Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-12-06
INTEREST Is IN
BRIBERY CASE
Rumor Circulated that Men
Close to Mcnamara Defense
Soon be Arrested.
FOR SPECIAL GRAND JURY
0rtie McManigal Expected
10 Make Sensation State
ment TO investigators.
sp1otal b. Unlted press rytrs.

Special DQ On5tGd f@TeSS YU9s
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 6:-Eclip-
sing the result of yesterdays cleo
tion when Joseph Hartman was
badly defeated for mayor of Los
Angeles, is the bribery situation
growing out Of the conviction of the
McNamaras by their own pleas.
Many rumors are being circulated
regarding the arrest Of persons
closest to the defense as result of
Judge BordwelIs emphatic declara-
tion that the bribery knowledge
forced the defense to lay down its
arms and admit defeat.
1t is declared that a special grand
Jury will be summoned next Mon
day. In the meanwhile it is unlikely
there will be any sensational devel-
opments before the hearing Of the
Franklin bribery case also, set down
for next Monday.
The federal probe here is becoming
of the utmost Importance. District
Attorney FredericKs admits the case
is now in the hands of the federal
authorities. 1t Is said when Ortie
McManigal appears before the feder-
al grand jury he will tell that the
reason John Mcnamara believed in
him was because he was "a good gun
man and could make a good get
away If necessary" But he Will de-
clare that he was an amateur in the
handling of high explosives when
compared with James B. Mcnamara.
THE latter's bomb never missed
fire. he viii declare.
district Attorney Fredericks gave
out the following statement after
the Mcnamara brothers had been
sentenced by Judge Bordwell:
There was absolutely no such thing
as a frameup on the sentencing of the
men, and you will believe this state
ment when tell you that did not ex
pect the judge to sentence J. j. for as
long term as he did. or course,
rather expected and hoped that j. b
would get life. He was surely game
for in that statement he threw his life
right ut the court, but the court made
q wise decision.
Nothing since the ending OF the
civil war marks such an epoch IN the
history of America = be continued
than the passing or the bludgeon. the
slug and the strong arm from the ranks
of union labor. The great rank and
file of laboring men are well pleased
with the result and have expressed
themselves in the strongest terms Of
condemnation against the practices Of
these men.
However. there have been published
statements from some of those not in
the rank and file of labor that are not
sincere and breathe untruth We know
them all. | have read statements con
demnatory fru>i some who at this
time have q net woven around them
that with connect them with dynamite
outrages. We know every dynamiter
and every man who In any way has
been connected with any job that has
ever been pulled off, and any confes.
sions that j. j. or John 3. Mcnamara
would make corroborate the testimony
we already have.
Il will not give any statement about
McManigai at this time. further than
to say we will keep him In such
place that he will be of service to the
state.n
After sentence had been imposed on
the Mcnamara brothers Clarence Dar
row, chief counsel for them, returned
to his office In the Higgins building and
gave out the following statement:
There was nothing else to be done
There was no possible chance to dc
TEND this case. Sooner or later 1t was
Inevitable Giving the best ability j
had, ! am satisfied did my duty and
did It unselhshIy | am willing to take
the responsibility of it,