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VOL. XXVIIL, NO. 41.
ASHEVILOVN. C, SATURDAY MORNING, DECi JJBER 2, 1911.
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(IrlEVtrJ I FUL LIVES
OF DEFENDANTS
End of Famous Criminal Trial Comes Unexpectedly When Brothers
, Awaiting Trial for Murder Make up Their Minds to Plead Guilty.
ylnnoanccnienf Come Fifeen Mi'nntes 4ter Coar Opened.
SENTENCES WILL BE PASSED
ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 5
Attorney Darrow for Defense Says he is GLd
it is Over as There Was no Possible
Way Ouiotit. .
DARROW8 COMM15XT. "
"If I'd have seen any ay out
4- of It'w would not ti ion
It." Mid Attorney Cllnco 8.
f Darrow aftr ort. jti x
"I ra dad Jt 0Ve v i-lth,
iterate with insistence born of one great idea, 'Uijdon't:
care what happens to me. ; - - ,
; Summary of Day's Events
A. summary of the day's happenings. ; included the
following incidents , , . '
James B. McNamara pleaded guilty to havingplaced
a djrnamite bomb under thje Los Angeles. Timerf build-
ins
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Dec. 1. James B. McNamara
pleaded guilty of murder in the first degree in Judge
Walter Bordwell's court today. His brother, John J,
MeNamara, secretary of the International Association
of ,'Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, entered a plea'
of guilty to having dynamited the Llewellyn Iron works"
.in Los, Angeles on Christmas day, 1910.
James B. McNamara 's confession clears up absolute
ly the tragedy of the explosion and fire which at 1.07
vd'clock-HOtt the -teermngl OctobeplrWeTrtrdi
the; plant of Jhe Los Angeles' Times at JFirst and Broad
way and caused the death of 21 persons! For .19 of these
deaths tiie McNamara brothers were indicted
McNamara was on trial pecificallj'c for the murder of .
Charles J. Haggerty, a machinist, whose body . was
found nearer than that of any other to the spot where
the dynamite was supposed to have been placed.
Both men's sentences were set for December 5,
when it is expected District Attorney John D. Fred
ericks will ask for life imprisonment for James B. Mc
Namara, the confessed murderer, and probably fourteen .
years for his brother. The men's lives are consider--ed
saved. The great contention that the Los Angeles
Times was not dynamited is dead beyond resurrection
or argument.
Tonight as the two brothers sat together, in the
county ja(l, refusing to see anyone or to make any
statement, an interest second only to the occurrence
itself hung about the question with reference to James
B. McNamara, "why did he confess?"
. To this opposing counsel give the same answer.
. "He confessed "because he was guilty and that's all
there is to it," declared District Attorney Fredericks.
"He was counselled to confess because that was the
best thing he could do in the opinion of counsel," said
t Attorney Clarence S. Darrow, chief counsel, "I will
say now that there- was no other reason or motive in it.
I've studied this case for months. It presented a' stone
wall." , '
" Long Expected
Darrow 's statement was made as looking squarely in
the faces of the charges that the recent arrest of Burt
H. Franklin, an investigator employed by the defense,
and two others with him might have, precipitated a sit
uation Untenable save by confession of the prisoner.
"Negotiations have beenon for weeks,"' asserted
Darrow. This was corroborated by District Attorney
Fredericks. "We expected at one time that Jim would
confess last Monday, but h,e did not," said Darrow
Darrow also denied that external pressure- was ex
erted from union labor sources, as General Harrison
Otis charged tonight in a formal statement, or that the
municipal election to be held next Tuesday in which
Job Harriman, one of defense's counsel is candidate for
mayor, carried any weight.,
It was learned that Harriman was not consulted at
all in the deliberations. v
White," gaunt and hoarse Harriman leaned against
the wall of his office arid confirmed this.
"The trial has nothing to do Avith local issues," he
said.- A telegram from Darrowr to Andrew Gallagher,
a San Francisco labor leader, confirmed this declara
tion. A brotherly affection bordering on worship, it be
came known tonight, brought about James B. MeNa
mara's confession. A desire to save his brother from
the necessity of confessing anjlhing'at all held baek
day after day. the word that would end the trial.
