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1 - ~ Sustained Selling Effort To accomplish the best results in business sustained selling effort is needed, and this means steady adver- bsmfi . JUMP TO THE I | | T FRONT with JOHNSTOWN PROBABLE WEATHER} Snow in north portion, rain at snow in south portion tonight, somes what colder; Sunday generally fair, moderate west winds. \ VOL. XXII-No. 13%. THE JOHNSTO‘NN DAILY REPUBLICAN SATURDAY DEC. 2, 1911 ABOUT THE CONFESSION Appheatmn of the Golden Rule and Good Use ot the Principle of Concflmtmn Founded on Religious: Convictions Started the Ball Rolling Toward the Admission of Guilt by the Mc Namaras--James B. EXpected to Get Llfe Imprisonment and John J. Fourteen Years. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 2.--Start- ¥ng as was the sudden confession of. guilt yesterday on the part of Jobn J. McNamara, secretary and treasurer of the International Asso- ciation of Bridge and Structural fron Workers,. and - his brother, James B., the one of causing the Llewellyn Iron Workers' explosion and the other the Los Angeles 'l'imes | disaster that cost twenty-one lives, more amazing to the people of Los . Angeles today was the information that big business men had brought about the surrender in a novel wiuy. That the application of the gorden rule, and the principle of concilia- tion founded on Religious convic- tions stag@sd the ball rolling toward the admission of guilt iby the Mc- Namarag was the theory, supported ~ \ and confirmed 'by more than a dozen business men who pariicipated in the movement which toaay stands oul ioreinost as the reason. for the awbrupt contusion of the trial which was begun nearly bwo months AgO. But, slespxte this, a chain of un- expaltined incidenis prouuced wide- spread speculation. Tinese tnclude the arrest of Burt H. FrapklLin, & defense detective, on a charba of tr:ioing &a prospective juror, the si- lence maintained by the «prosecuudn as to the origin of the $4,000 secur- ed at the tims of the arrest; the terious appearance yesterday at attorney's oftice of Law- rence sullivan, a detective, and the gifbsequent - perturbation of the prosecult:on Wen it was discovered that Sullwans visit had become known to outsiders. The idea that a group of business men had - put their Heads together and determined. that to prolong the MaNamara fight might mean - interminable warfare with ramifications dangerous to the city's welfare because of the uncer- taunt}! that might invest its business interests, is one which won wide credence because mominent people . were secretly acquadmted with the fact that a concerted movement was on foot to bring about a compromise. 'The clemency to- 'be shown the guilty men is to be the reward for their villingness to yield; for the people at large there was the hope that the warfare would cease and that an epa of good feeling would ensue. Compromise Best for AM. Clarence S. Darrow, chief counsel for the McoNamaras, reiterated to- day that the compromise was 'best for all concerned-namely, - James R., to get life imprisonment. instead of the death penalty, and John J., a 'brief prison éentence, while for: the accusing side came the victory # the caso with its pile of evtfdence, rathered after long and vigorous in» restigation. What Caused Confession? It was the sequence with which things happened that drew\ forth nost curiosity today. for the defense know of the ;uilt of the defendants? When was he compromise first broached? And what of the bribery charges were made in the midst of the ne- fotiations for a 'settliement of the rial? These were the questions that | were generally propounded today. As far as the district attorney's sfice is concerned the - defendants meaded guilty \because they | were ruilty.\\ That was the explanation f District Attorney Fredericks, \As to what thing induced the de- | '\that | lense to yield,\ he declared, s something which they alone can plain.\ Many members of the district at- orney's staff, however, were of the pinion that the defense had been 'preed to lay down its arms as a result, not only of the evidence vhich was gathered by its men, but f the effect which a convietion in 'he Franklin bribery case might rave 'wpon the chances of the case. The Franklin incident forced the acceptance of the compromise by the. Cefendants themesives, is St il1 - be- lieved in many quarters. \Wa bad r- very strong - case whichever way you look at it,\ said { brother. 