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

James B. McNapara destroyed the
Times but Attorney Darrow remarked
that the amount of explosive In the
bomb could not have caused the wreck
entirely. The bomb exploded and gas
was ignited. The fire began to eat up
what the explosives had not demol-
ished. This is Attorney Darrow's ex-
PLANTATION and 1t is believed that James
B. cannot throw any more light on the
subject, as he is supposed to have left
bomb under the Times the afternoon
preceding the explosion.
Il tell you James B. never really In
tended to kill anyone" declared Mr..
DarroW, but I'm not excusing him on
that ground. If a man while COM
hitting burglary merely overturns
lamp that burns a building and the
occupants, he's responsible for all Of
it."
1t was happy coterie of ten men,
comprising eight sworn jurors and
two taIesmen passed for cause, who
spent today at their homes, relieved
from serving on the Mcnamara jury.
For two OF tie jurors It was the
first taste of freedom for six weeks.
They were Tot in the court room when
the pleas of guilty were entered by
tn defendants and when informed later
by Judge BoTdWell of the cessation of
the proceedings, some Of them forgot
the gravity of the occasion and
clapped their nauds for 10Y
BARROW DIsHEART ENED.
Darrow was today a disheartened
man. lie read comments Of labor
leaders on the pleas of guilty entered
by both James b. Mcnamara and John
]. Mcnamara, the latter secretary and
treasurer of the International Associa-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers. He declared that labor
leaders would understand in due course
that the procedure yesterday was the
only solution of a veXatious problem
that had worried him for months.
I cannot talk about it now de-
clared Mr.. barrow. But organized
labor was not hurt and the leaders
would not be so bitter If they knew
the facts.
Edward Nicols, secretary of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor, who has
been in tie city for two weeks, knew
Of the situation and is said to have ac-
cepted the solution Of yesterday as
the only practicable one.
FEARED EXPOSURES.
Taken as a whole, the fear of fur
Their exposes during the trial is said
to have cut off its continuation, and
it was limited that at some future
time labor men would know the de-
tails. The business men of the city
trial, it was learned today, would have
been satisfied with the confession of
James B. Mcnamara They thought
that would be sufficient vindication for
the prosecution, but the state officials
thought otherwise.
The committee of business men
argued and argued, but District Attor-
ney John D. Fredericlls was oburate.
1t was a plea of guilty by both broth
PFS a fbjc Tina that ho FIR
or a continuation of the trials.
THAT was my ultimatum," said the
district attorney today, and the COM
mittee of these men who were prac-
tically the go betweens, persuaded the
defense that it was the last straw"
Though many statements purportfng
to have come from the McNanaras
have been current, counsel announced
today that the brothers had not been
interviewed since they left the court
room yesterday and would not be I'M
til after sentence was pronounced on
Tuesday next.
Men of standing in the community,
he said, had been up against him"
with pleas that, in the interest of
peace and society, James B. McNa-
mara be allowed to plead guilty and
that the case against his brother,
John J., be dropped, said the district
attorney today. These pleas, he said,
he still steadfastly rejected.
NEGOTIATIONS ON IN JULY.
Fredericks declared that since July
he had had an offer from the defense
to let James 3. Mcnamara plead
guilty to save John J. Mcnamara.
"A month ago Darrow and I were
talking in court half seriously about
it. The court stopped proceedings, so
we quit" he said.
THAT afternoon barrow came to
me and made virtually the same offer
and I refused to accetp it,
IF you ever change your mind. let
me know" Darrow said as he left.
Il never will 1 replied. Then OAR
row and Lincoln Steffens got together
and Steffens went down town to get
men to come to me to urge me to
agree to Darrow's proposal The mat
ter was put to me, but I refused to
consider it and they did not urge me.
HE HAD THE GOODS.
ct said 1 knew 1 had the goods he
continued, "and 1 did not propose to
lie down. I asked two or three others,
also of the same crowd, if they thought
I'd made a mistake and they told me
they thought the case was perfectly
safe in my hands. Meanwhile, l had
talks with Darrow and Davis and
stood pat that both men must plead
guilty. The matter of punishment did
not interest me, but l knew, and
counsel for the defense knew. that If
J. J. Mcnamara wanted to save the
life of his brother he could help by
coming through.
ION Wednesday night the citizens
had another meeting; l knew all along
that the proposals were Darrow's and
/ knew that / had the goods Thurs
day one of them called me up and
said some of them might come to see
me.
"1f you have any influence with
them, tell them to run along and tend
to their own business / said, and they
did not come. Darrow and Davis came
again and said they could not agree
to the joint confession. I told them
in that case I'd go ahead with the trial
and that I'd rather proceed with It
anyhow.
FINALLY they said they would take
my terms and both men pleaded
guilty. That is the history of the
negotiations"
Asked If it were true that the state
had obtained from prospective wit
nesses money supposed to have been
given them in such quantities that the
total practically equa1led the amount
of the rewards offered by the city.
state and county, in all about $4,000,
Mr.. Fredericks said 1t was more Or
less true"