The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-11
M'NAMARAS NOW
SIMPLY NUMBG
With Shaver Heads, Strip
Clothes, Start in Jute 4
Mill Today
j. B. IS THOUGHT TO
HAVE TUBERCULOSIS
If So Will Get Work on Out
side-Trip to Prison IS
Made Without
Incident
BY d. w. GREEN.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dee. 16.-Tos8
night in cold cell at the State p1ntsa
Tertiary in San Quentin---in a cell alEsS
Joining the one occupied by AbrAha1
Ruef, prisoners Nos. 25,31 and 2t.11&&
! took on their new striped conv1C4s a
| suits and stared at each others clOooa
| ly Shaven heads. One OF them. CON-
Wet No. 25,315. was John Jose1
Mcnamara, convicted dynamiter 49,
, former secretary treasurer OF the 1x1&%
! ternational Bridge and StructufM4s
! Iron Workers Association. The oth1rSSs2S
No. 25,3l4. a pale. sullen prieone1g
/ was James b. Mcnamara. prinE1%
/ dynamite rand convicted murdereKs@a%z
| On this Sabbath day these two sne1aa
lost their names and their identttyssa|
| When they were formally deliveto1
to Warden Hoyle by Sheriff Hamm14
! OF Los Angeles county, at 10 o'Cloo1#
this morning. they became Nos. -S5
one of two thousand men who hAN4S
no names. There Is nothing to 01D@$
| unguish them--they wear the stripes
| with the other convicts, and ov4uS
their crimes will add no particular d.
Elimination to their identity. J. J&A
Mcnamara is No. 25.315 until he 49,
spent fifteen years in the penitentiaSy9
and his brother Is No. 1914 untf1S
a life sntence Is served. Tho only
ieniency they can hope for Is come
mutement of sentence through gu04s
behavior or by parole or pardon fru4It
| the Governor OF California. TomOS.
row morning at o'clock these tWog
men will be taken to the penitsa~
| tiary jute mill, where they will 49,
taught to sew sacks. They will -
given a half hour for dinner and wan
/ be required to work until 4:30 In t.
afternoon. just how long they VIII
be kept at this depends upon tl1e1e
/ aptitude and willingness. II tneys
show skill they will be promoted tes
more particular workout 1t win -
ways be daily work--they win remA5m
| 1914 and 25,3l6.
/ Arrive in Ordinary Way.
| The delivery of the McNansGGs
| brothers to the State penitsntiarS
| was not marked with any parttCu11Es
ostentation. At Port Costa thsy We90
taken from the owl train by 6heft4 Il
| Hammel and his guard and woGoY
taken aboard the tug Caroline. On
this boat they were taken to the e1n1
penitentiary. With the exceptlo1
that a specially chartered boat -
railway coach delivered them. to-
trip to the State penitentiary wAs Nks
many ways similar to that OF the 0lSs
| binary prisoner. They were met alkS
the San Quentin pier by WArdo1
Hoyle and were taken up tho IN
leading to the prison Office. A. ta64S
stable was passed they saw Tor tns
| first time a convict In stripes. j.
Mcnamara took one glance ut thu hna
man derelict-the prisoner had boMl&s
a pickpocket-and then walked. hNx9%
riedly on. j. J. Mcnamara appa4
entity took more interest in the po1&2
lid prisoners appearance. but N
made no comment neither to SheGf A
Hammel nor to Chief Of Police Eeha0N
ton. of Los Angels. S
| A moment later they passed . uc@G4Es
of oonvicts, and J. b. McNamA1l3
watched them closely. He sesu1e
interested in the apparent liberty the
were given, and 1t was explained fz
him that they were TRUSTEES, a Il
had. through good conduct. gatn4z
privileges on the grounds s
! Reuf Sees Them Enter. MI
| The coming OF the McNamarae ~ III
| cited Little attention among
| prisons. Abraham Ruef saw tAN
as they were taken into the penitl
tiary and he did not even inQutfo
learn their identity.
| The admittance proceeding VS. IT,
| NAL and perfunctsry. The 1hAx1 h
gave to Warden Hoyle certified c0er&
OF indictments numbered s,s3e a
$685.. These showed the respec1@
| sentences Of the two men. AZ y
turkeys Office they were seAre1 VI
| 1t was at this juncture that tMM
| made their parting to Sheriff HG1
mel 1t was the most intense o1
| dramatic moment OF their entl<M
trip north. AS the sheriff started
leave. J. ]. Mcnamara said:
We both want to thank you tn :
Mr.. Brain, the under sheriR, for Wln&
you have done. You have been I'm
and" sas3
The sentence was not Finished
they shook hands with the men 49,
had held them in custody for a1I
year Both prisoners se0med
| take 1t as a parting Of old frtel
| J. ]. McNamara's eyes were IN
| with tears when he and his 6901
were left alone with the prieoa
| ficers. A short time later they
taken into the clothing room
| measured. Then they were pl6
graphed and Immediately takes
the prison barber. Their heads
| shaved and the suits of stripes
given to them. 1t was at th1o
that they learned OF their nuM1
After being photographed the3
given into tho custody Of LaGu1oM
John Murray, who Is In chaE
the prison yard. RI
Shortly after II o'clock thsy
assigned to cell No. IL. AAJG
this is Ruers compartment u
is that Of John Dalton. the 49,
county official, who Wa r1x
sentenced for accepting : hrA1
From cell IS the prfDon6x1
view the prison garden and G.
the green outlines Of Mount al
pals across San Pablo Bay. II
other direction they can - IT,
mill and look toward G1nM&N