'by some who knew him personally health. How long did | that, ' ed». Assistant District Attorney G. Ray “Horton. Saw Handwriting on Wall On the other hand those who par- ticipated in the movement to influ- ence the defendants to yield through . their counes!l hold that the McNa- maras and their attorneys saw the handwriting on the wall and became convinced that a much better solu- tion for all concerned than a trial could give would be reached by a mutual agreement at this juncture. Younger Brother Unwell. One of the factors which is said to have entered . strongly into the matter is the physical condition of James B. McNamara, the younger Fears have been expressed that though he faces a life sentence, that his years &re numbered. Care- lessness in caring for his physical welfare is said to have weakened his John J. McNamara has admitted peretofore to friends that James Lad not taken the best of care of bimgelf{. - The posibility of an ap- pearance of heart trouble whilb the trial was in progress had been dis- cusged by his counsel. Once when a juror was excused on account of illness, Attorney \Darrow it is recall- ed, suddenly exclaimed: \I hope nothing happens to James - B. Ho doesn't look well.\ Pronounce Sentence Next. Pronouncement of sencence now is in the hands of Judge Walter Bord- well The district attorney can make recommendations and usually they are accepted, but the court is by no . means bound to impose the sentence suggested by the prosecutor. Judge Walter Bordwell would not talk for publication today in this connection 'but it is said he favors life imprisonment for James B. and a few years for John J. The indictments against John J. for complicity in the Times disaster are expected to be quashed on mo- tion of the district attorney - next Tuesday, as it is said John J. him- self did not direct the blowing up of the Times, while he has pleaded guilty to the charge of having caus- ed the Iron Works explo- sion in which no lives were Jost. The minimum sentence for this | effense, according to statute, is one year and there is no maximum pen- alty fixed. - Under the penal code Ortie Mc- Manigal will bo sentenced, as he is expected to plead guilty to a similar charge of having wrecked the plant of Lliowellyn Iron Works. Saves County Nearly Million. The total cost to the state thus . | far of the trial is estimated to be close to $200,000, and the abrupt _ endrnig of it is calculated fo save the county nearly $1,000,000. It was reported today that the :' compromrse did not eftend to the | f abandonment of the bribery charfres against Burt H. Franklin. \It is our duty to prosecute this ; case,\ declared District Attorney Fredericks. Glad Ordeal is Over. John J. McNamara and his broth» | er, James B.. expected a busy day. Telegrams of various kinds began to pour in from friends expressing . sympathy. Many believe that the | McNamaras offéred themselves - as martyrs to a cause and became re- | ¢ burglary merely overturns a lamp signed to their fate on that account. \The McXNamaras maintained their cheerfulness today. The prisoners told the jailers they were glad that the ordeal wags over. Dida't Intend to Kill? A formal statement by them was looked for during the day. One of . the things aground - which | interest : Still centers is the exact manner in ; “Inch the explosion was accomplish- its fulminating cup touching off the nitro-glycerine bomb, now i ac- cepted by the defense as the meth- od by which James B. destroyed the Times, but Attorney Darrow re- marked that the amount of explosive The alarm clock device, with ! JOHN J. M NAMARA ONE OF THE SELF CONFESSED ' LOS ANGELES DYNAMITERS rhoro-sy New kink“ | NSH Nom orowns im RER THE MARQUIS OF WATERFORD MEETS DEAT'HQE IN AN ACCIDENTAL WAY. A of togo perisronn| | Remains of Henry de 5a Poer Beres- | flagh Near C‘m‘ragh-more, in the County of Waterford, Treland-- Had Been Hunting «4d Returning, He Was Not Seen Alive. Dublin, - Ireland, bee 2.-The marquis of Waterford (Henry de la ! Poer Beresford) was; drowned last night in the river Clodagh, near his residence at Curraghf—more in the county of Waterford.! He was one of the most prominent among Irish nobility and a nephew of Lord Charles Beresford. he succeeded to the Ptutle in 1895. He was educated at Eton and then | served in the royal horse guards, aft- ' erwards transferring to the militia and more recently becoming lieuten- ; ant-colonel of the south of Iroland yeomanry. - He is sueceeded by his eldest son, the earl of Tyrone. The Marquis body, was found at eight o'clock this morning. He had been hunting yesterday and when he returned to Curfrlagh-more paid | his customary visit to the kennels © before dinner. When he failed to stituted and continuéd - throughout the night. The body was eventual- | ly aiscovered in the small ver Clo- dagh, which flows between the ken- nels and the residence. The night