The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-10-10

Los Angeles, Cal, oct. 10-Not since
the trial of the officials of the Western
Federation of Miners for the alleged
assassination of Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg of Idaho. has "A trial I'm this coun-
try excited the intense interest In lab
or circles and among the public gen.
orally as is manifested i'm the case of
the Mcnamara brothers, who are
about to be brought to the bar TO an
swer for alleged completely I'm the
dynamiting outrage that resulted In
Times building and the death of twen-
ty-one men working there, on October
/, 1910. The trial will open tomor-
row, The Tong and bitter fight wag-
ed by the Times against the labor
unions and their methods, the confess
sion of Ortie T.. McManigal alleging
that an organized band of labor lead
ers made a business Of destroying the
lives and property of those antagon-
istic to the labor unions, and the act
i've and generous support given by
the American Federation of Labor and
other labor organizations in aid of the
accused men, have fed the popular i'm
agination and lei the public to believe
that the trial will result I'm startling
disclosures.
Evidence is Damaging.
The specific charge upon which the
trial will proceed Is covered by indict-
ment number 6,946. relating to the
death of j. Wesley Reeves. an en-
ploye of the Times at the time the
building was destroyed. The eighteen
other indictments will be set over pend
ing the trial for the alleged murder of
Reeves, VINO was private secretary of
the general manager OF the Times.
The lines of battle p! nned by Clar-
ence j. Darrow. CHIEF oounsel of the
defence, and District Attorney John
ID Fredericks who will conduct the
prosecution, already have been pretty
clearly revealed. The prosecution will
first seek To establish that the Times
building was destroyed by an explo-
sion of dynamite. Then will come the
testimony of relatives To establish the
number of victims, corrobating EVIL
dence and the confession of McMani-
gal. This will be followed by the
identification of witnesses who will
swear that they knew ]. II. Mcnamara
as ]. h. Bryce I'm Los Angeles and in
San Francisco during September and
October OF last year. An endeavor will
be made to trace the accused almost
To the Times building, where the ex-
plosion occurred. The case against J
j. Mcnamara will be centered upon
correspondence furnished by McMani- |
gal. and books found at McNamara's
office and the clocks and wire found
In Indianapolis. In this matter De-
tectlve William j. Burns will be called
as a witness.
Defence Well Prepared.
The defence will attack the allega-
tion that the building was destroyed
by dynamite. will assert that the ex-
ploslon was caused by gas and will
call experts. In attacking the Nc
Manigal confession the defence will
call witnesses to establish an alibi for
the Mcnamara brothers. In every in
stance where the McNamaras are iden-
titled by McManigal at a certain time
and place. the defence Is expected to
call witnesses to show that the men
were in other localities. Experts on
handwriting will be called to prove
that letters alleged by McManigal to
have been written by J. J. Mcnamara |
were not written by him, but were
written by some person who attempt
cd to simulate the writing of the
union leader.
Unless all signs 20 astray. the trial
VIII occupy many weeks. The defence
alcne will subpoena $50 witnesses.