The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-02

Los Angeles, Dec. l-James K. McNamara pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree in Judge Walter Bordweu's court today. Ills brother John J MgNamara, secretary of the International Association of Brfdge and Structural Iron Workers, enter ed a plea of guilty to having dynamit- ed at the Liewellyn Iron works in Los Angeles on Christmas day, 1910.
 James B McNamara's confession clears up absolutely the tragedy of the explosion and fire which at l:07 o'clock on the morning of October I. 1910. wrecked the plant of the Los Angeles Times at First and Broad way and caused the death of twenty one persons.
 For 19 Of these deaths the McNa- mara brothers were indicted and J. B. McNamara was aa trial speciEL caly for the murder of Charles J. Haegerty. machinist- whose body was found nearer than that of any other 10 the spot where the dyns mite was supposed to have been placed.
 December was set as the dare to sentence both men and it is eN- peeted District Attorney John n. Frederieks will ask life imprisonment for James B. McNamara, the con fessed murderer and probably four teen years for his brother The mens lives are considered saved The great contention that the Los Angeles Times was not dynamited is dead 4heycad resurrection or argument. To- night as the .wo brothers sat togeth CT tn the county jail refusing 10 see anyone or make any statement. an interest second only 10 the occurrence itself. hung about the question with reference to James B. MeNamara- why did he confess?"
 To this opposing counsel save the same answer
 "He confessed because he was guilty and that's all there is to it' declared District Attorney Frejericks
 "He was counselled to confess be- cause that was the best thins he could do in the opinion of counsel" {" said Attorney Clarence Darrow chief of counsel q will say now thaa there was no other reason or me i've in it. I've studied this case for months It presented a stone wall
 Darrow's statement was made look ing squareiy in the ia e. of the charges that the recent arrest of Bert IT Franklin. an investigator employ ed by the defense. and two others with him. might have preeipitated a situation untenable save by confess sion of the prisoner
 "Negotiations have been on for weeks, asserted Darrow, and this nvas corroborated by District Attorney Fredericks We expected one time that Jim would confess last Monday but he did not
 Darrow also denied that external pressure was exerted from union la hor sources and socialist sources as General Harrison Graz Otis charged tonight in formal statement or that the municipal election, to be held next Tuesday. in which Job l4arri man. one Of the defenses ounsel is candidate for mayor, carried any weight. 1t was learned that Harri- man was not consulted at all in the deliberations
 White, gauut and hoarse, Hartman leaned against the wall Of his effice and confirmed this.
 eThe trial has nothing to do with Local issues he said T was not called into conference because the other attorneys said they did not want the local situation brought into it, knew nothing of il until after it happened
 A telegram from Darrow to An drew Gallagher. a San Francisco la sor leader, confirmed this dceiaation