The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
James ConlesSes his Guilt of Murder in First
Degree and Probably Will Get Life Sentence
His Brother Admits Having DynGmited
Llewellyn Iron Works. Will Get
Lighter Penalty.

while looking squarely in the face of
the recent charges that Bert H. Frank
lin, an investigator employed by the
defense, and two others with him,
might have precipitated a situation un-
tenable save for the confession of the
prisoners
Negotiations have been on for
weeks" asserted Darrow, and this was
Iconcurred in by District Attorney
Fredericks. I'VE expected at one time
Jim would confess late Monday, but
he did not said Darrow.
Darrow also denied that external
pressure was exerted from union labor
sources and socialist cources as Gen,
eral Harrison Otis charged last night
in formal statement, or that the
municipal election to be held next
Tuesday, in which Job Hartman, one
of the defense's counsel, is candidate
for mayor, carried any weight. 1t was
learned that Hartman was not con
suited at all in the deliberations.
White, gaunt, and hoarse, Hartman
LEANED against the wall of his office
The trial has nothing to do with local
issues he said 81 was not called into
conference because the other attorneys
said they did not want the local stu
alton to be brought into it. | knew
nothing of it until after it happened. :
A brotherly affection bordering Oh
worship, it became known last night
existed between James Mcnamara ant
Mr. Hartman.
Joe is not in on this deal, James
B. 4.cNamara reiterated with insis
tence borne of one great idea Il DOM
care what happens to me-"
MY mind was made known to DIS
trict Attorney Fredericks. who con
ferred continually with Darrow ant
Darrow's colleagues, Attorneys lie
compte Davis, Joseph Scott and Cyrus
lMcNull, of Indiana A solution finally
was found in the proposition that Johr
j. Mcnamara pleaded guilty to the
dynamiting of the Llewellyn Iror
Works for which he and Ortie Nc
Manigal were jointly indicted.
/ All of yesterdays proceedings were
Jumped in a few minutes. At the
morning session of court, District At
torney Fredericks obtained an adjourn
ment until afternoon. This was con
sidered plausible because the registra
tion fraud was known to be pending.
Faith in this doctrine, however, was
! jolted when it became known that Law
renee Sullivan, an investigator EN-
Eployed by the defense, had been il
Fredericks' office, and that Attorneys
Darrow and Davis also had been there
AT the afternoon session, the cour
room was packed, many attaches ant
friends of Nredericks being present
Two of Frederieks' deputies were ther'
in plain clothes, and had a seat insid,
the rail James B. Mcnamara sat mex
to Attorney Scott, who slapped him OIL
the back and put his arm around him
When John ]. Mcnamara entere'
and took seat beside his brother, va
Gated 70 rhim by Darrow, there wa
small doubt of what would occur. Th
lpleadings of the men aroused no sti
in the court room. No dailiff pounde,
for order. No relative was there t
weep or to make a demonstration.
civil case could not have been NOR,
quietly conducted, and no amount o
hysterical demonstration would hay'
moved the stunned spectators.
John ]. Mcnamara stood up to plea'
and baby cried The startled mothe
took it out of the room and McNamar;
didn't even look around. A few min
utes after adjournment the District AT
torney's Office wa salive with peopl
to congratulate him.
The district attorney threw wide tn
doors and the crowd trailed ins
Exhibits of all kinds which the mel
were supposed to have used in placing
the dynamite bomb that wrecked tn'
Los Angeles Times were viewed. Onl,
a few nights ago a dynamite inyestiga
ton was conducted by the state de
partment. Many detail which hither
to would have been considered vital
was freely talked about, and it lost it
importance in view of the confession Q
, guilt in the court room yesterday