Evening journal., 1911-12-05
By The United Press.

BY The United Press.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 5--The
bargain has been kept.
The promises alleged to have been
made to counsel for the Mcnamara
brothers by the big business men of
Los Angeles, who wanted the famous
murder case disposed of prior to the
municipal election in this city, were
fulfilled today by District Attorney
Fredericks and Judge Walter Bord-
we'll when James B. Mcnamara con-
fessed slayer of twenty-one working
people, was sentenced to San Quentin
prison for the rest of his natural lie
I'm expiation og his crimes.
His brother, John J. Mcnamara,
secretary of the International AZ
sociation of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, was sent to the same
prison to serve a term of fifteen
years.
If the men live. however, and prove
exemplary prisoners, they will come
under the operation of the state
parole law within seven years.
The scene I'm court when the sen-
tences were pronounced was dramatic
i'm the extreme. Because Judge Bord-
well feared that something would
happen to mar the peace of the COM
munity he took extraordinary precau-
tions and suddenly announced
change of the scene Of the sentences
from his own court room in the Hall
of Records to Judge Mccormick 5
court room in the Hall of Justice.
When the two prisoners were I'm
ally smuggled into the latter place
"a verv small rOom-they were badly
broken men.
All the bravadO, swagger and de-
6ance was gone from their manner
James shook and trembled as he
started to rise to hear his fate but
later regained his cOmposure ana was
quite calm when Judge Brodwell Dit
terly eXcOriated him.
Judge Bordwcl first asked him II
he had not at first tried to get dyna-
mite of a higher explosive character
fh2u 80 per cent Received a mega
tive answer. he continued
"There is no comfort in the asser-
lion that YOU did not intend to take
Ife The widows and orphans ana
the parents a the victims OF your
erime would look upon that statement
at this time as a mockery. Inc cir
cumstances are against you In max
ing any such claim. ut..4oor
"A man who would put siAleeu
sticl1s of so per cent. dynamite IN q
briIdinq which was filled with COM
bnsfibles and which was known 10
Won as a printer to be such meah'
nnlv murder and nothing else. IL Il
M extenuating circumstance TO thls
court TO hear you say that you did hol
intend 10 kill anyone. There IS nc
auestion in the mind of the court ina,
YOU are a murderer and as such shou'u
be punished. oro
"James b. Mcnamara, you are
murderer at heart and well deserN'
tlte gallows. but in view OF the recon-
mendation of the state, the Judgmeh
Of the court in your case Is that yol
he confined i'm the state prison at Sal
Quentin for the balance OF your ma
tural life -,
The Courts arraignment OF jane
followed a suggestion by the DlstIlc
Attorney that a life sentence De lm
posed instead Of death.
In making this suggestion Fred
ericks said Two punishments Wer'
possible for first degree murder ant
chat. i'm the opinion of many on
Would serve as we'll as the other.
.'The defendant having pleade'
hlilty." he said, 1T is customary 10
he State to extend clemency. not be
cause the defendant is entitled TO X
but because he has saved the stat
Great expense. and also has CLEARED
On what would always have been
DISPUTED point-whether he actuall'
committed the crime.
There has been no dickering by IN
counsel for the defense.
is customary 30 make concession
when the state is saved time laDo
and exrense and ! think James J.
Mcnamara is entitled to the minimum
penalty" ..
James was in a state of almost com
plete collapse as he sat down afte
sentence was pronounced. Their
was not an instants delay. AS tn
first prisoner sank into his chair DIS
trlct Attorney Fredericks was on M
feet. maving for sentence OF John.,
John Mcnamara stood up as Judg
Bordwen read the indictment Th
face of the big labor leader was cur
ious study as he stood there, gazlni
first at the judge, and then at M
counsel. who sat across the room. Hi
owes were sunken. The 15-year sen
tence was then imposed on John.