The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-05
James B. Writes Out Con- fession of Dynamiting for
 Attorney Fredericks
THE JURORS WIFE
 MAKES STATEMENT
Walter Drew Questions Sincerity of Labor Leaders in Asking for Death Penalty for
 McNamaras

ing and tell their stories. They will go before that body immediately after hav- ing been sentenced by Judge Bordwell This declaration was made late tonight on unlmpeachable authority.
 District Attorney John D. 1rredricks ad- mitted tonight that in addition to the written confession both brothers had furnished information of signal value to the state.'
 It is virtually assured that when thc men appear tomorrow before Judge Bord- well the district attorney will recommend such leniency as the court may sec fit to bestow.
 The moment sentence is pronounced, ae- cording to plans completed tonight, the brothers will be served with summons to appear before the federal inquisitorial body.
 The decision reached by the McNamaras brothers is regarded here as of vast im- portance If there is a gigantic dynamit- ing conspiracy, which is what the grand jury wants to know about, the state to- night is convinced that tomorrows de velopments will place on record the name of every one connected with 1t. With this information, it is believed, the work of federal grand juries here and in Indian
  This outcome of the trial is urged i'll message received by District Attorney Fredericks from Walter l.. Drew, chiet ' counsel for the National Ereetors' as- sociation. as leading to true solution or the troubles which have vexed portions of the labor world and which counsel for the state believe now to be in fair way of being explained,
 \ James B. McNamara, who on Friday pleaded guilty to murder through the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times gave it to District Attorney John D. Fredericks. His brother, John J. Me Namara, who pleaded guilty to having dy- namted the Llewellyn Iron Works. Tn Los Angeles, wrote no confession. It was said he was not asked to do so. Before James B. McNamara's confess sion was made, District Attorney Fred ericks declared he would not give it out | until after the men were sentenced To- morrow is the day set for that proceeding ] by Judge Walter Bordwel I Itssvas learned, however. that the stateAe 1 ment implicated no one beside the writer. It deals with nothing except the actual happening in Los Angeles. It does not de- | scribe the trip from Indianapolis west | or tel; whom McNamara saw after he | got there.
 ! Clarence s. Darrow and Lecompte Da- wis. of counsel for the defense, visited  came away and later returned accom- panied by District Attorney Fredericks. There was no stenographer with them.
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 James B. MeNamara sat WI pad of scratch paper on his knee and wrote his confession in his own way. He did it deliberately with care as to the form ing of the letters for U. B. does not take to writing as easily as his brother a,,;9 h Ia paper to Darrow who read T Wifi Davis looking on They handed it to Frcde- ricks Tho names of the witnesses were attached and Fredericks took away part of the paper bearing perhaps 2eo words.
 The brothers nodded to Jailer Gallagher and filed back to their cells after saying good bye to the attorneys.
 The limited scope of the confession aroused much excited discussion tonight It was asked by many whether the state ha dobtained what il expected. There was no official reply. The position or District Attorney Frederici<s had been and still was, he declared. that so long as he was district attorney he would proceed with his duty and that. having formation of a1eged criminal acts against any one, he would Investigate and prose- cute the supposed offenders if he felt justified.
 Todays developments includec the pub lcation Of the deposition of Mrs. Robert F. Bain, made to the district attorney, that at the instance of Bert II. Franklin. investigator for the defense, now charged with bribery, she persuaded her husband the first McNamara juror to bo sworn, to accept s400O if he would make sure that verdict of guilty would not be given and that Sl00 of tne money was paid as a retainer
 HOnor Gone
 q cant get back my honor" she said her aged husband declared when 1t was suggested that he could return the money. Ban is a civil war veteran. His great grandfather fought in the American revolution and captured British drum in fight with the troops or Generai Burgoyne. This drum is still in the family and Bain beat it in the parades which preceded the election of District Attorney Fredericks.
 continuance was granted the de- fense in the case of Franklin today. Former Gov. Henry T. Gage frahh- lin's counsel made a speech, express ing his hope that within week the district attorney would find the charges against Franklin baseless
 Franklin today denied rumors that he had confessed. The outcome of hts case may determine the fate or the men whose liberty tonight lies on the scales that a hair may tilt, according to persons in a position to know.
 Complicated by tomorrows election in which Job Harrison of counsel for the McNamara defense Is the socialist candidate for mayor, and Joseph Scott. also of counsel is running on the good government" ticket for member ship of the school board of which he Is now president Los Angeles was swept tonight with conflicting asser- tions and declarations.
 It was rumored Attorney Darrow was under arrest This was traced to the fact that he and Fredericks were seen conversing together in the streets. It was said that Hartman was arrested. He was found at the socialistic head quarters and no one found any par sicular source for this false report.
 A hundred other reports swirled about the jail where the McNamaras awaited the day which probably will see them on the way to the peniteo- tiary Every man had a different story end new ones rose out of the pavc- ments.
 Another Angle
 Another angle of the case opened today with the converting of the fed- eral grand jury Although the gov ernments case is temporarily NJ charge of Deputy District Attorney Reagan ~~~~~~tts- CONTINUED ON PAGE s