The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1911-12-07

ler men and photographers. The
district attorney threw wide The
'cors and they trailed in.
Exhibits of all kinds in connec-
tion with the case were conspicuous
and the very steel beam upon which
james B Mcnamara was shown TO
have placed the bomb that wrecked
The Times was exhibited to visitors.
1t was stated that only few nights
ago, a dynamite explosion was con-
ducted by the state on the outskirts
Of the city in much the same way
that The Times was believed destroy
ed. Many Il detail which hitherto
would have been considered vital,
was talked about, but lost its i'm
portance in view OF the confession
Of guilt in the court room.
Gas and dynamite both played
their part, but dynamite started the
trouble and caused the explosion
proper-this was Attorney Darrow's
explanation from his talks with the
defendants.
A summary OF the days happen
! ;ngs included the following Incl
dent: James d. Mcnamara pleaded
guilty to having placed dynamite
bomb under the Los Angeles Times
building in October. 1910, and caus-
lea the death OF 81 persons. John j.
Mcnamara, secreIary-treasurer OF
the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural iron Workers,
brother of james b. did not enter q
iylea at this time TO the Indictment
similarly entered against him for the
Times explosion, but when he is ar
raigned next Tuesday it is virtually
certain proceedings against him for
this charge will be dismissed, as the
Estate admits it has no evidence con-
Meeting John j. Mcnamara directly
with this particular disaster.
John j. Mcnamara, however,
pleaded guilty to the charge of hav-
/ ing caused the explosion OF the
Llewellyn Iron Works in which no
fatalities occurred.
| Around Attorney Clarence S. Dar-
row gathered crowd. From him
the Questioners wanted to know how
lit all happened and why. Darrow's
face was pale. The long wrinkles in
his cheeks looked even deeper than
usual and he talked in low, husky
voice that indicated great fatigue.
'It was hard struggle to bring
this about, but it was the best thing
THAT could have happened" no said.
81 did the best I could"
Confessed Tools Story.
Later, in Ortie McManigal's cell,
the dynamiter told the story of the
Llewellyn iron Works explosion last
Christmas. McManigal said he first
began dynamitins June 81, 1907, in
Detroit, Mich, where the Russell
Wheel Foundry company's building,
then in course OF construction, was
destroyed. He skipped from that
time until year ago, when he was
in Conover woods in Wisconsin with
James B. Mcnamara and the latter
he said, told him then OF having just
previously dynamited The Times
building.
I'VE left the Conover woods about
: year ago" said McManigal, land
went back TO my home in Chicago ant
aid IL round there for a few days. II
was December Sth that l received {
, telegram from indianapolis signed
Frank and asking INC to go to tha'
city. Frank meant James b. Nc
Samara, as he at that time used thu
/ name of Frank Sullivan. | went t
5 Indianapolis and in John j. NlcNam
: ara's Office | was given instructions
t by John j. himself regarding tn
t Llewellyn job. Hc said it had beer
: promised that a Christmas presen
was TO be sent to Los Angeles AM
that l was to take it.
p Twelve Quarts of Dope
James B. and went to John j.
: vaults on the fifth floor OF the Amer
9 ican Central building in indianapolis
where his Offices were and took ou
v a case specially made to carry nitro
4 glycerin The district attorney ha
that case in his possession here nov
. We'll, that was December 9th. w
= hired rig and drove out to Beac
Grove, an Indianapolis suburb, wher
n he had the explosives cashed. Their
were twelve quarts there and we too
q it all, leaving two empty cases.
~ I'VE went back to J. J.'s Office an
"a I got instructions from j. j. himse
= TO come to Los Angeles. He told m
N to put shots under the Llewellyn Iro
, Works and the Baker Iron Worl