The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-08
THEY AXE CHARGED
With DYNAMi'IINd|
Prosecution Depends Largely
on Confession of Mechanical to
Convict Men Held for De-
struction of Times Build
ing, and Accused of Out
RACES in Fifteen States.
lspecial to The Times-Dispatch. ]

Los Angeles. Cal. October 7.-On
Wednesday morning, October H. in a
large. airy room on the fiftn floor of
the new Hall of Records Building, the
curtain will be drawn for the first
act of another great drama which has
been written In the struggle between
labor ana capital, when John j. Nc
Association of Bridge and Structural
Ironworkers, and his brother. James
Bryce McNamera. are placed on trial
before Judge Walter Brodwell on
charges OF wholesale murder by dyna-
hitting, in connection with tho destruc-
ton of the Los Angeles Times build
ing, AZ First Street and Broadway, on
the morning of October /, 1915. in which
disaster twenty men lost their lives.
District Attorney John d. Fredericks
stated yesterday tina, he Is prepared TO
present this case 10 jury and that
the web of evidence against the two
men is concluded The attorneys for
the defense say they are also ready
TO proceed and that they will ask for
neither delay nor continuance.
Rely on McManiEnI.
For lamost six months the district
attorney. assisted by agents of the
William J. Burns Detective Agency.
''SS bFNH PitpciluG lIllS tTlSl. Al
most sl.o00.oo0 has been spent by the
prosecution, and 400 witnesses have
been summoned to appear against the
two Mcnamara brothers. Ortie E. Nc
MantEal. structural ironworker. for
mer Spanish american War veteran,
and inforner. has been in daily consul
tation with the district attorney for
the last month. McManigal is self.
confessed dynamiter. and 1t is upon his
testimony that great portion of the
states case has been built
Three months ago il was believed
that he would not be called as a Wit
ness In the case. Recently. however.
IL was decided By District ATTORNEY
Fredericks and Assistant District Al.
torney Ford that McManigal would be
called. This decision, II was stated.
was reached only after every bit OF
information furnished by NfcManigal
mad been given complete confederation.
iesterday McManigal. who is held in
1ail here under grand jury Indictment
Tor dynamitlng the Llewellyn Iron
Works. in this CITY, said that he vas
prepared to testify and that he would
convince the. jury that he was a truth
ful Harry Orchard
me scope of the investigation which
has followed the arrest of John j. Nc.
Namara In Indianapolis was revealed
when II was announced by District
Attorney Fredericks that the McNam-
ara brothers are wanted for dynamf--
ing in fifteen various States. This
number includes only those States. II
was announced, where sufficient evil
oence 10 warrant a prosecution had
neen secured The total number OF AL
ieeed dynamite explosions attributed
to them and to McManigal is 100.
NO authoritative estimate has bsen
given yet as to the number of months
1T Will take for the jury to hear the
prosecution and the defense The work
OF selecting the jury has been estimated
at two months. and upon this basis #
Is oeAeHed by some that 1t will take at
ieast SIX months to hear the first case.
attorneys Tor the defense have made
no announcements as TO the number ~
witnesses they will call. To date tbey
nave not asked that any be called II
is generally believed. however. that
ABOUT zoo Will be summoned BY them
before the final arguments.
Dnrrow Leads Defense.
The legal batteries for the de,a,sa
are being directed by Clarence Dar-
row. lawyer. philosopher. labor laaSe-
and writer. Associated with him arc
LIE Compile Davis, who has been prom
inent in almost every criminal case 4,
southern California during the last ten
years; Joseph Scott. former presidan,
or the Chamber of Commerce proni-
nent Catholic layman. president NJ the
City Board of Education. ana kno,,.,.
through the State for his oratory and
ability as pleader and Job Hartman
Socialist candidate for Mayor.
Besides these lawyers an able corne
\
OF detectives, under the direction o;
attorney John l. Harrington. of Chi
caso' is assisting. Three weekly news.
papers are being published in the in
terests OF the Mcnamara brothers har,
and solid organization has been %.
fected In every city precinct to bene
mt Harriman's fight for the mayoraItv
1t Is estimated that at least 81 200. oon
mas been spent by the defense In the
complete preparation of their case
No intimation has been given aa r.
the line OF defense which will be pre.
sented Many rumors have II that Mr.
barrow and his associates will argue
the case without calling a single viii.
ness. The most generally accentad
theory is that the defense will sdmi,
number OF points in evidence which
will be made by the prosecution ana
that they will be able to present an
explanation which will show thar tbe
entire case is conspiracy to iniure
union labor. 1t has been openly. chare-
ed that McManigal is an emp,oye OF
the Burns Detective Agency, and that
he was employed a number of wears
ago. This charge has been denied hv
Burns and every other officer inter-
ested in the prosecutions case.
Both the Mcnamara brothers are en-
tirely satisfied with their attornevs ma
the manner In which their defense has
heen prepared, Long before John ].
Mcnamara wac arrested at the head