Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-06-05
WILL PROTECT Ills NAME
PROSECUTION WILL MAKE so
EFFORT TO SHOW COMPLETELY
or GOMpERS.
WILL trace BRIDE MONEY
VIII Return the $1,000
% thc American Federation
of Labor.

Los ANGELES. CaL, juno i-That
II would trace TO the McN1mara de-
trusc fund of the American Fedora
lion OF Labor the money alleged 10
have been used by Bert "A. iruukllu
tn bribu Jurors iu the McNamard trial,
was the assertion made today by HE
prosecution in the uial of Attorney
Clarence $. DarroW accused of bIih-
Ing Juror George n. Lockwood.
10 substauUate this assertion, the
prosecution placed ON the witness
stand H. III. Flthrr, cashier Of ma
tional bank OF Washington, D. C.
Mr. FIather was called 90 the stand
after the cross-cNamimuon of Bert
IT, franklin. which had assumed SEN
sationM aspects, had been discontin-
ued, temporarily until morning at the
request of the defense.
Gompcrs Is Mentioned.
The name of Samuel Gompers, prcsi-
dent of the American Federation OF
Labor, was brought into the record
several times. Franklin testified that
Darrow told him the money for the
Glleged bribery Of Lockwood came di-
rect from Mr.. Gompers
District Attorney Fredercks said
that no effort would be made to show
any completely Of Mr.. Gompers in the
alleged bribery, but that the state pro-
posed to prove that the $4,000 had
been drawn from the Mcnamara de-
fense fund Of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor, and had been sent to
Mr. barrow. He made the same state
ment in reference TO Job Hartman
that no effort would be made 20 inn
plicate him.
Told of Conversation.
In the cross-examination Of Frank
lin, Attorney Rogers plaCcd great
stress on the conversations alleged to
have taken place between Franklin
and two men, Watts and Stinemann.
Did you say to Mr. Stinemann, ~
asked Rogers, words to this effect
If DarroW Will give UP certain evi-
dencc that he has against Gompers,
he will be released, but Gompers is
the man they want because he is the
head Of the union, and Burns wants
to break that up, and Burns will get
Gompers before they get through,
and didn't Mr.. Stinemann ask you:
why do they want to get DarroW?'
ana didn't you say: 'ph, he has been
utienulnS the unlpuS, ana is Il pIollI-
nent man on their Side. Didn't
Stoinemann ask you where you got the
money for Lockwood, and didn't you
say: Outside parties furnished it, that
Darrow never gave you any money
to fix jurors, and didn't you say then.
after you had talked for some length;
I'or Gods sake don't repeat this con-
yersation?'"
Il did not. or anything like It,, re-
Piled Franklin.
What did you tell him q was asked.
81 told him the witness said, that
Mr.. Davis had told me he probably
could get me off with two years; that
] went home to Mrs Franklin and told
her that If ] got off with two years
and served my tNme which ! thought
It was my duty to DO that she would
be taken care Of by Mr.. Darrow and
her remarks to me at that time were
what caused me - cnange. She said,
Bert, | admire the stand you are
taking, and ! agree with you on what
you have said, but if you bring one
dollar of dishonest money into my
house l will leave you In twenty-four
hours, and then is when | quit"