Montana news., 1911-12-07
tBy National Socialist Press.)

Los Angeles, CaG. Dec 2-Labor has
been betrayed. The Mcnamara broth
ers have pleaded guilty under sur
roundings and circumstances OF
starting nature. The whole drama
tic denouement in the atest great
tragedy in the Struggle In Los Angeles
was carefully timed at an hour when
II would strike the most deadly blow
at the Socialist cause, -,
Job Hartman was the only attorney
to the confidence OF those who planed
for the defense who was not taken in
and carried out the surrender. For
the past two months Hartman has
not been closely conected with the
conduct of the case although fire.
quently consulted on matters OF mo-
ment. He has ben giving his time
and attention to the campaignfighting
Labor's battles on the political fled
No one could have been more dunn
foudeded than Hartman when the
news was carried to him by the news
paper extras that the Mcnamara
brothers had been taken to court
wher they changed their plea to guilty
II don't understand why this was
aaSie atf%sh.f atf%hf n2as e9RasSltefat Rspt efato hpd S hss
We will go ahead with our campaign"
Startling developments have rapid
ly followed each other during the
past few days. The arrest of Bert
Franklin a local detective and former
deputy United States marshall on a
charge OF attempting to bribe a pros
pective juror started the series of
Namara brothers pleaded guilty on
the advice and under the persuasion
events that only ended when the Nc
of all the attorneys for the defense
excepting Hartman.
When Franklin was arrested with
the two men who are believed to
have been stool pigeons of the pro-
secutor's detectives. $4,000. in large
dimension bills were found in their
possession. These bills were exhibit
ed to newspaper men in the district
attorneys office where that Official
declared they were marked and that
he could TRACE EVERY ONE OF.
THEM BACK TO THE PLACE
x.,tYu.rnu, ntIIv GAME,
There were at once spread start
ing rumors that certain attorneys for
the defense would be implicated.
Harimans first knowledge of this
phase OF the case was gained from
the newspapers and from this hour
he was ignored by the other attorneys
In the defense.
District Attorney John ID. Freder-
icks next sprung a surprise by calling
a halt in the McNamaa trial just be-
fore noon on Friday. announcing that
nothing OF a stratling nature was 10
follow. 1t was oniy a delay incident
to the conduct OF such case.
Then came the grand climax IT
followed days and nights of feverish
excitement and frequenet consulta-
ton between the prosecution and cer-
tain attorneys for the defense. Long
were held with the Me-
NamAr brothers. What took pace in
their cells in the Jail has not yet been
disclosed and may not be until after
the boys are sentenced.
To make the affair as dramatic as
possible Judge Bordwell set the day
for sentencing the men on Tues, Dec
day. At the hour when
the men pad women Of the working
class OF os Angeles ars In the midst
OF their struggle for liberation through
political action the lawyers will gather
about and listen to the sentence to be
pronounced on the two men who have
been forced Into their awful position.
When the scene is set for the next
tragic event II will be an historic
gathering There will be gathered
Clarence Darrow who sits shrouded
way" Then there will be Joseph
In gioom saying. IT was the only
Scott candidate for reelection to he
Board OF Education on he Good
ticket. Beside him him