The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-07
Los Angeles Is Wearying of ScandaI-Leaders May
 Be Called
DETECTIVE BURNS
 IS STILL TALKING
Federal Government Keeping Close Watch on Movements of GOmpers. McNamara Defense Commit
 tee Has Conference

sued to have the McNamara brothers testify before the federal grand jury, was the assertion made tonight hS Oscar Lawler, special prosecutor of tn, United States government, who is try ing to determine whether there is [ dynamiting conspiracy extending ovel the country "A subpoena is issued tt force man to testify" he added.
 Asked concerning subpoenas. clar ence s. Darrow counsel for the pris oners. remarked that though no sub poenas had been served unofficial no tice had been given the brothers thaf they would be called tomorrow before the federal grand jury.
 q don't think they will say much, commented Mir Darrow.
 There was a persistent rumor tonight that three prominent labor leaders oi California would be called before the grand jury and one of the most start ling reports was that the grand Jury would cite one of the most prominent labor leaders in the country to appear before it.
 The latter speculation grew out oi the report that while the bribeI y charges in the case of Bert H. Frank lin, detective employed by the Me Namara defense, rested chiefly on ev!- dence gathered here, well founded be- lief existed in the minds of those who that persons outside of Los Angeles were interested in the manipulation of funds to influence the jury
 Samuel l.. Browne, chief of the de- partment of investigation of the coun- ty, said he had telegrams and letters in his possession which implicated out side persons.
 It was reported tonight that through the misuse of the mails the bribery might also be called to the attention I of the federal grand jury. T Whether Jobn J. McNamara aatd hi. brother, James E. MeNamara now await ing commitment to San Quentin peniten tiary. would tell enough about other per sons to make it worth while to take then before d federal grand jury, was question under consideration tonight bS officers concerned.
 Grand jury subpoenas had not beer issued tonight although Oscar Law1er who has been especially assigned tc this case by Attorney General Wicker sham. had a long talk with the two men today
 The question was raised as to wheth- CT convicted felon could be allowed to testify before the grand jury auo whether the testimony of the MeNanl- aras if given might invalidate subse- ouent indictments.
 | Attroneys connected with the Mo Namara defense said the only reason the McNamaras might not be called would be that it would destroy the morale and would do no good as any one could testify before a grand jury state or federal.
 Attorney Joseph Scott added to this opinion that a convicted felon after testifying before a grand jury could not go into court as witness to sub stantiate what he had told the grand jury before.
 Lawler held a conference with Nal colm McLaren, agent of the detective agency which arrested the McNamaras and Ortie E. McManigal
 The confession of McManigal was considered. He probably will appear before the grand jury whether the Me Namaras do or not.
 Men close to the McNamaras said il,ere were small chances that James | B. McNamara would talk enough to inl- l plicate anyone else.
 Commitments to take the men to the penitentiary were made up yesterday but were not served They will be I held until the grand jury question is settled. Clerk Monroe of Judge Bord- wells court appeared before the judge with a stack of kilograms and letters which had accumulated since last Fri day when the McNamaras confessed
 DO you wish to see these, judge?' he asked.
 No. sir" he replied You may keer them."
 Many of the missives demanded tno dealth penalty for James B. McNamar Ia and some bore signatures of Los An geles labor unions. They were do stroyed.
 The course the federal grand jury will take when it begins it's work to- morrow may be confined to the ex- lplosions which have occurred on the Pacific coast in Indianapolis and else where. Indianapolis. it was asserted could take care of the remainder. A report that Milton A. Schmidt and David Japlan, indicted here for mur- der in conjunction with the Times building dynamiting, were about to he arrested in the east aroused consider lable interest. Except James B. Me Namara himself, Schmidt is said to know more about the Times disast CT than any other man.
 Schmidt Kaplan and McNamara were together on various expeditions. it is averred
 Attorney Joseph Scott, whose re- election to the school board of which he is now president. was threatened because of his associate in the Me Namara defense discovered today that he had been successful in finishing at the bottom of the list of majorities. In the preceding election he led the ticket.
 I The town, yexed and torn by the newly concluded murder trial of James B. Me Namara, and the event leading to Il, would be glad to let go of the whole ar fair. prominent citizens declare. But 1t $ felt that this is out of the question. Among the reasons necessltatlng the in- vestigation here, in the opinion of fed eral authorities, are:
 The presence of Ortie McManigal who l by his own assertion, was a participant 1 in many dynamiting plots; the presence of James B. McNamara and his brother John J. McNamara, preceding their de parture for San Quinten penitentiafy | where they sentenced for life and fifteen years Imprisonment respectively. And the amazing quantity and com pleteness of evidence gathered again5,
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