The New York herald., 1922-04-08
Says SHERIFF BRIBED
| HER SON IN MURDER
Mother of Chief Witness in
Killing of Lawrence Girl
Accuses Byram.
POINTS FOR JANCAREK
woman. 30. Tells of Seeing
\ KluXen Boy Emerging
/ From Woods.
M'GLORY DECLARED ODD
Made Speeches to Himself in
Jail and Had Strange
Ideas, Is Testimony.
|NPGLORY DECLARED ODD

Special Dispatch TO THE New York HERALD.
MoRRIsTowN, n. j.. April Mrs.
4 Emily McGrory of 113 Sixth street
Justice Parker in the Supreme Court
I in the trial of Frank Jancarek, who is
\ charged with the murder on last Octo-
ber of Janette Lawrence, IL, in
Kluxen's Woods, Madison, n. J.. said
I that Sheriff Ethelbert Byram of Nor
ris county bribed her son. Frank Nc
Grory, TO testify against Jancarek.
McGrory. who formerly worked with
\ Jancarek in greenhouse in F'lorkam
4 Park, is the States chief witness
against Jancarek. 1T was McGrorys
story to the police of Newark that led
TO an investigation of Jancarek's
movements on tho night of the MUIR
der and to his subsequent arrest.
When Sheriff Byram went to her
home in Newark, said Mrs. McGrory, she
was in a room adjoining the one in
which the sheriff and her son were
talking. She said she heard the sheriff
say to her SON.
Now Frank. remember .aere is a
good bit Of money and Job In this
for YOU"
Son Promised Not to Lie.
Cross-examined by Prosecutor Willis.
Mrs. McGrory said she had told her son
not to testify for money She said he
had promised her that he would not lie.
She admitted that she did not overhear
az the conversation between her son and
the sheriff.
McGrory's story is that he was with
.iancarek until noon on the day that
''anette Lawrence was murdered. He
said he met him again that night and
tiat his shirt, shoes and trousers were
spotted. McGrory said that Jancarek
then had told him of having attacked
the girl and finally murdered her be-
cause he thought she had recognized
him and would be able to identify him.
Another bit of testimony against
Sheriff Byram was that of Frank Seals
who said he was present VIXEN Frank
Nelson picked Jancarek out Of a lineup
IN the court house. as the man he had
seen standing by bush in Kluxcn's
Woods the night. OF the muroer Seals
said Nelson walked into the room where
the men were lined UP and after looking
at two of the men walked out with the
sheriff. Nelson returned a few min
rtes later. Seals said, and Immediately
picked out Jancarek.
Boys sanity Attacked.
Testimony also was introduced to at
tack the sanity of young McGrory. Rich
ard Joyce said that when he and McGrory
occupied a cell together the latter fire.
quently pointed out imaginary persons
Vtshf hax
bars. He said McGrory also sang to
imaginary audiences and talked to him
self a great deal.
The name of Francis Kluxen, IA, who
was held for time in connection with
the investigation of the murder. was
brought into the case again by Fred
erick II. Johnson. chief of police of Mad
son. who told of taking pair of trous-
crs which were being soaked in water
from the Kluxcn home on the day after
the murder. At another time, he said.
he took a revolver. knife and a pair
ot shoes. He said he had traced foot
steps from the scene OF the murder to
faucet near the kluxen wine house
lie denied. however. that he had COM
pared the Kluxen boys shoes with these
footprints.
Mrs Mary Friedman, so, Of Madison,
testified she had seen the Kluxen boy
emerge from the woods abou: 80 O'Clock
on the evening of the murder. She said
ii might have been as late as six o'clock
The girl was last seen alive few min
utes before six. Mrs Friedman said
she had seen the boy in the woods whit
tling q bullet from a tree stump.
kt previous hearings the bog a.a
other witnesses have testified that he
walked home through the woods that
evening with Alma Nelson, a neighbor's
daughter, and that on the way back he
stopped and fired his revolver at
target.