The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-10
M'NAMARAS BEGIN LONG, LONG JOURNEY They Are Taken Quietly to
 Oakland M U CHI D k P R E $ s E ID Private Secretary of John J. McNa- mara Apprehended in Chicago.
 Will Testify Before Grand
 Jury at Indianapolis
MUG D EPRES ED

1 Los Angeles December 9.--James R. McNamara, confessed murderer, and Joh' J. McNamara, confessed dynamiter, and secretary-treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iren workers today started for San Quentia l penitentiary. 5O1 miles north James B l McrSamara, who blew up the Los Angeles Times building on October 1, 1910, causing q loss of ? lives, goes to begin q sentene' of life Imprisonment, while his brother | faces a term of IS years for coniplicity ir 1 the dynamiting of the Lewelyn Iros works here last Christmas.
 l I'm a young man and I'm for union | abor,'' was James B. McNamara's part ! ing comment to the world, according to Clarence S. Darow, his chief counsel John J. also expected the hope that senti- ment of union labor toward him would change, remarlSing that in time the cause would be better understood
 The route to be taken by Sheriff Will liam A. Hammel and his prisoners was kept a secret and even the time of depart ure was unknown to the public. By pre- vious arrangements with Sheriff HamnleI today a coterie of newspaper men and photographers, concealed behind the jail, saw the brothers enter an automobile. James B. s right hand was manacled to John Us left wrist. Both men looked pale and cheerless and walked the few steps to the jail door with bowed heads. Sheriff Hammel was accompanied by three deputies. As soon as the partners were seated in the machine. canvas cur tains were drawn and the automobile dashed away to the north.
 The partners were carelessly groomes and had prepared in no way for their de- parture, except to order their belongings sent to eastern relatives. One of them had $125 and the other $162. This money was turned over to the sheriff today.
 George Gallagher, chief jailer heaved a sigh of relief when his charges left. "They have behaved we'll" he declared but we always had to be watchful about people from the outside Gallagher said later that the MeNamaras had told hinl they expected their mother to visit them Soon at san Quetin The McNamaras ar- rived here on April 26 last
 Ten thousand men, said Sheriff Ham, mel, could not have taken the prisoners away from the officials while in jail. The brothers were confined in a steel tier, built independently of the jail walls.
 
 the defense found the McNamaras pack ing their clothing and chafing under the delay in getting away. As they talked Sheriff Hammel came in.
 'There are some photographers out side and they want to take your pie lures. boys he said.
 Nothing doing,'' said John J. We've been photographed enough
 John J. asked MT. Scott if association with the case had injured the latter's chances in the recent election. at which the attorney was reelected to the school board.s of which he is president. He dx- pressed relief to know that Scott won
 The federal grand jury was not In ses- sion today, but will convene again next Tuesday to take more testimony about alleged dynamiting conspirac ces. Oscar l awler, government prosecutor, expressed irritation today that newspaper reports had identified one of the government wit nesses J. w. Kaiser of Muncie, Ind all legged to have sold nitro-glycerin to James B. and John J. McNamara and Ortie Me- Manigal.
 Mir Lawler added that many of the witnesses were apprehenslve of danger in coming to testify. es
 All the sluggers are not yet Gone away with, remarked MT 1.awler. Every eff fort will he made to conceal the iden- tity of those who are subpoenaed here but as many of the witnesses are known to reporters. it is not believed that sc- crecy can be maintained
 Mr Lawler today said that so far as he knew Attorney General Wickersham had not decided whether to make Indian apolis or Los Angeles the center of the governments investigation, but that the matter probably would be deterinined be- fore December IA, when the federal grand jury will meet at Indianapolis.
 Chicago. December 9.--Miss Nora Haley private secretary of John J., McNamara for two years. is in Chi cago tonight under surveillance of gov ernment officials of the department of justice and will go to Indianapolis next week to testify before tho federal grand jury. Her plans were made 
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