The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1911-12-06
PLEAD GUILTY
Jan:s 3. MeNza:ya CezEess<s to DlsY.
Ing Up Ehs ITinss Building.

Ing Up :hs Tines Building.
BOLT FA[lSI 4 CLEAR SKY
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The Explosion at Los Angeles. Cal,
Which Destroyed The Times Build
ING and Killed Twenty-oue Of the
Papers Employees. is at Last
Cleared Up.
James B. Mcnamara pleaded guilty
to murder in the first degree Il Judge
Walter Eordwell's court at Los An
geies, Cal, Friday. A summary OF
rhe days happenings included many
sensational incidents. James B. Nc
Namara pleaded guilty to having
placed dynamite bomb under the
Los Angeles Times building in Ccto-
Ter, 1910, and caused the death OF p
persons.
John J. Mcnamara, secretary
treasurer of the Association Of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
brother Of James B., cid rot enter
rlea at this time to the indictment
similarly entered against him for The
Times explosion, but when he is ar
ranged next Tuesday it is virtually
certain proceedings against him for
this charge will be dismiss,c:, as the
State admits it has no evidence cor
Meeting John ]. Mcnamara directly
With this particular disaster.
John j., however, pleaded guilty to
the charge OF having caused he eX-
plosion of the Llwellyn Iron Works,
in which no fatalities occurred.
District Attorney John D. Fred
ericks will recommend life in,prison-
,nent for James g., and ten years for
John j., but Judge Walter Bordwell
alone can fix the sentence.
Ortie E. McNanigal, who con-
fessed to having actually blown up
the Llvellyn Iron works there in
December, 1910, at the direction OF
John J. Mcnamara, will be brought
to trial, but it is expected the State
will recommend a light sentence be-
cause he turned States evidence.
The scene in the court room Fri
day was one OF protracted tension.
Sensation followed sensation with
such ra2idity that the gaping crowd
hardly realized what happened IN
those few minutes of formal pro
cedure.
In less than twenty minutes the
big case was disposed O.. but for
hours previously there had been
feeling that something startling
would develop. and so closely gLar2-
ed was information that spectators
we're prepared for anything except
the thing presented.
It was not thought that a<ter the
vigorous battle waged thus far, one
side would lay down its arms so will
irgly, so freely and even so happily
Tor both prisoners smiled, chewed
gum and appeared as they nave on
other days, confidently unconcerned.
Even the district attorney was not
sure until Just before noon that tie
end was in sight.
There were to be developments in
the court room, he told his associates.
and I'll brought their wives and
friends. IN the crowd were detec-
tives for both sides, many women,
an0 even a baby that emitted whine
almost simultaneously with the an
nocncement Of the pleas Of guilty Of
John Mcnamara. A mass Of heads
leaned forward expectantiy as the
hour TO rtle recoHyening Of court
approached.
Waiting was squad OF newspaper
nen who had waded to no avail
through maze Of possibilities Fri
day to determine the reason for the
sadGen halting Of the mornings pro-
ceedings. Three little boxes conceal
ing telegraphic wires were prepared
fer the developments, and less than
TWO seconds after the word guilty
left the mouth OF each defendant the
rews was being flushed across the
land.
Seated with district Attorney Fred
er;cks was his entire STAFF. Facing
him was Clarence S. Darrow and
..hree associate counsel for the de-
Ja~es B. Mcnamara at
first took seat to one side. is usual
With two deput es, but soon Attorney
Scott becko1cd tc him. The two
%e1 sat tcgether for a few minutes.
and SCOTS arm was about the pris-
oner's neck an7 ne counse!e1 cour-
age for the supreme crisis.
Il vas James 3. Mcnamara who
3c!,Scd a. entering into an arrange
a!ent to plead guilt: i it misat af-
cect his brother. He was willing to
! sec!;fce himself. bat he wanted his
brother tc go free. TIE attorneys.
however. Convinced him that the bot
Ter course vas co. both to plead
su:ltv and take their chances on a
r.ercifUl sentence.