The Washington times., 1912-06-12
OFFICIAL Of LABOR
SAID TO CONTROL
WITNESS IN TRIAL
Secretary of Chicago Coun-
Gil Designated as One Who
Had Charge of Diekelman.

Los ANGELES. June 12.-Edward
Nockels, secretary of the central labor
council OF Chicago and saiG to have
been the personal representative of
Samuel Gompers in connection with the
Mcnamara case, was designated as Tho
man who had charge of MIN in CHI
caSo, after he had been won over to
the Mcnamara defense, according to
the testimony of +. A. Die%elman in the
trial Of Clarence s. Darrow for alleged
jury bribery.
Diekelman also testified that Bert
Hennerstrome who gave him ncney
with which to 20 to Chicago" had taken
him to the office of former Mayor Ed
ward F. Dunno, of that city, where the
latter, he said, had assured him that
"Hannerstrome was n brother -in-law of
Clarence S. Darrow.'
DieKelrlan previously had testified
that he had been clerk of a Los Angeles
hotel at the time of the blowing up
Of the Times building, and that y. j.
Bryce afterward identified as ]. b.
Mcnamara, had registered at the hotel.
Diekelman said he had gonL to Albu-
uuerque, N. M, where Hannerstrore
had first approached him, telling him
he would be a valuable witness for
the defense
Diekelnlan said that Hsnnerstrome,
who had been known to him as Mr..
Higgins" came to him in Mr.. Dar-
rows offices in that city.
'He told me he wanted to set me
. right about himself: that his name
was not Higgins but Hannerstrome,
and that he was brother in law of
| Clarence Darrow," the witness con-
tinued.
| "He introduced me to Ed Nockels
and told me that Nockels would have
charge of me while I was in Chicago.
Nockels asked me about my identifi-
cation Of Bryce as Mcnamara and II
| there was no chance that l might
have been mistaken.
| "Afterward Hannerstrome took me
to the office of former Mayor Dunno,
| in Chicago. who assured me that
| Hannerstrome was Clarence barrow s
brotherin-law Hannerstrome said he
was going back to Los Angeles and
| wanted me to give him some sort OF
statement to take back to MIR. Oar
| row"
Diekelman was the most important
witness yet placed on the stand by
| the prosecution with the Intent OF
showing the Mcnamara defense had
sought to corrupt witnesses as well
l)iekn,an testified at length con
cerning efforts made by agents of the
Mcnamara defense to persuade him t.
desert the prosecution and Of numerous
offers Of financial betterment made tc
gain hi2 "orsent.
One OF the offers, Diekelman said. wa,
that of the management Of any one NJ
a string OF cafes which Hannerstrom'
told him were owend by the American
F, .1eration Of Labor.
| The defense sprung a surprise TO-DAY
by declining ~ cross-eAamine Patrick ]
Coonev. the Mcnamara defense invcs
t!Rator.' Cooneys place on the wit
moss stand was. taken by Keene Fitz
patrick, another former cmploye o.
the Mcnamara defense.
! FitZpatr.Gk tcst'f.ed to having accom-
p.niad Pert VI. Franklin on one Of tn
iutter's visits to the home Of George y
Lockwood, the prospective juror. 60
the alleged bribery. "f whom the Chica
go attorney is IN trial. 1he witne>
told of an automobile trip on Novembe
&c. 1911, in company with Cooney. Whel
they went to surrounding towns, h
said to warn certain prospet tive juror
so that thew could AVOID service.
Capt" c. F.. White, the man VIII
h,ld the ''stsk.s'' in tho alleged briber
Of George n. Lockwood, told the jur
today how he had given the Drospec
tive Mcnamara juror the first pavnen
cf $500 Just prior to the arrest Of Ber
II. Franklin on November Is. 1911. H
evidence corrob0rated the esSentid
rarts of Frank'in's testimony as to tina
cyrnt White was under cross-exam
nation when adjournment was take
for the day.