Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-07
TWO M'NGMARAS ARRAIGNED
McManigal Will Not Appear in Court
Until Trial Begins.
FIVE OTHER PERSONS ACCUSED
Accusation Followed by List of scores
of Witnesses ExsrAInea ~ the
Grand Jury Following
Times Disaster.


Los ANGELES, May s.--John j. McNa-
mara, secretary OF the International Asso-
citation Of Structural Iron Workers. was
formally arraigned today before Judge
Walter Bordwell of the superior court on
charges Of murder and dynamitinE. and
his brother. James B. Mcnamara was ar
raigned on charge Of murder. all in con
nection with the explosion which wrecked
the Los Angeles Times on October / and
killed twenty-one men.
Ortle f. MECHANICAL. alleged TO have
made confession duplicating the Nc
Nsmaras, was not arralgned and is not
expected to make any appearance in court
until the trial begins. The day for the
McNamaras to plead was fixed for June /.
Fully an hour before the time for the
arraignment the court room was crowded.
despite the efforts OF the officials to keep
the matter secret.
Judge Bordwell assembled the bench at
exactly $3.50 o'clock. The Mcnamara
brothers, with hands manacled. were
brought into court by Sheriff Hammel and
three deputies Assistant District Attorney
Ford read all the nineteen indictments
charging them with the murder Of employees
OF the Times plant
ments were William Captain. alleged TO
= have been an assistant Of James B. Nc
Namars in the explosion. and four others.
one a woman, who were masked by the
names of John Doe" Richard Roe.
John Stiles" and Jane Doe"
The accusation was followed by a list Of
the scores of witnesses examined by the
grand jurors in the weeks following the
ri nd v.ffeb
Of ortie e. McManigal. the alleged con-
fessed dynamiter, who appeared before the
inquisitorial body only yesterday.
Attorney Asks for Time.
Considering the Importance OF the case
and the distance which It may be neces-
sary to bring witnesses" Attorney Rappa-
port, for the defense. said. II would like to
have thirty days before the pleas are
entered"
IF you are allowed an unusual time to
enter pleas" said Fredericks, will YOU
waive the provisions OF the statute which
declares that the men must be tried within
sixty days after they are arralgnedY'
Rappaport significd his willingness and
the district attorney said he would consent
to the pleas being made June l.
Ford then read the other eighteen indlot-
ments
James b. Mcnamara was permitted Ia
sit down and then an indictment was read
charging John Mcnamara, Ortie e. Nc
Manigal. John Doe" John stiles -
Richard Roe" and Jane Doe" with dyna.
hitting the LeweIlyn Iron works las,
Christmas, The time for Mcnamara to
plead to that charge also was fixed for
June l.
Rappaport asked what had become of
the indictment upon which the men were
arrested. inquiring II they had beer
"quashed. were pending, or what9"
fredericks said they were on file in the
court. He declared he had no wish to ar
raign the men on them at present Rappa
port declared that John j. Mcnamara had
been taken from his home on the strength
OF these indictments. and that Il they were
TO be used against the men, the latter had
a right to be arraigned soon. Frederick
said the old indictments would not be used
between the date OF arraignment and the
time TO plead.
Rappaport contended that there was a,
+ least one bailable charge-that accusing
John ]. Mcnamara OF placing explosives
At the Llewellyn Iron works and asked the
court to fix ball
The district attorney replied that as Nc.
Namara also was indicted for murder n
was useless 20 bring up the matter. Coun.
sci for the defense informed the court that
ne would not press the point at this time
but intimated that he would do so later.
1t was fginaly agreed that the court, the
prosecuting attorney and counsel for the
prisoners would confer over the matter
next Tuesday morning