The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-13
Nineteen Answers.

Afterward they replied at the same
time to the accusations answering nine
teen separate times the question as to
how they would plead TO the charge OF
numbering ~ employees of the Los An
geles Times October /, 1910, when the
plant of that newspaper was destroyed
by an explosion.
When the nineteen murder accusa-
tions had been answered James B. Nc
Namara was permitted to sit down while
John j Mcnamara stood alone and an
completely in the explosion at the Lew
ellyn Iron works in this city early last
Christmas morning.
When the pleading was over, the
question of setting the time of trial
came up. The defense asked that the
date be not fixed until Joseph Scott,
one of the McNamara attorneys, could
return from San Francisco. The prose
cution objected but Judge Bordwell f.
nally ordered continuance until Fri
day morning, when the trial date will
be settled.
Meantime the attorneys on both sides
expect to meet Judge Bordwell to dis
cuss the matter Informally The prose
cution said it wanted the trial to begin
August l. The defense declared its
preference for December
Before the motion TO quash was over
ruled several hours were passed by the
attorneys In arguments over technical
points in connection with the motions
and afidavits fled in their support
George 0. Monroe, clerk in Jugde
Bordwell s court. was placed upon the
witness stand for few minutes, testi-
flying that the indictments against the
two brothers were returned in the cor.
rect form. and that Charles Weir, fore.
man of the grand jury, had been re.
placed in that position for while by
j. e. Carr, who subsequently also was
excused for period Judge Bordwell,
though not sworn, gave the defense in.
formation on the same subject, both
sides agreeing that HIS remarks should
be made part of the record.
McManigal Nervous.
Mrs. Ortie E. McManigal and her un.
Gle, George Behm, of Portage. Wis.
both of whom are aligned with the de.
Tense, shared the interest with the
Mcnamara brothers today when the
dynamite conspiracy case was called,
and Judge Bordwell prepared to render
a decision on the motion TO quash the
indictments against the accused labor
leader and his brother.
Mrs. McManigal and her uncle came
to the court directly from the Jail,
where the two made another effort. ii is
asserted, to induce Ortie McManigal.
the alleged confessed conspirator. to re-
pudiate. his confession. Torn between
conflicting desires TO do as his wife
wished and also to keep his alleged
pledge to become a state witness, Nc
Manlgal is said to be on the verge OF
collapse. His jailers said today that he
was extremely nervous, that he had lost
ID pounds since he arrived at the iail
on April 26th, and that unless the trial
OF the McNamarss was held soon Nc
Manigal would be in no condition to as
sumo the role of principal witness
against them.
The visit of McManigal's S wife and
uncle to his cell today followed SINH
lar call yesterday. Behm arrived here
secretly. several days ago He reared
McManigal from boyhood and is said "a
have urged his nephew TO do as his
wife wishes and remain true 10 his fcl
low prisoners. McManigal is said 10
have wavered but 10 have fatty refused
finally 10 desert the prosecutions
cannot do it, he is quoted as
saying They would hang me if | did >
Boasts and Is Arrested
PHILADELPHIA. July ia boas-
that lie had sold dynamite 10 John ]
McNamara, who Is under arrest In Los
Angeles. charged With dynamltinz result
ed In the arrest here today OF Charlie.
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