was very dark and the river much swollen 'by - recent | rains. It thought probable that the marquis fell in the watér acéidenta'fly | | in the bomb could lot have caused the wreck entirely. | The bomb ex- ploded and the gas was ignited, The fire then began to eat up what the | explosives had not demohslmd This is Attorney Darrows explanation | and It is beleived that James B. can- not throw any mors light on the sub- ject, as he is su'pposed to have left 'town immediately after setting the alarm clock bomb under the Times : the afternoon preceding the explo- © ston. \I tell you James B. MoNamara never really intended to kill any- body,\ declared Attorney - Darrow, \but I'm not, excusilpg him on that ground. If a man while committing that burns a building and occupants ‘ he's responsible for ; all of it.\ Jurors Are: Happy. l It was a happy Coterie of ten men, comprising elght sworn jurors and two talesmen passed for cause, who spent the day iazt their homes, relieved of the ser vice as jurors on ' the McNamara Jury, a task that was 'distasteful to all. |! For two of the jirtrOrs it was the first taste of freedom for six weeks. The jurors were deihghbed with the | turn of affairs. They were not in the court room wlen the pleas of 4 €£Continued on Page 3.4 f | ford found in the Raver Olo= > Visited the kennels, Since Which l the | born in 1875, | | return to the house aA search was in- | is | TUCK JENNINGS SERIOUSLY HURT MANAGER OF THE - DETROIT TIGERS INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT. Wes UNCONSCICUS wANY HOURS Oar Conwamng Noted Basebal Sizn, ' Rev. Feter F. Lynett and Mr. and Mrs. David Holden, a Newly Mar- ried Couple, Plunges from Bridge lnwl the Lehigu River, Jennings Wreck of Machine. bcranton, Pa., Dec, 2.-Hugh Jen- . nings, manager of the Detroit Amer- ican League club, was seriously but , not fatally injured in an automobile accident late last night near Goulds- , boro, Pa., in the Pocono mountains, , 18 miles southeast of Scranton. He i was in an unconscious condition for hours. | The Rev. Peter F. Lynett of Mata- maoras, Pa., who was in the auto-, mobile along with Mr. and - Mrs. (David Holden of Matamaoras, was : also seriously injured. Both his legs fractured. The Holdens, who had ' but a few how's before been married by Father Lyneit, were slightly in- ijured. Jennings was on a hunting trip , in the Pocono mountains some days ago and his automobile became dis- abled. He left it at Gouldsboro to be repaired and returned there yes- terday with Father Lyneit to bring the machine to this city. While in Father Lynett married the Holdens and Jennings invited an automobile trip to Scranton. It was about 11:30 o'clock when the party approached a small bridge over the Lehigh river about three miles from Goaldsboro. There was mobile started across the structure at only slightly reduced speed. Just 'ag the mavhine got on the bridgo something went wrong and the au- tomobile swerved, crashed #sto the rail of the structure and fell~ ten ; feet into the river. There was no water at the place ' where the automobile landed, Jen- rings and Father Lynett - were caught under the machine. The peo- ple in the neighborhood heard the crash and summoning help' managed to haul the wrecked automonile from the injured men. Jennings, Father Lynett and the Holdens wore 'removed today to' a farm 'house and local physicians gra4 e them prompt attention. All efforts to rouse Jennings proved futile hu- til today. : 'The first to reach the party frgom Seranton was | Dr. W. A. Webb and the Rev. J. W, Malone of St, Peter's cathedral. Dr. Webb after a careful | examination said Jennings had no | broken bones but that he may be: in- ternally injured. He is in a semi- conscious conditisna. Mrs. Jennings was notified of the accident to ber husband soon afiter it happened, and left here Ta 3 a. m. with W. A. Jennings, a brother of the injured. man. Later Jennings © U 0 i and Lynett Being Caught Under ; ' were broken and his left arm was | fession. i was the favorite comment. i it in small coins. { nounced that the great mass meeting . ' for the night of December 11 to pro- ' ers had been abandoned. - |LABORS LEADERS ME INDlflfihNI COMPERS, ESPECIALLY, MUCH AGITATED BY NEWS OF CONFESSION. ‘ [FIRST HENUUMIEU A8 A GAME“ ; Expressions of Prominent Men In La- bor Circles Today Are to the Effect That the Unions Will Not Stand | for Such Crimes As Those, Con-. fessed by the McNamarMomp- I ers Too Indignant to Find,. Words to Express Himself. New York, Dec. 2.