The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-05
STATE ATTORNEY
To ADD PLEA TO
HELP M'NAMARAS
In Presence of Defense Attor-
neys Mr.. Fredericks Gets
Statement
NAME OF BARROW is :.
DRAWN INTO BRIBERY
Federal Probe May Include
Soliciting Funds for De-
tense, Knowing Men
Guilty

LOS ANGELES. CAL, Dec s.
Fortified by = statement given him by
James 3. McNamara. while attorneys
for the defense were present. Dis
tr.ct Attorney John d. Fredericks 10
ready to add his plea tomorrow for
elem ency when the confessed muir
derer appears before Judge Bord-
we'll 1t 10 O'Clock. Agreement a.
to the proceedings was reached late
In the afternoon. and the statement
given the district attorney was made
In tho jail while Attorney Clarence
g. barrow and Lecompts Davis were
present
The conference followed a day Of
activity in the various ramifications
Of the dynamiters' case. Early in
the morning the c3se Of Bert H.
Franklin, accused OF brfbing venire-
men George N. Lockwood. appeared
before Township Justice William
Young and his preliminary hearing
was sat over until next Monday.
Shortly afterward It became known
that a Federal grand jury probe Of the
activities OF the dynAmitsrs touching
the illegal transportation OF dynamite
and violation OF the postal laws In
sending out letters asking money for
the defense Of men known to be
guilty. was contemplated and would
in all probability begin ~ soon a.
United States District Attorney I. E.
Mccormick returns from \ confer
ence. with Attorney General Wicker
sham In Warrington. A special grand
jury investigation Of the jury bribery
angie Of the case II under considerA-
ton BY the district attorney and tho
request for the grand jury may be
made at once
DaErow's Name Conneceed
The name or Clarence 8. barrow
was connected with the alleged brib-
cry. Of Lockwood to-day through
court proceeI!hgs when DR.. J. II.
Bullard, 4 local capitalist and as
signee OF tho claims Of James II.
Levsying. fiicd . claim against the at
tornsys for the defense and attempt
I'd attachment proceedings against the
$1,000 taken. 1t 10 alleged. from
Franklin and c. e. White. who was
associated with him. and against the
$4,000 put up a. bail In the Frank
lin Casa.
e. N. Nockeis. OF the Chicago Fed
Grafton Of Labor. who came to Los
Angeles about the time the negotia-
tions for entering pleas OF guilty in
the dynAmiting cases were begun. Is
sued = statement saying that he did
not represent Samuel Gompers, preai-
dent OF the American Federation OF
Labor. and Clarence Darrow further
reiterated that no had never told
Gompern that the AcNamaras were
guilty. He said he had never been
questioned concerning that point by
the head Of the labor federation.
Tonight preparations for the SEN
fencing OF the two men tomorrow
appear before Judge Bordwell At 10
O'Clock. Tho fatsfui ceremony win
be simple In the extreme. The men
win b brought In, brief statements
II tho case will b made, the attor-
nsyu for the defense will ask clemsncy
and the district attorney viii sug-
Coat TO the court that In view Of all
the circumstances In the case he Joins
In the Recommendation that James b.
AcNAmara escape with his life. It In
Understood q very extended plea in
bshalf Of John J. will be made. A.
allowing him TO pleAd guilty TO 4
:ninor charge. instead OF the charge
OF murder. that hung over him, 10
considered in itself . sufficient re-
ward for his consent TO admit his
guilt.
Admission By OArd Only.
Every prscaution y bsine taken to
guard tbs prisoners ana by orders
OF the shsrin. admission to the court
room viii be by special order to-
morrow.
~ Extn chairs were placed inafds tina
rail for attorneys and others spe-
ctAlIy privileged to watch tho pro-
ceedingD and the seats left In tho back
Of ne room VIM BE- thrown open to
the crowdA When the seats have been
hlied the doors viii b locked. Every
prseaution Will b. taken to prevent
any suspic3ous character" from
e.ining admission. Special deputies
WIN guard tie hallway and the room
jtsslf.
whsthsr tho statsmsnt s.ven Nv
james b HcNamaEa b tlae district
Attorney would be made public to-
morrow was not definitely deter
mined tonight. II - intimatad, how
ever. that Il would b read 70 Judra
Oordwcll 70 help him form hin eeti-
uaAte u tho casA.
Tho Judge himself was at hts court
room only q few minutes today. ana
aslds from reading his mali ana At
tending 70 . few unimportant mat
Hall Of Records 1T noon and dropped
out Of sight for the rese OF the day.
when asked about . routine matter
this morning BY one Of the clerks. he
replied:
"Tn hear nothing today"
whether he win ask the McNam-
Aras any questions other than the
formal onA usually put to prisoners.
rs there any reason why sentence
should not b passed upon you :" u .
matter that = sttll problamattcal.