The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-05-12

| lie Is. Inc queer JHllg ABOUT MS Hal
is that it seems gray only at the ends
His pictures give the impression thai
his hair lies flat and close to the head
1t is heavy and bushy, but not worn
after the fashion of some of the radica
socialistic labor unionists.
McNamara's close friends say that he
is man of almost perfect habits. He
never has tasted intoxicating liquor. He
does not use tobacco in any form. He
is not profane in his language. He is
not given to conversation. He was ad-
mitted as a member of the indianapolis
bar some time ago and it is regarded
as probable that he knew as well as
any one what his legal rights were in
the requisition proceedings. He went
to the night school at indianapolis for
more than two years before he was
graduated in law Prior to that he took
a thorough business course in night
school, his object being to equip him
self for any emergency he might en-
counter.
He is devout Catholic. He OBJ
served the rites of the church and was
regular attendant at the services. He
seems to have been regarded very high
ly by the people at whose home he lived.
At one place where the detective left
after finding out that Mcnamara was
"on" to his mission, the family in
charge of the place refused to take as
roomer another man who was sus-
pected of being detective.
Mr.. Bullock says that in politics Me
Namara is an independent Democrat,
but trades unionist first. He de-
cares that Mcnamara was in no sense
party socialist. He was not regarded
as socialist by many of his close
friends. Leo Rappaport, attorney for
the Iron Workers, who started to Los
Angeles last week to help arrange for
the trial of Mcnamara, said the latter
gave every one the impression that he
is absolutely honest.
Il had an interesting experience with
him some time ago." said Rappaport,
"when | gave him some tickets to a mu-
sic festival here. When | offered them
to him he asked me what my motive
was. He would not accept them until
| assured him that | had them to give
away and that / merely wanted to give
them to him as a friend"
Mcnamara seems TO have made it a
habit to go into details in whatever he
attempted After being admitted to the
bar he was appointed administrator OF
the estate of William Stafford, an iron
worker, who lost his life in indianapolis
last year in falling from building. He
obtained for Stafford's family a com
plete settlement from the company by
which he was employed. When Stat
ford's mother afterward wrote him that
her umbrella had been lost at the plant
| where her son was killed, Mcnamara
went after the company and had it re
turned He acted recently as admins
traitor in settling an estate of struct
ural iron worker who was killed by al
accident.
He lost no oportunity in striking {
blow for his union. Bullock says that
Mcnamara helped him prepare bill
which was pushed through the recent
session of the Indiana Legislature fo
the protection of structural iron work
ers. The law is regarded as the mos
drastic one of the kind in the country
Mcnamara has deep-set, blue -gra,
eyes. He has the appearance of stu
dent. One of his friends says that Me
Namara was so anxious to acquir
knowledge that he always read bool
while riding to his office. He says tha
frequently he has come down on the ca
with Mcnamara and has found hin
reading French history. Apparently h
was not disposed to lose any time
Labor Herald of TT. Wayne, Ind.