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MAY CAOSE OTHER ARRESTS
Claimed Now That the Evidence Implicates a Dozen or More
in San Francisco, and That the Conspiracy Was Formed
There to Blow Up the Times, the Otis Residence and Homes
of the Members of the Merc hants' and Manufacturers' As
sociation Developments Expected in Next Few Days.
CNITID PIERS LftASID WIRE
Los Angeles, Dec. 2. One of the
early callers this morning at the of
fice of the district attorney was Le
compte Davis, of counsel for the de
fense. He refused polntblank to dis
cuss any reason for his visit, saying
he supposed that he had "already
talked too much."
It was reported that Davis was
there to take up with Fredericks the
alleged bribery case against Frank
lin, but he declined to say whether
that was so or not. Asked point
blank whether he expected that
Franklin, notwithstanding his asser
tions that he would stand trial might
not do so, Davis said:
"I have not seen Franklin today,
and anyhow, I don't know anything
about the case. My understanding is
that Jt will go on again next Monday,
but what will happen then, 1 cannot
say."
Tile Franklin Trial.
Assistant District Attorney Ford, in
charge of the case against Franklin,
said that he had no reason to believe
that Franklin would not stand trial.
"I would advise you to not miss
that trial," he suggested. "It might
be interesting."
A report that an arrangement had
been made whereby the entire evi
dence in the possession of District
Attorney Fredericks was to be trans
ferred to the federal district attor
ney at San Francisco, and by him
used to Indict the dozen men whose
names were mentioned in the grand
Jury proceedings here was given
much credence today. Naturally, the
prosecutor refused to discuss It at
all but there was a significant activ
ity about his office, which lent color
to the report.
Letter Implicated Them.
When J. .1. McNamaras offices In
An Opium Dealer.
San Francisco Dec " in.
other sensation vss sprung in
the opium Drobe here tmlnv
when the distributing point was
uiscovereu, ana a warrant was
issued for Clayton F. Richards.
oift of the most nronilnent
Tne Moore IXvorre.
Redwood City, Cal Dec. 2.
Superior Judge Buck today has
under advisement Mrs. Lillian
L. Moore's divorce suit against
J. J. Moore, her millionaire hus-
band
During the closing argument
by Attorney E. B.jAlei'lanahan,
representing her husband. Mrs.
Moore, who was absent, ws sar-
castically referred Ho as a re-
fined, cultured woman." He de-
clarell she bore no marks of vto.
lence. Then he pointed to
Moore, called attention to his
missing front teeth, the scar of
a bite on his arm, and other
wholesale drue merchants nf this
marks. He used Mrs. Moore's
city. Authorities declare thpv
have nroof that J40.000 worth
of the drug was distributed an-
nuaiiy from his esabltshment.
4-
beauty against her all through
hl8 argument.
But it is expected that she
will be granted her divorce.
Indianapolis were raided certain let
ters were seized which dealt directly
with J. B. McN'aniara's visit to the
coast which culminated in the de
struction of the Times. He came di
rectly to San Francisco, and, It Is
now admitted, as "J. B. Bryce" In
company with Caplan and Schmidt
and with them arranged all of his
plans for operations here In Los An
geles. He was to dynamite the big
iron works here, the Times and Its
auxiliary plant, and if possible the
homes of General Otis and members
of the Merchants and Manufacturers
association. The entire conspiracy
was planned In San Francisco, and
it is openly asserted here that there
will be developments there within
the next few days.
End Not in Sight.
It is already evident that there is
friction over the bargain entered Into
yesterday. The allegations of bad
faith made against Darrow and the
McNamaras increases, and the end of
this case is far from being in sight.
. Attorney Davta .was angry; over. 1
report Riven1 wideciroulatlnn that as
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Week on the Following
MERCHANDISE
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Labor Leader in Washington
Says Union Labor Is Inex
pressibly Shocked and
Grieved to Learn k Men Are
Guilty.
THE UNIONS WEfe MISLED
Ladies' Coats, all kinds; Ladies' Suits,
all kinds; Millinery, Furs, Misses and
Children's Coats all kinds; Boys'
Clothing, Wool Dress Goods and
Silks; Mussed Hosiery and Under
wear for Men, Women and Children
-Blankets, Comforts, and Wool Flan
nels, and Outing Flannels, Union
Suits for Men, Womenand Children
AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER ITEMS
Governor Marshall, of Indiana, Says
the Confession Justifies His Ik-llcf
and Action John Kiiby, Knemy
of In Ion Ijibor, Says Confession
Was Made to Shield Higher l'm
Moyer Thinks It Will (Jive J.lor
a Temporary St Hack.
