The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-03

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tai trial was imp ossible.
Believing in the innocence of all
until proven guilty, it came to the aid
of the accused with moral and finan-
cial help. Upon the guilt of an ac-
cused person being established, the
Central Labor Council insists upon a
rigid enforcement of the law"
E. H. Misner, president Of the Cen
trail Labor Council, declared in an in
teryiew:
The mere fact Of a few men resort
ing to crime does not by any means
make the whole movement wrong. We
stand ready and willing as ever to as
slst in maintaining in every way pos
sible law and order"
That other persons implicated In dy-
Mantle conspiracies elsewhere may be
arrested in San Francisco and Indian
apolis and that the McNamaras may
be called upon to testify was one of
the reports early today. A story that
again was current was the reported
tampering with the sworn jurors.
1t was this phase of the case which
it was thought early yesterday halted
court proceedings and members of the
prosecution are said to have admitted
that they had worked for some time
on an investigation along this line.
The state however announced its in
tention of pressing the Franklin case
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ing on clues which may result in fur
Their revelations at the preliminary ex-
animation of Franklin next Monday.
UNDER HEAVY GUARD.
The McNamaras passed the night
with a heavy guard at their cell door.
Five armed men were stationed near
them as they slept. An extra. force
patrolled the street outside the jail
and no one was permitted to loiter in
the vicinity.
comr RoMIsE THE BEST.
Clarence S. barrow, chief counsel
for the McNamaras, reiterated today
that the compromise was best for all
Imprisonment instead of the death
penalty. and John J. brief prison
sentence.
1t was the sequence with which
things happened that drew forth most
curiosity today. How long did coun-
sci for the defense know the guilt of
the defendants, when was the COM
promise first preached, and what of
the bribery charges that were made
IN the midst of the negotiations for
settlement of the trial? These We're
questions that were generally pro-
pounded.
AS far as the district attorneys of
fee is concerned. the defendants
pleaded guilty because they were
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District Attorney Fredericks.
AS to what thing induced the de-
Tense to yield,' he declared, that is
something which they alone can ex-
plain"
Many members of the district attor-
ney's Office, however, were Of the
opinion that the defense had been
only of the evidence which was gath
cred by its men, but of the effect
which conviction in the Franklin
bribery case might have upon the
chances Of the McNamaras. That the
Franklin incident forced the accept
ance of the compromise by the de-
PENDANTS themselves is still believed in
many quarters.
we had a very strong case which
ever way you look at it, said Assist
ant District Attorney Horton.
On the other hand those who par
ticipated in the movement to infu-
enee the defendants to yield, the Nc
Namaras and their attorneys saw the
on the wall and became
convinced that much better solution
Tor all concerned than trial could
give would be reached by a mutual
agreement at this juncture.
One of the factors which is said to
have entered strongly into the matter
is the physical condition of James r.
Mcnamara, the younger brother. Fears
have been expressed by some who
know him that. though he faces a life
sentence. that his years are numbered.
Carelessness in caring for his physical
welfare is said to have weakened his
heart. The possibility of the appear
ance of heart trouble while the trial
was in progress had been discussed by
his counsel. Once, when a jNror was
excused on account of ilInesE. Attor-
D1rrnTu If 10 1aa q Il L.,
exclaimed: as - sa=
i hope nothing happens to James B.
He does not look wel.''
COURT NOT BOUND.
announcement of sentence now is
in the hands of Judge Walter Bord-
well. The district attorney can make
recommendations and usually they are,
accepted, but the court is by no means
Bound to impose the sentence sug-
gested.
Judge Walter BordweIl would not
talk for publication today in this con-
nection, but it is said he favors life
imprisonment for James B. and four
teen years for John j.
The indictments against John ], for
completely in the Times disaster are
expected to be quashed on motion of
the district attorney next Tuesday, as
1t is said John J. himself did not di-
rect the blowing up of the Times. He
mas PLEADED guilty to the charge of
having caused the LleweIlyn Iron
Works explosion, in which no lives
were lost. The minimum sentence for
this offense, according to statute, is
one year, and there is no maximum
penalty fixed.
Under the penal code, Ortie E. Nc
Manigal will be sentenced as he is ex-
pected to plead guilty to a similar
charge of having wrecked the plant of
the. Llewellyn Iron Works.
The total cost to the state thus far
Of the trial is estimated to be close to
100000 and the abrupt ending of Ii
is calculated to save the county nearly
one million dollars.
It was reported today that the COM
promise did not extend to the aban-
donment of the bribery charge against
Bert H. Franklin. 1T is our duty to
prosecute this case" declared District
.sttorney Frederfcks.
John j. Mcnamara and his brother.
James B., expected a busy day. Tele-
grams of various kinds began to pour
in from friends expressing sympat thy.
The prisoners told the reporters that
they were glad that the ordeal was
over.
HOW IT WAS DONE.
One of the things around which in
terest centers is the exact manner in
which the explosion was accom-
plished. The alarm clock device, with
it's Illuminating cap touching off the
bomb, now is accepted