Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-12-07

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 3.-"The United
States government and California author
tiles are cooperating to uncover one of
the most gigantic conspirac!es ever con-
ceived in the history of this country
This was the declaration to-day Of As
sistant District Attorney ". Joseph Ford,
second in command to District Attorney
John ID. Fredericks and the man who was
arrested in indianapolis for alleged Illegal
cXtradition of John j. Mcnamara.
"I, is only a question now Of whether
the federal government or the State au-
thorities can reach certain persons ana
bring them TO justice more effectually.
continued Mr. Ford He admitted that
the prosecution had under surveillance in
other parts of the country some promi-
nent labor leaders alleged to have been
involved in the Times explosion but said
that arrests might first be made by the
federal government in connection with its
Investigate on.
THE federal government has shown
every disposition to assist US and we are
helping them as much as possible, ne
said.
The vigor with which the federal
| government is pressing its Investigation
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extend over the entire country. has been
! increased within the last fortnight. ac-
cordlng to wen-informed persons here
! and in proof of this. Il * observed that
United States District Attorney a. l.
Mccormick now is in washington, and
United States District Attorney Miller +
Indianapolis and District Attorney Fred;
ericks are in close communication.
God a
! jury in Indianapolis from this place will
go forward as quickly as it is asked for
| Ford said
MAY BE REFERRED TO TAFT.
The qualifications of the matter are
said to be so extensive that it would
cause no surprise here If the subject nae
been brought to the attention not only
of President Taft but of Attorney-Genera
WiCkersham.
To give the prosecution here more elbow
room In its campaign, a grand jury vii
be cmpauelled within week to act imme
diately on the return of George H. Hut
ton. presiding magistrate Of the superb
courts Of Los Angeles county, who
now in Chicago.
NJ A. Schmidt and David Kaplan
Jointly indicted with the Mcnamara
for the Times disaster. have not beer
captured but the state, II is believed
has a good clue to their whereabout
and they may be apprehended within
"A fortnight. But others said to hev
had much to do with tho direction q
the destruction of the Los Angelo
Times and with other explosions ar
reported to be implicated by informa
ton now in the hands OF the State au
thorities, and the federal government
, may be the first to bring these mel
T to trial.
Assistant District Attorney Ford de
, MED that the State had entered int
, any agreement by which other prose
cutions were to be circumscribed b
, the confession of the McNamaras.
/, The confession concerns the futur
of two persons. James b. and John ,
20 Mcnamara There has been no agree
, ment not to prosecute nor is there an
S other consideration involved" he de
! clared
= THE McNamaras agreed to plea
guilty and take their chances ON tn
v sentence It is absurd even to think tina
n We could make a promise as 10 thei
Y sentence. That rs a malter TOT the coui
: TO determine"
Il Judge Walter Rordwell, il was pointe
out to-day, has not been in communica
ton with the district attorneys office {
, any time concerning the pleas of guilt
y Hitherto he has not presided in an
important criminal cases, but as or
= member of the states counsel put
he "has a good deal of the milk Of III
= man kindness
The Judge, it is believed, VIII sci
q tence James h, TO life imprisonmoi
y and John J. t. is said, Will get
a, years Under the parole laws tn
r. would mean that John j. might be r.
O. leased from custody in a few years
y MORE LIGHT ON CONFESSION,
=. More light was thrown to-day
why John J. Mcnamara pleaded gull
:, to the charge of dynamlting the lAe'
Ia ellyn Iron Works and why the sta
did not insist on a plea as TO indie
T. ments against him for having, wi
N his brother, James b.. wrecked I
a, Times building and caused the dea
n of 2l persona. 1t was asserted tn
10 John ], Mcnamara could not have be
re- sentenced for a greater crime than tn
OF manslaughter il conNection wi