The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-02

tly at the defendant for more than
half an hour before they caught his
eye. Mcnamara flushed when he,
saw them and finally called over JOS
eph Scott Of defense counsel There
was a whispered conference and while
1t was in progress the two men left
the court room.
What j. B. Mcnamara told Scott
did not develop until today. The men
who had watched him so intently in
court had met the prisoner as he went
into Ink alley at the Times building
on that dark night more than a year
ago. They had spoken to him and
he had to them. He had with him
at that identical moment the bomt
whose explosion a few hours lateI
sent twenty-one innocent souls into
eternity.
Missing Witnesses Turn Up.
The murderer realized this when
he saw the men in court. He knew
the absolute proof that he had fe tred
was at hand and that the chain
about him had at last been clinched
And he told his counsel so. This wa.
the last link in the chain-the mis-.
sing witnesses had turned up.
Then, 1t is alleged, Fredricks per.
mitted Attorney Darrow and his as
sociates to see moTe of the strength
of the states case. The Hotel rebis
ter signed by Mcnamara as j. b
Price; the two women who saw hin
go north on the fatal night with two
suit-cases containing the deadly eX
plosives; the eye-witnesses, and last
but most powerful Of ALL evidenc,
the state had collected duplicating
certain persons in the alleged briber!
attempt by Franklin, were displayed
1t was made very plain to the de
fehse attorneys that unless the pris
oners entered their pleas of guilt!
Immediately the fight would go {,
the bitter end and j. B. McNamar,
would be hanged and his brothei
would be forced to face trial L
save himself from the gallows; Will,
every person concerned In the alleg
ed bribery would feel the heavy hanC
of the law.
Davis Rushcs to Frcdriclss.
1t was too much for the defense
While every one in Los Angeles wa.
enjoying Thanksgiving dinner and a.
the very moment that John j. Nc.
Namara at the head of the table. wal
presiding over a merry dinner partS
at the Jail with the sheriff, warden,
and TRUSTEES as his guests. LecomptC
Davis, Of counsel for the defense
rushed in his automobile to the home
of District Attorney Fredricks. They
conferred for a long time. What was
said will never be revealed by either
man but when Davis emerged hC
brought with him the acceptance OF
plead guilty, and Fredricks would
recommend life Imprisonment, while
j. j. Mcnamara could plead guilty to
dynamiting the Llewellyn Iron works
a crime not punishable by death
What other promises were made
are a matter OF speculation. Fred.
ricks gets angry when 1t is even sug-
gested that he was party to any
bargain. lie asserts tha. the a..
Namara defense was frightcrea bv ~.
enormous strength of h.3 case. cEi
entered pleas Of I1il.T which thS
state was bound 10 accept becerse
they saved the county mere than ST.
100000 in witness fees, railroad fare
and other expenses.
Many RumOrs Circulate. p.
But despite ti,s, the rumor tA1'
promises were made hat t@e bribery
charges would not bo p,ess, 4 z llu.
men whose nCcle9 harc rot AccD n-n-
toned except in rumors, contir-es tc
circulate. Attorneys Darrow and Da.
Wis absolutely deny ray connection
with the bribery plot They assert
that II there was l-ch pic, d. Ger.
talnly did not originate In their Of.
fees. But there is still $4,000 in Dis
trict Attorney Fredricks' safe which
has not been claimed, and which De
tective Browne and his assistants al
lege they can trace from the bank q
a man prominent in the councils o
the defense and from him TO FRANKLIN
and then to White and Lockwood.
The latter was prospective juroi
in the Mcnamara case. Whether tn,
truth about this matter Will ever com,
out is hard to say. Former Governor
Gage, counsel for Franklin, continues
to insist that he VIII prove his ellen
innocent.
Advocates Of Job Harrlmans may
orally candidacy assert that some sen
sational facts will develop at frank
Inns trial on Monday before Justic'
Young. but when Deputy District At
torney Ford, who Is in direct charg,
Of the Franklin matter is asked wha
Is expected, he simply smiles anC
says 'Walt ana see'
The fate OF the McNamaras rest
solely with Judge Walter Bordwell
Next Tuesday morning at 10 o'cloc;
both prisoners will appear before th'
judge and will receive sentence. TIL
court Is expected to heed the plea o
District Attorney Fredricks and giy'
J. b. Mcnamara a life sentence anC
John Mcnamara term OF fourteen
to twenty years.
Meantime, there Is considerable dis
cussion as to the fate of Ortie McMan
igal, whose confession TO Detective
William j. Burns caused the Mona,
maras' undoing last winter. McMan
igal viii plead guilty but his confes
sion has assisted the states case 5,
materially that District Attorne,
Fredricks Is under a definite promis'
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