Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-19
Contains Sensational AlIega-
tion5 and Involves prominent
abor Leaders as Well as
Brothers M'Namara.
MRS, M'MANIGAl NOT
GUILTY O. CONTEMPT
ludge BordweII Decides She
Need Not Answer Questions
Put to Her n Grand Jury
Roomi Victory for Defense
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Los Angeles, Cal, July lS.-Judgt
Walter Boardwel dismissed today
contempt proceedings brought against
Mrs Ortie McManigal for her refusal
10 testify before the grand jury In
the Los Angeles Times explosion case,
in connection with which her husband
and John j. and James b. Mcnamara
are under indictment for murder.
The defense. hailing this action as
victory protecting all the numerous
witnesses from danger of being quiz
zed before the grand jury, made pub
lie a certified transcript of Ortie Nc
Mangals testimony before the grand
jury.
This copy was offered as a part of
the defense's objection to the attempt
to compel Mrs. McManigal, one of its
witnesses, to talk to the grand jury,
but il was not needed, because Judge
BordWel acted without waiting for
negative argument. w. Joseph Ford,
assistant district attorney, protested
against the ruling and declared
either would appeal or would file a
new affidavit on the subject.
McManigal, according to the trans
eript Of testimony told the grand jury
that James Mcnamara admitted blow
n ing up the Times building. James
brother John, secretary Of the In
ternational Union of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, Jared better
4 In the testimony. being credited with
n telling James ana McManigal to COM
municate with the "old man on tho
coast and learn what to do
The witness said he learned that
N 'the old mans name was TVeitmoc.
Olaf A. Tyeitmoe, president of the
Asiatic Exclusion league, and u san
Francisco labor leader, also was a
witness before the grand jury.
McManigal said he got few instruc-
tlOns from John J. Mcnamara. when
in the atter's office. but that he
knew before what the plans were.
He painted lively picture of the
scene in John Us office following the
report Of the Times explosion, and
said that John J. sent him to the coast
to dynamite the I.lewellyn works at
HVS hllS'l 'lcSi dllU IHlu MN lol H.
According to the transcript of me
grand jury testimony McManigal saiu
ne met James b. Mcnamara first IN
Decemher 1909. He declared that IN
November. 1910 while he and j. b..
Mcnamara were in the woods at
Conoyer Wis, the latter told McMani-
sai that he mad blown up the times
'ui1iiis'
H. B. Mcnamara under that name,
came rron, ,Mha M " noaa, ai' ~, as EronI, % snlii-
van
oW,orc ,.o,, nrosont ,,,.. . Mo.
Namara md atoManora in Tho
atters ofGra n,hon tba ounetion was
dlsrusSod ne ~ nI,,, ~ WnVan,ara
wss o'Scu as 70 Whdt j. - Me,N"''i"'' CO. d
u did not get much of that in
slruction that he had there. 1t was
almost all settled before | got there
MeManigal said James Il. Mcnamara
had two suit cases and dozen clocks
Tor internal machines but did not
mention dynamite. "But as we were
getting ready they also had a suit
case prepared for me TO take up, part
part Of il woe 60 ha ta,-n,, ta nn1,tb >
j. ]. told j. b. as we were get
|ting ready to leave, .you 90 ont
lhere and get in touch with Clancy.
|dnd Clancy will make you acquainted
WIN the bunch around there. He
.here and he will tell YOU what is to
| be done Bv mentioning the old
|man, learned his name was Tyeit-
|moe'
McNraniooi cut
ITben hUPul 81 the ilhes ulsas'sr'
|cared "e went TO ihulahapois' ne ue-
|plosio, saw ouiletin ABOUT the eN-
N A. n"usht paper ana Went 70
brlvot+' ,Ndlllara otnce ana INTO MS
sori. Pulied out this paper" the tran
,br 'pt continued, "and | said: What
r heli Is going on out therc?' He
ifoss, ny .By God, them fellows are rais-
iinS hell out there, and they killed a
~ o. y, people too.
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