,'VJoe' is not in. on this deal," the pale faced man re-
in October, 1910, and caused the death, of 21 per
sons. V - "'-I,
John J. McNamara, secretary of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural Iron; Workers,
brother of James B., did not enter a plea at this time,
to the indictment similarly entered against" -him ' for
the Times explosion, but when he is, arraigned next
Tuesday it is virtually certain charges agaidst him" for
this charge wilL be dismissed as the state admits it
has no evidence connecting John J. McNamara 'with
this particular disaster. John J. McNamara, however,
pleaded guilty to the charge of having caused the ex
plosion of the Llewellyn Iron Works, in which no fa
talities occurred. 1 i" 1
District Attorney John D. Fredericks Vill irecom-
eiKb JifffnTptisomftxit fa? Jam'e BrMcNamara and
14 years for John J but. Judge" Walter Bordwell alone
can fix the sentence. Ortie E. McManigaL who con-
t r feSBed navin actually blown up the Llewellyn Iron
and J. B, ; Workp here in December, 1910, at the direction pt John
J. McNamara, will be brought to trial but it is expect
ed the state will recommend a light sentence because
he turned state's evidence,
Bribery charges against Burt H. Franklin, a detective
employed by the McNamara defense, probably will be
dropped now as irrelevant to the main issue.
United States May Act
This completes the part of the state of California in
the affair, but District Attorney Fredericks declared
tonight that if the United States government instituted
any investigation concerning any unlawful transporta
tion of dynamite or if authorities elsewhere in the
United States wished to delve into causes of explosions
where labor was involved it was' a matter in which he
had no further concern though any information at his
disposal will be given to the proper authorities desir
ing it. The scene in the court room today was one of
protracted tension. Sen sation followed sensation with
such rapidity that the gaping crowd hardly realized
what happened in those few. minutes of formal pro
cedure. Tn less than twenty minutes the big case was
disposed of, but for hours previously there had been a
feeling that something startling would develop and
so closely guarded was the information that the specta
tors were prepared for almost auything except the
thing presented. . ,
It was not thought that, after the vigorous battle
waged thus far, one side would lay down its arms so
willingly, so freely and eveji so happily for both pris
oners smiled, chewed gum and appeared as Ihey have on
other days confidently unconcerned. Even the district
attorney was not sure until just before noon that the
end was in sight.
Impressive Scene
There were to be developments in the court room,
he told his associates, and all brought their wives and
friends. In the crowd we re detectives for both sides,
women and even a baby that emitted a whine almost
simultaneously with the announcement of the pleas of
guilty of John McNamara.
Thin brown curtains shaded hot sunlight from the
room. A. mass of heads leaned forward expectantly as
the hour for the reconvening of court approached.
Tensely waiting was a squad gf newspaper men who
had waded to no avail through a maze of iwssibilities
today to determine thje reason for the sudden halting of,
the morning's proceedings. Three little bbxes- conceal-'
inc telegraphic wires were prepared for the develop
ments and less than two seconds after the word
"guilty" left the mouth of each defendant, the news was
being flashed forth across the land.
, Seated with Dv trict Attorney Fredericks was his en
tire staff. Faci-r; him was Clarence S. Darrow: and
three associate counsel for the defendants. James B.
McNamara at first took a seat to one side, as usual with
two deputies, but soon Atttrney Joseph Scott beckon-
DYNAMITING
CASE
J. J. McNamara Only One
Who Took Big Part In
Labor Matters r.;,.
TIMES NEWSPAPER
JAMES B. M'NAMARA
NEVER PROMINENT
John J. an Inveterate Reader
of Economics and Indus-
trial Matters '
LOS ANOEUC8, Cml., Dm. 1. SK-
tin tn corridor juat ouMdt hi eall
In th county jail, John J. MoNrmnrn,
Mkciretryreuurr of Oi - Interna
tional Association of Brtdf and
ffctuctural Iroaworksra. kteh4
what ha termed th uneventful Uvea
oi titmaelt and hia brother, Jamea B.
McNamara.
"t aa born In Cincinnati, Decem
ber 11, J8T," he aald, fand I am the
oldest of -at children Hvinr. although
Wiere ware ten children originally. I
attended ilia common echoola ,ln On.
olnnatl until I aa twelve reare old
and then took thr.yer ooitra In
a bualneMf collef. :
"NotMn of any impotrtano hap.
penod to me until the ftairio batan In
till, when J turned my hand to any.
thine; and everything to keep the fot
boiiinir, a hoy ay, ; .
"i did my flnet tta rework at Cln-
clnnatt in tlftl. lHnln-the union th
rextVaar. Between 1891 and l0i, i
vltlted varloue sectlona of th middle
west, following my trad and work In
on atert brldicei, vtaduota and almllar
atnicture. ....... .
"I have held alt of h office In lo
cal unions, particularly In thoa of
Cleveland, and have attended all th
convention of th international anao
elation alnca 1901. I mu eleoted aec-
ond vlc-prrtdent at th convention
at Kanaa CUy In )90t and wm ehoa.
en ecratary-treeurer at Toronto In
1904. I -have held that office aver
alnc.
