The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1911-04-28
ONE OF ALLEGED DYNAMITERS
SAID TO HAVE CONFESSED. ~
ON WAY ACROSS THE COUNTRY
TOLD UNDERESTIMATE n ,o4
ovNAMireo IRON WORN u
NOW REPuolArEs coNFEsso
MeMsnissi Declared on the Train En-.
route to Los Angeles That He Blew
Up LleweIlyn Works and That He
Would Turn States Evidence.


Would Turn States Evidence.
Los Angeles, April 27-The ques-
ton as to Ortie Il. McManigals con.
fession of the dynamiting of the Lewe-
ilyn Iron work Of this city was at least
partially solved today when Robert
Brain under sheriff of this county,
who had charge of McManigal on the
transcontinental trip just ended, said
the prisoner had voluntarily confess
ed to him on the train.
According to Brain, McManigal
brought up the subject last Monday
morning, the second day out from
Chicago, by asking what punishment
would be given him If he were to turn
states evidence.
Il am not In position to tell you"
was Brains reply.
Are you going to do>it?"
Yes" answered McManigal, I'm
going to tell"
What are you going to tell?" ask
ed Brain.
All about it," said McManigal
You know what you are charged
with?" continued Brain.
Yes, | am charged with dynamit.
ing the plant of the Llewellyn Iron
works"
Did you do it?"
Sure did"
What did you get for it,"
Got 5000 for the Job.
Two hundred dollars" said Nc.
DtanigaL That is the price paid for
all such jobs"
DO you know Bryce" was Brains
next question.
Yes know him"
How long have you known him?"
About a year and half"
Then McManigSl said he would stop
talking.
All right, Mac" said Brain. Il am
not trying to coerce you. Do as you
like about it. That's your right"
When / get out there, I'll tell about
it," concluded McManigai,
The subject was dropped and not
taken up again.
Now Denies He Confessed.
Shortly after noon today Attorney
Hilton emerged from the jail after a
conference with the prisoners. He
said McManigal absolutely denied In
the presence of witnesses that he had
made any confession whatsoever and
said that statements to that effect
were ''unquallfiedly false"
McManigal was taken before the
district attorney, where at 1880 he
had been for two hours In the pres
ence of a shorthand reporter
Mrs. d. H. Ingersoll Of San Fran
cisco, In whose lodging house the man
she knew as James Bryce who was
charged with the actual dynamiting
OF the Times building here, was taker
into the Jail today to see if she coulC
identify James B. McManigal as
Bryce.
Mrs. ingersoil Gazes at Him.
Mrs. Ingersoll and John D. Freder
ick, district attorney, went to the OF
fice of the Jail and waited there while
Under Sheriff Brain brought McNam
ara from his cell.
To give Mrs. Ingersoll full oppor
tunity to scrutinize Mcnamara, Fred
ericks contrived a seemingly officia
conversation with the prisoner LASTING
several minutes. Meanwhile Mrs. In
gersol stood a long time in the room
apparently unobserved by Mcnamara
and gazed at the accused man.
Clarence barrow is Retained.
Clarence barrow, the attorney VIII
figured prominently in the defense o
Meyer, Haywood and Pettibone, ha
been retained as chief counsel 70
John and James Mcnamara and Orti
McManigal the alleged dynamiters.
This information was received iron
indianapolis in a message to j. r. Tin
mons, local organizer for the Interna
tional Bridge and Structural Iro
Workers association. Attorney 10
Hartman of Los Angeles, of counse
for the Mcnamara brothers and Nj
Manigal, announced at the Jail toda
after an interview with all three pri'
oners that they plead not guilty to d!
namiting and that defense was pre-
pared to prove that the Los Angelo
Times newspaper plant was destroye
by gas and not by dynamite.
Burns Laughs at kidnap Talk.
Chicago, April 27.-William
Burns, the detective Who brougt
about the arrest of the alleged dyn
miters of the Los Angeles Time
building and was arrested in Indi
napolis on charge Of kidnapping th
prisoners, is in Chicago resting an
preparing to go to Los Angeles an
prosecute the men he arrested
Mr.. Burns brought with him fro
indianapolis two suitcases full OF ey