The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-04
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Los Angeles. Cal. December 3.-The
local to the International body t
which James b. Mcnamara belongs
repudated him and his brother John
j. Mcnamara, secretary of the Inter
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers in resolutions
adopted here to-day.
The resolutions Instruct the officials
OF the union to make a statement, the
text of which Is included in the reso-
buttons themselves. The resolutions
say:
Now that they have confessed their
guilt having duped, deceived and be.
traycd us and our officers. Samuel
Gompers, president of the American
Federation OF Labor, and James NJ
Lynch. president of the international
Typographical Union, by commission
OF such a dastardly act. we repudiatg
all connection with them or their
Kind"
The union stands" the statement
declares, for rigid enforcement OF
law"
The statement expresses belief in
the right OF every man to fair trial.
but declares to-days meeting was call
ed for the purpose OF expressing "our
Reproduction OF such dastardly meth.
DDS"
The action Of the union was about
the only positive development of the
day. The seclusion thrown about the
prisoners was not penetrated. oven by
their counsel. during the day.
Interest here centres about tho con
fession of james b. Mcnamara, which
District Attorney Fredericks has an
nounccd will probably be made on
1nN, rn,-
OF the brothers.
The judge, 1t is believed, will SEN
tence James b. to life Imprisonment
and John j., It Is said, will get twenty
years. Under the parole laws this
woul mean that John j. might be
reieaS from custody IN a few yenrs.
More light was thrown to-day on
why John ]. Mcnamara pleaded guilty
TO the charge of dynamiting the
L!ewllyn Iron Works. and why the
state did not Insist on a plea as TO
!. dictments against him for having
with his brother. James b.. wreck ed
the Times building. and caused the
neath OF twenty one persons. It was
asserted that John ]. Mcnamara could
not have been sentenced for a greater
crime than that Of manslaughter IN
connection with the Times disaster. as
he was not In California at the time.
from one to ten years.
AS far as the Indictment for blown ~
UP the Llewllyn Iron Works "a con.
ceraed, Ort.e g. Mechanical confessed
that John j. paid him money to blow
UP the building. and the States case
II was said. was here more complete
me dyna mi tins charge. too II is OBJ
served. rs punishable by sentence
OF not less than year. but there. Is no
Nor nIt
one to twenty-nine years within tho
discretion OF the court
me indictments against John ]. In
connection with the Times disaster
VIII not be pressed now, but they will
stay on record to be acted upon ac-
cordlng to the wishes OF the prosecu.
zion. That It will hang as lever
upon John ]. Mcnamara is admitted
by officials OF the State.
Inc prosecution ella ms II had an In
controVertible chain OF facts heapea ur
against James B for the Times explo.
sion Among these WAS the signat,ro
of ]. B. Bryce (the name ne is 60 ia
10 nave used) on hotel Registers
throughout the country and railroad
uckets and letters received bv him.
me prosecution has evidence SHOWING
the signature of ]. b. Bryce on hotel
registers at various places at the tIrno
other explosions occurred.
state officials said to-day that he.
Tore The McNamaras confessed infor.
n"uon OF the States intention to try
ana Involve other labor leaders In the
case had reached counsel for the do.
tense because OF the activity Of tho
prosecution with certain i,nnor,,n,
witnesses
These labor leaders" declared =
member Of the prosecution to-day
may not have had criminal acquaInt.
ance with the McNamaras. bu, nv
were In communication with them ~,
certain times and places, which would
nave caused distasteful publicity"
Proposal Endorsed.
New York december a.-The pro.