The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-01-21
labor ATTORNEY
AGAIN ON TRIAL
IN Los ANGELES
Clarence Darow Jeopardizes His
Liberty for Alleged Attempts
at Bribery.
FRANKLIN is CHEF WITNESS.
Fredericks Working Assidiously for
Months VIII Garry Burden
Of Prosecution.

Los Angeles, Cal. Jan. 2o.-After
\ severa postponements the second
trial Of Clarence s. Darrow,. the not
ed labor attorney OF Chicago; who
was chief counsel for the defense in
the Mcnamara case, was to begin be-
fore Judge w. M. Conley today.
Darrow was indicted by the Los
Angeles county grand jury in Jan
uary, 1912. two Indictments being
handed down. One charged him
with bribing Juror Robert Balm
through the agency of Bert Franklin
chief detective Of the Mcnamara de-
tense, The other Indictment charg-
ed the attempted bribery Of yenire-
man George Lockwood through the
same agency. Balm was the first
juror sworn In the Mcnamara case.
Lockwood was prospective juror.
After trial lasting fourteen
weeks Darrow was acquitted of the
Lockwood charges.
AZ all the members of the loca
bench had come in contact with most
of tlfa evidence submitted in the
FIST arial, to avoid prejudice one
way ~ the other Presiding Judge
Wilhss reuuestRd Acting Governor
Wallace IN. name an outside Judge.
The governor accordingly selected
Judge 7. M. Con ey Of MADEIRA Coun-
ty toipreside at Darrow's second
trial. Judge Conley is recognized as
one Of sthe best criminal judges of
the state.
The case was originally set for
October FL II was continued until
November 25 on account of the IL
ness of Earl Rogers. chief counsel
for Darrow. After other continu-
ances were had with the consent of
the state and the defense predic-
tions we're made that, as the charges
in the Balm indictment were practic-
ally the same as those In the Lock-
wood Indictment. the District Atto.-
ney would not bring the case to
trial.
Get $4,000 Cheek Evidence.
During the indianapolis dynamite
prosecution, however, It is claimed
by officials of the district attorneys
office, the federal authorities, work
ing with Burns agents. unearthed
new evidence, This evidence is said
to have a direct bearing on the cir
cumstances surrounding the receipt
Of a check for $4,000 by Darrow,
signed by Sampel Gompers. which
was cashed by Olaf A, Tveitmoe. a
California labor leader, at the An
glo-London-Paris National Bank in
San Francisco during the McNarama
trial.
In Darrrow's former trial the
prosecution sought to establish a
connection between this $4,000
check and the $4,000 bribe fund
used by Bert Franklin in corrupt
ing Juror Balm and Benireman
Lockwood. 1t was charged by the
state that the bribe money was sup
piled from the currency secured
through the cashing of this check,
but. the prosecution failed to apply
the missing links of evidence.
Attorney Earl Rogers. who secured
Darrows acquittal on the Lockwood
bribery indictment will again de-
fend Darrow in his second trial. He
will be assisted by Judge o. w. Pow
ers of Salt Lake City. barrow in
tends. however. to do much of the ac-
tive court room work himself, He
may possibly tend to the selection
of the jury, although. of necessity,
he will be guided by Rogers advice.
Franklin Chief Witness.
Bert Franklin, the Mcnamara de-
fense detective who confessed he had
bribed Balm and Lockwood to vote
for the acquittaI of Mcnamara, will
be the principal witness for the
prosecution in the second trial of
Darrow. as he was In the first trial.
Assistant District Attorney w. J.
Ford, who has worked assidiously
for months preparing the states
case. viii probably shoulder the bur
dens of prosecutor, with District At
torney John d. Fredericks acting in
an advisory capacity.