Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-02

NttN NNhhuNt'u hA tllt SNtlt On tue
outskirts Of the city in much the
same way that the Times is believed
to have been destroyed. Many
detail which hitherto would have
been considered vital was freely talk
ed about. but il lost its importance
m view Of the confession of guilt in
the court room today.
Gas and dynamite both played their
part, but dynamite started the trou-
tie and caused the explosion proper
this was Attorney Darrows eXpla-
nation from his talk with the defend
ants.
A summary Of the days happenings.
Included the following Incidents
James b. Mcnamara pleaded guilty
10 having placed a dynamite bomb un-
der the Los Angeles Times building
in october, 1910, causing the death of
twenty-one persons.
John j. Mcnamara, secretary
treasurer of the International Union
of Bridge and Structural Iron Work.
ers brother of James b.. did not
enter Plea at this time TO the in
dictment similarly entered against
him for the Times explosion. but when
he is arraigned it is virtually certain
proceedings against him for this
charge will be dismissed, as tire state
admits 1t has no evidence connecting
John j.. directly with this particular
disaster
John j. Mcnamara. however,
pleaded guilty to the charge Of hav-
ing caused the explosion Of the
Llewellyn Iron Works In which no
fatalities occurred.
District Attorney John ID. Freder-
icks will recommend the imprison-
ment of James b. Mcnamara for life
and fourteen years for John J. Nc
Namara, but Judge Walter Bordwell
alone can fix the sentences
Ortie f. McManigal, who confessed
having actually blown up the Lew
ellyn Iron Works here In December,
1910, at the direction of John J. Me-
Namara, win be brought to trial, but
il is expected the state win recon-
mend only a light sentence because
he turned states evidence.
Bribery charges against Bert II.
Franklin, detective employed by
the Mcnamara defense, probably will
be dropped now, as irrelevant to the
main Issue.
This completes the part Of the
state OF California In the affair, but
District Attorney Fredericks declar
ed tonight that If the United States
government instituted any inyestiga
tion concerning alleged unlawful
transportation of dynamite, or If au-
thorities elsewhere in the United
States wished to delve into causes of
explosions where labor was involved,
ii was a matter in which he had no
further concern, though any informa
tion ut his disposal would be given 20
the proper authorities desiring it.
The scene in the court today was
one Of protracted tension.
Sensation followed sensation with
hardly realized what happened inl
those few minutes of formal proceed
ure. In less than twenty minutes the
big case was disposed of, but for
hours previously there had been an
uncertain, unsatlsfed feeling that
something startling would develop
and so closely guarded was the in
formation that the spectators were
prepared for almost any kind of Il
scene except the one presented.
1t was not thought that after the |
vigorous battle waged thus far one
side would lay down its arms so will
ingly, so freely and even so happily. |
For both prisoners smiled, chewcd
gum and appeared as they have ON |
other days--eonfidently unconcern-
ed
But though there are many per- |
sons tonight who claim to have had |
advance information on the turn
which affairs took, even the district |
attorney was not sure until just be- |
fore noon that the end was in sight. |
There were to be developments In
the court room, he told his associates. |
and all brought their wives anu |
friends. They crowded into the cham |
ber and even swarmed into the big |
enclosure, where many |
seats had been vacated by reporters |
who once had been there and intcnd- |
ed to return for developments more |
than those of getting 4 |
Jury. In the crowd were detectives Tor |!
both sides, many women and even |
baby that emitted whine almost !
simultaneously with the announce
ment Of the plea of guilty by John J.
Mcnamara.
Thin brown curtains shaded not |
from the room. A mass OF
heads leaned forward expectantly as
the hour for the reconvening of court !
approached. Tensely waiting was a
squad of newspaper men who had
waded to no avail through mass OF
possibilities today to determine the
reason for the sudden halting of the
morning proceedings. Three little |
boxes concealing telegraph wires were
prepared for the developments and
less than two seconds after the word
guilty" had left the mouth of each
defendant, the news was being
flashed across the land.
Seated with District Attorney
Fredericks, was his entire staff. Fac
ing him was Clarence S. Darrow and
three associate counsel for the de-
PENDANTS.
James y. Mcnamara at first took
a seat to one side as usual with one
of the deputies, but soon Attorney
Joseph Scott beckoned to him. The
two men sat together for Few MIN
rtes. Scotts arms were about the
prisoners neck and he counseled
courage for the supreme Crisis
1t was James B. Mcnamara VINO
had baked at entering into an agree
ment to plead guilty II It might at