The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-12-09
x'nlmlRls ARE SENTENCED.
LIFE IMPRISONMENT FOR JAS.
ID; FIFTEEN YEARS FOR
JOHN J.
Judge Bordwell, In PrOnouncing
Sentences, Ascribes Clemcncy to
Expediency and Not to Doubts as
10 Prisoners Deserving Full PEN
atty OF law.


Namara. brothers, natives of Cincin-
natl. Ohio. today felt the strong hand
of justice which they long had sought
to evade. J. B. Mcnamara was SEN
fenced to Imprisonment for life for
murder committed In dynamiting the
Los Angeles Times building and kill
Ing 2i persons and his brother to Is
years In the penitentiary for blowing
mp the Lieweilyn Iron Works.
II was the action Of the law against
those iawless methods which John j.
Mcnamara. secretary and treasurer
OF the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
pursued In lighting employers who
kept open shops.
Though the younger brother. James
H.. In formally presenting his con-
fession TO the court today. declared
that he intended no murder when he
placed 1s sticks Of dynamite beneath
The Times building on October 1.
1910. John J. Mcnamara, recounting
tonight TO his attorneys his principles.
broke down as he muttered that he
fought against great odds In the best
way he could. II was a sequel to the
court scene earlier today. when he re-
ceived his sentence In tears of abject
surrender.
A few hours after the sentence was
pronounced by Judge Bordwell. word
went forth that subpoenas would be
issued for both McNamaras to appear
before n federal grand jury to divulge
further details of their dynamiting
conspiracies.
The United States government will
demand OF them information concern
ins interstate trafilcking In dynamite.
which IN alleged to have resulted in
more than 100 explosions at bridges
and factories where labor warfare
was involved.
Something Of the same fear Of ter
rcrism brought by those explosions
fitted through crowd Of nearly 49,
600 persons today as 1t surged back
and forth around the jail. expecting
TO see tho McNamaras taken to the
hall OF records. where previous scenes
Ia the trial had been enacted.
But the court and counsel. taking
coEnizance OF possible lowIessn esq
held the Hnal session N = -ourt room
adjoining the jail. and the prisoners
we're taken thither over an interior
ridge passageway.
II never carried a gun until today
since the Mcnamara affair started"
conhded Samuel L. Brown. chief Of
the States department Of investiga-
ticn. when his detectives reported to
him that suspicious characters by the
scores were scattered In the crowd.
Judge Bordweil changed his mind
several times. but took final precau-
tons and held court In the small
chamber beside the jail.
Outside. the crowd begged for en-
trance. An army of policemen fought
Its efforts. To the hall Of records. not
Far distant. the mass OF humanity
moved back and forth I'm confusion.
and even many who really were en-
utlod TO admission were denied that
privilege.
In hA hAl ssE
stairways we're choked with the Gu
rious. Only a hundred persons saw
the two brothers led through the mar
row passageway into the chamber he
side the jail
A supreme ordeal faced James b.
Mcnamara. who worried as to
whether the court would inflict the ex-
reme penalty. death. John J. Nc
Namara. not liable TO such severity.
was anxious for his brothers sake.
The "a minutes OF procedure that
decided the fate OF the two men went
forvald slowly. IL was quiet almost
10 the point OF monotony. Pleas OF
guilty were entered with the assur-
ance Of District Attorney John d.
Fredericks that he would urge Glenn
ency.
But whatever fortitude the two
men had mustered for the occasion
received setback and dismay
threatened them for a moment as
Judge Rordwell. In passing sentence
on James II. Mcnamara. seemed to be
inclined 10 inhict the death penalty.
And though II ala not come. the Sc
verify OF Judge Bordwelrs remarks
cut deeply. and John J. McNamara's
accustomed expression. half smile
and half sneer. passed into one OF de-
lection.