The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-05
GrandJury to HearFrom
Their Lips Of "Dyna-
mite Conspiracy.
JAMESB. HASMADE
HIS CONFESSION
Document Now in Hands of Dis
trict Attorney-B h Have
Given Information Of Signal
Value to State"-Names of
Those Higher Up May
Be Laid Bare.

Los Angeles, Cal, December 4.-Jan,es
u. and John j. Mcnamara will appear
before the Federal grand jury here to-
morrow and tell their stories. They
will 60 before that body Immediately
sitter having been sentenced by Judge
Walter Bordwell. This declaration
was made late tonight on unimpcach-
able authority.
The announcement afforded an e1-
PLANTATION OF the meagre confession
written late to-day By James B. Nc
Namara In the fail corridor In the
presence Of his attorneys. those of the
State, and his brother. John j. Nc
Namara, in which Jim explained how
ne blew up the Los Angeles Times OH
october l, 1910, causing loss OF TWEEN
ty-onc lives.
District Attorney John D. Frcdericks
admitted tonight that in addition TO
the written confession, both brothers
"had furnished information OF signal
value to the State" 1t Is virtually as
sured that when the men appear to-
morrow before Judge Bordwell. the
district attorney will recommend such
icniency as the coArt may see NJ to
bcstow.
The moment sentence Is pronounced.
according to plans completed to. n!ght.
the brothers will be served with sum-
mons to appear before the Federal In
quisitorial body.
The decision reached by the McNa-
maras Is regarded here us of vast i'm
portancc. II there liz q gigantic dyna-
hitting conspiracy. which IL what the
grand jury wants to know about. the
1 State tonight is convinced that to-
morrow's DEVELOPMENTS Will place on
record the name OF every man con
nected. With this information. II is
believed that the work OF Federal
grand juries here and in indianapolis
will be comparatively simple.
This outcome OF the trial is urged in
q message received by District Attor-
ney Fredericks from Walter Drew.
chief counsel for the National Erectors
Association. as leading to true solu-
tlon OF the troubles which have puz-
aled portions Of the labor world. and
which counsel for the State believe
nov ia Adir way OF, DelHB cxplalne
Wrote His Confession.
Los Angeles, Cal, December A.
James D. aicNnmnra. who ON Friday
pleaded guilty to murder through the
uynamiting of tho Los Angeles Times
Building, wrote his confession tonight
and gave It to District Attorney John
%. Fredericks.
His brother, John J. McNnmara, sec
Rotary of the International Assoesa-
tion of bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, who pleaded guilty to hny-
ing dynamIted the LIewelIyn Iron
Works In Los Angeles. mnde no con-
fession. 1t was said he WAS not asked
to do SO.
Before James B. McNamera's con-
fession was made, District Attorney
F'redericks declared that he would not
give 1t out until after the men were
sentenced. and tomorrow is the day
set for that proceeding By Judge
Walter Bordwcll. 1t was learned.
however. that the statement impli-
Gates no one besides the writer 1t
deals with nothing but the actual hap
penings in Los Angeles 1t does not
describe the trip from indianapolis
West OF tell whom E4cNamara saw
after he got here.
Clarence S. barrow and Lecompte
Davis, OF counsel for the defense. yis-
tied the brothers during the afternoon,
They came away and later returned.
accompanied by District Attorney Fred
ericks. There was no stenographer
with them.
Writes II in Own Way.
James B, Mcnamara sat with his
block of scratch paper on his knee
and wrote his confession his own way.
He did 1t deliberately, with care ms
to the forming OF the letters. for ~
B." does not take to writing as easily
as his brother. When he had finished
1t he passed the paper to barrow. who
read It with Davis looking on. They
handed 1t to Fredericks The names
of the witnesses were attached. and
Fredericks TOOK away sheet of paper
bearing perhaps 200 words.
The limited scope of the confession
aroused much excited discussion to-
night. 1t was asked by many whether
the State had obtained what 1t expect
ed. There was no official reply.
'fi- To-day's developmen included the
< publication OF tho deposition OF Mrs
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