Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-05-02
COMPFRS SAYS
 MEN INNOCENT Labor Leader Wires to Los Angeles Asking Public to
 Reserve Judgment
THREATEN FREDERICK
District Attorney Says Letter He Re- ceived Does Not Brighten Him
 Case Would Proceed.

Case Would Proceed.
 International News Special
 Los Angeles, Cal. May 1.-The fol- lowing wire today received by An drew J. Gallagher. secretary of the San Francisco Labor Council, who is in the city looking after the interests of the alleged dynamiters, from Sam uel Gompers, president of the Ameri- can Federation of labor:
 Telegram received. Glad you have gone to Los Angeles. Have confi- dence that the men are innocent of the horrible crime of which they are accused. My greatest hope is that the people will reserve their final judg- ment 'at least until the case is tried in the courts, thereby giving greater assurance that the men will have fair and impartial trial. Am leaving for Indianapolis tonight for investi- gation and consultation.
 Very different in tenor was the message received by District Attorney John D, Fredericks from a person in New York signing himself "M. J. Schmidt" This is the name of one Of the men indicted by the grand jury as one of the dynamite1ts of the Los Angeles Times building. The letter, which bore the post mark, Times Square Station was dated April 26, and is similar in fact, almost identical with that received by Detective William J. Burns a few days ago in Chicago.
 ssThe letter is probably from some anarchist said District Attorney Frederick, but I doubt if the writer was Schmidt who was indicted as one of the dynMmiters- The threat does not alarm me in the least and certain ly will have no effect upon the prose cution which would proceed whether MT. Burns or I was eliminated or not"
 The message from Mr. Gompers was received with the greatest appuoval by labor leaders, who are thoroughly in accord with its spirit. The predic- tlon made few days ago that $1,000,- 900 if necessary, would be raised for the defense of the McNamara brothers is being repeated now with new en- phasis.
 It was today suggested that an eli- sor be appointed to replace the sher- if as custodian of the McNamaras and later to make all services rest upon the veniremen and witnesses. Job Hartman, who has acted as at torney for the prisoners and will continue in that capacity until other arrangements are made, if that shall occur. refused to comment upon the elisor report.
 How these suggestion originated is >>AAS ~ SAS AIO COAplk11INI lIdS Uc0u made so far as to the character or treatment accorded the brothers by Sheriff w. IA. Hammel lor District At oorney Fredericks. Both have exer- cised the greatest consideration for the men against whom the murder and dynamite charges stand. Neith CT has been subjected to any annoy- ance or humiliation.
 An. effort Ao identity J. B. McNam- ara, alias J. B. Bryce, as, one of the men who transported dynamite from the Dupont Powder Works at Giant. Cal, into the launch Peerless was made through the medium of finger prints.
 Prints of McNam.ras hands and finger were made today and will be compared with the print of hand on the launch and reproduced by San Francisco expert.