Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-02


 an increase has been decided on.
 adjourned. A group flocked around District Attorney Fredericks to con- graduate him on the way he had worked up his case. He smiled in re- turin-not a smile of exultation, but of relief.
 Willing to Be Merciful.
 T don't want d pound of flesh p he said. T look at this from two viewpoints. As q lawyer, l wanted these men to plead guilty because they were guilty-because the evidence we gathered showed them guilty beyond any doubt But as a man, I want to say that if l can recommend less severe punishment than death or be merciful in any way and at the same time rid union labor of it's desire to use violence to obtain it's endss want to do that thing
 Best Thing to De-" Says Darrew.
 Around Attorney Darrow, too, gath cred a crowd. From him the question CTS wanted to know how it all had happened, and why. DarroW's face was pale. The long wrinkles in his and he talked in a low, husky voice which indicated great fatigue.
 Tt was a hard struggle to bring this about, butt was the best thing that I did the best I could If Ia seen any way out of it we would not have done it We have had it under considera- tion since week ago Monday
 Evidence Was Overwhelming.
 The Times building was blown up by James E. McNamara with nitro glycerine to be sure. but tho bomb touched off the gas. and gas really did
 Did you have to wrestIe hard with the McNamara brothers to get that admission he was asked.
 Somewhat, but the facts have been overwhelming. Every loophOle was gathered in by the state. As far as I am concerned, felt that sooner or later 1t had to come. Things were happening in which big people are in tereSted. The movement was fmDell- ing. They wanted the matter cleared up and feared further bloodshed unless we obliterated the incident from Los Angeles at once."
 Will Try to Make it Easy for Me
 ManisaI.
 Ortie b. McManigal, the confessed dynamiter, whose admissions are said to have been big factor in the Mo Namaras' pleading guilty. will go cir tually free, if the plans of the state in his behalf do not go wrong
 After court had adjourned this aft ernoon, Malcolm McLaren, sthe Burns detective, who has been a daily wis Itor at McManigars cell since the dy- namiter was brought here last spring and has always spoken in a friendly way of the prisoner, came upon Dis trict Attorney Fredericks in the lat ter's office.
 Detectives Plea for McManieai.
 There's just one thing I want to ask you" said McLaren to Fre,lericks, and that is you do all you can for
 F'redericks held up his right hand IS he answered: T promise you I'll 10 all in my power for him. He may nave to take a light sentence, but I'll 10 the best I can
 MeManiaal Deeply Affected.
 Later in McManigaPs cell. after he lad gone into the story of the Llew- mas, McLarcn, told him privately of | what Fredericks had promised. McManisal was greatly affected when ! ie learned that the state had become ! lis friend. His eyes filled with tears md he chokcd so that he could hardly | tammer his thanks.
 ChuckIed Over Pleas of Guilty.
 Before he heard this good news Me i danigal had been told of the pleas of | he McNamaras and had said with a f huckle that he was glad to hear of | heir action because it confirmed his | assertions and he thought the public | LOW would regard him differently '1 | inspected something was doing," said | 1cManlgal, with 8 smile, as his little | Jack eyes snapped, when J. B. did lot go over to court as early as usual | his afternoon. And then when J. J. ! vas taken over I was positive. I could ! lot tell just what had hapened how | yer, until some time afterWard when 4 he newsboys came around the 1ail . alling out 'McNamaras Plead Gull i y.'"
 McManissi Expects Punishment
 Then McLaren came over and told l ne about the proceedings in court Of | curse. I was surprised I had not xpected them to do it. so soon.'' And whats pext?' he was asked
 "Oh, suppose I'll get mine," he an- wered. "I ought 60 get something for II that I did. I think I might be given nywhere from one year to Iife'
 Was Never Promised Immunity. He laughed as he suggested hfs pos Ible punishment, and added in re- ponse to 8 question, that he was nev- [ promised anything for what he did.
 statement confirmed by Detective who sasd that the promise y District Attorney Fredericks was he nearest approach to immunity 1ggested for McManigal The latter 1en told the story of his dynanitinE xperiencss, with some details about -hich there now is no further neces- ty for secrecy on his part
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