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Show ALLEGED DETAILS OF ATTEMPT AT BRIBERY SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 5. When the trial of Attorney Frank J. Mur-ph3 Mur-ph3 accused of attempting to bribe J. M. Kolly. a prospective juror in the j Ruef briber' enso, was resinned in ; Judgo Murasky's court today, E. S. 1 Blake, a contractor, already convicted of complicity in tho same transaction, ' took the stand for the prosecution. Blake told in detnil of the attempt to induco Kelly by tho payment of money ' to voto for tho acquittal of Rurf in caso he should bo accepted as a juror, and a subsequent preparation b At-tornevs At-tornevs Murphy and Ncwburgh of affidavits af-fidavits intended to cover up the attempted at-tempted bribery. Ho also related that they offered to pay him $10,000 to shoulder shoul-der tho blame, without implicating them in tho matter. Blako declared that his testimony was given voluntarily voluntar-ily nnd without hope of immunity. |