Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1911-12-02

usitHSc. GtOStl5O bu lile once o.
samuel IL. Brown, CHIEF detective Of
tie district attorneys otIlce. caused
rualor TO be generally believed.
When court resumed in the af.eg-
t,on surpr. sing deve, opneats were
ex.se.,ed. Not tor days sl.td E. many
visitors been in the court room. end
net for weeks have the visitors Ghost
inside the rail been SO fully occupied
as they were wnen the session be-
gan. a !.
That tl,. move w q surprise. even
u judge i'ordwell himself, was indi-
Gated few moments before the tr al
started wren he discussed the feast
bil.ty OF holding night sessions to
facilitate the work OF jury selection.
At 2 o'clock the attorneys gathered
about the tables. James b. AcNam-
ara, as uncsncerned S on any day Of
the trial. chewing the gum which con-
tiuually keeps his jaws in motion.
was led in AID seated himself at has
usual place By the court room wall.
Presently Ola -ea;se parrow went over
to rim and held brief whispered
conference. Then be took the p!ts-
t,ner t, the able whers the defense
e ttornevs were sitting and james Nc
Namara sat down at the table. For Il
few moments mose Darrow ~aispeF-
ed 10 his client and presently -Attor-
uey Joe Scott sat down beside. him,
dropped his arm about Jim's Shout
ders and gave him brotherly slap.
Still the judge fingered in his cham
bers. A few minutes later. John J.
Mem mara, between two deputies,
walked In and d-apped into the chair
usually occupied by his brother.
The elder McNamara neatly dress
ed, unconcerned, gazed about tls
court room. The ruddiness If his
complexion has given way somewhat
to- the prison palor caused by MS
month OF confinement.
Tere was no trace of nervousness
as he /, Used his hand to brush back
II s hair, ,inged with gray, that uoe
led over his forehead.
A nurnlur OF surprise pa .se1 about
the court room. A bailiff raped 10,
in by its N -thes began to cry and the
woman and The baby We're balishe
from the room. When they Went out
it was noticed for the first time tlai
the doors of the court room Il. d nevs,
shut and licked.
A moment later .1ndge Bor."s
sacred the court room and toon his
liace on the bench. Then the sur
p. Use was sprung. The court rooss.,
noisy ID moment befsre, settled iato
lead silence as Alto nay Davis aros.
s1owly and almost weariy te address
he court.
May /, pease the court, he sad
After a long copsjslea ION of th!S
,.aj5tr and final e ,nsulttdion between
counsel and this defendant. James Z.
Mcnamara, we t+ave decided to with !
iraw the plea OF not guilty, and entet'
, plea OF guilty; and like cou'se
intend TO pursue with reference .
iohn Joseph Mcnamara, in the ci,t /
ut ereill he is charged with ha, NJ
tne L'ewellyn iron So ~
There was s9ort pause while Dis
,ict Attorney Frederick so: he pa
,ers from Thy clerk Then he wake
around until be faced he defendan,
- Is. Mcnamara, will You pleas
stand ups' he asked.
Slowly the prisoner arose and
,azed steadily at his accussr.
lanes b. McNamar', You have
,eretoson been arraigned on this iii.
iictment, NJ 1899, and have entered
your plea thereto. of moi guilty. DE-
5ou wish TO Withdraw your plea?s
Fred. rick demanded.
Without a mo ion. yet distinctly.
re prisCrar answered
Yes Sir
Frederick then asked forpsa
whether the defendant desired 10
- ~ 49, tire Attorney Davis
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