The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-02
CONFESSION IS
BLOW TO UNIONS
Says There Can Be No Excuse For
Pleas of Guilty - All Are
Surprised.

Indianapalois, Ind, Dec ASKED
for a statement in regard to the pleas
of guilty by the Mcnamara brothers at
Los Angeles, Leo NJ. Rappaport, the
indianapolis attorney engaged for the
defense in the case, said: II am not
aware such step was contemplated
by the defense and naturally was start
led when | was informed that both
John }. ard his brother, James B. Nc
4 Namara, lad pleaded guilty to the
charges against them.
Il have no knowledge of conditions
that induced the action, therefore am
not capable of making a definite state
ment. I had looked for a trial lasting
six months after the jury finally had
been picked and to have news broken
this way is like bolt from clear sky
Having believed the McNamars in
nocent and being apprised last night
differently, / am unqualified to speak
with any authority on the case"
United States District Attorney
Charles w. Miller said that while he
had no definite information that the
McNamaras would take that action he
had heard something to the effect thai
they might do So He further stated
that this would not affect the couse ol
the government in this district, owing
to the fact that the federal investiga
ton here would cover much wider
scope than the case o ntrial at Los
Angeles.
Prosecutor Frank Baker also stated
last night that the action of the Nc
Namara brothers would have nothing
to do with his little settlement will
Detective William J. Burns and Assist
ant District Attorney Hoskins of Los
Angeles when their case come up fol
tria lin this city the first of the year
when they must answer to kidnapping
indictments.
Baker insists that Detective Burns
violated the law when John j. Nc
Namara was hurried away from this
city and that he will do al lin his power
to sen dhim to the penitentiary for tht
act.
Frank Duffy, secretary of the Unitet
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers of America, who has supported th'
McNamaras and aided in raising de
tense funds throughout the country
said:
"If our press reports are to be be
Iieved We men in the organized labo
movement cannot too strongly de
nounce what has been admitted by th'
Mcnamara brothers.
Il did not think that any man in or
ganized labor would stoop so low a.
to take the lives of his fellow men ant
to destroy property. | believe in ag
gressiveness and am anxious to SCI
labor win all the victories it can, bu
denounce in the strongest terms an.
tttempts to win out in contest by tn
use Of the illegitimate methods-th
destruction of life and limb-and il
the cases of the Mcnamara brothers
believe they should be meted out tn
extreme penalty of the law.
"The Mcnamara brothers have com
mitted double crime if they are guilt,
of these charges. They have sinne'
against the commonwealth and the
have sinned against the labor move
ment and their brothers in it. On ae
count of their persistent and repeate
declarations of innocence, the Amer
can Federation of Labor has been il
duced to wage a battle for their dc
tense and to take money from wage
earners with which to carry out tn
fight.
Now they come out with pleas Q
guilty, and commit double crime TO
which there can be no excuse in eithe
case.
There is no doubt but what thei
pleas of guilty will be great blow t
organized labor"