Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-02

guilty because they were guilty.. Ina'
was the explanation OF District At
torney Fredericks.
Bribery Effort the Last Straw.
4 what thing induced the de-
fen 8 yield he declared that ia
soI : ing which they alone can ex-
pp s
~ members OF the district at
t. Sy's staff. however were Of the
g = on that the defense had been
I : I'd to lay down its arms as a result
only because OF the evidence gath
81 but the effect which a conviction
G the Franklin bribery case might
We on the chances OF the McNamaras
Days Startling Events.
a summary of the days happenings
included the following Incidents:
James b. Mcnamara pleaded guilty
to having placed dynamite bomb un-
der the Los Angeles Times building in
October. 1903, and causing the death OF
twenty-one persons.
John ]. Mcnamara. secretary treas
urer of the International Association Of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
brother of James B. Mcnamara, did
not enter plea at this time to the In
dictment similarly entered against him
for the Times explosion. but when he
is arraigned next Tuesday 1t Is virtual
ly certain proceedings against him for
this charge Will be dismissed. as the
state admits 1t has no evidence con-
Meeting John J. Mcnamara directly
with this particular disaster.
John J. Mcnamara. however pleaded
rv,,t 70 No NJ, 81 1,n1 live cl1
the explosion at the Llewellyn Iron
Works In which no fatalities occurred.
District Attorney John d. Freder-
icks will recommend life Imprisonment
for James b.. and ten years for John
j.. but Judge Walter Bordwell alone
can fix the sentences.
Ortie T.. McManigal. who confessed
to have actually blown up the Llew-
ellwyn Iron works here in December,
1910 at the direction of John j. Nc
Namara, will be brought to trial. but
1t is expected the state will recommend
a light sentence because he turned
states evidence.
Bribery charges against Bert II.
Franklin. a detective employed by the
Mcnamara defense. probably will he
dropped now as irrelevant to the main
issue.
State Now Out Of II.
This completes the part OF the state
Of California In the AFFAIR. hut District
Attorney Fredericks declared that II
the United States government tnsti-
gated an investigation concerning any
unlawful transportation Of dynamite, o,
IL authorities elsewhere in the United
,,let, t1 1al, i,,tO NJ
explosions where labor was involved.
It was matter in which he had no fur
ther concern, tho any Information at
his disposal, would be given to the
proper authorities desiring ii.
The scene in the court room yester-
day afternoon was one OF protracted
attention. Sensation followed scnsa :
tion with such rnpidity that the gaping
crowd hardly realized what happened
in those few minutes of formal pro-
cedure In less than twenty minutes
the big case was disposed OF. but for
hours previously there had been an un-
certain. unsatistled feeling that some
thing startling would develop. and so
closely guarded was the information
that the spectators were prepared for
almost anything except the thing pre-
sented.
1t was not thought that after the
vigorous battle wagcd thus far one
side would lay down It's arms so will
ingly. so freely and even so happily
for both prisoners smiled. chewed gum
and appeared as they have on other
days, confidently unconcerned.
Few Know Of Plans.
claim to have advance information on
the turn which affairs took. 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 associ-
ates. and all brought their wives and
friends. They crowded into the cham
ber and even swarmcd into the big
enclosure, where many seats
had been vacated by reporters who
once had been there and intended to
return for developments more sensa-
tional than those OF getting jury. In
the crowd were detectives for bo;h
sides. many women and even baby
that emitted n smile almost stimuli
with the announcement of
the pleas of guilty by John Mcnamara.
Thin brown curtains shaded hot
room. a mass of heads
leaned forward expectantly as the hour
for the reconvening approached. Tense
ly waiting was II squad Of newspaper
men who had Wnded to no avail thru
a maze of possibilities today to de-
termine the reason for the sudden Init
ing of the mornings proceedings. Three
little boxes concealing telegraph wires
were prepared for the developments
and less than two seconds after the
word guilty" left the mouth OF each
defendant the news was being flashed
across the land.
Seated with District Attorney Fred
ericks was his entire staff. Facing him
was Clarence S. Darrow and three as
sociate counsel for the defendants.
James b. Mcnamara at first took a
seat to one side. as usual. with two
deputies, but soon Attorney Joseph
Scott beckoned to him. The two men
sat together for few minutes. SCOTS
arms were about the prisoners neck
and he counseled courage for the su-
preme CRISIS. 1t was James b. Nc
Namara who had baked Mt entering
into an arrangement to plead guilty
II IL might affect his brother. He was
willing to sacrifice himself, but he
wanted his brother to go free. The at
torneys. however, convinced him that
in. better course was for both to plead
guilty and take their chances on a
merciful sentence.
John ]. 10 Pressnt.
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