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

Los Angeles, Dec flames r. Nc
Namara pleaded guilty to murder in tho
irst degree In Judge Walter Bordwelrs
tourt to-day. His brother. John j. Nc
Namara, secretary of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers. entered a plea of guilty
70 having dvnamited the Llewellyn Iron
works IN Los Angeles on Christmas day,
lYl0
James b. McNamarn's confession clears
up absolutely the tragedy of tho ex-
plosion and fire which at 1907 o'clock on
The morning of October |, 1910 wrecked
the plant of tho Los Angeles Times at
First and Broadway and caused the
aeath Of q persons For 10 of these
neaths the Mcnamara brothers were In
nlcted and ]. 3. McNamarn was on
trial specifically for the murder Of
Uharlcs NJ. HaGgerty. machinist.
whose body WIS found nearer than that
Of any other to the spot where the dyna-
mite was supposed TO have been placed.
Both mems sentences were set for De-
rember 5, when 1t is expected District
Attorney John y. Fredericks will ask
for life imprisonment for James B. Nc
Eamara the confessed murderer. and
probably IA years for his brother, Tho
mems lives nre considered saved. The
great contention that the Los Angeles
Times was not dynamited Is dead beyond
resurrection Of argument,
WHY jim" CONFESSED.
Tonight as the two brothers sat
together In the county jail refusing to
see any one or make any statement, an
interest second only to tho occurrence
Itself hung about the question with refer
ence to James b. Mcnamara why did
he confess"
To this opposing counsel gave the same
answer:
HE confessed because ne was guilty
and that's all there Is TO IT," declared
District Attorney Frcdericks.
He was counselled to confess because
that was the best thing he could do, in
the opinion of counsel" said Attorney
Clarence s. DarroW, chief of counsel. 81
will say now that there was no other
reason or motive in II. I've studied thi.
case for months 1t presented a ston,
WALL
Darrow's statement was made as look
ing squarey in the faces Of tho charge.
that the recent arrest of Bert Fl. Franklin
an investigator employed by tho defense
precipitated situation untenablc saw,
by confession of the prisoner.
Negotiations have been on for weeks
asserted barrow land this was zorro
boratcd by District Attorney Fredericks
We expected ut one time that Jim woul
confess last Monday but he did not .
said Darrow.
NO EXTERNAL PRESSURE
barrow also denied that externa
pressure was eXerted from union In
hor sources and socialist sources. ~
Cen. Harris Gray Otis charged 20
might In formal statement, or thu
the municipal election to be Held mex
Tuesday in which Job Hartman, on
of the defcnse's counsel Is candidate
for mayor, carried any weight.
was learned that Hartman was no
consulted at all IN the deliberations
White, gaunt and hoarse Harrima'
leaned against tho wall of his ONO
and confirmed this.
hrothcrly affection bordering o.
worship, It became known TO-DAY
brought James B. McNamara's con
fession, desire to save his brothe
from the necessity of confessing any
thing at all held back day and da
the word that would end the trial.
Joe Is not IN on this deal" tn
pale faced man reiterated with insist
,once born OF one great idea, IT don
care what happens to me-
His state of mind was known :
District Attorney Fredericks, WI
communicated about 1t continual
with Attorney barrow, and barrow
colleagues, A solution finally wa
found in the proposition that John ,
Mcnamara plead guilty to the dyna
hitting of the Ilewellyn Iron work
for which no and Ortie McMnnigi
Jointly were indicted
PROCEEDINGS QUICKLY OVER.
All of to-day's proceedings wero lumpt
in few minutes. At the morning sc
sion of court District Attorney Frederick
obtained an adjournment until arternoo
This was considered plausible because
registration fraud warrants known to
impending in connection with the comlr
election.
At the afternoon session the court roo
was packed. many attaches or Frede
icks's office being present ana Mrs Ere
ericks had seat inside the rail. Jam
Mcnamara sat next to Attorney SEQ
who slapped him on the back and put Il
erm around him,
When John j. Mcnamara entered III
took seat beside his brother. vaoat
for him by barrow. there was small dou
OF whit would occur. The pleadings
,the men aroused no stir In tho court rooi
No relatives were there to make del
tonstration. A civil oaso could not ha