Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-25
Captain Fredeficks Outlines
Proofs Which It is Proposed
by Prosecution to Introduce
Against Defendant.
M'NAMARA TRIAL
BASIS OF INDICTMENT
Effort is Begun to Show That
Attorney for Labor Leaders
Used Large Sums of Money
to Defeat Justice.

! lby MOTmlnx SOuruht cp6clHI Leh8o0 WIFE,
Los Angeles May 24.--Accused III
the opening statement of the chief
prosecutor, with wholesale corruption
of jurors and witnesses, Clarence S
Darrow, noted labor lawyer, author
and philosopher, on an indictment
charging attempted bribery of jur-
or in the Mcnamara case, was placed
on actual trial this afternoon.
| 1t required only brief time after
the beginning Of the afternoon session
to accept A. NJ. Blakesiey as the thir-
teenth or alternate juror.
More than two entire days were con-
sumed in getting the extra juror.
After the opening address to the
Jury, George r. Monroe, clerk in
Judge BordenwelI's court, where the
Mcnamara brothers pleaded guilty,
was called as the first witness for the
prosecution. Monroe was on the stand
when court adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
District Attorney Fredericks' men
ton in his opening address of other
alleged offenses on the part of Darrow'
brought vigorous objections from the
defense. 1t was held that the rules
of evidence would not permit the In
PRODUCTION of such evidence. Without
ruling on the admissibllity of evidence
purporting TO prove allegations out
side of those contained in the indfct-
ment, Judge Hutton allowed the dis
trict attorney to continue. The indict-
ment alleges that Darrow bribed
George n. Lockwood, who was drawn
as juror in the trial of j. b. NC
Namara for murder in connection
with the dynamiting of the Los An
geles Times building.
Two weeks before the date of the
indictment. said Captain F'redericks,
Bert III. Franklin, then employed as
detective by Darrow, went to Lock-
wood and offered him a certain sum
il he would vote not guilty, provided
he were drawn as a juror.
I'VE will show" Fredericks said.
that Franklin did this at the in
stance, request and direction of the
defendant
Lockwood, according to the prose-
cutors statement, then reported the
incident to the district attorneys Of
flee and was told to continue his ne
gotations with the agents of the Nc
Namara defense.
When Lockwood's name was drawn.
Fredericks said. Franklin again APP
peared at his house and offered to
pay him $500 down and $4,000 addi-
tional after he had voted mot guilty"
Another appointment was made for
the next night. At the next meeting,
said Captain Fredericks, Lockwood
and Franklin were surrounded In the
dark by agents of the prosecution,
who heard the men agree that the ini-
tial payment of the money should be
made the next day at the corner of
Third and Los Angeles streets, where
observed the transfer of the
money and arrested the men.
I'VE will show" continued the
prosecutor. that this was the same
money which Clarence Darrow had
given Franklin that morning. II was
sent to Darrow by agents in the east
and we will trace the money from
that eastern source to DaIrow's
hands,"
In naming the allegations of cor
ruption on much larger scale. Cap
tain Fredericks said:
1--WE will show that the defendants
to obstruct and defeat
justice by paying money. or offering
il to other jurors; that he paid hun /,
dreds of dollars to witnesses for the |
for the same purpose. We |
paid them money To get out of the
state so that they would not be here
to testify"
Monroe's testimony was accompan-
led by the introduction in evidence OF
of Judge Bordwell's court TO /
show the pendency of the McNamara |
case and the drawing of Lockwood's
name as a talcsman. The Indictment
Df ]. Il. McNamara was introduced as
Lhe peoples first exhibit
Monroe win resume the stand to-
morrow morning and it Is expected
hat he will be followed by Lockwood.