The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-05

T.. receive the penalty for their admit
ted crimes.
James B. Mcnamara Was to be sem
fenced for murder. lie had admitted
To the court that he personally placed
under the Los Angeles Times building
IN the night OF october /. 1910. the
omb which hurled twcnty-onc work.
crs into eternity. His brother. John
j., had admitted sending James B.
McNamara here for that errand and
also to having commissioned Ortic r..
McManigal. sclf-ecnfessed wholesale
dl namiter To explode a dynamite bomb
under the Llcwellyn Iron works last
Christmas day. John j. Mcnamara had
pleaded to the latter crime as princi-
raj his position having Lccn that of
lnstigator and accessory before the
tnct.
Their pleas of guilty had unnervcd
both men. They had passed many an
Niuus hours in their cells before they
announced last Friday afternoon that
they had deceived the men and women
who had trusted in them and had so
literally contributed to their defense
But they nerved themselves for their
ofdeal today before leaving the jail
under the strongest kind OF an armed
guard and they declared they were
prepared TO take their medicine"
Buoys Up Brothers Spirits.
Joseph Scott, one OF their attorneys
spent good part OF the early hours
with them. lie buoyed their spirits up
and cheercd them as much as he could.
He congr' sulated them on their deter
mination 70 take the consequences OF
their act, and called their attention 10
the fact that, although the court was
expected TO impose drastic penalties
life for Jim and fourteen years for
John-nelther might have to serve more
ttan seven years. II they are exemp-
larry prisoners-and they insist they
viii bo-they will become eligible to
parole at the end OF that length o.
time in prison.
There was the greatest interest IN
what the prisoners would say before
leing sentenced. The plans were IL
! q, ntence james first. In the general
conference In his cell last night. par
ticipatcd in by Attorney Darrow, Day.
is and McNutt ana District Attorney
| Frcdrlcks, James has told about his
work in blowing up the Timos. II
was asserted by his counsel that that
was the only crime he had madc a
clc9n breast OF, despite many sensa.
t!tnal rumors that he had told about
all of his operations throughout the
country as Il professional dYnamiter
Sentences Are Planned.
The plans before going into court
this morning were that Jim was tc
set q life sentence, according to the
promise of District Attorney Friedrich,
who had pledged himself TO ask Judge
Pordwell to make that promise good
John J. Mcnamara was TO get fourteen
years If the district attorney had his
way Although Bordwoll mad asserted
that he was party 10 no agreement.
and would act as he believed the ends
Of justice could be best served, it was
IcNIected that he would decide that tho
prosecutor knew what was best.
Because Of the sentencing Of the ac.
,cused men, interest was diverted 70.
day from the bribery charges growlnl
out of the case. Fredricks said aC
expected al concerned to com,
Through in good time" and that on,
task was enough for today.
Because Of the fact that IL was elec.
ton day in Los Angeles and there wai
bitter feeling because il WAS believed
iby followers Of Job Harriman, Soclals
Labor candidate for mayor. that IBIS
business had traded Jim Mcnamara
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