Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-12-01
STARTLING ADMISSIONS COME
FRIDAY IN OPEN COURT.
NO HANGING, IS PROMISE
james Blew up the Times Building
and John the Uewellyn
Iron Works
BY United Press Leased Wire.

BY United Press Leased Wire.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. James B.
Mcnamara is guilty of the crime of
blowing up the Los Angeles Times
building on the night of October /,
1910.
After day of wild rumors and
following the most sensational scene
ever witnessed in a courtroom in
America, the former Cincinnati prin-
ter this afternoon withdrew his plea
of not guilty and entered a plea of
guilty. He will be sentenced next
Tuesday morning, and he may either
be ordered hanged or sent to prison
for life, according to which penalty
Judge Bordwell desires to impose.
John J. Pleads Guilty
AT the same moment his brother
John ]. Mcnamara, secretary-treas-
urer Of the International Associa-
tion Of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, withdrew his plea of not
guilty to the indictment charging
him with having placed dynamite
under the the Llewellyn Iron Works
on December 25, 1910, and entered
plea of guilty. He will be SEN
fenced at the same time as his bro
ther, and the penalty may be one
year or life, as the court decides.
Darrow Talks
Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for
the defense, said:
'I have saved human life out Of
the wreckage, hope. do not be-
lieve that the judge will sentence
him to death. His life is the best
that can expect.
.For six months / have carried
terrific burden. We have sought
every possible loopho]e and have
tried our best to grope our way out
of the maze, but two weeks ago I
discovered from the county authori-
ties the evidence which they had. In
addition to their evidence had fur
ther facts which II they had discov-
cred would have only added to the
hoplessness of Jim's plight.
"Jim is going to tell the press all
of the facts at later date, although
do not like to ask him to do so now.
The county had dead open and shut
case against us. am very tired and
worn, and can not talk at this time,
as have beer under a terrific
strain for the past few weeks In
fact. will never be able to describe
the ordeal through which | have
paseed II was terrific decision"
Deputy District Attorney Horton
said:
"The chief consideration that app
meals TO me is the economic one.
"By getting pleas Of guilty the
county is saved great expense with
out the complication OF controversy
as to whether the big fund has been
wisely expended.
whether we had convicted the
two or not, there would have been
several hundred thousand people In
this country who would have said
the men were innocent.
"If we had convicted them peo-
nile would have claimed they were
raiIroaded. Labor leaders all over
the country would have called the
trial the Crime OF the Century
Here was an opportunity to ST.
Ience everybody and also to save
large sum for the county
Although the court could SEN
tenee Mcnamara TO be hanged II
seems TO me that the least we can DO
for a man who has saved us lot OF
money is to spare his life.
"while II is an unusual thing for
A man to plead guilty to a crime pun
lshable by death, in this case that
fact will be considered and will save
J B. McNamars."
McManigal Also to Prison.
Asked about McManigal, Horton
aaid.