The farmer and mechanic., 1911-12-12
(By the Associated Press.)

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 9.-James
B. Mcnamara, confessed murderer,
and John J. Mcnamara, confessed
dynamiter and secretary and treasurer
of the International Association Of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
today started for San Quentin Penl-
tentiary sol miles north.
James B. Mcnamara, who blew up
the Los Angeles Times building
on October l, 1910, causing loss
Of q lives, goes to begin a sentence
Of life imprisonment, while his broth
er faces a term of fifteen years for
completely in the dynamiting of the
LleHellyn Iron Works here last
Christmas
TN a young man, and I'm for
union labor" was John j. McNama
ra's parting comment to the world,
according to Clarence S. DarroW, his
chief counsel.
The route to be taken by Sheriff
VIM. A. Hammel and his prisoners
was kept secret, and even the time of
departure was unknown to the puD-
lie.
BY previous arrangements with
Sheriff Hammel today, a coterie of
newspaper men and photographers,
concealed behind the Jail, saw the
brOLueTS enter an slu-ol1ODltt1. s.dfIttS
BIS right hand was ma lacleu to John
J.'s left wrist. Both men looked pale
and cheerless, and walked -he few
steps from the Jail door with bowed
heads.
Sheriff Hammel WAS accompanied
by three deputies. AS soon as the
prisoners were seated in the m icliine,
canvass curtains were drawn, and the
automobile dashed away to the north.
The prisoners were carelessly groom
ed and had prepared in no way for
their departure except to order their
belongings sent to eastern relatives.
One of them had 1925, ana the other
1852. This money was turned over
to the sheriff today.
George Gallagher, chief iailer heav-
ed a sigh of relief when his charges
left.
They have behaved we'll" he de-
clared, but we always had to }e
watchful about people from the cut
side"
Gallagher said later that the Me-
Namaras had told him that they ex-
pected their mothec to visit taem
soon at San Quentin. They arrived
here on April 25 last.
Discussing their Incarceration,
Sheriff Hammel today said that ten
thousand men could not have taken
the prisoner away from the officials
while in jail The brothers We're con-
fined in a steel tier built independent
ly Of the Jail walls, and if these had
been destroyed the prisoners still
would have been behind the bars.
The Federal grand jury was not in
session today, but will convene again
next Tuesday to take more testimony
about the alleged dynamiting con-
spiracies. Oscar Lawler, Government
prosecutor, occupied himself today
with several Witnesses He was clos
eted for a time with District Attor-
ney Fredericks.
Mr.. Lawler expressed irritation to-
day that newspaper reporters had
identified one of the Government s
witnesses, J. W. Kaiser, of Muncie,
Ind, who is alleged to have sold nj
troglycerine to James 3. and John J.
Mcnamara, and Ortie Z. Mechanical
Mr.. Lawler added that many of the
witnesses were apprehensive of dam
ger III coming to testify.
All the sluggers are not yet done
away with" remarked Mr. Iawler.
Every effort will be made to conceal
the identity of those who are sub
known to reporters, it is not believed
that secrecy can be maintained.
MIR. I4aWler to-day said that so far
as he knew ATTIC crney-General wicker
sham had not yet decided whether to
make indianapolis or Los Angeles the
center of the governments investiga-
ton but that the matter probably
would be determined before Deem