Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-05

sheet OF paper bearing perhaps AVo
/ words.
The brothers nodded TO Jailer CAL
| lasher and filed back to their cells.
after saying good bye to the attorneys.
The limited scope of the confession
! aroused much excited discussion, to-
night. 1t was asked by many whether
the state mad obtained what it expect
! ed. There was no official reply. The
| position of District Attorney Freder-
| icks had been and was still he de-
| clared today, that so long as he was
/ district attorney he would proceed
] with his duty and that having infor-
| nation of criminal acts against any
one he would investigate and prose-
| cute the supposed offenders if lie felt
| justified,
Today's developments included the
deposition of Mrs Robert +. Balm.
made to the district attorney, that at
the instance of Bert Fl. Franklin, In
vestigator for the defence. now charged
with bribery she persuaded her hus-
| band, the first Mcnamara juror to be
sworn, to accept $1,000 if he would
make sure that n verdict of guilty
would not be given and that $500 of this
money was paid as retainer.
Il can't get back my honor she
said her husband declared when II
was suggested that he could return the
money. Balm is a Civil war veteran
His great grandfather fought in the
American Revolution and captured d
British drum in a fight with Gen. Bur
eoyne's troops. This drum still is IN
me family. and Balm beat it in the
parades which preceded the election
of District Attorney Frederieks
A continuance wes granted the de-
fence in the case of Franklin, today
Former Gov. Henry T. Gage Frank
Inns counsel, made Il speech express
ing his hope that within a week tile
district attorney would find the charges
against Franklin baseless.
Todar. Franklin denied rumors thar
he had confessed. The outcome of his
case may determine the fate of men
whose liberty, tonight, lies on scales
that a hair may tilt. according 10 per-
sons il a position to know.
Complicated by tomorrow's election III
which Job Hartman Of counsel for the
Mcnamara defence is the Socialist can
didate for mayor, and Joseph Scott, also
of counsel is running on the GOOD
Government ticket for membership OF
the school board. of which he is now
president. Los Angeles was swept to-
night, with conflicting assertions and
declarations It was rumored that At
torney Darrow was under arrest.
This was traced to the fact that he ami
Fredericks were seen conversing togeth-
err in the streets 1t was said that Har-
riman was arrested He was found al
found any particular 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 penitentiary.
Another angle of the case opened, to-
day, with the converting of the federal
grand jury. Although the governments
case is temporarily in charge of Deputy
District Attorney Reagan. it was said
that as soon as 4. l. Mccormick. dis
trict attorney for the southern district of
California, returned from Washington,
whittier he was summoned by Attorney
General Wiekersham he would take 1t
in hand and that an assistant from Mr.
understands office might assist him.
The latter statement could not be con-
| flrmed.
Malcolm McLaren. special represen-
| tatiye in Los Angeles of the detective
agency which brought about the ar
| rest of the McNamaras, said that he
expected federal investigation of al
legged dynamiting conspiracies would
be begun within 10 days.
What sentence would be imposed
upon the McNamaras only Judge
Bordwell knew. tonight. Many tele
grams have been received from East
ern organizations. mostly labor bod
les. urging the extreme penalty for
both men.
The extreme penalty for James b.
Mcnamara is death and that for his
brother. life Imprisonment, II was not
officially established. tonight whether
District Attorney Fredericks would
ask clemency.
Secretary Nockels of the Chicago
Federation of Labor reasserted, today,
despite reports to the contrary, that
he did not come here to represent
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation.
THAT is q lie." he said
Did you keep Gompers informed
of the progress of the negotiations
was asked
Il did not said Nockels.