UN1TID FUSS LUIir WIR1.J
Tacoma, Dec. 2. Speaking of the
confession of the McNamara broth
ers, Charles Perry Taylor, secretary
treasurer of the Washington State
Federation of Labor, made the fol
lowing statement:
"Union labor is Inexpressibly
shocked and grieved to And that these
men are guilty. We relied upon the
assurance of themselves and their
lawyers that they were absolutely In
nocent, but It seems we have been
misled and Imposed upon. It Ir well
that we And out that there are such
characters In our organization. We
must find some way to rid ourselves
of all men who practice violence, for
such methods will ruin trade unionism"
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j Governor .Marshall SatlNlled.
! Indianapolis, Dec. Uy (Jovernor
Marshall, who signed the extradition
papers permitting Los Angeles county
to remove the McNamara brothers to
California for trial, regards the con.
J' sslon as complete vindication of
his action, which, at the time, was
harshaly crlcised.
"I know now, as I always knew
during the controversy," he said to
day, "that I was right, and I have
full consciousness that I did my full
duty with respect to the law, and
without' regard to I's possible effects
upon myself. John McNamara's plea
of guilty to the charge of dynamiting
the Llewellyn Iron Works Is a plea
to the specific crime w hereon I Issued
the warrant for his extradition.''
Leo Kappapurl. counsel for the
International I'nion of Structural
Iron Workers, Is dumbfounded as a
result of the confessions. Attorney
Darrow telegraphed ftappaport, ad
vising li I m of the confessions, and
stating that a letter would follow the
telegram.
I'reMio I'liiniiistN Norp.
Fresno. Cal.. Dec. 2. l'nlun men
of Fresno ate almost, unanimously In
favor of hanging the .M'Natnara
brothers.
Thonia ('. Sawanl. v'ce-pres'dent
of the .State Fed-ration of Labor, de.
clared that "hanging would he too
good for him."
'I don't believe any labor official In
the suite was aware of the men's
guilt," he declared.
The labor council here last night
hurriedly met and proposed to pass
resolutions favoring the noose and
scaffold as the doom for the McNa
maras. but many of the members
present could not be brought to be
lieve the conf' iiK'on was true.
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Danville. III.. Dec. 2. Feeling
against the McNamaras by members
of the trades and labor assembly here
reached the breaking point today,
when a delegation of unionists visited
the ' moving picture theatre where
the McNamara defense picturei were
FREDERICKS TELLS THE DETAILS
OF TRIAL LEADING TO CONFESSION
To Gobble Persia.
Teheran, Persia, Dec. 2. Al
though Russian troops are ad
vancing on Persia, with the de-
, clared intent to gobble up the
monarchy, Persian officials stand
pat, and there is no intention of
submitting .
Treasurer-General W. Morgan
Shuster's personal body guard
has been doubled, as it la feared
? assassins will make another at.
tempt to get rid of him. Iuteuse
excitement is rife throughout
the nation, and violent antl-
Russian disorders are feared.
being shown, and cut out the film
views Hlintviiiir tnhn McMumaM utlt
ing the public letter declaring h's in-
tiuceuutt.
A Voice From the Tombs. .
New York, Dec. 2--"My Ideas on
the McNamaras were expressed In the
Outlook editorially, 'Murder Is Mur
der,' " said Theodore Roosevelt to
day. "That's the wal I still feel
about It."
To Shield Higher-op.
Dayton, Ohio, Dec. 2. Declaring
the McNamara brothers confessed to
shield labor officials higher up, John
Klrby president of the National As
sociation of Manufacturers, left to
day for Indianapolis to participate In
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INTERESTS
CAUSED IT
SO HAYS JOK HAltltl.M.W C'AXIM.
DATE FOIl MAYOR OF IXS AN.
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A NTS.
Ios Angeles, Dec. 2. Absolute
declaration that the confession of
the McNamara brothers, Just four
dayB before election, was carefully
ararnged by "big business" to encom
pass his defeat at the polls on De
cember 5 was made here today by
Job llarrlman, Socialist candidate for
mayor. In a statement written ex.
pressly for the 1'nlted PreBs ho Buys:
lly Job Ifuri'iinuii.
Men who are heavily Interested In
the Sun Fernando and San Pedro har
bor deals, out of which the main Is
sues of the campaign have arisen,
were present at conferences involving
the compromise of the McNamaras.
I knew absolutely nothing of the
arrangements or the desire on the
part of the accused men to plead
guilty. I was not taken Into the con
ferences by the other attorneys In
the eas, and did not know of It until
after tile plea of guilty had been en
tered. This being true, It Is apparent thai
theHe big business men were not In
spired with a disposition to meet la
bor on the high plane of a coinpnr.
nilse, or an effort to amicably adjust
the conflicting Interests, as Is claimed
for them. but. on the contrary, they
have, with their alleged advantage,
pressed the defendants to enter a pbu
of guilty Just four days before th"
election, witb the hope of convn ting
this fact into political advantage,
and to divert the public attention
from the real Issues of the eaiiipalgn.
linen Nothing of II.
