The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-06
k'NAMlRAS PLEAD GUILTY.
LOS ANGELES DYNAHTTEi.S
ABANDON HOPELESS FIGHT.
Three Lawyers Finding 1t Impossible
TO Save Labor Leader Murdcrcro
Advise Them to Confess in Open
COurt-They Will Escape the Gal
lows But VIII get Long Terms of
ImDriSOnment.

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ImDrisOnment.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 1.-James
B. Mcnamara pleaded guilty to muir
der in the first degree in Judge Wal
ter Bordwell's court today. His
brother, John j. Mcnamara, secretary
of the International Association Of
| Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
entered a plea Of guilty 10 having
dynamited the Llewellyn Iron Works
in Los Angeles on Christmas day,
! 1910.
| James II. McNamara's confession
clears up absolutely the tragedy of
She explosion and fire. which at 1907
| 1910, wrecked the plant Of the Los
| Angeles Times at First and Broadway
and caused the death of 81 persons.
| For 10 Of these deaths the Mcnamara
! brothers were indicted. and J. b. Nc
Na.mara was on trial specifically for
! the murder Of Charles ]. Haggerty, a.
| machinist, whose body was found
| nearer than that Of any other to the
spot where the dynamite was sup
| posed to have been placed
Both mems sentences were set for
December 5, when 1t is expected Dis
trict Attorney John D. Fredericks
will ask for life imprisonment for
James b. Mcnamara, the confess ed
| murderer, and probably IA years I'M
prisonment for his brother. The
mems lives are considered saved. The
great contention that the Los Angeles
Times was not dynamited is dead be-
yond resurrection or argument
Tonight as the two brothers sat to-
gether in the county Jail, refusing TO
see any one or make any statement,
an interest second only to the occur
renee itself hung about the question
with reference to James B. Nc
Namara-"Why did he confess?"
To this. opposing counsel gave the
same answer.
"Fe confessed because he was
giutly, and that's all there is to it,"
declared District Attorney Fredericks
"He was counseled to confess be-
cause that was the best thing he
could do, in the opinion Of COUNSEL"
said Attorney Clarence S. Darrow,
chief Of counsel II will say now that
there was no other reason or motive
IN il. I've studied this case for
months. X presented stone wal"
Darrows statement gas MADE oa
looking sQuarnly IN the faces of the
charges that the recent arres. of
Burt II. Franklin, an investigator en-
ployed by the defense, and two 9TH
ers with him might have precipitated
a situation untenable save by confes-
sion of the prisoner
Negotiations have been on for
weeks" asserted Darrow. and this
was corroborated by District Attor-
ney Fredericks. 1--WE expected at one
time that Jim would confess last
Monday. but he would not" said
Darrow.
Darrow also denied that external
pressure was exerted from union
labor sources and Socialist sources as
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis charged to-
night in a formal statement, or that
the municipal election to be held next
Tuesday. in which Job Hartman, one
Of the defense's counsel, is candidate
was learned that Hartman was not
! consulted at all in the deliberations
While gaunt and hoarse, Hartman
leaned against the wall Of his office
and confirmed this.
The trial has nothing to do with
local issues" he said. A telegram
from Darrow TO Andrew Gallagher, a
san Francisco labor leader, confirmed
| this declaration.
A brotherly affection bordering on
! worship, it became known tonight
brought about James B. McNamara's
confession. A desire to save his
| brother from the necessity Of con-
Tossing anything at all held back day
after day the word that would end
the trial.
Joe. is not in on this deal" the
palefaced man reiterated with insist
| ence born Of one great idea.
Il don't care what happens to
me-"
BE e one does wrong does not