The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1911-12-02

torney's office, caused the rumor to be
generally believed.
| When court resumed in the afternoon
surprising developments were expected
Not for days have so many visitors been
| in the court room, and not for weeks
have the visitors chairs inside the rails
been so fully occupied as they were when
the session began.
Move Surprises Judge.
That the move was a surprise, even &c
Judge BordwelI himself, was indicated
few moments before the trial started
when he discussed the feasibility of hold
ing night sessions to facilitate the work
Of jury selection.
At 2 o'clock the attorneys gathered
about the tables. James B. Mcnamara
as unconcerned as on any day of the
| trial, chewing the gum which continually
keeps his jaws in motion, was led in and
seated himself in his usual place by the
court room wall Presently Clarence Oar
row went over to him and held a brief
whispered conference. Then he took the
prisoner to the table where the defense
attorneys were sitting and James Nc
Namara sat down at the table. For a
few moments more barrow whispered to
his client, and presently Attorney Joe
Scott sat down beside him, dropped his
! arm about Jim's shoulders, and gave him
a brotherly slap. Still the judge fingered
in his chambers. A few minutes later
John J. Mcnamara, between two depu-
ties, walked in and dropped into the chair
he has always occupied.
The elder Mcnamara, neatly dressed
and unconcerned, gazed about the court
room. The ruddiness OF his complexion
had given way somewhat to the prison
pallor caused by his months of confine-
ment.
There was no trace Of nervousness as
he raised his hand to brush his hair
that dropped over his forehead
A murmur Of surprise passed about the
court room. The bailiff raped for order.
A child which had been brought in by
its mother began to cry and the woman
and the baby were banished from the
room. When they went out II was no
ticed for the first time that the doors
of the court room had been shut and
locked.
A moment later Judge Bordwell entered
the court room and took his place on
sprung.
Court to Fix Penalty.
The sudden change in the case means
that John ]. Mcnamara, labor leader,
must serve a term in states prison for
dynamiting, and that James B. McNam-
ara will spend the remaining years OF
his life in cell, but that both men
have escaped the gallows. Just how long
John ]. Mcnamara will have to serve is
matter that is now left to the discre.
ton Of the court. The penalty for the
crime with which he Is charged Is a
20 ,frrxy
The exact term is left to the discretion
Of the court. Since the plea of guilty
was entered to escape trial Of a charge
Of murder, It is believed likely that
Judge Bordwell win fix the maximum
sentence. This Is virtually a life term,
as John ]. Mcnamara is well along In
years.
Labor Is Benefited.
District Attorney FrederIcks made the
following statement to-day:
THE case is over, the conspiracy IL
admitted; the men are guilty, and they
win be punished. The world-the world
of labor-will be benefited by what has
happened here to-day.
The law has been indicated; justice
will be done. Our case was complete.
We could prove everything we have
charged in this great dynamite con-
piracy. ! cannot say just now what ac-
ton will be taken toward other prosecu-
tons by the government in the East.
The charge of bribery is still pending
against Bert Franklin. It is our duty to
prosecute this case.
"Ortie McManigal the confessor, has
done a great service in this case-every-
thing he told us was proven true. He
deserves a great deal. but / cannot say
that he will be released yet.
The pleas Of guilty on the part OF
the McNamaras were the natural conse-
quence of the thorough preparation made
on the part OF the prosecution. It's effect
will be beneficial in many ways. Prob
ably the chief benefit VIII be IN the fact
that the entire population OF the United
States win now see that the prosecution
was no frame up and that we have
simply done our duty In the premises.
at can now be clearly seen by all that
IL was not a case of one class OF society
against another, but only q case OF Of
icers OF the whole people. as represented
by government. enforcing the law which
had been broken BY small group Of IN
dividual offenders.
II hope that the unions will now have
the good judgment to purge their ranks
Of lawbreakers and the false friends
that OF crime and criminals"
Lawyers Hold CensuItation.
After the pleas had been entered At
torney barrow went to the once OF Lee
compile Davis, whare IN short time he
vas 3cs-ed BY Attorney Joseph Scott A
brief CONSULTATION was held. Then OAR
row vent 20 HIS own ofIco n the Higgins
n..IfI..# fr.rr1 -. = fa@.r ,..sr4fr.~ $500.