Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-04
To Be Exposed, Says Government Officials at Los
Angeles. Detective Burns Says Gompers All the
Time Knew Of The McNamaras' GuiIt-GOHl.
perS Refuses TO Make Any Statement.
A GIGANTIC CONSPIRACY,

Los Angeles, Dee 3.-"The United
States government and California are
cooperating 10 uncover one of the
most gigantic ccnspiracies ever con-
cei@ed i'll the history of this country
This Was the declaration today. of
Assistant District Attorney w Joseph
Ford, second III command to District
Attorney John u. Fredericks.
1T is only question of whether the
federal government or the state au-
thori.ies can reach certain persons
and bring them to justice moro et-
fectually." continued Mr.. Ford.
The latter has been in charge of cyl
deacc for the prosecution and While
his chief. District Attorney Ireder-
ielss. was resting on Il ranch near here
today Mr.. Ford occupied himself With
the Mcnamara case. He admitted that
the prosecution had under surveillance
in other parts of the country some
prominent labor leaders alleged to
have been involved in the Times build
ing explosion, but he said that arrests
might first be made by the federal
government III its investigation.
The federal government has shown
| every disposition to assist us and We
are helping them as much as possible, .
he said.
The vigor with which the federal
government is pressing its investiga
ton into the conspiracy which is al
legged II extend over the entire coun-
| try, has been increased within the
last fortnight, according to NeI-in-
formed persons here. and in proof of
this ii IS observed that United States
{ District Attorney a. ! Mccormick now
/ is in Washington and United states
| District Attorney Miller of indian
apolis aud District Attorney Freder-
| icks are in close communication.
Evidence desired by the federal
grand jury in Indianapolis from this
place will go forward as quickly as 1t
is asked for, Mr.. Ford said. This
question has been raised repeatedly
and local authorities have not stated
their position until today
The ranitfcations of the matter are
said to be so extensive that 1t would
cause 10 surprise here if the subject
had been brought to the attention not
only Of President Taft but of Attor-
| NY General Wickersham.
| To give the prosecution here more
elbow room in its campaign, grand
| Jury viii he ampaneled within week
| 10 act Immediately upon the return Of
Judge George II. Hutton presiding
MAGISTRATE of the superior courts OF
| as Angeles county, who is now IN
! Chicago.
". 5. Schmidt and David Kapian,
| Jointly indicted with the McNamaras
| tor the Times disaster, have net been
captured but the state It is believed
| has d good clue 10 their whereabouts
aud they may be apprehcnded within 4
| fortnight But others, said ta nave
! b4d much to do With tie direction or
| the destruction of the Los Angeles
Times building and with other EXPOS
, ions. are reported u he implicated by
1 information now in the bands of the
( state authorities The federal govern
n3ant may. however, be the first Y
bring these men to trial Assistant Dis
/ trief ATTORNEY. Ford denied that thf
state entered into amy agreement bs
when other prosecutions Wcre 10 bt
cfrcumseribed by the confession by tlit
MeNamaras
"The confession concerns the future o
TWO persons-James Il. and John J. Nc
Namara. There has been no agreemen
not to prosecute others, nor is there an
other consideration involved he dc
clared.
1.-THE MeNamaras agreed TO plead gull
! ty and take their chances on the sen
l tence. 1t is absurd to think that v
could make promise as to their sen
tence That is Il matter for the court I
determine"
Judge Walter RordWell, II was pointe'
out, today, has not been ia communica
ton with the district attorneys office q
any time concerning the pleas of guilty
Il and furthermore has not discussed tn
matter with anybody Hitherto he ha
Inot presided III any important crimina
case. but, as one member of the state
counsel put it, he mas a good deal Of tn
1 milk OF human kindness"