The Oskaloosa herald., 1911-12-07

OF interviews. District Attorney Fred
ericks and his assistants refused to
give any specific reason for the
termination Of the trial at this time.
They asserted that the cause was
merely the fact that the ev;sence
against the McNamaras was over
whelming and that an agreement had
been reached. ....-
Asked specifically whether any bar
gain has been made with the district
attorney before the pleas were en-
tered, Clarence Darrow, chief coun-
sci for the defense, said he preferred
not to answer the question. .t
g&Any statement of what the district
attorney will do should come from
his Office Darrow added.
There is nothing more than the
fact that we we're up against It. We
had to act as we did. There was no
way out. There was no last straw in
the case. We were just up against 1t
and had to do the best we could and
we acted to save the lives Of our
clients"
Sensations Just Commenced.
Los Angeles, Dec. Especial:
Burns' detectives have been keeping
a number of persons in indianapolis
and California cities under surveil.
lance for two weeks and arrests are
expected as soon as the Federal
grand jury at Indianapolis meets.
officials say that sensations in the
case have just commenced though no
one is allowed to talk with the Nc
Namaras unless witnesses are pres.
ent. McManigal is expected to get a
light sentence. SocialiStic friends of
Job Hartman, candidate for mayor,
make the positive charge that the
plea of the McNamaras, made so sud
denly, was obtained as part of a
plan to discredt the social and union
labor party candidates for mayor. 1t
is believed that Orte McManigal will
plead guilty to dynamiting the Level
Ign Iron works, and that his sentence
will be suspended so he can be taken
to indianapolis where he can be a
central figure in a Federal investiga-
ton. 1t is ascertained that other
names of iron workers will be promi-
nent in the confession and they will
be announced after the Federal grand
jury makes its reports. Attorney
barrow. for the defense here, confer
red with District Attorney Fredericks
today, but both deny that the Frank
lin case of bribery will be dismissed.
1t is reported that all the evidence
in the case has been given to Fed
eral grand jury in San Francisco,
which may indict half a dozen or
moro men.
Anarchists Must Quit.
Chicago, Dec. 2.-Special: The
confession of the McNamaras is a
vndication, says Detective William J.
Burns. He says nine-tenths of the
union labor organizations will now
force the anarchists to leave their
organization and take control them
selves.
The Men Higher Up.
Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 2.-Special: The
confession of the McNamaras is the
death blow TO organized labor, Is the
opinion of John Kirby, Jr., president
of the National Association of Manu-
faCturers. Kirby left for indianapolis
today to assist Federal officers in
probing the case. He says the con
fession was to protect union labor
higher up.
Attorney Hilton Surprised.
Denver, Colo, Dec. Especial: c..
II. Hilton, who defended Meyer and
Haywood, says he is surprised that
the McNamaras confessed. He thinks
they had a good chance of acquittal.
No Let Up On Probe.
Indianapolis. DEC. Especial: U. s.
District Attorney Miller says there
will be no let up in the probe of dy-
namiters under the law prohibiting
the transfer of explosives between
states. The grand jury will meet
here Dec. 2.