The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-03
No Motive of Any Sort En- tered Into the Con-
 fessiOn
MORE SENSATIONS
 ] ARE NOW EXPECTED
Interest Centers in the Expected De- yelopments in Regard to the "Men Higher Up"-The
 Brothers Relieved


 counsel for the defense. in statement dictated to the Associated Press. ,
 MT. Darrow's statement follows:
 No motive of an sort entered into the disposition If the McNamara case, except the wt flare of the men accused of murder.
 eBelieving as I did that the action taken would save the lives of the accused men, had no more right to refuse it than a doctor would have to forbear an oper- ation on a patient to save his life.
 "A committee of Los Angeles people beginning work November 20, made it possible to accomplish the result. Their suggestions were brought to me first by MT. Steffens on that day, and every day thereafter as the matter proceeded uptil the final determination.
 How much their efforts had to do with the states attorney I cannot tell, but it was at their intercession that negotia- ( tions were begun by attorneys for the defense. I expected the final action every day after this movement was commenced and 1t was taken the first minute that ar understanding was reached.
 Tt was impossible to delay action be- yond the time understanding was reached, on account of the danger we were in for two weeks of having the matter become public property and thus making the end difficult to achieve.
 "cLARENCE S.. DARROW."
 Requests for an authoritative state ment on the situation rather than inter- views crowded Darrows desks through the day and this one, he said, was die tated to answer ell of them.
 The statement in itself appeared to indicate the complexity of conditions. The local political situation in which Job Hartman of counsel for the de- fense is running for mayor on the socialist ticket with the election only three days off was taken in considera- tion, through Harrimans own position was that the trial was not q local is sue and should make no difference.
 Bearing of Arrest
 The recent arrest of Bert II. Frank lin. an Investigator employed by the defense, on charge of bribery, was suggested as. having possible bearing, This was repudiated by the defense, whose attorneys pointed out that nego- tiations were under way before the ln- sfcident occurred.
 In this particular. they were con
 
 Frederfeks. who, in statement today, dated the beginning of negotiations as far back as July.
 As far as the defense is concerned, yesterdays action in which James B. McNamara pleaded guilty to murder. in connection with the Los Angeles Times explosion and fire which cost 21 lives, the plea of guilty entered by hls brother, John J. McNamara, to having dynamited the Llewellyn Iron Works, was again declared to have been brought about by the agency Of com mittee of influential citizens and to- night members of faction which is denouncing the move itself agreed heartily that the result was accom- plished in this way
 This fact turned out to be part Of She grievance, on the ground that no re epresentative of labor was on the con- mites which aided in bringing to pass an event considered of infinite moment 9io labor organizations throughout the United States. Edward N. Nickols, sec retary of the Chicago Federation of Labor, about the only out of town labor official of consequence on the ground, refused tonight to discuss the inter- views and resolutions emanating in quantities from labor organizations in the east. Neither would he comment upon the result.
 lin here as an individua1,' he said. "I'm on a little business connected with the case, but I'm not going to say a word. Anything I said might have d wrong construction put upon it."
 McManigal to Go Free ortie McAIanigal, who was to have been witness for the state and who is indicted jointly with J. ]. McNamara for the dynamtng of the Llewellyn Vx.,.l-. fat 1nn, announced today.
 Malcolm McC1arin. representative If the special agency that brought about the arrest of the trio said today that District Attorney F'redericks had prom tsed to try to get him off and would do his best The penalty in Cali fornia for dynamiting runs from one year to life. McClarin said his informa- tion was that James B. McNalnara de- clared he harbored no resentment against McManigal now. | To McClarin also came telegram ad- dressed to W. J. Burns, his chief, who Is In Chicago, and signed with ike name of Theodore Roosevelt, declaring that all good citizens congratulated him for his signal service to American citizenship
 Ht could not be learned tonight tha any change in the local situation had been effected by resolutions adopted | elseWlcTo urging tne extreme penalty for James B. McNamars. This matter, under tho law. is in the hands of Judgo Walter Bordwell, who presided over the 1rial during it's eight weeks of life. | The judge may hear and the district ettorney may make recommendations es to the penalty to be Imposed. Dis lrict Attorney Fredericks said today ohat he had not decided whether he i would ask for clemency, but he added When g man pleads guilty, particu~ larly as in this case, 1t saves the state c great deal of money and work The state always Is willing to take this into consideration and Is inclined to look with leniency upon the offender
 Bordwell, Silent
 While Judge Bordwell has refused to commit himself in any way persons close to him said he was pleased with the manner in which the trial lad terminated.
 Friends of Attorney Darrow fear that he Is on the verge of a physical break down. In the last few ni~htl z h ; tossed about restlessly in his sleep and he had eaten little. His face today was white and haggard. Never before. he admitted. had he encountered so ter Iible u strain. He was optimistic about eAs health however, saying he had faith in his strong constitution.
 Feeling that he had done his best
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