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Show REPORTERS TESTIFY 1 THE D10W CASE Evidence Goes to Show That Franklin Made Statement Which He Now Denies. JUROR BAIN IS CALLED Man Said to Have Been Bribed Confronted With Testimony Testi-mony of Neighbor. LOS ANGELES. Cal., July 12. Tho defenso in tho bribery trial of Clar-onco Clar-onco S. Dnrrow drew today on press section of the court room for witnesses, in addition to tho recalling to tho stand for further cross-oxainination, Robert F. Bain, tho juror alleged to havo been bribed in tho McNamara trial, and closing tho day's soBBion by calling Tom L. Johnson, attornoy for Bert H. Franklin, who confessed tho jury bribing. The witnesses were called to impeach Franklin's ovidouco. They included r r willnrl. ;i nrpss telccrrapher ; Harry H. Jones and J. L. Bernard, reporters re-porters for local newspapers, all of whom had been present at the preliminary prelim-inary examination of Franklin on .the charge of bribing iurors. All testified that Franklin had made statomentB completely exonerating Mr. Darrow from any connection with tho alleged offense. Franklin, when on tho stand, had denied de-nied making such statements. Reporters Are Accused. In tho cross-examination of Jones, Assistant District Attorney Ford virtually vir-tually accused the newspaper mon of having been employed by tho defense, a chargo which waB denied by the "witness "wit-ness and resented by the attorneys for the defense. When Bain again took the Btand, Attornev Eogers nsked if ho had over I old T. B. Henderson, a neighbor, that Darrow and Harriman had nothing to do with his corruption. He said that he had not. Henderson testified that Bain had told him Franklin alone was responsible respon-sible for his troublbo and that Darrow had nothincr to do with it. Franklin's testimony that ho had no transaction with John "R. Harrington, the chief investicator of Ihe Mc.N'a-mara Mc.N'a-mara defense, - was contradicted by Miss Fern Kernoghan, a former stenographer ste-nographer in the offices of the -McNa-mara defense. She testified to having seen both in consultation frequently. Prosecution Objects. The prosecution objected to Attorney Johnson testifying, on the ground that ho could not tell of his professional relations with Franklin unless the latter lat-ter consented. Tho defonso hold that when Franklin took the stand ho waived any such rights and that he could not bo auc-j auc-j cossfully impeached on certain points without the evidence of tho lawyer. The question was under discussion when court adjourned until Monday morning. |
