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Show FRANKLIN SAYS BE IS NOT GUILTY ft MM Los Angelos, Cal., Jan. 17. Setting 1 at rest all rumors that ho would Tajj throw himself on the mercy of the E court, Bert H. Fraklln, the former McNamarn detective, accused ot Jury tiiaiE vbrlbory, pleaded not guilty today to I jfgrj. tho two charges filed against him. ' ijtf His trial was sot for February 27 -tyttPB Tho pleas wore entered bv Frank- 7 fkirp lln after Judgo Willis had denied tho 'M(t motions of his attorneys to dismiss ''M II tho two informations lodged agalnBt oJJ the dctoctivo by W. Joseph Ford, a.5- iff slstant district attornoy, on the mm ground the tho Justlco of tho penco -Stf who certified tho charges to tho court J-HtB had no right to do so. Judge Wuils 'WBii ruled that tho Information were un- IBm assailable. , MR Franklin Is still undor subpoena t -vJSX to appear before tho county grand ' 'Sif jury, which Id scheduled to resume U.( tomorrow tho Investigation of tho al- ' &$ leged bribery. 1 'njss. The two charges under which I tSJb8 Franklin will bo called to trial Feb- jfS-t"! niary 27 aro that he actually bribed J WQ Bobert Bain, a sworn Juror in tne j "J?5 trial of James B. McNamara, and that j fti," ho proforred a bribe to George Lock- j '!!'-' wood, a venireman. It was stated to- I 5fWti day that ho probably would bo tried i S on tho Lockwood chargo first IfM "Hiiil |