Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-05
BOTH WRITE Confessions
INFORMATION OF GREAT VALUE
Is THEREBY GIVEN INTO
HANDS OF THE STATE,
IS OF VAST IMPORTANCE
Name Of Every Man Connected With
Conspiracy May Come Out
How Jurors Were Bribed.

Los ANGELES. Calf Dec. A.
James b. and John j. Mcnamara
VIII appear before the federal grand
jury here tomorrow and tell their
stories. They will go before that
body Immediately after having been
sentenced by Judge Bordwell.
This declaration was made late to-
night on unimpeachable authority.
Dstrict-Attorney John D. Frede-
ricks admitted tonight that the writ
ton confession of both brothers had
furnished information Of great value
to the state" II is virtually assured
that when the men appear tomorrow
before Judge Bordwell, the district
attorney Will raise such leniency as
the court may see fit TO bestow.
The moment sentence is pronoun-
ced according to plans completed to-
night, the brothers will be served
with summons to appear before the
federal inquisltoriai body.
Believe There Was Plot.
The decision reached by the Nc
Namaras is regarded here as Of vast
importance. If there is a gigantic
dynamiting conspiracy, which is
what the grand jury wants to know
about, the state tonight Is convinced
that tonorrow's Developments VIII
place on record the name OF every
man connected with il. With this In
formation, It Is believed, the work
of federal grand juries here and in
indianapolis will be comparatively
simple.
This outcome of the trial is urged
I'm a message received by Distrlct-At-
torney Fredericks from Walter Drew,
chief counsel for the national assoc
alton.
Won't Give Them Out.
Before the McNamara's confession
were made District Attorney Freder-
icks declared he would not give 1t
out until after the men were sem
fenced. Tomorrow is the day set for
that proceeding by Judge Walter
Bordwell.
It was learned, however, that the
statement lmplicates no one besides
the writer. 1t deals with nothing eX-
cept the actual happenings in Los
Angeles. 1t does not describe the trip
from Indianapolis west, or tell whom
Mcnamara saw after he got there.
Only Two Hundred Words.
James B. Mcnamara sat with pad
of scratch paper on his knee and
wrote his confession In his own way.
Names of the witnesses were attached
and Fredericks took away sheet OF
paper bearing perhaps two hundred
words.
The brothers nodded to Jailer Gal
lagher and filed back to their cells af-
ter saying good bye to the attorneys.
A Juror Bribed.
Today's developments include the
publication OF the deposition of Mrs.
Robt. Il. Balm. made to the district at
torhey that at the instance of Burt II.
Franklin. investigator for the defense,
now charged with bribery, she per-
suaded her husband, the first Nc
Namara juror, to be sworn to accept
81. 600 II he would make sure that
verdict of guilty would not be given
and that $4O0 of this money was paid
a. a retainer.
Il can't get back my honor" she
said her aged husband declared when
it was suggested that he could return
the money. Balm is civil war vet
Gran.
Continuance Wanted.
A continuance was granted the de-
Tense In the case Of Franklin today.
Former Governor Henry 4. Gage,
Franklin's counsel. made Il speech eX-
planning his hope that within week
the district attorney would find the
charges against Franklin baseess.
Franklin today denied rumors That
he had confessed. The outcome Of his
case may determine the fate Of men
whose liberty tonight lies on the
scales that n hair may tilt. according
10 persons I'm position to know
Another angle of the case opened
today with the convening OF the fed
eral grand jury. Although the gov
ernments case is temporarily in
charge of Deputy District Attorney
Reagan, II was said that as soon as
j. Mccormick. district attorney for
the southern district OF California re-
turned from Washington he was sum-
moned by Attorney Gen. Wickersham,
he would take 1t in hand and that an
assistant from Wickersham's office
might assist him.
a Federal Investigation.
The latter statement could not bel
confirmed.
Malcolm McIaren. special repre-