The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-03
THE MCNAMARA CASES.

Mcnamara brothers in the court at Los
Angeles on Friday, startled the coun'
try, and interest was very keen TO mud
the cause of this sudden turn In the
case. At first there was a story about
| q dictograpb and wire which disclosed
| 20 tho prosecution all that the Nc
| Namara brothers had admitted in their
confidential falks in their cells, THIS
is entirely omitted in the later nc-
counts; and from the amplificd state
ments made by those Immediately con
ccrneI. there would appear 10 bo ample
reason for the confession aside from any
such device as this.
Mr.. Clarence Darrow. chief counsel
for the accused. had male up his mind,
according TO his statement. that II was
useless TO fight the case. The best thing
that the NcNamsras could do. he cx'
plains, WAS 70 confess: and in this con
nection Mr.. Dsrrow SAYS, al will say
now that there was no other reason or
motive in it, in his study Of the case
for tho months that he has been en-
no loopholc OF escape. The State had
gathered in every loophole; the facts
were overwhelming, and he has felt for
some time that sooner or later the con
fessious had TO come. And he conclud-
I'd by saving that the evidence accumu-
lated by the State "presentcd stone
WALL Mr.. Darrow herein excludes all
extrsncous influences whatever in the
matter. He brought about the confes-
sion because to fight tho case was hope
less, AMI 10 make clean breast OF the
crime by those who committed il would
commend them to the lenity OF the
court. rs nothing else could, and save
their lives.
character is such that what he says must
be accepted as the final word in tho
case, puts at rest all reasonable doubt
in the case. Those who have been so
jealous in the cause of the McNamaras,
and who even after the confession, pas.
sionatcly declared that they could not
believe it. must be Convinced on read
ing Mr.. Darrow's statement. There is
absolutely no ground for any disbelief
in the truth Of the confessions.
When Mr.. Darrow says further that
James B. Mcnamara did not mean to
kill anybody when he blew up the Times
office. that there was not enough ex-
plosive used by him in that blowing up
to really do the damage that was done,
and that tho gas explosion added to the
ruin after the dynamite exploded, be-
ing the real cause of the human slaugh-
ter that ensued, be probably states the
case as leniently as it could possibly be
done. But he admits Immediately that
the intent
The plea in behalf of the labor unions
that they are not to be held responsible
for this anl other outrages apparently
in their interest. is good so far as those
unions free themselves Of completely IN
such crimes; and if the unions proceed
TO oust from their ranks the blather-
sixties and agitators as some of them
have already declared their intention to
do. the outcome of this famous contest
will eventually result in good. it is
surely the duty of the unions to clear
their skirts Of such lawlcssness, and to
rcpudiate the anarchical element in the
unions that is undoubtedly responsible
for such tendencies as make toward
outrage and murder. The members of
the unions are almost universally a
pcaceablc. law-abiding class of citizens.
They are no more likely to commit muir
der or ravagcs of the kind committed
in Los Angeles, or of any other kind,
than any other portions of the commun-
itv. II is tire anarchical element with
its blathcrSkite and incendiary har-
angues that is responsible for every
thing OF this kind; and VIC feel very
much inclined TO endorse the proposition
as intlmaicd by some Of the labor lead.
crs. that the Los Angeles outrage will
be lesson 10 the unions which they
will take 10 heart in the form of elm
whose counsel or acts tend towards law
lcssness, destruction of property, aud
murder Unrestrainei license and ruth
less defiance Of law are Just as dlmag.
ing 10 labor unions as they are to the
public at large. and this Los Angeles
case is powerful educating force to
bring the well-disposed members of the
unions, who arc immensely IN the ma
iority. to a more rigorous enforcement
OF lawful practices and peaceful pro
cedure Mr.. Gompers states tic case
we'll in this direction. and so does Mr.
Mitchell. aud their counsel will doubt.
less prevail