The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-05-26
COUNSEL LOCK
HORNS IN THE
DARROW CASE
Prosecution Desires to Prove
General Conspiracy, and
Defense Insists Such Tes-
tirnony Inadmissible.
STAR WITNESS HAS
AN AFTERTHOUCHT
Sauabble of Attorneys Begins
at Once Over What Is Con-
sidered Great Crucial Con-
test of the Trial.
BY international News Service,

OS ANpEbGS, hd1 -"'-NcUi X
N Lockwood testified this
morning in Judge Hutton g court
room that Bert Franklin told
him he already chad one juror" and
Immediately the Darrow case was swept
into the maelstrom of what probably
will be the one great crucial contest
of the trial.
The state contends any evidence is
admissible which relates to a general
conspiracy to defeat justice in the Nc
Namara case by jury bribery. or the
bribery of witnesses and detectives, of
which it alleges the bribery Of Lock
wood TO be part,
The defense holds that evidence con-
cerning other than the Lockwood brib'
cry is inadmissible.
The issue has been clearly and sharp
" drawn from the start, but the final
argument and demonstration was not
expected so early in the proceeding
Judge Hutton received a number of
citations from opposing counsel today,
and will hear arguments when court
convenes at 1S0 Monday afternoon,
and presumably will give his ruling
within a few DAYS at most.
Will Shape lie Case.
That ruling will shape the entire
case; if he rules for the state, at least
forty witnesses will testify for the
state who will not be called if his de-
eision is for the defense.
II Fredericks and Ford win, the Balm
bribery, offers of brides TO other pros
pective jurors, attempts to induce Nc
Manigal not 10 testify for the state
and to hire other witnesses to absent
themselves from California, will all fig
ure in the testimony, to show the gen
eral intent Of Darrow, as confederation
of the evidence connecting him with
the Lockwood bribery
II Rogers and Appel win. all that
vast bulk of evidence will be excluded,
and the district attorney will have less
than n dozen witnesses whom he can
call to the stand.
Lockwood had finished giving his
account of what Franklin said to him
at Franklin S office November o, 1911,
when lockwood had called there at
the detectives request. Then be re.
called one thing he had forgotten to
mention.
Storm Breaks.
'FHe told me- the witness added,
that he had one man who was al
ready on the jury, that one Juror was
fixed. man whom l knew better than
] knew him
That afterthought of the witness
brought counsel 10 locked horns.
Mr.. Darrow said today in reply to
the statement made in Chicago by
General Otis that negotiations looking
10 confession by Darrow were pend.
ing:
81 have nothing whatever to con-
fess to in this case. There has never
been any conversation with ANYBODY
In regard TO any such thing, or any
intimation or thought in reference 10
such a thing. II is palpably unfair
that such statements should be made
at this time for the purpose of prejudic.
ing the case.
L ckwood's Story.
Following the completion of the tes
timony of George Monroe from the
records Of Judge Bordwell's court
Lockwood was called 20 the stand
he told Of his visit to Franklin e Office
in the chamber of commerce building
November Q by appointment. Frank
lin told him be had charge of the
Mcnamara jury money and could give
him $1,000, maybe $500, if he got on
the jury and voted for acquittal. He
said Franklin assured him there was
none but manufactured evidence against
Mcnamara, and he would DC able con.
scientously 20 vote for acquittal. He
was ouering him the money. Franklin
SAID, only because they had been
friends long time. lockwood was pet
ing along 10 years and Franklin want.
ed hin TO have the money. Lockwood =
testimony was interrupted when no
related the remark about the other
bribed jurors
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