Arizona republican., 1911-12-06

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an explosive OF which YOU had no
knowledge. l really mean of combus-
tihle MATERIAL say u man who in
those circumstances would place dy-
Mantle in such quantity under such
building. which YOU. as a printer.
know had gas burning in many
places, and where YOU knew scores
| of human beings were working. had
no regard whatever for his fellow
| beings. He must have been a MUIR
| derer at heart. You well merit the
maximum punishment prescribed by
/ law"
The prisoner quivered. his head
dropped and he twisted his fingers
/ That the judgment of the court does
! not condemn you to death on the
Sallows is due To the existence of no
cXtenuating circumstances whatever.
but because it appears To- the court
To he the part of wisdom To do other
wise. II is the judgment of the court
that your punishment for the crime
Of murder i'm the first degree. to
which YOU have pleaded guilty, be
confinement i'm the state prison at
San Quentin during your natural
life"
John J. stood. and Fredericks said:
NO lives were lost in this case. The
damage was considerable. but not
great" He then cited the custom of
leniency TO the defendant who pleads
guilty The judge said:
THE remarks made to Your broth
er in no small degree apply to YOU.
The fact that the court does not give
YOU the extreme penalty is in no de-
gree because of doubt that YOU merit
it, but il is the part of wisdom to
do otherwise" He was sentenced to
San Quentin for fifteen years.
The court asked the occupations OF
the men. ]. r. said he was a printer
and John ]. said he was a structural
iron worker The prisoners were led
quickly back to Jail by Sheriff Ham
mel Around the table with counsel
were seated spectators gathered t.
congratulate Fredericks. barrow. his
face worn ard saddened. sat silent
throughout the proceedings. At the end
be arose and followed the sheriff to
the Jail to console the prisoners. The
disappointed crowd ling ersd outside.
hoping to see the prisoners hustled on
the train for San Quentin. At his Of
flee the district attorney discussed the
case.
After nine years time. which will
be his sentence with the credits he can
make. John J. will be an old man. At
any rate he will not find his kind in the
labor world then. There will be a
change in the labor situation. Some of
the statements by union labor leaders
repudiating the McNamaras are sin
ccre. some are not. Some making the
loudest public utteranceS Were impli-
Gated in the dynamiting outrage with
the men sentenced today. Nothing that
John J knows concerning the case
dn rot know The case is not closed.
believe that never since the Civil
Y ar has the United States passed such
a crisis as is involved i'm this tremen-
douS case. I believe the trial and its
ultimate results mark the passing Of
bludgcor. the walking delegate and tn
dynamiter from the ranks Of union Ia
Dor. If this happens. and | am con-
fidert it Will labor will have cleansed
itself Untold good will follow"
Later in the afternoon Oscar LAWYER
was appointed TO act as special prose
cutor for the government in the in
vcstigation of alleged dynamite con-
spiraces. talked at length to the dis
-. 90 r1r. soil to
night the MCNamaras read newspaper
accounts Of the sentence John J. said:
We are satisfied and resigned To our
fate: we are ready to start our SEN
fences at once. We are ready for San
Quentin on fifteen minutes notice. I
wish to express my appreciation of the
sheriffs treatment here. ] hope we
get humane treatment AT the peniten-
tiary"
Sheriff Hammel received word to-
right from United States Prosecutor
Lawlcr to postpone preparations for.
removing the McNamaras to the statr
y, nitcntiary. Subpocnas it is said have
been drawn. requesting the appearance
of the prisoners before the federal
grand jury. Lincoln Stcffens issued a
statement late tonight. declaring
Rordwell right i'm saying he did not
bring about the reversal in the pleas o.
the McNamaras, and wrong when he
says: "Steffens claimed the credit or
the blame for it"
Il would rather 80 to the pcnitcn-
tiary with the McNamara' than share
with the judge and prosecutor the dis
graceful scene i'm court by saying i
was not mercy but the wisdom OF saw
ing morcy. that kept them from killing
these men.