The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-05-04
LABOR ATTORNEYS ANNOUNCE
"HARRY ORCHARD PROBLEM"
BEFORE THEM.
PLAN TO REFUTE HIS CONFESSION
Union Support Withdrawn From Third
Member Of Trio and He Declines
to Employ An Attor.
ney.

tho defense Is concerned, 1t was an
nounced by counsel that the case of
the alleged dynamite conspirators will
be conducted henceforth upon the
theory that there is Harry Orchard
problem" to be dealt with in the
forthcoming battle for the lives of
John j. Mcnamara, secretary of the
international Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers. Association, and his
brother, James.
The two McNamaras are now the
only clients of the attorneys retained
by the labor organizations and their
legal fire will be turned upon Ortie
Mechanical, the man arrested as a fell
low conspirator.
Mechanical, about whose alleged con-
fession SO much has been said and
written, was examined for three hours
by District Attorney Fredericks.
Attorney o. N. Hilton, chief coun-
sci of the Western Federation of Min
ers, said that he was convinced that
McManigal made sworn statements at
that time, purporting to fix the guilt Of
the Times explosion and other dyna-
mite outrages.
But Hilton declared that the state
might be in the position of having an
alleged confession that was denied be-
forehand by it's author. Mechanical
will have no attorney. At least he
told Hilton so when the latter called
upon him, and later District Attorney
Fredericks made a similar statement
for him.
Confession Is Denied.
81 knew that there was to be a
confession, said Hilton, "as soon
as l talked with McManigal He said
he would not engage an attorney until
he had seen Burns, the man who ar
rested him.
Other lines of attack and defense
developed. According to District At
torney Fredericks, Mrs. Ingersoll, the
San Francisco clearinghouse keeper,
completed her Identification of James
Mcnamara as ]. B. Bryce, and signed
an affidavit to that effect. On the
other side it was stated by Attorney
Job Hartman, WHO was with Hilton
at the conference with the prisoners,
that the defense would contend that
the Times plant was destroyed by an
explosion of gas.
Mcnamara Declares He Is Innocent.
John j. Mcnamara gave his first
authorized statement as to his arrest
to the Associated Press. The state.
ment follows:
"That l am innocent of any infrac
ton of the law in word or act, needs
no emphasis from me, for the truth
is mighty and will prevail right speed
lily and for it shall contentedly wait.
Il am confident that it is not ask.
ing too much of the public to SUSPEND
judgment in these matters until oppor.
been afforded.
(Signed) ~. j. MCNAMARA"
Capitalists Begin Probe.
indianapolis, April 28.-The relation
of the alleged dynamite conspiracy"
in this city to the situation of capital
and labor was discussed at closed
meeting of bankers. manufacturers and
business men at the board of trade
and an investigation committee ap.
pointed.
A public statement made afterward
was that an Independent inquiry would
be started as to responsibility for de-
structive explosions in this city and
for the depositing of 100 pounds of
dynamite in the building in which are
the offices of the International Asso-
citation of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers.