The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-07-20
CRY National Socialist Press. },

With the fire and explosion in Los
Angeles TINES building, which oc-
Cured Oct. l, 1910.
Tn" fact that the date was not
set as early as Sept. 1 is point in
favor OF the defense as it was be-
lievcd Judge Bordwell would favor
the prosecution which favors an early
date in order to hold the public SEN
timcnt which has been with them un-
I'll the recent exposures of the bru-
taity in the treatment of Mrs Enma a
McManigal and the disclosures of the
thug tactics of Burns and his brutal
Operatives"
The Mcnamara brothers will stand
trial in court where the officials of
that institution have been parties to
, the conspiracy against them AS
sistant District Attorney Joseph W.
Ford who is taking the lead in the
case. owing to the incompetence and
1nethciency of his chief, is accused of
perjury in connection with the requi-
sition papers. William ]. Burns, the
detective who worked up the case
against the men and who will be ac-
tive in the prosecution is under a
teIohy indictment in Indiana, charged
with kidnapping John J. Mcnamara
The fact that these men should
not be permitted to conduct the pros
ecution was brought out strongly by
lldrence Darrow who, in his first
speech in the trial said: 1.-THE law
mas been twisted and perverted and
~ perjury, fraud and violence John
j, Mcnamara has been brought into
California where he has been indict-
ed on charges other than those men,
toned in the falsely acquired reuui-
siton and the whole illegal proceed
ure is abhorrent to all sense of
Justice"
In this f1agellation of the district
attorney and his assistants Darrow
did not mince words and the men
~ho conspired with Burns to violate
the extra dition laws were given
torctastc of what was coming to them
when the trial should actually open.
In attempting to defend his action in
connection with the kidnapping Ford
made the statement that the Cover
nor Of Indiana wanted the men spirit
ed out of the state. This is the first
inttmation that Gov. Marshall was
party to the Burns plot
Judge Walter Bordwell who will
mid" in the case refused to set
aside the indictments or allow the
grand jury to be subpoenaed into
court to show that they were not
biased and prejudiced against the
men and against all labor organiza-
tons. The defense declares that they
nave proven that several members of
the jury were officials or members of
labor hating organizations and that
at least one of the men was in the
employ of II. G.. Otis at the time or
Tor a long time before the gas eX-
pI"sion and fire destroyed the old
death trap. Hartman. Darrow and
IA" other lawyers for the defense put
the Judge in narrow corner and
forced him to fill the record with er-
ror IN his decisions in the preliminary
steps
Los Angeles Socialists and labor
union men have made it so warm
'"' n" city council in their consider
anon "F the proposition to turn over
moro Of the city's money to Burns
'i"i II was decided to return some
.hins over $4,000 to the city treas
''f Mayor George Alexander want
'N =" pay that amount over to Burns
SAYING that the detective had spent
'"r" than that in his pursuit of the
alleged dynamiters.
d 20" steel Trust it was pointed
'I'. is amply able to carry on its own
'+-'S and should be made to bear
'"' burden of the expenses if the
operatives who seek to destroy labor
unions
''Hr hundred workingmen have
''h arr"sted and most of them con-
''' IN Jail. despite the fact only
oi them have been found guilty
'ioiafinC the anti-picket ordinance
""" on the books at the request of
.i'"r hating NJ. &c NJ. Now Otis.
and other publishers are
7".' lnC another capitalist news
joey" ana the Socialists are taunting
''ihorities with their neglect to
.''i'" their beloved ordinance. II
''''iaIn"d that the law only applies
" working class and not to the
GUSTS who publish newspapers.
Emma McNaniGal underwent
deal "t another day in court
SH" appeared to answer to a
''H hF Judge Walter on a charge
"H'"mp' of court.
..' Ittie woman has aged years
57" was subjected to the tor
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