-Until they kad read the papers this morning la- | bor leaders here were almost uni» | yversally inclined to discredit the news that the MéNamaras has made a con- themselves that the brothers had really admitted their guilt some of | them still declared that the whole i thing was a \frame up'' which they | could not explain now but which, would all be understood in due time. Last night when the report of the: | confession was first received, men here, almost without exception, denounced it as a canard. \A lie to influence the Los Angeles election\ Expres- sions by these leaders today were brief, and generally to the effect that union labor would not stand for such crimes as those confessed by the Mc- Namaras. The sentiment in favor of the Mc- Namaras here was vividly shown last Labor day when an American flag | carried by the four corners in the | labor parade held af the end of the line of march had $429 thrown into Today it was an- claim the innocence of the two broth- : Namara defense association here has © forwarded about $5,000 'to Los Ange- | les. - ' President Gomper$ of the Ameri- can Federation of Labor was so agi- tated by the news that he paced the floor at the Pennsylvania Railroad station last night waving his arms and struggling for words to express his astonishment and indignation. He left early this morning for Troy, | N. Y. Routine Business Only As is usual on Saturdays, the board of supervisors held only one session today. A communication was receiv-. ed from the state comptroller, calling ' attention to the duties of clerks of boards of supervisors, as well as the supgérvisors themselves, relative 'to the hniform system of accounts. Af- ter being read it was placed on file. The committee to whom was refer- red the report of John C. Lynaugh, county sealer of weights and meas- : ures, reported that they had examin- ed it and believed 't to be correct. .The report was accepted and placed them to start their honeymoon with | a light on the bridge and the auto- | ° 1 | on file. A similar report was received from . the: committee on Coroner Joslin's re- port, and the same action taken. The board then adjourned until Monday. : The Stoddard Fund The followitz additional subscrip- tions have been received by Sheriff vill to the fund for the relief of Dep- uty Sherif Stoddard of - Mayfeld: John Patrick, $1; W. F| Lally, $1; A. darrison, $1; Gloversville garage, $5; Cash, $1: John Mead, $2; R. B. Trumbull, $1; Frank Wadsworth, | $1; John Degian, $1; Friend, $2; G.: H. Demarest, $1; Richard Cornell, $2; Bloss Brothers, $2; J. J. Malone, $2; R. 5. Loben, $2. - waAXT POSTOFEHICE goBS. - Io g 'Deputy Postmaster George Durey held a civil service examination at the High school today for candi- dates for the postiions of clerks and fitter carriers. The following per- song presented themselves and took the examination: Earl Miller, George Tanner, Herbert Theurer, Richard Windsor, Harry Staley, Frank Ever- ! sbn, Charles Bradt. and the priest were brought to a Seranton hospital. \ The automobile was the one De- troit baseball enthusiasts; presented to Manager Jennings. A Today when they satisfied labor The Mc- ege, was found fataMy wounded this noon. to her-story; at the time of the moth banquet which they will give: | and other similar entertainment. At-: ' will be one by johan H. Hays of Johns- © town, who wilt speak on \Game on | | es and songs and had # very pleas-> way Between the Summer Kltchen and House Which Family Lived With Bullet Wound In. | Head Said to Have Been Displeased at the Pr‘ v ence in His Household of E. J. Mc Kenney, 3 Nursery Stock - Salesman--Latter Has M a About the Head. William James George, a celery peddler, who is about fifty years of with a bullet hole in the back of his head, on the lefté‘side, at about nine o'clock this morfiin'g at his home in Vail Mills, and whether another murder has been added to the list of, crimes that has f recently startled - Fulton county, (fr whether the case is merely one of suicide is not yet . definitely known. George died of the wound at about twelve o'clock | The wounded man was found ly- ing in a doorway between the house and summer kitchen of his home at the hour above stated, bleeding | profusely from a wound in the head just 'behind the loft ear, his right, hand clutching a 32 calibre revolver. Mrs. George, ‘wizfe of the dead man, was in an puthouse, according shooting and chums that she knows nothing as to how it occurred. She metantly rushed info the | house and then gave a general alarm among the neighbors. Wade Law- ton, who was driving a livery 0d veyance from Broadalbin to - sterdam, heard of the shooting » drove 'back to Broadalbin and cal Coroner Finch. | {afternoon by Drs. H. C. and P. % Finch, both of. Broadalhin, to ® tain, if possible, Whether the t came to his death at {ms own b or was murdered. 