The Detroit times., 1911-04-29
Supplies Detailed Account of Many
l0utrages Which He Lays to Nc
Namaras and Himself and
Explains Time Clock"
System.
Attorneys For McNamaras Say He Is
Trying TO Save Himself and Brand
Him As Another Harry Orchard.

VI yesterudys DlSlFlct attorney fTeu-
ricks today began preparing the
states case against John j. and james
Mcnamara on charges OF dynamiting
the plant OF the Los Angeles Times
last October
Two stenographers under Frede-
,ricks' personal direction, today made
five copies OF the confession, In
which McManigal alleged that SO dy-
namiting Jobs, involving property
damage OF $4,000, 600, had been carried
out since 1909.
McManigal declared that James
Mcnamara alone dynamited the Los
Angeles Times building, and that the
other suspects, Caplin and Schmidt,
were not in Los Angeles at the time,
having only acted as accomplices In
securing the necessary dynamite from
the Giant Powder plant. McManigal
declared that James Mcnamara was
actually on train four hours out to-
wards San Francisco when The Times
explosion occurred, but that this re-
moteness from the scene was made
possible w the clockwork apparatus
attached To the bombs used.
McManigal declared that John j..
Mcnamara was the guiding spirit OF
all the dynamitings and was also the
h official paymaster John Mcnamara
knew the value of the time-clock dyna-
: hitting plan and urged the use OF this
plan on all occasions, according TO
the confession. McManigal declared
John always pointed out that only In
this way could the dynamiters prove
an alibi.
McManigal asserted further that he
always got 5000 in advance of each
explosion and more later, sometimes
bringing the total payments for sin
gle explosion up TO $1,000.
McManigal was cool throughout his
whole statement To-day he asked
the authorities not TO permit any
labor leaders TO see him.
According 10 Fredricks the most i'm
portant dynamitings McManigal con-
fessed were:
l9O6--October 13, Engine p v.
Company railroad, Clarion, Pa; Oc-
tober 80. Baltimore & Ohio bridge.
Youngstown, Ohio.
19O7-December 81, Cleveland Short
Line bridge, Cuyahoga county, Ohio.
1gOS--April /, tried to dynamite
Blackwells Island bridge, New York;
August 6, Illinois Central bridge over
Calumet river, Chicago: September
18, tried TO dynamite hoisting engine
on the Chicago Junction railroad; De-
cember 8, steel corporations house.
Struthers. Ohio
1910--October l. Los Angeles Times
dynamiting: October 5, West End
hotel, Kansas City; October l9.
Charles X. Henry's residence. Port
land, Ore; December 20, Llewellyn
Iron Works. Los Angeles.
1911-February "a, lroquois Iron
Works, South Chicago; March l. West
ern Fuel Co., Milwaukee; March 16.
coal hoisting plant, erected by Heyi
a. Patterson Co.: April 1, Municipal
building, Springfield Mass.
McManigal explained his mention OF
the Times dynamiting in his confes-
sion by saying he personally did not
participate in that explosion. but that
James Mcnamara had told him the
details. McManigal said he was un-
certain who placed the bombs found
at the homes OF Gen Otis and F. j.
Zeehandelaer and how they were
placed. He said today that he be-
lieyed Caplin might have placed these
bombs, though In his formal confess
: sion he declared Caplin did not come
to Los Angeles at all.
Attorney Hartman declared that
not only was McManiga in close
touch with Detective Burns, but that
Burns paid him money after his con-
fession. Hartman declared Burns
promised McManigal to take care oil
him whatever happened"
McManigal's statement TO Attorney
Hilton yesterday that he did not make
any confession and did not intend 10
make any evidently perturbed District
Attorney Fredericks today. He had
McManigal rushed to his Office and
had his entire story taken down by
stenographers again.
Although Attorney Hilton and his
associate, Job Hartman, today admit
ted that Ortie McManigal. one Of the
three prisoners brought here in con-
nection with the Los Angeles Times
dynamiting has made complete
confession" regarding his alleged par.
ticipation I'm the affair, counsel for the
defense assert that such a confession
will be useless In trial.
Hilton declares he has already viii
ated il by a denial by McManigal In
the presence of competent witnesses.
II was made clear today that from
this time forth, Hilton and Hartman
win not regard McManigal as one OF
the defendants, but will attack him a.
bitterly ns any other state witness.
They regard McManigal as a sec
ond Harry Orchard, whose action In
turning states evidence has made the
defense all the more difficult. Hilton
declares, however. that he hopes 70
prove that McManigal's statement was
inspired solely by the hope OF Inn
munity and that the prisoner is pre-
pared to swear away the lives OF
his two comrades to guarantee his
own safety.
District Attorney Fredericks declar
ed McManigal has positively made q
full confession TO him In the presence
of a notary and a stenographer, but he
denied with considerable heat thai
the prisoner had been coerced.
Attaches at the district attorneys
once declared. the confession hat
been made freely and voluntarily.
The district attorney also reiterated
his announcement of yesterday tha
, Mrs. ID. II. Ingersoll had positively
identified James Mcnamara as James
Bryce"
Most of today was devoted by the
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