Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-02
James Pleads Guilty to Blowing Up the Los Angeles
 Times Bu|ding Causing 21 Deaths
JOHN PLEADS GUILTY TO THE IRON WORKS JOB
Evidence Against Them Was Overwhelming and They Pur sued This Course Upon Advice of Counsel-James Anxious His Brother-Gompers Weeps and Declares That Labor Cause Has Been Imposed Upon

Los Angeles, Val. Dec. 1.-James E McNamara pleaded guilty to murde in the first degree in Judge Waite BordwelI's court today. His brother John J. McNamara- secretary of tn International Association of Bridge ant Structural Iron Workers. entered plea of guilty to having dynamited tn. IleweIIyn Iron Works in Los Angele: on Christmas day. 19lo-
 James Caused Death of 21.
 James B. McNamara's confession clears up absolutely the tragedy oi the explosion and fire which at 1.01 o'clock on the morning of October l 1910, wrecked the plant of the Los An Eeles Times at First street and Broad ray and caused the death Of 21 per sons For 19 of these deaths indfct- NSmarz brothers J. B. McNanara was on trial specifically for the mur- der of Chzrlss AI- Haggerty, a ma ciliniSt. whose body was found nearer than that of any other to the spot where the dynamite was supposed to have been placed.
 Life for James. fl Years for John.
 Both mems sentences were set for December s. when il is expected Dis tricr Attorney John D. Fredericks will ask for life imprisonment for James B. afcNamara. the confessed murdered. and probably a fourteen years sentence for his brother The mems lives are considered saved The great conten-
 
 not dynamited is dead beyond resur- rection or argument.
 Refused to See Anybody.
 Tonight as the two brothers sat to- zether in the conty jail, refusing to see anyone or to make any statement. an interest second only to the occur renee itself hung about the question: -Why did James B. AicNamara con- fessT-
 To his opposing counsel gave the same answer.
 He confessed because he was gl1il- TT. and that's all there is to it. said DistrictAttorney Fredericks.
 Was Advised to Confess.
 He was counseled to confess be- cause that was the best thing he could Attorney Clarence s Darrow chief counsel for the defense T will say now that there was no other reasin or motive in ir- I've studied this case fer months Tt presented a stone wall"
 Negotiations have been on for r eeks- asserted Darrow. and this was corrcborarad by District Attorney FredericEs- We expected at one time that Jim would confess last Monday, but he'd ia not" DarrOW added
 A hTotherly affection bordering on worship. it became known today brought about James E. McNanarS4's confession X desire to save his urpther from the necessity of confess ing anything ct all held back day and day the word which would end the trial
 Joe was not in on this deaI,y the Isaie faced man reiterated with insist euce born of enc great idea. T don't care what happens to me-
 Proceedings Occupied Few Minutes.
 Ills state of mind was known to Dis Trict Attorney F7redericks who talked -ser and Darrow's colleagues. Attor- ne.-s Lecompte Davis Joseph Scott and Cyrus McNutt of Indiana A so- 4ltion finally was found in the pro- I,ossl that John J. AIcNainara plead guilty 70 the dynamiting of the Llew- eilyn Iron Works for which he and t'rtie NcNanigal jointly were indicted | All of roday's proceedings were Jumped session Of court District Attorney Fred I erfcazs obtained an adjournment until | the afternoon
 Mary Exhihits Conspicuous Exhibits or all kinds in connection i with the case were conspicuous and | the very steel beam upon which flames E. AcNaInara vas shown to have pIac- i ed the dynamite bomb which wrecked | the Times building was exhibited to i visitors It was related that only a lew nights ago a dynamite explosion 1raS conducted by the state on the out skirts or the city in much the same saE that the Times is believed to have ben destroy ed Many detail which 1 hitherto would have been considered prohfbitive was freely talked about- l but it lost it's importance in view of 1he confession of guilt in the court room today
 Darrcss Says Gas Played Part.
 Gas and dynamite both played their part but dy nzrnite started the trouble and caused the explosion pror,e r-fhis ras Attorney DarrowFs exclamation after his talk with the defendants.
 Bribery Charge to Be Dropped
 Charges of bribery of talesplen against Bert H. Franklin. a detective sill probably be dropped as irrelevant 70 the main issue This completes the pat by the state of California in the affatrs but District Attorney Freder- Eks said tonight that if the United States government instituted any in 'esusation concerning any unlawful transportation of dynamite. or if the uthorites elsewhere in the United States wished to deIve into causes of sxploEions where labor was involved ( was matter in which he had no 'urther concern. although any infor- nation at his disposal would be given 70 the proper authorities if they de- tired it.
 Sensation in Courtroom. The scene in the courtroom today vas one of protracted tension. Sen ation followed sensation with such a pidity that the gaping crowd hardly | ealized what happened in those few | minutes of formal procedure. The big Sse was disposed of in less than zJ ninutes. but for hours previously there . ac been an uncertain, unsatished feel 1 aS that something startling would z sk= place So closely guarded. how $ Ver. was the information that uh. I pectators were prepared for almost nEtninE except the thing which acIu- ily did eEsnruzte- (
 Many Women Present
 IL was not thought that after the t. lgorous strife waged, one side would i've usY s@ willingly sJ fre1ls n l.lfsuii=--ftt- t~-fA
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