Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-12-04
GOMPERS
WAS AWARE Of
N NAMARA GUILT
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of counsel at which 1t was decided to
enter plea &c guilty for the McNa-
maras. This much was admitted to-
day by Clarence s. barrow, chief coun-
sci for the prisoners.
Il sent kilograms to labor leaders to
come here for an important confer
ence." he said, but l did not and
could not tell them what it was about.
4 thought they would understand. I
sent one telegram to Samuel Gompers
asking for a representative to advise
with me. Edward Nockels. secretary
of the Chicago Federation of Labor,
anne and was here for two weeks pre-
vious to the time the McNamaras
made their confession.'
Nocke!s also was here shortly after
the trial began and talked with the
McNamaras In the county Jail. He
left soon after and did not return un-
til a fortni. sht ago. He denied repeat
eddy that his seco d visit had any
thing to dc with the case. Mr.. barrow
said today that Nockels knew the sit
uation and i. 3ted the solution
reached as the most practicable one.
Assistant District Attorney Joseph
Ford. second in command to District
Attorney ohm d. Frledericks, and the
mar who was arrested in Indianapolis
for the alleged illegal extradition of
J. J. Mcnamara, said today that the
United States government and the
California authorities are cooperating
to uncover one of the most gigantic
conspiraeies every conceived in the
history of this country.
A portion of Ortie McManigal's con-
f~ession. heretofore unpublished, and
given out today by the authorities, dis
closes the fact that the McNamaras in
tended to dynamite many other places
beside the Times building in this city,
terrorizing the inhabitants until such
time as they had gained their ends.
eve If they had to destroy the city.
According to Mechanical they even
planned to blow up the auxiliary plant
ir which the Times was being published
after the destruction of the main build
ing. McManigal said he came here
for that purpose.
when got here, however, I found
the place so closely guarded that /
couldn't do anything without taking
some lives,'' he said. 80 far as l am
aware, my stuff killed nobody, as was
Always CAREFUL 10 set NY CluChS " SD
off when nobody was on the job. |
wasn't going to be Il murderer even to
get the Times SO ! took the suit
cas- bomb which l had brought On a
passenger train from Chicago and lief.
it at the Llewellyn Iron Works"
Further details We're learned today
of the alleged plot to influence the
Mcnamara jury, the Illustration of
which by the arrest of Burt H. Frank
lin, a detective of the Mcnamara de-
Tense, is said to have been an impor-
tan factor in forcing a confession of
guilt from the Mcnamara brothers.
A signed statement was declared to
be in the hands of District Attorney
John ID. Fredericks, made by Mrs. Rob-
ert F. Balm. wife of the first sworn
juror in the case. charging hat $500
was paid to her by an agent of the
Mcnamara defense to influence her hes
band to secure a disagreement if not
an acquittal for James B.. Mcnamara.
Eyes, it is true Balm himself is
quoted as saying, and the money
given to my wife has been given to the
district attorney