The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-02
Belief Prevails That Judge BOrd-
we'll will Not Condemn James
, To GaIIOWS and That John
Will Not Draw Life Sentence.
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Los Angeles, Dec. flames b. Nc.
Namara pleaded guilty to the murder
of Charles Haggerty by dynarhiting.
John ]. Mcnamara entered a plea
of guilty to the charge of dynamiting
the Llewollyn iron works.
Both men withdrew previous pleas
of not guilty
Judge Bordwell came into court
with a rush. He advanced to the
bench. slammed down a book and his
notes and sat down with a frown
on his face. As is his custom, he
entered the case THE People Of the
State of California VS.. ]. b. Nc
Namara, charged with murder. De-
fendant in court. Are you ready 10
proceed. gentlemen?
Just preyiouss to his entrance TO
courtroom Judge Bordwell had called
the district attorney into conference
with him. Evidently the district at.
torney had told him what the devel.
opments were.
LeCompte Davis CT counsel Tor the
defense arose from his chair as the
Judge finished his statement. Us
said
after long consideration OF this
case. II II pleases your honor and af-
ter consulting with counsel in this
case, we have come 10 the conclusion
that we shall enter a plea Of guilty"
There was s;ir in the courtroom
NJ Mr. Davis finished his brief state.
ment. Then the district attorney
went TO his seat, stepped over TO the
judges bench and asked the court for
the Indictment in the case
"You have heretofore pleaded not
guilty 10 this Indictment. have you
not, Mr.. ]. B. Mcnamara" y nave"
was the brief repl-.
How 90 you now wish 80 plead to
this ShaSge?" asked the district at.
torney. James b. McNamara's face
paled az never before under the
stress Of the situation. Guilty" he
replied.
Directing his attention once more
10 the court, the district attorney
asked II he wished at this time to
set the date for sentence. Judge
Bordweh looked at the district a2or.
ney, glanced at his calendar ane
then 70 Mcnamara, aud said ~ f2
the date for pronouncing judgment at
10 o'clock Tuesday, Dec. s."
j. J. Mcnamara then was aam.
rnoned before the bench. District At.
torney Fredericks read from inG'ct-
ment No. 1856 He said:
John ]. Mcnamara, you are chgTg-
ed with the crime OF exploding or at.
tempting to explode dynamite Ia or
near the ilewellyn iron works, etc
DO you wish to withdraw your plea
Of not guilty?" Mcnamara, who stood
with bowed head. responded in little
more tLan a whisper 81 do"
DO you plead guilty or not guilty
to this Indictment" Guilty" was
the low response from the prisoner.
Judge Bordwell then set the date
of sentence at 10 o'clock Tuesday,
when ]. Il. Mcnamara also will be
sentenced
When the Mcnamara brothers
come before the court next Tuesday
10 learn Of their punishment the
Times dynamite case will have come
70 an end so far as they are Goa
cerned. All Of the other indictments
against them will be dismissed, ac-
cording to an agreement between the
district attorneys Office and the al.
torneys for tho defense. District A..
torney Fredericks and Attorney Le-
Compte Davis are authority for this.
II developed that the distrlct at
torney took the initiative in the ar.
rangement by which the Mcnamara
brothers were to plead guilty to one
indictment each and thereby escape
prosecution on the other remaining
charges
John j. Mcnamara did not actually
place dynamite under the Llewellyn
works, but is 30 charged as an acoes-
sorry.
Clarence Darrow, chief counsel for
the defense. said: Il have saved a
human life out of the WrerKage
hope. / do not believe that the judge
win sentence him to death. Ills life
Is the best that | can expect For
six months have carried terrible