Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-12-04
A GIGANTIC CONSPIRACY.
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eused men, l had no more right to re-
fuse ii than a doctor would nave TO
forbear an operation on a patient to
save his life.
"a committee of Los Angeles people
beginning work Nov 20 made 1t pos
sibIe to accomplish the result Their
suggestions were brought to me first
by Mr.. Steffens on that day, and ey-
err day thereafter as matters pro-
ceeded until the final determination.
How much their efforts had to do
with the states attorney | cannot tell,
but it was at their suggestion mat
negotiations were begun by attorneys
| for the defense. | expected the final
action every day after this action
commenced and il was taken the first
minute that an understanding was
reached, on account of the imminent
danger we were in for two weeks OF
having the matter become public prop
erty. and thus making the end difficult
10 achieve.
tSigned)
CLARENCE 5. BARROW.
REQUESTS for an authoritative state
ment on the situation rather than IN
teryieWs. crowded Darrow's desk
throughout Saturday, and this one. iit
said. was intended to answer all or
them.
The statement in itself appeared to in
dictate the completely of conditions. Ihe
local political campaign, in which JOB
Hartman of counsel for the defence. Is
running for mayor on the Socialist tick
Ell, with the election only three days of,
into consideration thOIlCH
Harriman's own position was that the
trial was not a local issue and should
make no difference.
AS far as the defence is concerned
Yesterdays action in which James B.
Mcnamara pleaded guilty to murder Tor
the Los Angeles Times building eXplo-
sion and fire, which cost q lives, the
plea of guilty entered by his brother
John j, Mcnamara. TO having dynamited
the Llewellyn Iron Works was again de-
clared to have been brought about
through a committee of influential citi-
zens and, tonight. members of faction
which is denounclng the step itself
agreed heartily that the result was ac-
eomplished in this way. This fact turn
ed out to be part of the grievance, on
the ground that no representative of Ia
Dor was on the committee which aided
in bringing about an event considered
of infinite moment to labor organize :
| tons throughout the United States.
Edward \. Nockels, secretary of the
Chicago Federation of Labor. about the
only out-of-town labor official of conse-
qucnce on the ground. refused. tonight,
to discuss the interviews and resolutions
emanating in quantities from labor or
ganizations in the Fast Nor would he
| comment on the result itself
I'm here as an individual" he said.
I'm on little business connected
with the case. but I'm not going to
say a word. Anything l said might
have wrong construction put upon
lit
Ortie McManigal. who was to have
been leading Witness for the state
and who is indicted jointly with j. j.
Nc Nama-a for the dynamting of the
ILlewellyn Iron Works, hopes for free
dem it was announced, today.
Malcolm McLaren, representative of
thu special agency which brought
about the arrest of the trio, said. to-
day that District Attorney Fredericks
had promised to try to get him off
anu would do his best"
! The penalty in California for dyna-
, hitting runs from one years sentence
! to life Imprisonment.
3 McLaren said his information wax
that James B. Mcnamara declared he
!, harbored no resentment against Nc
: Manigal now.
To McLaren came also a telegram
addressed to w. J. Burns, his chief
who is in Chicago. and signed bS
3 Theodore Roosevelt. This declared
!. that all good American citizens con.
graduated him for his signal service
' to American citizenship"
The judge, II is believed. will sentene
! James u. TO life imprisonment and Joh
j. to y years Imprisonment. Under tn