The copper era and Morenci leader., 1911-12-01

| in the first degree in Judge Walter BordweIls court today. His brother, John J. McNarmara, Secretary of the | International Association of 1ridQe 6 Structural Iron Workers, entered plea of guilty to having dynamited the LIeweIIyn Iron Works in Los An geIes on Christmas day, 1910.
 James B. McNamara confession clears up absolutely the tragedE of the explosion and fire which at, i nT o'clock on the morning of October l! 1910, wrecked the pint of the Los Angeles Times, at FITSf an1 Bread way, and caused thee death of 21 per sons. For 19 of thesee deaths the Me Namara brothers were indicted and J. B. McNamara was on trial speci- fically for the murder of Charles J. Haggerty machinest whose body was found nearer than that of any other to the spot where the dynamite was supposed to have been placed. Both mems sentences were set for Decem- Der 5th, when it is expected District Attorney John D. Fredericks will ask for life imprisonment for James B. McNamara, the confessed mur derer and probably IA years for his bro ther. The mems lives are considered saved. The great contention that the JHdmlleQ is dead beyond resurrection or ar gument.
 .. Why the Confession?
 Tonight, as the two brothers sat together in the county jail, refusing to see anyone or make any statement, an interest second only to the occur renee itself hung about the question with reference to James B. McNa- mara-''why did he confess?"
 To this opposing cou1 sel lave the same answer
 He confessed because he was gull ty and that's all there is to it, de clared District Attorney Fredericks.
 He was counseled to confess because that was the best thing he could do, in the opinion of counsel, said At torney Clarence S. DaTcOw. .hie: of counsel. II will say now that there is no other reason or motive in it. I've studied this case for months. It presented astone wall
 Situation Was UntenabIe.
 Darrow's statement was made after looking squarely in the face of charges that the recent arrest of Bert H. Franklin, an investigator employ ed by the defense, and two others with him, might have precipitated a situation untenable, save by confes- sion of the prisoner.
 Negotiations have been on for weeks, asserted Darrow and this was corrobrated by District Attorney Fredericks. We expected at on time that Jim would confess last Monday, but he did not"
 No External Pressure.
 Darrow also denied that external pressure was exert :. from unio1 Ja- Dor sources and socialist sources, as
  tongiht in formal statement, or that the municipal election to be held next Tuesday; in which Job Hartman one of the defenses counsel, is candi- date for mayor, carried any weight It was learned that Hartman was not consulted at all in the delibera- tions.
 White, gaunt and hoarse, Hartman leaned against the wall of his office and confirmed this.
 Hartman Not Consulted
 The trial has nothing to do with To- cal issues," he sad. '.I was LOT call ed into conference because the other attorneys said they did not want the local issue brought into it I knew nothing of it until after it happened
 A telegram from Darrow to Andrew Gallagher, a San Francisco labor lead CT, confirmed this declaration
 A brotherly affection, bordering on worship, it became known tonight, brought about James B. McNamara's s confession.
 Held Back Confession.
 A desire to save his brother from the necessity of confessing any thing at all held back day after day, the word that would end the trial
 :" Joe, isn't in on this deal, the pale-faced man reiterated with insis- tence born of one great idea. T don't care what happens TO me"
 His state of mind was known to District Attorney Fredericks, who was in communication about it con- tinuously with Darrow A solution fi- nally was found in the proposition that John McNamara plead guilty to the dynamiting of the Llewellyn Iron Works for which he and Ortie E. Me Manigal jointly were indicted.
 Jumped in Few Minutes.
 All of today's proceedings were Jumped in a few minutes At the morning session of court, District At torney Fredericks obtained an ad- journment until afternoon. This was considered plausible because of reg