Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-12-13
NJ NAMARAS LAND
IN SAN QUENTIN
DynamiterS Occupy Cell Next to
Abraham Ruef.
SEW SACKS IN JUTE MILL
Brothers Reach Prison After UneVent-
full Trip From Los Angeles, to
Begin Long Terms For
Bomb Outrages.

San Francisco, Dec. 11.-John Jo-
seph Mcnamara, convict No. 25,315,
convicted dynamiter and former secre-
tary-treasurer of the International
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
association, and James B. Mcnamara,
convict No. 1884, printer, dynamiter
and convicted murderer, now occupy
cell in San Quentin penitentiary ad-
joining that occupied by Abraham
Ruef.
Lose Names and Identity.
These two men lost their names and
their identity when they were formal
ly delivered to Warden HoyIe by Sher-
if Hammel of Los Angeles county.
There is nothing to distinguish them
they wear the stripes with the other
convicts and even their crimes will
add no particular illumination to their
identity. J. J. Mcnamara is 25,315
until he has spent fifteen years in the
penitentiary and his brother is 25,314
until a life sentence is served. The
only leniency they can hope for is
committeeman of sentence through
good behavior or by parole or pardon
from the governor of California.
This morning at seven o'clock these
two men were taken to the peniten-
t:ary jute mill, where they will be
taught to sew sacks. They will be
given a half hour for dinner and will
be required to work until 1880 in the
! afternoon. Just how long they will be
kept at this depends upon their apti-
tude and Willingness.
Trip Is UneventfuI.
The delivery of the Mcnamara bro
| theirs to the state penitentiary was not
marked with any particular ostenta-
| ton. At Port Costa they were taken
| from the "Owl" train by Sheriff Ham,
mel and his guard and were taken to
| the penitentiary With the exception
that they were heavily guarded and
| that a specially chartered boat and
] railway coach delivered them their
| trip to the state penitentiary was in
many ways similar to that of the or
! binary prisoner. They were met at
| the San Quentin pier by Warden
! Hoyle and were taken up the hill lead
| ing to the prison office. AS the stable
| was passed they saw for the first time
a convict in stripes. J. B. Mcnamara
| took one glance at the human derelict
the prisoner had been pickpOcket
and then walked hurriedIy on. j j.
Mcnamara apparently took more in
terest in the pallid prisoners appear
! ance but he made no comment either
to Sheriff Hammel nor to Chief Of PO-
lice Sebastian Of Los Angeles.
A moment later they passed a score
of convicts and j. B. Mcnamara
watched them closely. He seemed in
terested in the apparent liberty they
were given and it was explained to
him that they were TRUSTEES" and had,
| through good conduct, gained privil-
eeges on the grounds.
The coming of the McNamaras eX-
cited little attention among the pris-
| oners.
Praise for McNamaras,
Cincinnati, Dec. 1.-THE Socialist
| party Of Hamilton county in conven-
ton drafted a set of resolutions de-
claring that John J. and James B.
| Mcnamara were honestly endeavor-
ing to better labor unions, and praised
| them for the stand they took when
they were thought to be Innocent
They way they were taken to Los
Angeles was bitterly denounced as an
"act of violence not only against the
McNamaras, but against the entire
working class"
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