I have been engaged In the cam
paign, and have taken no part In the
case since the primaries. I have not
bwti In the ciiiiti room or In the
county jail, an I have not se n the
men since November 1
I have not talked with the attor
neys, or either of them, about the
case, or anything d'rectly or Indirect
ly pertaining to the case sliwe that
date. My time lias been entirely oc
cupled with the campa'gti.
When the disaster concerned o
curred I was profoundly convinced
that It was a gas xplosion, and felt
that we would be able to prove tip 1
fact beyond a question of doubt.
NSien I was reta'ned In 'be case
I was equally confident of the abso
lute Innocenci, of the two defend,
ants.
I do not think there will be any ef
fect on the political situation. The
case, has never been an Issnn In the
campaign, and It will not become an
Issue now. ;--., . i " -
OFFER-TO HAVE J. 0. M'flAMARA
PLEAD GUILTY MADE III JULY
M 'MAfJIGAL TO GO TO IfiOIAHA
What Penalty Will Be Imposed Rests Entirely With the
Judge, as No Concessions Were Made and No Promises of
Leniency Held Out Sentence Will Be Pronounced in Both
Cases Tuesday, December 5 District Attorney Says He
Has Other Bribe Coin Besides the $4000 Seized When
Franklin Was Arrested.
ONiTpo nasi uid win.
Los Angeles, Dec. 2. What penalty
will be Imposed on John 13. McNa
mara and j. 13. McNamara when they
are arraigned before Judge Bordwell
for sentence next Tuesday will not be
known until that time. Despite all
rumors to the contrary there has
been no arrangement regarding sen
tence. Judge llordwell wa no party
to any arrangement. lie will sen
tence the two men when they are ar
raigned and If he thinks that on his
plea of guilty, J. II. McNamara mer
its death that penalty will be Im
posed. ' That both men will make a clean
breast of their connection with the
crimes charged against them before
they are sentenced was stated today
by the district attorney. He said that
these statements would be considered
by he court in passing sentence: I'As
far as I am concerned," said the dis
trict attorney, "I- have not yet con
sidered the matter."
Has Bribe Money.
A sensational development In con
nection with the ease came today
when the district attorney admitted
that he had possession of other mon
ies used for bribery purposes In con
nection with this case In addition to
the $4,000 alleged to have been seized
from Ilert Franklin. Just how much
this fund amounts to, he would not
say.
When Captain Fredericks was
asked regarding a roiort that there
had been turned over to him money
paid for the purpose of bribing wit
nesses, prospective witnesses and
veniremen which would more than
pay the $.10,000 offered ns reward In
the rase he said:
"All that I can say at this time Is
thnt there Is more or less truth In
this report. I cannot talk about It
now. It will be a story for unothur
day, however."
History of the Trade.
Captain Fredericks then gave the
Inside history of the negotiations
which led up to yesterday'B sensu
tlonal surrender by the defense.
"Last .Inly," he said, "1 was ap
proached on behalf of the defense by
Uirry Sullivan, one of their Investi
gators. He aald that the defense was
willing to enter a plea of gul ty to
nutrder In behalf of James 13. McNa
mara If I would agree to drop the
proceedings against John J. McNa
mara and turn him loose and also to
save James 13. McNamara's life. I
laughed at the offer. I knew the
strength of my case and had no
doubts of the outcome so far as eith
er man was concerned, v 1 ' f
"A month ago Darrow . practically
made me the same offer In a naif jok
ing way while we were qualifying
veniremen In court. I stood pnt and
told him there were two men to be
convicted that I would take plou of
guilty In both cases or I would take
none and would fight the trial to the
bitter end. ' - -
Wanted Both or Neither.
"Well, about two or three weeks
ago some of my friends In business '
circles approached me and told me
that they had been approached by a
man who wanted them to influence
me to consent to letting one of the
McNamaras plead guilty and let the
other go.' I soon found that this man
was Lincoln 8teffens and I talked
with some of my most Intimate
friends. 1 told them just what I had
and they advised me to refuse to
make concessions. Wednesday night
I understand, certain men had a
meeting and decided that I ought to
accept J. 13. McNamara's plea of
guilty and let his brother go free.
Thursday I was approached by Dar
row and Davis but It was the old
proposition and I flatly told them
there was nothing doing, llut that
night they saw the light and came to
me with what I had fought for the
confessions of guilt of both men."
Admitted It In July.
Fredericks' statemen t that as long
ago as last July Darrow and Davis
bad admitted J. tl. McNamara was
guilty of blowing up the Times, at a
time they were asserting he was ab
solutely innocent, was one of the
great surprises of the case. Dut
Fredericks Insisted that It simply
confirmed hliu In his opinion that bis
case was a good one to try. "I'd
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