Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-30

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redirect and recross-examinstions of !
/ lockwood. After the usual preliminary 4
| questions ne said that he had entered
the employ Of the Mcnamara defense on
June -, 1911 barrow. he said, wanted
him TO investigate all Of the prospective
| Jurors who might be called in the Me-
Namara case as 10 their views regarding
the Times explosion, the AcNamafas and
as to union labor job Hartman. he
said. was present at the meeting at which
means were discussed of acquiring the
information desired.
| Mr. barrow thought II was better TO
Interview the neighbors of the jurors
said Franklin, but I told him Thought
the hest way would be interview first
themselves. He told me to follow my
own methods
! Copies Of his reports on jurors. he said.
were delivered to barrow. Hartman.
| scott and Davis. all, attorneys for the
Mcnamara defense. ~
| ASKED vito paid him. Franklin said that
Darrow usually did. but several times he
received checks from Job Hartman.
did. you ever receive money from
IhIT0N tANttA kud lbCF hAARSSNEN4 ha+he
your men, asked Assistant District At
torney W. J, Ford. who conducted the
examination.
! Gives Cheek for One Thousand.
| Yes, on October g. I received check
for a.eo0 from Mr.. Darrow.'' was the
reply.
| Did you ever discuss the question Of
hrihlng Jurors with Mir. Darrow7" was
the next question.
/ Yes. SIR" said Franklin.
| The witness said that he discussed the
question with barrow first on October
S. which was six days before the Nc
| Namara trial was called. We were :.
walking along Spring street" -he- said. :.
between First and Second, and MA
barrow made the remark: It's about
time for us to get busy with the jury
He said he wanted TO talk with me
about it," d. y
Franklin was then asked regarding hfs Y
acquaintance with Robert +. Baih. He :,
said he had known him for twenty
years and had had numerous talks with
Darrow about him. The first conyersa- ,
ton with reference TO the bribery OF q.
Balm, he said. took place on the MORN
ing he received the check for $1,000 from
barrow He had told barrow. said, be-
that Balm would be poor Juror fore
Mcnamara, because OF his prejudiost'
against union labor. He thought hep
could get him." however. I'VE had
talked the matter over" continued Frank-
lin, and had decided to spend $500 on
4 A - Sal ix.i,ss
10 jurors and s1.ooo TO myself" 4.
Franklin then told Of taking the; check
for sl.ooo to the bank snd depositing Il :
In his own name. After drawing n check
for $500 against the deposit he said. he
went out to Bain's house. No one was
at home and later he made another cali.
At this point the defense raised tho OBJ
lection that the prosecution was not pre-
| senting its case In accordance with the
law, contendlng that before the alleged
bribery of Balm could be shown the state
would be compelled to prove the alleged
bribery OF Lockwood. the offense COM,
plsined OF In the Indictment against .Dar.a
row. rgi
After nearly a half hour had been cons,
sumed In argument Judge Hutton ruled !,
hkAlnst lne coHteINou VI tho ueAchsS ehu
ordered the witness to proceed.
Talks with Mrs. Balm.
Franklin then told Of his second visit
to the Balm home. where he found Mrs,
Balm. lie ascertained from her, he saidrs
that there was mortgage on their homo
and after learning whether she would
look with favor on his proposition he saldl !
that he told her he would give Balm 500 J.
down IL Balm agreed TO comply with hiso
conditions and q further sum OF 5000
after he had cast his vote for the acquits
tai OF j. b. McNamara. Mrs. Balm said
Bob was an honest man, continued thv l.
witness, land there might be some trouble,
In getting him TO agree to the PROPOSE &
tion. but she thought he would do H." ~
At this stage court adjourned until to- Z
morrow morning. -
The contempt citation of Robert j.. Fas-
ter, the National Erectors' association de-
tectlye, which threatened to divert the
activity Of the court from the Darrow
trial. was transferred today TO Presiding,
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