing to do with the prosecution and that no one soughSto implicate Com pers in the Darrow trial
 Burns men are concerned in every de- tail of the case retorted Rogers, even to bounding our witnesses and watching our office and using telephonic devices in i our places.
 Its a matter of common knowledge, v he declared dramatically, that the United States in this district, through Oscar Law Ter, and in other districts, has made a strenuous effort to connect MT. Gompers and to bring his name in. It is our con- tention that this prosecution against Dar- row is but a step against Gompers. Mr. Burns is announcing everywhere that he is going to get Gompers if he can, through Darrow."
 Franklin Denies Charge
 "If Burns has anything against MT Gompers and is following Mir Gompers, that is his business, not ours,'' responded District Attorney Fredericks. We have no charges to prefer here against MT Gompers and if Mir. Darrow, as this wit ness has said had not mentioned the name of Gompers and it had not been brought out on ross-eXamination of this witness the name of Gompers never would have been mentioned in this case" oscar Lawler is the attorney-n1ay be the attorney for the national government Investigating something along his own line, and the lines may cross, and there may be information passed back and forth, but there is absolutely no effort to draw anyone in here, and when counsel makes that statement is misconduct"
 Counsel for the defense laid much em- phasis on Franklins visits to the office of the Merchants and Manufacturers association. members of which organiza- ton Rogers designated as friends of the Darrow prosecution. Franklin said he had gone there seeking employment.
 The trial will be transferred to one of the large court rooms in the new Hall of Records on Monday.