The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-13
'NAMARA BOYS PLEAD NOT GUILTY Each Answers to Nineteen
 Charges M'MANIGALS PRESENT Alleged Confessed Conspirator on Verge of a Breakdown-Attor- ney Rappaport Condemns the
 Third Degree" Methods
M'MANIGALS PRESENT

Los Angeles, Cal, July 12-rn calm tones John J. and James B. McNamara, alleged dynamite plotters, answered mot guilty" today to the 19 charges of mur- der against them. when, after 10 weeks in the Los Angeles county jai the time for them to plead arrived.
 When Judge Walter Bordwell had over ruled every point advanced by the de- fense for the quashing of the indictments, the two brothers declared themselves not guilty.
 John McNamara was the first to be asked how he wished to plead. He firm ly answered, Not guilty" Hardly d moment later James McNamara made |. similar response.
 Afterward they replied at the same time to the accusations, answering 19 separate times as to how they would plead to the l charges of murdering 19 employees of the Los Angeles Times when the plant Of that paper was destroyed by an explo- son
 | When the 19 murder accusations had beeIr answered John j. MeNamara stood alone and answered mot guilty" to the charge of complicity in the explosion at l the Llewellyn Iron Works in this city.
 The defense asked that the date of trial be not fxed until Joseph Scott. one of the McNamara attorneys, could return jected, but Judge Bordwell finally ordered f a continuance until Friday morning, when l the trial date will be settled.
 Set Trial Friday Meantime the attorneys on both sides expect to meet Judge Bordwell to discuss the matter informally.
 The prosecution said it wanted the trial
 to tegin August 1. The defense declared it's preference of December l.
 Nj s. Ortie McManigal and her uncle. George Behm of Portage, Wis, both of Q whom are aligned with the defense, shared the interest with the McNamara
 brothers today when the dynamite con- siIScy case was called Mrs. McManigal and her uncle came to : the court directly from tho jail where ) they made another effort, it is asserted to induce Ortie McManigal, the alleged l comessed co-conspirator, to repudiate his confession.
 On Verge of Collapse Torn between conflicting desires to dc ) as his wife wished and also to keep his alleged pledge to become a state witness , McManigal is said to be on the verge oi collapse and unless the trial of the Nc. Narnaras is held soon, McManigal will bs in no condition to assume the role oi principal witness against them. Me Manigal is said to have wavered but tc have refused finally to desert the prose euiion. l ''l cannot do it, he Is quoted say ing. They would hang me If, I did" The general opinion is that the decision would be against the defense.
 Washington, July 12.-The methods em- 3loyed in extraditing John J. McNamara
 from Indiana, in connection with the de- str ctlon of the Los Angeles Times build
 ing were arraigned as unjust today by Attorney Leo M. Rappaport of India napolis who addressed the senate third
 degree" committee In support of legisa-
 ton which would prevent such methods
 No remedy was definitely suggested MT Rappaport however, expressed the
 opn.on that relief might be obtained by
 granting the United States courts author r ity to issue writs of habeas corpus which n would detan an extraditable prisoner Q long enough to permit him to make his
 defense.