"Th laat building- I worked on wee
th Rockofeller atructura In Cleve
land. I left that ofc to go tol Toronto
and It waa held open for m If I
wanted to go back, tut I didn't, a I
had 'been made aeoretaty-treaaurer
and had my time fully taken up with
th dutlee of that office.
"The office of t international a
aoclatlon were In New York when I
a-aa flrat lt4ed. tter, for antl
menKtl reaaoM, I we inetru mental In
(Conttnnwd on page iht
PIAUT DESTROYED
OCTOBHM, 1910
Secret ; Indictments Against
M'Namaras and M'Manlgal
Plied April 12. 1911
REBEL FORGES
READY TO GO
CITY OF
JAdKiriG
PRISONERS ARRIVE IN
LOS ANGELES APRIL 26
Chronology of. Famous Case
Prom. Date or Explosion
' Until the Trial Began
LOS ANOELEa Cal., Deo. 1. Th
ohronotogy of th Loa Angela dyna
miting caa U follow
two
Oct. 1 Ttmei newavapef plant ,d
atroyed by exploeion and fir, Twenty
men killed. Bomb found at home of
Oen Harrleon Qray Otla. proprietor
or the Time, And Felix Zeehendlear,
eecretary Merchanu' and Manufoctur-
ra' aaaociatlon.
. Oct 9 Expftt appointed by Mayor
Alexander to Investigate cauae of 01-.
aater reported that high explosive,
such a nitro-gtyorrtn, had been used
Oct. U Job Harriman, attorney
representing labor union Intereata,
queatloned wltnamiea befor coroner's
Jury, eliciting statement that In triwir
opinion xloloi was caused by gas.
, Ot. 21 Special grand jury, lm-
panl4 by - JuAgs Bordwell, , hgaa
Mftlng aliened evidence lht thw men
known J. B. Brio, Milton A.
chmldt and David Caplan, bad blown
up th Time witm "I par cent gel
atln," purcCiaaed Sept. It from Olant
Powder work at San rranoleco. Five
hundred pounds 9t dynamite, later
Identified a psrt ft that purchased
by .trio, was found cached In house at
Soutttf Dan Francisco, Oct, J I
Dee. 1 -Uewellyn Iron Work
partially wrecked by explosion.
Jan. I Grand Jury returned secret
Ikdictnwnt against Brtca, : Schmidt
and Caplan.
March 14 Coroner's Jury filed ver
dict declaring victim mat death In
wreck and Or caused by dyne mite
explosion, .' a.
Aprl) 11 Jam B, McNamara and
Ortle B. McMantgal arreeted In De
troit and tak-fti to Viae of hiding In
Chicago,..:
April 1 Secret Indictment filed
by grand Jury against Jam B, Mc
Kamara, Ortl B. McManlgal and
(Cottlnood on' pag g'ht)
All That Retards Them is
Making Breaches In the Im-.
mense Wails With Guns '
MUCH DAMAGE THOUGHT
t TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED
Believed That Imperialist?
o Have Made a Proposition
to Surrender City
NANKING, - tc, l.oNanklng hai
fallen. The entire city Is occupied by
th Ineurgent
.BHANQHAI, Iec. J. While Nan. .
king early th4 morning still remains
ln4he poaseaalon of th lm)rlal
roree unoer command or weut, un
ral . tng , Kwo-Chang, th revolu
tlonuta ar bombarding the city and
knocking at it four gates demanding
admittance. It is believed much dam
age to th ' rlty 4ia resulted. Laree
force Cf rbi Infantry are rifarly'
to rush tnti th olty it th guns mek
breaches in the wall. v.
Lat yesterday a delegation cam
autalde th city and firing caad, It
la reported they carried a propor
tion to surrender, th necewuiy for
wihich U new believed tn b tnevltall.
. Oenerali fang,' notwithstanding the
willingness of h Viceroy Chang Jen
Chun and th Tartar general to caplt-'
ujate, holds against such action and
practically ha ;mad 'prisoners of
chm Hnd MteVilIM tmA a cnmnlfkle mill
tafy dictatorship. ,
Defied Attack Two Works
'For th latt two weks General
Feng tias defied All effort of th re
volutionist to tak the city. Th clr
cumfereno of th' walled, olty I 13
miles, TO wall at various place Is
ninety feet Wgh, built of solid ma-;
sonry and thirty feet thick. Th fourj
main gates arc st th principal points
ot th ejvi;:wfiff k,i:
Th north gat and th east gat
are commanded by Purpl Hill, which'
1 fortified and overtook the entlrej
city. Tlgar fort Hs outsld Die wall, '
whit Lion fort. Inside th wall com- i
ihand th river and I well fortified.'
