Arizona republican., 1912-06-07
Claimed by Chief Counsel for Darrow That He Is to Be Made Means of At tack Upon Labor Chief Gompers
DEFECTIVE BURNS
 RECEIVES SCORING
Rogers Further Alleges That National Erectors' Association Is Behind the Prosecution for Alleged Jury Bribery
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! LOS ANGELES, June 6.-F'ranklin former chief detective for the Me Namara defense. testified on cross i examination today at the trial Or Darrow for alleged jury bribery that he made his first confession of guilt at the office and in the presence of Oscar Lawyer special government prosecutor in the dynamite conspiracy investigation: that he had first been /! approached with d view to getting i him to turn states evidence by i deputy United States marshal. and
 that later he had applied for employ ment to the Merchants and Manufac- turers association which took a prom ! inent part in the McNamara prosecu- tiCn.
 At the conclusion of Franklin's cross examination late today. the members of counsel for the defense declared that better progress had been made in their case during the day than at any time since Franklin took the stand ten days ago. The redirect examination by Assistant District Attorney Ford was then be- gun and may not be concluded before tomorrow's adjournment.
 Franklin was on the stand all day but his ordeal at the hands of Rogers was broken several times by verbal controversy between opposing counsel one Of which included a sensational denunciation of William J. Burns by the chief counsel for the defense. In connection with the attack on Burns, l Rogers. accused the prosecution of at 1 tempting to strike at GomperS and lie declared that one of Burns de- tectiYes who had been in attendance
 at every session sought to reach the
 ears of jurors with remarks while seated in the section occupied by members of the press
 The latter charge caused q half hours recess for the purpose of an l investigation at the conclusion of which the detective was exonerated l by Rogers in open court. Rogers asked Franklin if he had not after making confession been told to bring Gompers' name into the testimony 1 Whenever an opportunity arose. The district attorney insisted that Burns 1 had nothing to do with the prosecu-
 ton and that no one sought to inn
 plicate Gompers in Darrow's trial. | Rogers charged that Burns men
 were bounding witnesses and watch ! ing the defense's offices and dicta- graphing places He believed that
 Burns men, employed by the National
 Erectors' association were behind the case in every particular. Counsel
 defense declared that it was 8 mat { ter of common knowledge that the United States court for this district
 through oscar Lawyer and other dis trict attorneys had made stren-
 uous effort to connect Gompers and bring his name in. He added that
 the evidence in the case showed that
 the federal grand jury at Indianapolis had sent for certain books and that officers had come into court from Indianapolis where they are investi- gating other charges. Our conten- tion." said Rogers, lis that the pros
 ecution against Darrow is a step against Gompers. Burns is going all
 over the east and is being interview ed every where, announcing that he
 is going to get Gompers if he can. through DarroW.
 The prosecution took vigorous ob
 iections to the utterances of counsel for the defense charging that he was trying to influence the jury by means
 other than evidence. Counsel for de- lfense laid much emphasis on Frank
 lin'S visits to the offices Of the Mer- lchants and Manufacturers association land recurred frequently to a line
 questioning which tended to bring out the friendly relations between the
 witness and officers of the organize
 ton. whom he designated as trends of the Darrow prosecution
 On e-direct examination Franklin
 testified that anything he might have
 said to friends or relatives of some
 unknown man in the alleged bribery case was false. He testified at the cross examination that an unknown
 man provided money for the alleged
 bribery of George N. Lockwood