Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-30
PREPARE TO DEBATE DEFENSE SAYS GAS
Rjuht of WAY for Free List Denies Dynamite Caused Los
Bill Provided. Angeles Explosion.
TO MEET HOUR EARLIER PLAN PRISONERS HEARING
Huse Votes To Put Aside Ds. Darow Criminal
charge Calendar" lawyer to Help Prosecution
TAUNTs FROM REPUBLICANS MCNAMARA AGAIN IDENTIFIED
Belboy
FYve-T1our Discussion on
Farmers Measure B Bryce.
Denies Dynamite Caused Los
Angeles Explosion.
PLAN PRISONERS HEARING
Clarence Darrow, Famous Criminal
Lawyer, to Help Prosecution.
MCNAMARA AGAIN IDENTIFIED
Bellboy Says He Stayed at San
Francisco Hotel Under Name
of James B. Bryce.

Los ANGELES. Cal. April 9.-Attor-
neys for both sides in the dynamiting
case completed arrangements today for
the early arraignment of John and
James Mcnamara and Ortie E McMan-
igal. The appearance of the prisoners
in court Will not be deferred later than
next Wednesday, by which time 1t is
expected Clarence barrow and Assistant
District Attorney W. J. Ford. who has
been named to assist District Attorney
Frederick, will have arrived here. De-
tective William j. Burns is also expected
here soon.
Job Hartman, an attorney for the &C
cused men. said today the contention OF
the defense will be based on these
grounds:
F1rst-That dynamite made by the fao-
tory from which the dynamite that is al
legged to have caused the explosion was
purchased was tested in the government
bureau OF mines and would not set fire
to gas.
Dynamite Would Extinguish Flame.
Second-That dynamite will not set fire
to inks and oils. and an explosion of
dynamite Of the kind said to have been
used would not have been followed by
sheets OF flame, but on the contrary
would extinguish flame
Thtrd-A gas explosion. on the other
hand. would set fire to inks and oils and
would be followed by sheets Of flame.
Dr.. j. A. Holmes. director of the United
States bureau Of mines, will be one of
the witnesses called to uphold the con-
tentlon that gas and not an Internal
machine caused the Times building ex.
plosion. according to Hartman.
Another Identifies McNamara.
An important development today was
the Identification OF James B. McNamara
as James B. Bryce by Trebor McCachen.
bell boy who was employed in the Ho-
tel Argonaut. San Francisco, last Sep
| tember.
]. B. Bryce, the man who is alleged to
have purchased the dynamite that de-
| stroyed the Times building, lived in the
| hotel. James Mcnamara was led into
the jail Office today with a number of
other prisoners. and. according to officials
OF the district attorneys office, the lad
| quickly picked out Mcnamara az the
man he had known as Bryce.
The declaration OF Attorney o. N. Hill.
ton. chief counsel Of the Western Fedora
ton Of Miners. that Ortie E. Mechanical
had discussed his alleged confession to
District Attorney Fredericks was de-
MED by the prisoner when he was ap-
prtsed OF the lawyers statement, as well
as by Jailer Gallagher and Turnkey Nor
ell OF the county Jail, who accompanied
Hilton in the jail.
McManigal Denies Interview.
Hilton said that McManigal had ad-
mitted that statement had been made
by him to the district attorney and that
the accused man had stated reasons
for giving it-reasons eminently satisfac-
tory to the defense"
McManigal denied that he had an in
terview with Hilton, and over his own
signature sent the following note in re-
sponse to query by a representative
Of the Associated Press:
II refuse to talk to any one, Judge
Hilton and ALL"
(Signed) 20 E. McMANIGAL"