Arizona republican., 1911-12-05
James B. McNamara Coolly Writes the Story of the Manner in Which He Blew Up the Los Angeles Times.
JUDGE TO IMPOSE
 SENTENCES TODAY
Wife of Juror Makes Affi- davit That She Persuaded Her Husband to Accept Bribe to Save Life of Nc Namara.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 4.-James B.
 McNamara, who on Friday pleaded
 guilty to dynamfting the plant of the
 Los Angeles Times October l0, 1910.
 thereby killing tWenty-one persons. to-
 night wrote his confession deed and
 gave it to District Attorney Fredcr-
 icks. His brother. J. j.. secretary of
 the International Association of Bridge
 and Structural Iron Workers, who
 pleaded guilty to dynamitng the
 LleWellyn Iron Works here Christmas
 day. l910 wrote no confession, and it
 iS Statcd he will not be asked to do so. Before J. E. wrote his confession Fred rricks stated emphatically he will not give il out until after the men are sentenced tomorrow by Judge Bord-
 well. II was learned tonight. however, the statement implicated no one be- sides the writer It recites nothing ex- cept the actual happenings at Los An sries Clarence DTrow. chief coun- Sel for the defense. visited the broth CTS at the jail this afternoon. came away and later returned accompanied by his associate. LeCompte Davis. and District Attorney Fredericks Ob- servers outside waited for the appear ance Of an almost inevitable addition Co the party-an official stenographer but he did not come.
 There will be no statement" was the word passed around. Humors of complete roadjustment of the situation. including renewed activity by the prosecution against persons not yet named in any criminal connection, flew about Meanwhile, J. B. sat with a block of paper on his knee writing his confession. It took some time, as he does not take to writing as easily as does his brother. and it is the supreme document of his life. It was soon fin ished and passed to DarroW and Davis. ! who read it. then to FredericNs who buttoned it mp underneath his coat and walked out McNamara returned to his cell. The confession does not con- tain much more than 900 words
 There has been some talk about its l value for future prosecutions, but the | position of Fredericks is well known ! and has been stated repeatedly that if [ he secures information Of alleged crim- i inal acts against anyone he will pro- i ceed to do his duty as he sees it But | he added. he expected no more arrests | for the present and there the matter i stands.
 Today's developments include the 1. printing of a deposition made by Mrs. Robert F. Bain. wife of one of the | sworn jurors. which was made in writ ing to Fredericks. She stated that at the instance of Bert H. Franklin. in | vcstigator for the defense, who is now under arrest on a charge of bribery. and Talesman Lockwood. she persuad- cd her husband to accept 5000. if he would make sure of a verdict of ac- quittal or a hung jury. and that $500 of this money was actually paid over. Bain is a Civil war drummer boy and now has possession of a drum his grandfather captured. while fighting under Washington, from the British. Pain used this drum in the late cam paign. drumming at Fredericks rallies.
 AS predicted, the case Of Franklin. when called today was continued to Monday next. Franklin. learning of rumors that he had confessed. denied anything of the sort. Around his case there is much interest and its out come may determine the fate of men whose liberty tonight hangs in bal ance a hair may turn.
 The complicated local election. in which Job Hartman, counsel for the defense is socialist candidate for may or and Joseph Scott. also counsel for the defense, is a good government can didate for school board member, of which he is now president. has swept the city in a fury of conflicting asser- tions and declarations. It was ru mored that Darrow was arrested. This was traced 10 the fact that he and Fredericks were seen conversing on the street It was said Hartman was aI rested. but he was found at socialist headquarters; there seemed no source, but the report swept the street like d flame.
 It was reported early tonight that by agreement of counsel, the McNamaras would be sentenced tonight instead of tomorrow. Darrow and Judge Bord- well denied the story Hundreds of other reports swirled around the jail. Every man had a new one.
 Another angle of the case was opened today bv the conVeninC federal grand jury. While temporarily in charge. United States Deputy District Attorney F.. A. Reagan said as soon as A. L Mccormick, district attorney for the southern district of California re-
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