Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-12-07
Workers Have
Been Betrayed
,,n.ras Plead Guilty in Startling
mS''c circumstances and Sur
roundinQs.t

Los Angeles, Cal, Lee. LABOR
has been betrayed. The Mcnamara
s.otbers have pleaded guilty under
arro,ndiugs and circumstances of a
startling nature. The whole dramatic
announcement in the latest great
tragedy in the struggle in Los Angeles
was carefully timed at an hour when
II would strike the most deadly blow
Of the Socialist cause.
lob Hartman was the o2ly attorney
for the defense who was not taken in
n the confidence Of those who plan
nod and carried out the surrender. For
the mast two months Hartman has
not been closely connected with tie
conduct of the case, although frequent
" consulted on matters of moI2ent.
He has been giving his time and at
teption to the campaign-fighting
Fabors battle on the political field.
No one could have been more dumb
founded than Hartman when the
news was carried to him by the news,
PAPER extras that the Mcnamara
brothers had been taken to court
where they changed their plea TO
guilty.
81 don't understand why this was
done | was not consulted and the
whole affair was kept from me-"
Startling developments have rapid
" followed each other during the past
few days. The arrest Of Bert Frank.
lin, local detective and former
deputy United States marshal on q
charge of attempting to bride q pros
pectiye Juror started the series of.
events that only ended when the Nc
Namara brothers pleaded guilty on
the advice and under the persuasion
Of all the attorneys for the defense ex-
cepting Hartman.
When Franklin was arrested with
two men who are believed to have
been stool pigeons of the prosecutors
detectives, $4,000 in large dimension
bills were found in their possession.
These bills were exhibited to neWspa-
per men in the district attorney Office,
where that official declared they were
marked and that he could TRACE
EVERY ONE OF THEM BACK TO
THE PLACE WHENCE THEY CAME.
There were at once spread startling
rumors that certain attorneys for the
defense would be implicated. Harris
mans first knowledge Of this phase OF
the case was gained from the news
papers and from this hour he was
ignored by the other attorneys in the
defense.
District Attorney John D. Frede-
rcks next sprung a surprise by calling
halt in the Mcnamara trial just be-
fore noon on Friday, announcing that
nothing of startling nature was TO
follow. 1t was only delay incident
10 the conduct of such case.
Then came the grand climax. y
followed days and nights of feverish
excitement and frequent consultation
between the prosecution and certain
attorneys for the defense. Leng CON,
ferences were held with the NC
Namara brothers. What took place IN
their cells in the jail has not yet been
disclosed and may not be until after
the boys are sentenced.
To make the affair as dramatic as
possible, Judge Bordwen set the day
Tor sentencing the men on Tuesday,
December 5th-election day. At the
hour when the men and women OF the
working class of Los Angeles were IN
the midst of their struggle for liberia
uon through political action, the laws
yeN gathered about and listened 20
the sentence pronounced on the two
menwho have been forced into their
awful position.
It was historic gathering. There
gathered Clarence Darorw, who sat
shrouded in gloom saying: ut was the
only way" Then there was Joseph
scott, candidate for reelection to the
Board Of Education on the Good GOV
eminent" ticket Beside him was
Cyrus F. McNutt, member Of the ex-
ecutlve board of the Good Govern
ment' party. In the group were Le-
vomte Davis, a capitalist lawyer who
mas no sympathy with labor in It's
struggle, who knows nothing OF the
world wide movement Of the workers.
10 make the scene complete, Bert
franklin, the detective, who went to
ue defense backed by references q
man whose very names should nave
aroused deep suspicion to any one
VINO has The faintest knowledge OF
eOatemporaneous history in Los An.
seles and III the country.
socialists of Les Angeles were moi
stricken down by the blow aimed q
.aem. With keen and clear insight
.aey quickly put the correct interpreta-
uon on the whole act.
A meeting of speakers was called
ana inside of two hours Is out OF 81
AKing active part on the platform ap
peared at headquarters. Alexander
M Mvlne, manager of the city campaign
w, Minheld Gaylord, state senator Of
Wisconsin and lob Harmon spoke
aalrlman outlined the policy tol
speakers. A dozen quick changes
were made in speakers for q score o.
nalis and tents in localities where
Suesuons concerning the development
w., woaio be asked and all went ahead
WIN great precision.
la's quick recovery from the shoci
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