East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-07-06
Men Accused Of Dyuamitine
LosAngeIoS Times Arraing :
ed in Court Today,
LARGE CROWDS ATTRACTED
BY APPEARANCE OF PRISONERS
With The Most BriIIian Array of Le-
gal Talent That Labor Could Find.
and Prosecution Determined, Capt.
tal-Labor Contc t-;i.i-I IIIcnces

Los Angeles, Juiy John and
james Mcnamara appeared before
judge Lor0wells in court this fore
noon to plead not guilty. to indict-
ments charging them with the muir
der OF p men in the Los Angeles
Times building by dynamiting the
structure.
Before they were allowed to enter
La plea, several preliminary motions,
among them being one to quash the
! Indictments, We're made by attorneys
for the defense, who gave thirty-eight
, reasons why the indictments should
/ be quashed.
The prosecution, forewarned, met
| the reasons with fifty more why the
| Indictments were legal. The court
room was packed hours before the
appearance of the McNamaras who
seemed to be unworried.
Fourth Time i'm Court.
This is the fourth time the Nc
Namaras have appeared in court. The
first was their arraignment; second
when the first date of the hearing was
set; third, when a continuance was
! granted.
All the attorneys retained to de-
! fend the union men, We're in court
save Rapport. The array of legal tai
ent for the defence is the most bril-
liant .that-ever appeared in south
! ern California criminal case.
/ Following the motion to quash
Assistant District Attorney Ford
arose and said the reasons for the
/ motion We're irrevelant and present
ed the prosecutions side. The court
then adjourned until o'clock this
afternoon, without taking any action.
Order of Prosecution.
From recent developments it is ex-
pected that the prosecution will pre-
sent its case something along this or
| der:
Testimony of victims and expert
witnesses to prove that the Los An
geles Times building vas destroyed by
dynamite.
Confession of Ortie E. MG9fsHfgsl
and other alleged cdassssiananG
Testimony of witnesses who will
swear that j. b. Mcnamara was in
California last fall under the name
| Of j. B. Bryce. An endeavor will be
made to prove that Bryce" was seen
| in the neighborhood of the Times
building on october last, when the
/ explosion occurred.
The case against ]. ]. Mcnamara
! viii include correspondence supplied
| by McManigal, books found in Nc
| Namaras office and the clocks, wires
and dynamite found in Indianapolis
Detective w. j. Burns, who was re-
Gently indicted in Indianapolis for the
alleged kidnapping of the accused
men, will be the principal witness.
The defense is expected to attack
the allegation that the Times was de-
stroyed by dynamite and will intro
duce the testimony of experts to
prove that The explosion was due to
gas.
To Discrcdit McManigal.
As to the McManigal confession,
it will be alleged that McManigal was
in the pay of .anti-union manufacture
eus and witnesses viii establish an al
ibi for the Mcnamara brothers. This
phase Of The defense VIII not depend
entirely upon the testimony Of labor
men, but will include the statements
of hotel clerks and the introduction
of hoe registers.
Handwriting experts will be called
to prove that letters alleged by Nc
Mauigal to have been written by j
j. Mcnamara were not written by him
but by some person who attempted
to initiate the handwriting of the la-
Dor leader,