The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-12-07

row and Lecompte Davis We're pres
ent
Bert ii. Franklin, accused of bribing
Venireman George N. Lockwood, ap.
peared before Township Justice Young
and his preliminary hearing was set
over until next Monday. "E'eF@'
Plan Grand Jury Probe. H'@
Shortly afterwards it became known
that federal grand jury probe of the
activities of the dynamiters touching
THE Illegal interstate transportation oi
dynamite and violation of the postal
laws in sending out letters asking
money for the defense ofsmen known
to be guilty, was contemplated ana
would in all probability begin as soon
as United States District Attorney l.
f. Mccormick returns from a confer
ence with Attorney General Wicker
sham in Washington. "'#ssF 49, -
A special grand jury investigation
of the jury bribery angle of the case
is under consideration by the district
attorney and the request for the grand
jury may be made at once. d,
Defense Attorneys Sued.
The name of Clarence barrow was
connected with the alleged bribery OF
Lockwood through court proceedings
when DR.. J. H. Bullard, local capital
list and assignee of the claims OF
James H. lowering, filed claim
against the attorneys for the defense
and attempted attachment proceed
ings against the $4,000 taken, it is al
legged, from Franklin and c. E. White
who was associated with him, and
against the $4,000 put UP as bail III
the Franklin case. 49,. 4.@
f. NJ. Nockels of the Chicago Fed
Grafton of Labor, who came to Los An
geles about the time the negotiations
for entering pleas of guilty i'll the dy
namiting cases were begun issued 6
statement saying that he did not rep
resent Samuel Gompers, president o.
the American Federation of Labor
and Clarence Darrow further reitera
ted that he had never told Gompcr:
said he had never been asked touching
that point with the head of the labor
federation.
Appeals for CIemency.
New York, Dec. 5.-An appeal fol
mercy for the confessed dynamiters
the McNamaras, was sent out from
this city by the very organization
which they injured most and whict
traced their crimes and caused thei
arrests-the National Erectors'" asso
citation.
Walter Drew, counsel and active
head of tho organization, declared tina
1t believed labor men higher up" IA
more guilty, and that the erector
were more eager to punish these mel
than their weak tools. He added tina
for the death penalty was insincere
since at least one man voicing it wa
implicated with the present prisoners
Drew Sends Telegram.
Mr.. Drew sent the following -telG
gram to District Attorney Frederick
at Los Angeles:
Il note the many statements from
labor leaders repudiating the McNa
maras and demanding the intlictiol
upon them OF the extreme penalty o
the law. AS you know, am counsc
for a group of employers who hav
been among the chief sufferers at tn
hands of these men, and am, perhaps
as familiar as anyone with the serie
of dynamite Outrages in which the,
took part. | deem it my duty to ga.
to you, in order that in your discretion
you may advise the court:
"G) No human life has been de
stroyed by any other explosion trace
able to these men, nor do | know o
any such explosion which was appaT
emily planned with the purpose OF TAX
ing life, though in some instances
disregard of such possible conse
Quenccs was shown.
Does Not Want Death Sentence.
90 The National Erectors' associa
lion doe. not Join in the demand TO
the death penalty for the younger Nc
Namara, believing him the weak, pal,
tool of others, and his actions tn
natural consequence of the doctrine
taught by men who now repudiat
him. We believe the punishment o
both these brothers secondary in i'm
portance to the conviction of the mel
behind them, and we sincerely hop
they will take advantage OF the Oppor
tunity now presented to perform a sig
nal service for society by making full
and frank confession.
go Inasmuch as some OF the de
mands for extreme punishment com
from men who must have known OF tn
guilt of the McNamaras and one o
whom, at least, know to be impli
Gated in several outrages with them
I seriously doubt that such demand
are being made with the sole desir
OF nsding the ends OF full and complete
Justice"
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