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Show cu TRY TO SAVE FRANKESOLA San Francisco, Juno 12. Five sus pended policemen are willing to plead guilty to conspiracy with bunco men If the sentence to be Imposed on their fellow officer. Frank Ksola. convicted of grand larceny in the same set ol cases, can be lightened. District Attornev Flckert said to day the offer had been made to him It has not been accepted as the view Judge Lawlor and Judge Dunne of the superior court might take ot such a motion Is unknown All five ofucerB, while asserting their willingness to plead guilty maintain main-tain their Innocence to their personal trlends as well as to counsel They protest that (hey will make no confession, con-fession, nor any statement Implicating anybody else. In return for pleading guilty, the fhe would receive six months sentence. sen-tence. Instead of the year possible on conviction and all felony charges would be dropped. Two offieen of the seven uuder Indictment refused to listen to any proposals A decision must be reached today or tomorrow, for on Saturday a da'e will otherwise be set for the trial en masse of all seven men. and Judge Dunne will rule on Esola's pending-motion pending-motion for a new trial |