Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1911-12-05
ret off with a light sentence

"Oh, it's just an incident in the
evolution of things. Because one
does wrong doesn't mean all the 9TH
ers are wrong. AS a matter of fact
Jim Mcnamara did not mean to kill
anybody. They have told me the
whole story and 1t is substantially
as it has been told in the press ex-
cept / reiterate that there was real.
ly no criminal intent. 1t was meant
as a scare to the Times and doubt
whether there was enough explosive
to really do the damage that was
/ done; but, of course, the gas helped
But the crime is the same no matter
what the intent.
why didn't you wait until after
Tuesdays elections?" Darrow was
asked. Don't you know this will
hurt Job Harriman's chances to be
elected mayor?"
IT know; but we could not take
4 any chances. Maybe the state would
have backed out of their agreement.
Lives were at stake and think we
saved them"
"It was evidence gathered by the
state Of California that brought
about this plea" barrow said, when
asked what means he believed to
have been most effective. "That was
evidence" he added, emphasizing
the was
Attorney Joseph Scott of the de-
Tense told of the long argumentative
sessions with James B. Mcnamara,
in which counsel urged him to plead
guilty.
"I'll plead guilty, all right, "he
finally agreed, "if you will leave Joe
e.. j. McNamara) out of it."
"We can't do that" he was told.
tits both or neither. Maybe you
will be hanged"
Maybe will" said James B..
chewing.
''It won't be nice and 1t won't
feel NICE" said an attorney sharp
1y.
IT don't mind hanging for the
principle involved" said the man
stubbornly, and many hours were
spent convincing him. that he best
could serve his brother by allowing
him to plead to the wrecking of the
Llewellyn Iron works
The indictment against Ortie Nc
Manigal, indicted with j. J. McNa-
mara in the case OF the Llewellyn
Iron works, is still pending.
So far as its been learned less
than dozen men knew when court
opened what was going to happen.
Judge Bordwell did not betray his
information but chatted with report
ers about the possibility Of night ses-
sions. Malcolm McLaren, represen-
tative OF the detective agency, who
brought about the arrests, was deny
ing a report that McManfgaI had re-
fused to confess.
The eight sworn jurors and two
talesmen passed for cause we're
brought to the court room at sos
to be discharged.
1.-THE case.' said Judge Bordwell,
them, which you were
called to try has come suddenly to
an end. The defendant has plead
ed guilty, SO your valuable services
will not be required"
The Judge smiled and some mem
bers OF the Jury applauded.
Il want to tell you that I am abb
confident that you men
would have given this man fair
and impartial trial"
A summary OF the days happen
Ings included the following incl
dents:
James B. Mcnamara pleaded gull
~ to having placed dynamite bomb |
under the Los Angeles Times build
Ing in October, 1910, and causing
the death of twenty-one persons.
John j. Mcnamara. secretary
treasurer of the International Assoc
citation OF Bridge and Structural
iron Workers, brother OF James B.
did not enter plea at
this time to the indictment similarly
entered against him for the Times
explosion, but when he is arraign-
ed next Tuesday 1t is virtually GER
tain proceedings against him for
this charge will be dismissed, as the
state admits 1t has no evidence con-
Meeting John j. Mcnamara directly
with this particular disaster.
John j. Mcnamara. however,
pleaded guilty to the charge OF hav-
ing caused the explosion at the
Llewellyn Iron works in which no
fatalities occurred.
District Attorney John D. Freder-
ticks will recommend life impriscn-