The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-12-05
to having actually blown up tn.
chances On a meTciful sentence.
When John Came I'm the C!imax Va.
Reached.

fbcacDeu.
Word that John j. Mcnamara WA
coming caused the first ripple OF ex-
temen He had not visited the
court room since October IL, when
Llewellyn Iron Works here In L.
cember, 1910, at the direction of
John j. Mcnamara. will be orod-.t
TO trial. but it is expo c-.i tho State
will recommend q light sentence be
cause he turned States evidence.
Bribery charges against Bet If
Franklin. 4 detective, employed -
the Mcnamara defense. probably n.li
be dropped as now irrelevant 10 the
main issue.
This completes the part Of the State
of California in the affair, but rs
trict Attorney Fredericils declaIeG to-
night that II the United States Gov
eminent instituted any inves-igaJcn
concerning any unlawful Transports
ton of dynamite or if authorities else
where in the United States wished T.
delve into the causes - explosion
where b was involved, ii was :
matter in which he nai 10 furtaer
concern. though any Information az
his disposal would be given t. tn
proper authorities desiring ,t
The scene in the court room today
was one OF protracted tension. Son
sation followed sensation with SUCH
rapidity, that the gaping crowd harc-
- ho Ia III ia A,E
few minutes of formal procedure.
1t Was in the Air. the Pulse.
In less than twenty minutes, the
big cas- was disposed Of, but for
hours previously there had been :
feeling that something startling would
develop. and 50 closely guarded was
the Information that the spectators
were prepared for almost anything
except the thing presented. 1t vas
not thought, that after the battle
Waged thus far, one side would lay
down its arms SO willingly, so freely
and even SO happily-for both pri~-
oners smiled-chewed gum and APP
peared as they a on other days
confidently unconcerned.
Even the district attorney was not
sure until just before noon that the
end was in sight.
There were to be developments IN
the court room, he told his associates.
and ell brought their wives and
friends. In the crowd were detect
ives for both Sides, many women and
ever a baby that emitted a whine al
most simultaneously with the an
nouncement OF the pleas OF guilty OF
John Mcnamara Thin brown cur
tains shaded a hot sunlight from the
room. A mass Of heads leaned for
ward eXpectantly as the hour for the
re%-convening of court approached.
Tensely waiting was a squad Of news
paper men who had waded to no
avail through a maze Of possibilities
today to determine the reason for the
sudden hating Of the mornings pro-
ceedings. Three little boxes COM
cealing Geographic wires were pre-
pared for the developments and less
than two 0 after the WORD
guilty" LETT the mouth OF each de
PENDANT the news was being flashed
forth across the land.
Jim Comes Into Court.
Seated with District Attorney Fred
ericks was his entire staff. Facing
him was Clarence s. barrow and
three associate counsel for the de-
PENDANTS.
James b. Mcnamara at first took g
seat to one side, as usual, with two
deputies, but soon Attorney Joseph
Scott beckoned to him. The two men
sat together for q few minutes
SCOTS arms were about the prisoners
neck and he counseled courage for
the supreme crisis. It was James T..
Mcnamara who had baked at enter
ing into an arrangement to plead
guilty ii it might affect his brother
He was willing to sacrifice himself.
but he wanted his brother to go free
The attorneys, however. convinced
him that the better course was for
both TO plead guilty and take their
the trials were begun and the case Of
the McNamaraS was severed. When
he entered it was generally realized
that the ease had reached q climax.
The bailiff raped louder than usu-
al when Judge Walter BordWell
mounted the bench. instant silence
followed.
The Fatal Moment Arrives.
the people versus Mcnamara"
the Court and Attorney
Lecornpte Davis, OF the defense,
arose.
In this case" he declared, latter
long consideration, we have conclud-
ed to withdraw the plea Of not
guilty and have the defendant
enter a plea Of guilty; and the like