Tiger fort likewise 1 wall fortified nd
quipped. .
A few days mo the revolutionists
eapturwd Tiger vort and since then'
Tiger Hill has fitfully bombarded j
without causing eepealal dsmag. i
NORTH CAROLINA AGAIN
WINS EBIMEEPSTME
Best State Exhibit at Na
tional Horticultural Con
gress at Bt. Joseph, Mo.
I Oralis oed on rage Tbree)
RALEIGH, N. C, IC. l.North
Carolina win the grand eweepatakea
for best state exhibit at th National
Horticultural congress, first also on
colectlon of nuts, firat on sub-tropical
fruits, flret on canned and preserved
products, first oa five box at com
mercially pscked fruit and first and
second on delicious apples. Thus reads
a telegram received today by Commls.
stoncr of Agriculture W. A. Grsham
from the state hortlcuiturallst, Wil
liam M. Nutt, who is attending Who
National Horticultural congrees now
In session at St. Joseph, Mo.
This la Just a following up of the
splendid record North Carolina' made
at the congress last year, , th first
In which th state had been reprr
sented. when' sweepstakes and a great
number of other first awards were
captured.
OF
THE
Carl Metier of Aaheville
School Figured in Final
Round for Honor
WINNER 15 YEARS OLD
FAIR
Or I 1 I
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. Forecast
North Carolina: Fair, warmer Satur
day; Sunday fair; light to moderate
southwest winds.
DURHAM. N. C. Uec. 1. Hlnton
(litrftner Hudson. Ois fifteen-year-
old represenUUv ot th Smahfleld
High school, wor. the annual decla
mation contest of th "991 ' of Trln
ity college tonight, his subject being
"In God We Trust," the Inscription
on the American coin. His declama
tion was an excellent on and . his
delivery was good.
Th xercle w,er held In th
Craven Memorial hall and war
largely attended, over 1.009 persons
having heard the speeches which
wer delivered tonight. The Teachers'
assembly at Raleigh sent a large det
egatlon to Durham'for the exercises
sod tha instructor were greatls
pleased with th effort of .the young
men who contested for the medal, all
of whom mad remarkably strong
speeches and acquitted themselves
well. Th student of th Conservatory
of Music, at this city, attended the
contest and th color of the many
high school wer worn by their sup
porters. The Trinity college gle club
rendered a number ot electlon be
tween the speeches and the college
spirit prevailed In Durham through
out th day.
Th larg auditorium of th me
morial hall was decorated for - the
occasion with th colors of th
mny high schools which snt repre-
(Contloaed n Fag Vlvt)
STUNG STENOGRAPHERS ,
IBDOKESLllTH'SfllE'
Cincinnati Man , Pretended
to Be His Secretary With'
Position to Offer. -
CINCINNATI, Pec. I. Chlsf f P- j
lie William Jackson Is searching for I
a man giving the nam of U R. Gar
fleld, who ' ta suspected ot ttemptlig ,
to perpetrate fraud on young women'
who ar ambltlou to ad vane In their '
work as stenogrwpher. , I
.TRi authorities claim that the man
has been declaring that Cengrsstmaa '
Nlrholas LiOnfrworth I hla friend and
that he Is employed as secretary to
Untied States) Senator Hok Smith, of
Oeorpla. .
On November It there appeared la '
a Cincinnati nwppr an advertlee- ,
meat that a stenograph who would '
cttiang th field of her activity t
Waahlngton P. C. was deatned and
that all answers houM be sent to
him under a certain number. Th -
man then called on thee girls who .
answered th' advertisement and rep
resented hlmeelf a (formerly of New.
port, Ky.. and now secretary to Sen'
tor Smith. H said that 9i tuvd r-"
celved an appointment in Slam and '
had bawn eommJaslonad by Senator
Smith to secure at succeesor to hrm- '
self. . Tbs OKWltlon. h aald. would pay
tit a week, but a bond of 110,009 ;
would required for . th faithful t
performance of th duties. Th man
declared that tn could arrange tho
bond, for which there would be a
premium of f 1S.60, which he Invaria
bly attempted to collect In advance.
On of thee victim appealed to tha
police. -'- '
Inquiries of Congressman long.
worth proved that he ; was not ac
quainted wMh anyone by the nam j
aiTvo vr nm nun wmj wiia v.9 ntri t 1
the position of oaratary to Emntor!
Uok SmKlu