The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-05
Men Higher Up Not to Be
Prosecuted After barrow.
Job Hartman Also Given Clean
Bill of Health.

Los Angeles, CAL, June 5.-That the
prosecution merely desired to place in
evidence the fact, alleged by them,
that certain sums of money aggre-
eating about 100000 had been sent
to attorneys for the Mcnamara de-
tense was stated today by w. ]. Ford,
assistant district attorney, in discuss
ing the placing on the stand of H. H.
F1ather, cashier, of a Washington, D.
u bank Mr.. Ford said that the call
ing of Flather as a witness was not an
attempt to incriminate others with
Clarence Darrow, now on trial for the
alleged bribery of juror in the Nc
Namara case.
MIR. Ford added that no attempt
would be made by the prosecution to
show that either Mr.. Morrison or
President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation of Labor had
any guilty knowledge of the alleged
corruption of jurors and witnesses in
the Mcnamara case.
1t is unfortunate that impression
was created" continued Mr. Ford
that we intended to cast any refIec-
tons upon MIR. Gompers, Mr.. Morri-
son or any other high officials of the
American Federation of Labor In
producing the ledger account of Nor
rison as custodian of the Mcnamara
defense fund, in Washington, we only
intend to prove that large sums of
Mr.. Darrow.''
The effort to have the ledger page
containing the defense fund account
admitted as evidence was expected
to be resumed this morning. Up to
adjournment late yesterday the at
torneys for Darrow had succeeded in
keeping it out by raising various tech
nicalities. The prosecution appar-
emily was hard pressed for a legal
loophole through which the bank ac-
count could be slipped into evidence
when adjournment interVened.
In exonerating the officials of the
American Federation of Labor, the
prosecuting attorneys also indicated
that they did not consider Job Har-
riman as one who had guilty know
ledge of the alleged corruption. Har-
riman was the Socialist candidate for
mayor of Los Angeles last fall and act
ed as assistant counsel in the McNa-
mara defense. During the direct ex-
animation of Bert Franklin, one of
the states chief witnesses, the latter
testified that Darrow had indicated to
him that the $4,000 used in the al
legged bribery of Geo. n. Lockwood
had been procured from Mr.. Harri-
man.
The prosecution intimated that if
its examination of Cashier Flather,
the Washington banker, were not fur
ther obstructed, but little time would
be required to conclude it and Frank
lin was expected to resume the stand
before the noon recess today.
The Darrow defense expressed sat
isfaction with the result of Franklin's S
cross examination declaring that he
had greatly strengthened the conten-
ton of the defense that Darrow was
the victim of conspiracy in which
Franklin was alleged to. have played
a leading role.
Darrow Defends GOmperS.
Mr.. D;trrow denied today that he
had ever mentioned the name of
Sarnu9. tsompers ~ Franklin in con-
nectio1 With an alleged jury bribery.
Like most of Franklin'S Stateme ents
on the stand it was a lie,' said Dar-
row ''s never received any money
from Mr.. Gompers except through the
usual business channelS.''