Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-08
Subpoeuas for 1928 Wit
nesses for the Federal
Grand Jury.
SEE WIDE CONSPIRACY
J. B. Mcnamara Said to Have
Directed Placing of Bombs
in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. S.-To
clean up the Pacific coast of dyna-
miters and their sympathizers seems
to be the special object at present /
of the federal grand jury. In line
with this work, United States deputy
marsnals are searching for 12S wit
nesses subpoenaed to appear before
the grand jury on that body's sec
ond day of investigation into the
sources OF an alleged nationwide
dynamite conspiracy.
STORY OF MMANIGAL.
Ortie z. McManigal, who confessed
to many dynamitings, occupied the,
entire time OF that body yesterday
in telling his story and Is likely TO
be recalled today. IL is asserted by
n detective who worked on the case
that ]. B. Mcnamara superintended
the placing OF bombs at the homes
OF General Otis, proprietor of the
Los Angeles Times. and Felix Zee
handler, secretary OF the Merchants
and Manufacturers association. He
and his brother are still in jail here,
and the time of their departure for
San Quentin has not yet been de-
cided.
McNAMARA's BOAST Anglers.
1--WE got hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars and the American FEEDER
alton of Labor back of me. It took
only $4,000 TO clear Vincent Alt
man OF Chicago, and IL they could
not convict him they can't convict
me-
This boast, attuihlke9 by~Malcolm
McI4aren, detective, TO James b. Nc
Namara as the latter was being
taken on a train from Detroit to
Chicago the night OF April IL last,
caused Ortie E. McManigal to con-
fess,
DETECTIVE TELLS OF ARREST.
Malcolm McLaren, the detective
who arrested ]. b. Mcnamara and
McManigal and who has been in
close cooperation with Oscar Lawler,
the special prosecutor OF the govern
ment, stayed outside the grand jury
chamber waiting for McManigal.
While waiting, McI4aren gave a com
plete version, new in important de
tails, OF circumstances which led to
the arrest of McManigal with Nc
Namara in Detroit and how the
thoughtiessness Of James B. McNa-
mara on the journey from Detroit
to Chicago gave the detectives
ground for persuading McManigal tc
confess.
Describing the Journey from De
troit, Mr.. McLaren said:
1--WE left the night of April IL II
a drawing room. Ban Johnson
Comiskey and other baseball mag
mates were on the train coming from
the opening of the league season
OF course, they knew the detective
sergeant with us, and we had to tel
them who We had. We said the!
were a couple of 'yeggs' whom W.
had arrested for safe cracking.
James B. resented that remark
and said to us In the drawing room
that he had never blown up a saf
or robbed one in his life, and tha
every dollar had been paid to hin
by the man upstairs
REFERS To ALTMAN CASE.
"He got bit talkative then AM
said:
I'm another Vincent Altman.
took $4,000 to clear him and Nv
got hundreds of thousands of dollar
and the American Federation c
Labor back of me. Clarence S. Dal
row will be my attorney. They di
not convict Altman and they neve
can convict me- You fellows don
want me for safe blowing Yo
want me for that Job in Los Al
geles'
Here Il was that McManig'
reached from the top berth an
grabbed Mcnamara by the hair. sa!
ing: Say. fellow. do you kno
what you are talking aboutT
~ know what I'm talking abou
you pin head answered ]. B.. an
NcSianigal dropped back into h
berth with the remark: "All righ
II you do, go ahead
THE next night at O'Clock NJ
Nanigal sent for Mr.. Burns. and
the presence OF secretary gave n
chief a long statement. That W;
how the confession was made. "
rad prepared 20 have him tell IL {
the stand in the trial. but now u
federal government can use it"
BUCHANAN DECEIVED, SAYS.
Washington. Dec. S.-Representati'
Puchapan Of Illinois. former presideI
Of the Bridge and Structural Iror
Workers union. whose name was lin
cd with the Mcnamara case in an /