Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-02

n so, fourteen months alteT II
happened, the mystery of the blowing
up of the Los Angeles Times building
has beer cleared for all time.
Both men withdrew previous pleas Of
not guilty.
Judge BordwelI came into court and
as is his custom, announced the case:
s"fhe People of the State of Califor
mia versus ]. B. MeNamara, charged
with murder. Defendant in court
Are you ready to proceed. gentlemen
lust previous to his entrance to the
courtroom Judge Bordwell had called
the district attorney into conference
with him. Evidently the district at
torney had told him what the develop
ments were.
Lecompte Davis rose from his chair
as the Judge finished his statement
He said:
After long consideration of this ease
If it pieases your honor,eand after CON
sulting with counsel In this case We
have come to the conclusion that WI
shall enter a plea of guilty"
There was a stir in the courtroom as.
MI. Davis flushed his brief statement
Then the district attorney went te
his seat. stepped over near the judge.
bench and asked the court for the in
dictment In the case.
"You have heretofore pleaded no4
guilty to this indictment, have you not
j. B. MeNamarai"
II have" was the brief reply.
How do you wish to plead to this
charger asked the district attorney.
Enters Plea of Guilty.
James B. McNamara,s face paled as
never before under the stress OF thu
situation.
Guilty" he replied.
Directing his attention at once to tho
court. the district attorney asked IL b.
wished at this time to set the date for
sentence. Judge Bordwell looked at
the district attorney glanced at his
calendar and then to Mcnamara.
Il fix the date for ~pronouncing judg
ment at 10 o'clock, Tuesday. Dec. s."
j.. B.. Mcnamara then was summoned
sFredericks read from indictment No
6,955. He said:
John j. Mcnamara, you are charged
with the crime of exploding or attempt
ing to explode dynamite In or near the
LIeweliyn Iron works. etc. Do yeuI
wish to withdraw your plea Of not
guiltyas
Mcnamara, who stood with bowed
head. responded in little more than o
whisper, Il do"
do you plead guilty or not guilty
to this indietment7, asked the dis
trict attorney.
Guilty was the low response from
the prisoner.
Sentences Next Tuesday.
Judge Bordweil then set the date
OF sentence at 10 o'clock Tuesday.
when j. E. Mcnamara also will be
sentenced.
When the Mcnamara brothers come
before the court next Tuesday to learn
Of their punishment the Times dyna
mite case viii have SIN to an end.
SO far as they are concerned.
All Of the indictments against them
will be dismissed, according to an
agreement between the district attor
ney's office and the attorneys for the
defense.
DistrieteAttoraey FFederieks and At
torney Lecompte Davis are authority
for this.
1t developed that the district attor-
neye took the initiative in the plan By
which the Mcnamara brothers were to
plead guilty to an indictment each and
thereby escape prosecution on the
other remaining charges.
Clarence barrow, chief counsel for
the defense, said:
Il have saved a 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 a terrible burden. We have
sought every possible loophole and
have tried our best to grope our way
out OF the maze, but about two weeks
ago | discovered from the county au-
| thorities the evidence which they Ind
In addition tx their evidence | had
further facts, which, II they had dis
covered. would have csdy added to the
| hopelessness OF inns plight.
slim Is going to tell the press all
of the facts at a later time, although
I do not like to ask him to do so now
The county had d dead open and shut
case against us. am very tired and
worn and cannot talk at this rimes
as ! have heen under a terrific strain
Con, the past few weeks In faesss I
win never be able to describe the or
deal through which ! have passed 1t
was a terrific decision
MsAasrissi Net 70 Ese-ps.
Asked about McManigal. District At
torney Horton said:
SHE viii have to take his medicine
with the rest. He Won't go free
Probably he viii plead guilty to the
indictment charging him with explod.
ing dynamite at the Baker Iron works
and win he sentenced fer that.
The scene was intensely dramatic
as tho ntaae or she fs . TTsss -ss-
tered
When coun caule 70 a sudden halt
there were. numerous rumoFs of the
/ widest character circulated. They went
from fhe rassarf thar one Of the sarse
saouRopPoRFUNfrg 10 gst tho Ears bess !
4 Eoai In she market at rock bottom I
prices shonla net ee ovsFleakea; We