Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-06-01
Franklin Testifies Attor.
nsy Said: They're on
to Us" After Arrest.
3 OTHERS APPROACHED
Witness Declares Mcnamara
Veniremen Declined to Listen
to His Proposal.


are on to u.s." were words Clarence
S. Darrow uttered to Bert H. Frank
lin a moment before the latters arrest
Nov. 2S, 1911, for the bribery OF
George n. Lockwood, according to
Franklin's testimony in the trial Of
Darrow.
Franklin testified Darrow had given
him the $4,000 which was TO have
been given to Lockwood for his vote
of mot guilty" In the trial OF James
B. Mcnamara.
Declaring that he was testifying
under protest Franklin told of three
other Mcnamara veniremen he had
approached with the view of bribing
them. He gave their names as Guy
Yonkin OF Los Angeles, Frank Smith of
Covina and John 6. Underwood of Los
Angeles. Each, the witness asserted,
Indignantly declined TO lihten to his
offer.
HARTMAN BROUGHT IN.
Job Hartman, socialist candidate
for mayor in Los Angeles last fall and
an associate Of Darrow in the Nc
Namara defense, was present in court
for the first time since the trial began
and heard mis- name mentioned in con-
nection with alleged bribe money.
Franklin testified that when he called
for the $4,000 at Darrow's Office the
latter told him Hartman would be
there in about 10 minutes.
Il reported TO Mr.--Darrew-the
morning of November &C." said Frank
lin, that Mr.. Lockwood would call at
my office at about 4:3O o'clock that
afternoon; that Lockwood and / had
arrived at an understanding with re
gard TO the security of the money tC
be paid him and that | was satisfied
Lockwood would do what he had
agreed to.
SAYS DARROw PROMISED MONEY
Il requested Mr.. Darrow TO get me
the sum of $4,000 during the forenoon
Mr.. Darrow answered that he would
try to get the money if he had suffi
cient time. ! met Mr.. Darrow at his
Office some time between ~ and :
o'clock that day and asked him If h.
had brought the money. He said ht
did not have the money. | have for
gotten his reasons"
Before going out to Lockwood
house Franklin said he had called a
Darrow's office about > o'clock anC
told him that Lockwood had called tn,
witness up and asked him out TO tn,
farm, as he could not come TO town.
Il asked him then if he had gotteI
the money" continued the witness
"He informed me that he had not. bu
II the safe deposit department of {
certain bank was open the none!
could be procured. Then he telephoneC
some place and said the safe deposi
department was closed and he woult
be unable to get the money that night
l then requested him TO have tn,
money in the morning some time be
fore 9 o'clock and he said he would"
WHITE DISTRUsTED LOCKWOOD
The witness then told of his frs
meeting with c. +. White, whom, h.
said. he had selected as stakeholder
for the Lockwood bribe money. Afte
he had told White what he wante
him TO do he said White declared:
My God. would not trust Georg
Lockwood as far as l could throw
bull by the tall
Il assured Captain White that Loci
wood was all right" testified Franklin
Franklin said when he told White h
was going 10 see Lockwood that nigh
White declined an invitation 10 accom-
pany him. The witness said he mean
White when he telephoned Lockwoo
asking him If he should bring the "bi
fellow" out.
Asked the name called to his after
ton by Mr.. Darrow with that of Loci
wood during their meeting at a caf
November 25, Franklin said il wa
that OF A. Kruger.
Because of the death last night
Cyras McNutt. who has been associa
ed with the defense, the trial of Cla
ence Darrow was adjourned unit
Monday.
HARTMAN STATE WITNESS.
II is learned Job Hartman. form,
socialist candidate for mayor. h;
been summoned as a witness for Il
state.
Home Town Honors Wright.