The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-05-28
GRAND ARMY VETERAN RELATES
now sRisE MONEY WAS PAID
THROUGH FRANKLIN.
DARROW IS MENTIONED
old Soldier Says the Accused Lawyer
Was Walking Toward Detective
ersnklin When the Latter Was Ar.
rested for His Part in the Attempted
eribery-Psosecutio Scores.

Los Angeles. May 27.-That ciar-
now on trial. accused of having con
nlved AT the bribery of George n.
Lockwood. when the latter was juror
In the Mcnamara case. was walking
toward Bert II. Franklin when the
later was arrested for bribery. was the
assertion made today on the witness
stand by Lockwood. the star witness
OF the prosecution. Franklin was ar
rested few minutes after he had
given Lockwood the first installment
of the payment for his vote In the trial
Of J. y. Mcnamara.
The day In court was one of ex-
element from the time of converting
until adjournment. Sensational clashes
between attorneys. the exchange of
charges of attempting to influence the
Jury an important ruling for the
prosecution on the admissibilty of
evidence objected TO by the defense.
and the reappearance of Lockwood on
the stand for the resumption of his
story of the alleged trapping of Bert
II. Franklin. kept the atmosphere Of
the courtroom at fever heat through
out the three-hour session.
Rspudiated by Fredsricks.
The exciting events of the day also
included a Reputation by District At
torney Frederieks of Detective Robert
j. Foster and the National Erectors'
association, which employs the latter.
AZ participants in the Darrow case.
The ruling by Judge Hutton on the
issue raised by the defense Saturday
was declared by attorneys for the
prosecution sweeping victory for
them. aa II viii enable them to intro
duce all the evidence I'm their pos
session tending to prove Mr.. Dar-
row had been guilty Of attempting To
hribe other Jurors. An objection was
raised by the defense to nearly every
question put To Lockwood by the dis
trict attorney and only few We're
sustained.
Continuing from the point at which
his story was interrupted saturday.
the old soldier said that at his first
visit to Franklins office the latter had
told him to be careful how his wife
spent money II the deal went through.
Il told him." said Lockwood. that
my wife would be the last person
would want to know about It,"
Nothing Doing.
Franklin. he said. visited his home
again and this time Lockwood said he
told him he would have nothing To do
with the transaction. Franklin pro-
fcsscd regret and told him IL he
changed his mind the proposition was
still open.''
Tho witness testified that he went
to the district attorneys office next
and told him what had happened. On
the following day Franklin made an
other visit to Iockwood's farm. Frank
lin told him that his name had been
drawn as n Juror In the Mcnamara
trial and said to him. the witness tes-
titled. George. there is $4,000 In 1t
for you, and want you to have It,"
Feigning to accept the proposition.
though with reluctance, Lockwood
Fasaid he expressed fear that the money
Womb not be paid him and Franklin.
he said. declared: well, will talk
the matter over with Darrow and he'll
Fix IT,, Franklin then agreed to come
the next day and talk It over. Lock-
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