Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-18
M'NAMARA CASE
HASA new ANGLE
Los Angeles Editor Says 1t Was
Agreed to End Trial After
Plea of Guilty.
HELPS DARROW'S CAUSE
Defense Aims to Prove Alleged Brlb-
cry Was Not Necessary to
Win In Court.

Los Angeles, Cal, July IS. - The
original agreement between represen-
tatives OF labor ami capital in Los F.
Angeles by which the Mcnamara case
was TO be ended was disclosed in de- |
tail by Fremont Older, managing edi- /
tor of the San Francisco Bulletin, who |
took the stand yesterday for the de-
tense in the bribery trial of Clarence !
S. Darrow.
The introduction of this testimony
was permitted by Judge Hutton on the /
showing Of the defense that it would /.
prove a lack of motive on the part of
Darrow for the bribing of Juror George
n. Lockwood, but the ruling was made
only after the greater part of the days
session had been consumed by argr
ments.
| II became evident that the aim Of the
/ defense was to prove that arrange
ments had been practically concluded
| for the McNamaras to plead guilty sew
/ eral days before the alleged bribing of
Juror Lockwood was consummated.
GIVES TERMS OF AGREEMENT.
! The original agreement, as outlined
| by Older, contemplated the pleading Of
guilty by James B. Mcnamara and the
| fixing of his punishment at life i'm
prisonment. For this the prosecution
not only was to dismiss all other cases
growing out of the dynamiting Of the
Los Angeles Times building, including
that of John J. Mcnamara, but to de-
stroy all evidence then in possession
of the prosecution.
Another clause in the agreement was
that representatives of Los Angeles
capital were to recognize labor unions.
The question has arisen of the IN
willingness Of District Attorney Frsd-
ericks TO consent TO the dismissal of
the charge against John J. Mcnamara
and it had been agreed by Mr.. barrow
that if the prosecution insisted upon
it, the witness said, 81. J." also would
be thrown to the wolves" rather than
that the trial should continue.
JURORS QUESTION WITNESS.
Just after adjournment yesterday az
ternoon, Juror NJ. r. Williams asked
the witness. Mr.. Older: Did you know
guilty?"
We'll, I had no definite or legal
knowledge that they were, but | as
sumed So" was the reply.
Here Juror L. A. Leavitt broke in:
What did you mean by throwing J.
]. to the wolyes?" asked the juror
Did you recommend that one go free
l.
both were guilty?"
Mr.. Older explained his attitude by
saying that he did not believe in the
| doctrine of "an eye for an eye, and a
tooth for a tooth" He thought that
justice could be done without taking
any more human life
TOLD OF COMPROMISE PLAN.
Summoned to Los Angeles by teIa-
gram from Darrow and Lincoln Stef-
fens, the magazine writer, Mr.. Older
said that on his arrival here Nov. %,
1911, he was apprised by Mr.. Steffens
of the plan upon which the latter was
working with prominent employers and
citizens Of Los Angeles for a truce be-
tween labor and capital.
Steffens and Darrow, the witness said.
he was shown a memorandum Of an
/ agreement.
There was a hitch, according to Old.
er, and Harry Chandler, a son-in-law
Of General Harrison Gray Otis. owner
Of the Los Angeles Times, went to Dis.
trict Attorney Fredericks to gain the
latter's consent to the agreement
Il ATTITUDE OF BARROW.
After this conference, Mr.. barrow in.
formed Older that Fredericks would
not agree to any plan by which ]. ].
Mcnamara could escape punishment.
II Il commended" continued the wit.
ness, whose examination was conduct.
ed by Darrow, that Mr.. Darrow would
be misunderstood by labor IL he agreed
to the proposition"
II What was my attitude?" asked Oar
row.
| We'll, you declared that you were
employed TO save the lives of these
men and that this personal issue
should not be raised"
| The witness said that at this time
| nc was soaNs AotHIns udu DeeQ SAID tC
the Mcnamara brothers about the pro
posed agreement
II Mr.. Darrow asked the prosecution tc
produce Bert II. Franklin and John 3
Harrington today. but he did not dis
close his reasons for desiring tbs pres
ence Of the states principal witnesses
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