The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-30
THREE TRIALS AND A
GRAND JURY INQUIRY
Ranifications of Mcnamara
Murder Case Spread Over
Wide Field.
ATTORNEY GAGE ANGRY
Former Governor Retained as
Counsel for Man Accused
of Bribery.
ATTORNEY GAGE ANGRY

los ANGELES, Cal, NOV. - htee
trials and a grand Jury investigation All
going on AZ once was az fan as the
Enovn possibilities OF the Mcnamara
murder trial had reached in Los Angeles
today. when court had adjourned for sucn
THANKSGIVING as the participants m'sh'
sec it 10 make.
One moro talesman accepted as 10
GAUGE was the fruit of the days court
proceedings IN the case OF the psople
versus James e. McNamara. lie Is n
W. Stewart. humorous farmer. VINO
came from Losansport, Ind.
Fer. II. Franklin. chief OF the special
Investigators employed oy eouhseh eba arSs rga
Of bribery OF a taesrnan Win Henr9 =;
Gage former governor OF Caiitornla i snd
former United states minister 70 rosiusa, hl,a
as counsel, pronouncing the effort 10 haye
an Immediate preliminary hearing 70 pe
a political plot and threatening TO leavS
The case. lie obtained An EXTENSION gt
Two days instead OF the ten for "n'cn
~ TIC triai OF II. E. Conner, A. 3. Maple
and r. Ira Bender, accused ot navlns
attempted TO dynamite the hall or rec
ords Is set for December II. ana eltner
2 special or a regular grand july 10 oe
summoned soon. probably VII! ne asKed
10 investigate further into the ftsnhiin
case.
spat Did Not Occur.
4 rumored spsr between District Al
torncy John n. Frsdericks and Frank IL
Willie. acting presiding judge OF the su
perior court of Los Angeles county over
special grand lury wn'c9 d,,i reoe'ross rot ma.
fsriallzc. because no application Tor snch
grand jury was made freoeiichs saiu
is;er thai he would wait 10 see how soon
the regular 1911 grand jury oroeEeo W
In any evcot superior Judge George II
Hutton. the regular presiding judge now
i,os Angeles before The applica ton need
ne mado and Judge Willis ~hl be re
li.ved OF any responsibility In that direc-
srand jury system. preferrius the Cling
of inforrnations BY the district attorney
on the ground that nj, court recoros, eH-
an snaxinziy small number OF convic-
lions on grand jury indictments. DIS
trict Attorney Fredericks fayors them oe
cause they enable tho states officers TO
ninbe further than they can do other
wise.
Gage Protested.
The arraignment OF Franklin on a
charge of having bI1hcd George y, Lock-
wood an unSumnloned Juror. attracted
torrey Gage was retained as Frankln's
,.ounE,i this morning and when Assistant
District Attorney ". Joseph Ford asked
for 2 formal hearing Friday, he protested
vigorously.
Elm that event the defendant VIII have
10 get other counsel he declared
came into this case only this morning.
have other duties Tomorrow Is hoi- |
dav never have been treated With so |
little consideration before in my lfe.''
I'VE do not ask counsel for the defense |
said Ford 'All ue wish is TO put one !
~ tpo Witnesses on the stand. Then tho /
defense can have pcstponement II u
wishes"
o II VAS reporte-I Shat this preliminary |
hes ring was desired AZ afording lnfor- |
nation which would Justify the calling OF |
grand biry. al an cay date. On thc |
IN effort TO prejudice the election pros /
pects OF job Hartman. attorney Tor the [
defense. who is candidate for mayor on !
the Socialist ticket In an election 10 be |
Franklin's Comment
~ man doesn't turn crook in night.
MAS T'ranklin's commentary on his case.
He declared he believed Fredoricks and I
Investigator SAM Browne, who arrested |
MIN. each did his duty as he saw II, but /
was deceived by some plot Of which he |
4. ". stewart. the ialesman passed
today. is the tenth man accepted as 10 |
ready being sworn jurors Stewart |
when he asnrod ATTORNEY Clar- |
once : parrov, chief OF counsel for the |
defense that, from Los Angeles he "uss
actlvoly engaged in EARNING in Indiana"
He said he had no opinion about the
, e. p Hubbard vas excused because of |
his DISBELIEF in cspital punishment. as |
ahre p. z. Bsldosssr and p. u. List. /
Isaac s. Carter. uho said his opinions in /
connection with the case were formed by |
building. ~as excused on the ground Of
MAS. as was rr. J. ~. Martin whose son /
Wss AZ one time reporter on the Times. |
Court adjourned until Friday.