'It seems that George . was. . pleased with the presence in home of -a seller of nursery BM E. J. McKenney, who had been boarding with the family. ( ~~. McKenney is reported to , have started for Broadalbin for 4 deem when the alarm was given but cal back shortly and stated that te had fallen and been cut mp about rtlé head quite badly McKenneY 1s as“! to have been in an, mehriated don amen when he returned top. «Coroner Finch: says that it iin pour 4 sible the man may have- shot © ”hum self but there is no known mum a outmde of the presence of McKinney >i in the George household FARMERS BANQUET T0 BE HELD HERF FULFON - AND - MONTGOMERY | CcoUNTY - AGRICULTURALISTS TO BE ENTFRTAINED AT SIR! WILLIAM JO SON HOTEL ON | MONDAY, D MBER 11. Messrs. Wagq‘er & | Vosburgh are making great preparatmn for a mam- | at the Sir William Johnson hotel on the evening of Monday, December 11, when they will have all the farmers of Fulton and Montgomery county as their guests. IH is expected that be- tween one hundfi'ed and two hundred . men will sit down to the dinner, which will be in keeping with the | well known hospitality of that popu- | lar house. It is the intention to | have every mam in the two counties who is interested in agriculture, pre- | sent and while special (invitations will be sent to all so far is possible, ; i e the invitation extended by this an- nouncement is official, and every farmer who reads it, or hears of the event, is asked to consider it as ap-, plying especially to himself. The dinner will be served at 8 w'clock, and with the speech making to follow, is espected to continue un- til midnight. An orchestra will fur-; nish music and there will be songs torney Fred Linus Carroll will act as toastmaster anid, among the toasts | the Farm,\ and another by State Bee Inspector Charles Stewart, who will tell about “Am Kinds of Stings.\ The affair promises to be one of the most - enjoysgble - and | interesting events of the winter. Thankfsgiving Party i The membérs of the primary and cradle roll departments-of St. Paul's church 'and their; mothers mEt for the annual fil‘hanétso'lwnLg party - at the church parlors this afternoon. The children 81110de games, march= ant time. Each tot! comfributed either ten cents, or food worth that much, and their pleasure was great- ly enhanced by the feeling that they had bad a part in providing the re- freshments. The affair was under the direction of Mrs. Richard Kuhne, superintendent of the primary - de- partment. Poe Oo . ' tionaries will I self. NANCNE D TRE . HANDS OF BEBE! Nanking, China, Dec 2--—‘1‘he 'olutionary tomes took possession the city this morning after a parlay with the imperial government forces who were in occupation; At midd the white flag was displayed on-Lio® fort inside the walls to the no c west, indicating that the. gunpors 'had joined the revolution. General Ii Yuen-Heng, the revo- \ lutionary lgader, who had captured | | Tiger fort a few days ago, occupied ' wan, a town on the banks of © * the river outside the city 6f Nan- \H i Thereupon the warships un- ° 'der the command of Admiral Sah (43 { which had hitherto lain two niles - a down the river cautioned by ap- . | proached and took up & posi-. ' tion under the guns of Lion Hfll' 43 | fort. *C General Ling, second in command. of the revolutionary forces, took the Taiping gate and then arranged the rms of capitulation of the entire < city. Later or the revolutionary troops entered and took posSeaeigin of the teiegraupfh 'office. began to appear everywhere and no ghting occurred when the revoluf ~ . tionaries entered the streets. It is difficult to ascertain the ex.. act terms of the capitulation. Lieutenart - General | Feng-ERwo- Chang-is‘reported to have esoapéd; Other reports say that he surrender- ed with all his troops on condition -. that their lives should be spared, a condition which the revolutionaries °~@ granted. 20. Owing to the great distances and | the lack of communication details - are very difficult to obtain but there is reason to believe that the revolu- exercig» - moderation and that there will be no killing. Reliable revolutionary reports say that Pu-Kwo, across the river oppo- site Nanking, is surrounded 'by teb-* el troops. It is occupied by 1,500 imperial government soldiers. Baker Much Better (. Charles Edward Baker has so far recovered 'from the wound that ha received in the running fight that resulted in his capture that he is out of bed and dressed. His injured leg is rapidly regaining.its strength and it is believed that within a short time he will be as well as ever. His attendant has been dismissed and he is now confined in @ cell by him-
