Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-29
Former Chief Detective for Nc
Namara Defense and Star
Witness for State, Gives Sen
sationa| Testimony.
GIVEN $1,000 TO BUY
VOTE OF ROBERT Balm
friendship Of Twenty Years
Between Talesman and Wit
ness Made Easy Process of
"Fixing' Him.

rp, Mor,,inr Jouruai sveciaI s,esseU Wlre:l
Los Angeles, May 28.-Bert H.
Franklin. former chief detective Tor
the Mcnamara defense and now star
witness for the prosecution in the
trial of Clarence S. Darrow, for aAeg-
ed fury bribery, took the stand late
TODAY and related what he declared
TO be the alleged manner in which
Darrow, then chief counsel for the
McNamaras, and himself, attempted
TO bribe Jurors in the trial of James b.
Mcnamara.
ITS about time to get busy with the
Jury" Franklin quoted Darrow as
saving tr him on october 5, 1911. the
next day, he said, Darrow gave him
check for $1,000 to be used in buying
the vote as juror of Robert f. Balm
who later became the first sworn
Juror in the trial.
He said he had known Balm for
twenty years and that he had arrang-
ed for the corruption Of the juror.
Franklin succeeded George N. LOCK-
wood on the witness stand. gruelling
cross-examination of Lockwood By
Chioy Counsel Rogers for the defense,
failed to shake the witness story. 1t
brought out however. and accentua-
ted certain Facts which the defense
ciai~ap,l would go far toward estab-
fishing an alleged conspiracy to in
volve Darrow in the bribery negotia-
tons between Lockwood and Franklin,
declared by the defense to have been
directed by the district attorney. LOCK-
wood admitted on cross examination
that he had never been served as
Juror in the Mcnamara case, although
he had been told by Franklin that his
name had been drawn. The defense
undertook to show that LockwooPs
name had been drawn after he had
consulted with the district attorney
and as a part of the proposed culmi-
nation of an alleged conspiracy against
Darrow.
Franklin took the stand after briet
redirect examination and recross eX-
animation of Lockwood. After the
usual preliminary questions, he said
that he had entered the employ of the
McNamar defense on June 29, 1911.
Darrow. he said, wanted him to in
vestigate all of the prospective jurors
who might be called in the Mcnamara
case as to their views regarding the
Times explosion, the McNamaras and
as to union labor.
Asked who paid him, Franklin said
that Darrow usually did, but several
times he received checks from Job
Hartman.
Did you ever receive money from
Darrow except for the purpose of pay
ing your men?'' asked Assistant Dis
trict Attorney w. j. Ford, who con-
Quoted the examination.
Eyes, on October 9Th, / received a
check for $1,000 from Mr.. Darrow,"
was the reply.
Did you ever discuss the question
of bribing jurors with Mr.. Darrow?"
Yes, SIR said Franklin.
The witness said that he discussed
the question with Darrow first on Oc-
tober 5th, which was six days before
the Mcnamara trial was called.
We were talking along Spring
street." he said. between First and
Second and Mr.. Darrow made the re-
mark; Its about time for us to get
busy with the jury He said he wanted
to talk with me about it,"
Franklin was then asked regarding
his acquaintance with Robert F. Balm.
lie said he had known him for twen-
" years and had had numerous talks
with Darrow about him. The first
Conversation with reference to the
bribery of Balm, he said, took place
on the morning he received the check
Tor $1,000 from Darrow. He had told
barrow. he said. that Balm would be
poor juror for the McNamaras be-
cause of his prejudice against union
labor. He thought he could get" him.
however.
We had talked the matter over"
continued Franklin, land had decid-
ed TO spend 5000 on the jury; $4,000
OF which was to be given to the jurors
and $1,000 to myself
Franklin then told of his visit to
the Balm home. where he found Mrs.
bain. He ascertained from her. he
sald, that there was a mortgage on
tneir home. and after learning that she
would look with favor upon his prop
osition, he said. he told her he would
give Balm $500 down IL Balm agreed
70 comply with his conditions. and
iurther sum of $4,000 after he had
east his vote for the acquittal of j. b.
Mcnamara.
MIS- Balm said Bob was an honest
man continued the witness "and
mere might be some trouble in get
ing him TO agree TO the proposition.
"ui she thought he would do it,
Al this stage court adjourned until
s-se tomorrow morning.
r me contempt citation of Robert J.
roster' the National Erectors Asso-
~1on detective. which threatened