Arizona republican., 1912-06-11
Former Investigator" for the McNamara Defense a States Witness-De- tails the Many Duties Called Upon to Perform.
WARNING WITNESSES
 TO REMAIN AWAY
Giving Notice in Advance to Prospective Jurors in Order That They Might Hide Out" and Escape Service by Officers.
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 LOS ANGELES, June e-Warning witnesses to keep out of the state and notifying prospective jurors in time to evade service when they were thought to be unfavorable to the de- fense was part of the duties of an investigator for the McNamara de- fense. according to P. J. Cooney who was on the stand today In the trial of Clarence Darrow for alleged jury bribery.
 During his direct examination by District Attorney Fredericks Cooney said he reported to Darrow that Franklin talked too much and that Franklin said they will never con- vict J. B. while Bain is on the jury" DarroW is also under indictment for bribing Robert Bain. the first jury man sworn in the trial of the Me- Namaras.
 Cooney followed Franklin soon af- ter the trial was resumed today. The defense made a determined but fu- tile effort to prevent Cooney from testifying to facts other than those directly bearing on the Lockwood bribery case in which Darrow is now being tried For two hours Rogers and Appel for the defense argued against admissibility of any evidence tending to show that their client was guilty of offenses other than the bribery of jurors.
 The adverse ruling of Judge Hut ton was a severe blow to the de- fense The ruling admits any evil dence tending to show the alleged corruption of witnesses called in the McNamara case.
 CooneY said that early in October he had been sent out of the state to see Bert Hannerstrome, a brother inlaw of Darrow. He met him at Salt Lake and told Hannerstrome that DarrOw wished him to remain away until the "Dickelman matter blew over" Dickelman was q wit ness for the prosecution in the Nc Namara case and was said to have been spirited away by agents for the McNamara defense The witness said upon his return to Los Angeles Franklin told him about Bain. Cooney said he immediately reported the substance of the conversation to Oar row and the latter thanked him.
 Cooney testified that until Novem- Der Q, 19ll, he mad been working uII- der Darrow and Harrington. On that date CoOney said he was notified by Darrow to report to Franklin and work on the jury" Said he reported to Franklin the same evening and he gave me a list of names which he said were those of prospective jurors. I and another worker, Keene Fitz- patrick were taken in an automobile the next morning, Sunday and We visited the localities given as the residences of those marked in a cer- tain way. l was told to get a tele- phone exchange in each locality to avoid long distance call. call the men and tell them they had been drawn for service and if they did not wish to serve they could hide and keep under cover. We went the next day and visited Artesia, Compton and Downey. In some instances we could not reach man by telephone and sent him the message by his family or the neighbors"
 testified that these were among those notified After fixing the time of the witness interview with Darrow Fred ericks announced that he had com pleted the direct examination. The cross examination of Cooney would begin when court opens at ten o'clock tomorrow.