Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-06
There Is Considerable Doubt
However, as to Value Of
Confessed Murderer's Testi-
mony in Court Proceedings.
M'MANIGAL WILL NOT
BE SENTENCED YET
He at Least, Will Be Used to
Trace Inception Of Los An
gelss Times Crime Before
He Is Convicted.


tny Evensns rferate A. q. LEASED wirsl
Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. Sub
poenas Tor the Mcnamara brothers q
appear before the federal grand iurJ
had not been issued up to noon toda,
and Oscar LawIer. In charge Of the
governments Investigation into the
alleged dyaamlting conspiracy, wal
debating with his assistants about thu
best way 10 secure the desired inior
mation from the two prisoners.
There is some question. & is said
m to the competency OF testimony ol
confessed murderer such aa James
y. Mcnamara and some indecislon "a
90 the best way OF bringing TO the at
tention OF the grand jury iacts In tbs
possession OF John J. McNamarn. Mir
lawier and Edward A. Reagan, as
ssstant United states district attorne,
here. wrestled with legal phases o
the matter today and rs the grand iur,
does not convene until tomorrow u u
expected that no decision would M
reacheed before then The brOtherl
spent a gloomy day In their cell. look
Ing out upon bleak. rainy streets
sheriff Hammel has orders not u
riove the prisoners until he hears
from sir I.awier.
Interest today centered not only up
on the grand Jury proceedings tina
are 10 come, hut upon expected feye
lntions In the Franklin bribery case
which will be continued on Monday.
These two things constitute thu
angles of che tiK csne stiii remaining
The disposition of Ortia T.. McMrnlga
has not yet been determined upon. ha
u II fofegono conclusion that HI
will testify before the federal gran,
Jury before he - brought to trial b,
the state and In his case at least th'
question Of competency viii be avert
"a. Malcolm MacI.aren. the loca
representative Of The detective agenc.
which arrested the McNamafas an'
McMnnignl. conferred ut length will
Mr.. iawler today.
rREDERECKs n MAN
OF IRON NERVE
In the quest OF the men hiEhe
up." said to be involved In the la
Angeles dynamltlne plot that scsulte'
IN she confession OF the Mechanism
brothers. John ID. Fredericks. llstric
attorney. h pretty certain 10 be
looming figure.
All through the trial Of the broth
ers Mr.. Fredericks has shown AN un
nistakabie brand of judgment an
energy. He and his associates wer
opposed by the eleserest counsel tha
could be obtained. hut the trial wa
a regular progress Of victories for tn
prosecution. even before the late
stases when outside events began I
unGernine the case Of the defense.
Added 20 Mr.. Frederick's iegai acu
men 4 q large fund OF personal por
usarity. In California and q solid con
fIdence, which resulted In his Tenonl
ination al the iant election and HI
ultimate victory. even opposed By ~
immensely popular rLincoin- Rooae
Welt" wave OF reform in hts party.
In addition 10 being a storm an
rather uncompTomlslng lndividus
MIR Frcdericka II mar of imagina
tion ana distinctive sentiment. ON
of the best possible Illustrations Z
the latter quality was shown llttl
more than q year ago when he o.
tended a meeting OF the Los Angelo
Votes for Women" club. Mr.. Fred
erickA was Invited Co attend an
speak on "Woman's sphere Ia Poi
ties which he did. but first he -
into the pronrnm In very uncxpec'
ed manner when the members weT
asked 10 sing a sort OF parody q
America" ArE. Hertha Wilkir
starkweathcr declining 10 sing IN
rer0anized version on the Kround thi
America was not the LAND of lii
ersy." She proposed Hubstltul
which called for womcn's votes an
other thinas before admitting ii
land of liberty clause.
Mr.. FrederlckH remained silent N
al the proposal came 10 a vote, whlc
practically was tie. Then ne aroi
ana eof Into the debate.
"Yeu are making history here &
night" he began, In refusing TO sin
the national anthem. You are askin
tho rlrhe 10 vote. hui you'il never q
Il by that sort of tactics. 1 am
favor ~ giving you suffrage, b.
you'll never set my vote by that a
titude. There n feeling IN your a
tisude that the whole world viii =
sent"
That was poser 20 mos, Of u
women. who specdiiy rreconsldcred
and the real anthem was read aieu
and then sunS with onthuslasnl---a
though thure was pretty strof
"No" vote on the motion.
Whatever may be the trend Of u
Investigation In the present compl
Gated casa nf labor rnd the dSnnml
Ing outrasss. a may hc expected shl
Ne. FrodcrIchs viii look enersetica
~ after such Of the work as may 81
properly 10 the district he represent
IL. A. ll..l LLuA ~ man