The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-07
M'NAMARAS MAY
keep NUN AS
TO ASSOCIATES
Question Whether or Not Their
Grand Jury Testimony
Would be Valuable.
CAN NOT TESTIFY IN TRIAL
Fact That Dynamiters Are Con-
vic.ed Felons May Hurt Los
Angeles Prosecutors.
CAN NOT TESTIFY IN TRIAL

LGs Angeles, Calf, Dec. G.---
Whether or, not John j. Mcnamara
and his brother James b.. now
awaiting commitment to San Quen-
tin penitentiary would tell enough
about other persons to make 1t
worth while to take them before the
federal grand jury, was the question
here late tonight
Up to a late hour subpoenas had
not been issued although Oscar Law
Ter, who has been especially as
signed to the case by Attorney Gen
eral WlcKersham. had talk with
the two men earlier in the day.
The question was raised today
whether a convicted felon would be
allowed TO testify before the grand
jury and If not whether the testi-'
nsony Of the McNamaras, if given,
might invalidate subsequent indict-
meilts.
"My personal opinion on that
would not do you any good" replied
Lawler when asked about It,
What is' the law?" he was
asIed
-. saws Much Lag On Matter
There probably is considerable
law on it," he replied.
Attorneys connected with the Nc
Namara case said there was no
doubt on the subject and the only
reason for which the McNamaras
might be called would be that it
would be no good
Any person can testify before a
Grand jury" said Joseph Scott, at
torney, off-hand However a con-
victed felon after testifying before
Il grand jury could not go into court
as witness to substantiate what he
told the grand jury. A grand jury
can get information wherever it sees
tit and the question of its in
IiiNltiiAy tolHOb pt uioch
Lawler had a conference with |
Malcom McLaren, agent of the de- |
tective agency which arrested the |
NcNamaras and McManigal and to |
which the free and easy confession
of McManigal was given
McManigal probably will appear
hafnro tho fadara1 |
whether the McNamaras do or no
Will Not Tell Much.
Men, fairly close to the Nc
Namaras, said today there were
small chances James b., who receiv-
ed a life sentence rubbed in by a
scoring from Judge Bordwell would |
tolk before the grand jury to an ex-
fent that would implicate any one
else.
The usual course, where the
grand jury witnesses refuse to talk |
Is TO go ahead with contempt pro-
ceedings, but these would hardly dol
any good, because a judicial SEN
tence is of small moment to a. man}
already under sentence for life. I
James b. would have to serve1
seven years at the very least before |
he could be paroled, which is q
long time away from the present in
vestigation. John J. may be paroled |
after year and, of course, could be
flordnnnd
saw fit.
No Implication Expected
"The McNamaras are not going
to implicate any one," said one of |
their counsel "They are not going
to appear before the grand jury.
An official of the state also in.
clined to this view.
Clerk Monroe of Judge Bordwels
court appeared today before the
Judge with a big stack Of kilograms
and letters, which have been accu-
mulating since last Friday when the
McNamaras confessed.
DO you wish to see thesS.
The court replied, mo He said,
"You may keep them
Many of the letters demanded the
death penalty for James b They
were destroyed.
Scope May Be Small.
The course the federal grand jury
will take when 1t begins tomorrow,
may be confined to the explosions
which have occurred on the Pacific