The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-28
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lie McManigal Signs a
tatement Confessing His
Part in the Alleged
Dynamite Plot.
larry ORCHARD"
OF PRESENT CASE
Wyer Hilton, for Defense,
Rkes Necessary Steps to
Prevent Injury to Case
of the McNamaras.
AIRY ORCHARD"
OF PRESENT CASE

DS ANGELES, April $50 far az
! defense is concerned, it was all
iced by counsel tonight that the
Of the alleged dynamite con.
tors will be conducted hencefortl
u the theory that there is "Harry
lard problem - to be dealt with IN
forthcoming legal battle for the
Of John J. Mcnamara, secretary
he International Bridge and Struc-
ii iron Workers association. and
bfuther James,
The two McNamaras are not the
cientts of the attorneys retained
'ihe labor organizations, and the
i Ere of their defenders will be
I'D upon Ortie McManigal. the man
i Was placed in Jail with them yes
~ as an accused fellow conspirator
IcNanigal, about whose alleged cou-
Son so much has been said and writ
RRs examined for three hours today
District Attorney John 3. Fred
ttorney o. NJ Hilton, chief counsel
he Western Federation of Miners;
this afternoon that he was con
<ef that McMaDigal made sworn
9mentB at that time, puTportlng
X the guilt of the Times explosion
other dynamite outrages upon the
NJ leader and his brother. The state
It's of District Attorney Frcdericks
his cgunection were considered sig
.Z1ty but not conclusive.
Denial Obtained by Hilton,
ut Hilton declares that the state
1k be in the position of having al
yed confession that was denied be.
hand by the author of it.
Will have no attorney. At
4 he told Hilton so when the latter
ID upon him at the Jail today. and
District Attorney Frederlcks made
Bame statement for him,
4 knew that there was to be a
ession, - said Hilton, Gas soon as
3ked with McManigal He said he
ID not engage an attorney until he
iseen Burns, the man who arrested
q knew something was up, and then
he presence of competent witnesses
led McManigal the direct question
her he had ever made purported
'ossion OF expected 10 make one. He
tered that he had not made a con.
7on, and would not make one
nty minutes later he was in the dis
: atorney's Office making a state
I to shorthand reporters,
n made it point TO see Nc Manigal
+ Now il an alleged confession is
ented IN court we Will be in po'
n to present TO the Jury n denial ,,
!E Hilton denied that he had stated
yas reported today, that he knew
nifty had been granted to McMani.
8 No Promise Of Freedom.
hen asked whether the prisoner
Iexacted freedom as the price of
ing states evidence. District At.
spy Fredericks replied emphatically:
AZ by d sightl' -
addition to the alleged confession
are, other lines of attack and de.
- IN the case began developing to-
I According 20 District Attorney
tricks, Mrs. Tngersoll, the San
cisco boardlng-house keeper, com.
~ her Identification Of James Nc.
fi9fa as j. 3. Bryce, and signed an
ahvit to that effect. In consequence
J woman is expected to play n COZ.
,1ous part in tho forthcoming trial
Ilprobably Will be made the object
,,Igorous attacks by the defense.
~ the other side, it was stated by
Z rney Job Hartman. who was with
Jpn at the conference with tho
7uers. that the defense would bC
Ife on the point that the Times plant
destroyed, and twenty-one of its
4 slain, by an explosion Of gas
n: ne said. they had evidence tc
tier visiting the prisoners. .Attor
n Hilton today engaged offices fye
s from the inil as beadquarter.
J tne attorneys and the corps oi
~ z who will be engaged in the trial
|, ert tonight for Pomona, his wintel
~ where he was when he received
from President Meyer of The
VEN Federation of Miners, to com,
os Angeles and arrange for the de
81 OF Che alleged dynamiters.
w VIII return Monday. Clarence
pE, he said, would be in the city
J, nat time.
n hilton met the repeated reports
81 Mr. Darrow was not coming witt
tatemcnt that he had received tele
VI from President Ryan of the Iror
5<ers ASSOCIATION saying positiyel,
2. barrow had been retained.
? rtrlct Attorney Fredericks re
telegram today from his as
t W. Joseph Ford, under arres'
: ! pglana.polls for completely in th'
~ kidnapping of the McNamaras
~ mat he expected to start TO,
n IN a few days
ietter from Ford TO Fredericks
8 ga last Sunday before he was ar
Spo, aud received here today, con
tae following paragraph. the onl,
X OF the letter which Mr.. Fred
made public.
pere Is some complaint that Nc
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