Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-28
Report From Los Angeles
Is McManigIe Confessed

NEW YORK, April 2s.-A special dis
York Times says:
For more than three hours yesterday
afternoon Ortie McManigle sat in a COM
Portable chair in District Attorney Fred
ericks Office and betrayed his compan-
ions, John ]. Mcnamara and his brother,
James B. Mcnamara, accused Of compile
ity In dynamfting the Los Angeles Times
building last October. For three hours
he talked, in q monotonous tone. telling
the details Of the crimes he he was also
accused OF having committed. and while
he talked Judge Hilton. the attorney Tor
the prisoners. was receiving delegations
Of reporters from all over the country
and assuring them that McManigie had
not confessed. would not confess. and
had declared that any statement to the
contrary was fabric Of lies manufac-
tured out of whole cloth and published
by the foes of union labor
Shortly before MoManigle was taken
into the district attorneys once for his
confession James B. Mcnamara was
positively identified as James B. Bryce
by Mrs. NJ. II. Ingersoll. 1t was the sec
ond attempt on the part of the woman to
identify Mcnamara as the man who had
boarded at her home in San Francisco.
and who is accused Of having purchased
|4he dynamite that was used to wreck the
building of the Los Angeles Times.
Mcnamara was unaware OF the pres
ence of the woman in the Jail, and while
he was kept in the main office talking to
a number Of detectives Mrs. Ingersoll
stood outside in one OF the halls and care
fully scanned his face. After an inspec-
ton that lasted fully ten minutes Nc
Namara was returned to his cell. and the
woman taken to the district attorneys Of
flee. For a time she was closeted with
Mr.. Fredericks, and later sent home In
an automobile.
/ As soon as she left the building 1t was
announced that she had positively iden-
titled Mcnamara as Bryce. The authori-
ties declared that this Identification
dence connecting Mcnamara with the
destruction Of the Times building.
McManigle "Ready to squeal."
Early In the morning It was whispered
through the Jail and the county court
house that McManigle had sent for De-
tective Capt. Paul F'lammer, c. j. Smith.
W. ]. Burns assistant in the Chicago
office and the district attorney, and an
nounced that he was ready to squeal'
At first this was denied by the authori-
ties, but added color was given to the
report, when, shortly after i o'clock, Nc
Manigle was taken into Capt Frederick's
private office, a guard OF police Stationed
at the door, and the official stenographer
was sent for McManigle was under tho
personal escort of Under Sheriff Brain
and Jailer George Gallagher
1t was after o'clock when the party
broke up McManigle looking white and
frightened for the first time since his ar
rival here, FrederickS and Flammer ex-
ultant and Brain triumphant.
YES he's confessed practically all that
we want to know" said one of the de-
tectiyes present at the interview.
Later is was learned that McManlgie
had admitted more than fifteen Jobs
done by himself. either with or without
assistance implicated James B. McNam-
ara in the explosion of the Times build
ing. the bomb explosion at the plant OF
the Iroquois Iron Company In South Chi
cago February "a. the partial wrecking
of the viaduct on the Mckinley traction
system at Springfield, ILL.,. March 8. the
Milwaukee Western Fuel Company. ~
Milwaukee. March 16. the wrecking or
the ore conveyor of Richards & Mather
at North Randall. Ohio. and more than
a score of other explosions. some of which
the listeners to the confession had never
thought of connecting the trio with.
..What do you think they will do to me
if 1 turn states evidence Is the ques-
have opened his negotiations with Under
Sheriff Brain. to whom he first spoke OF
confessing.
rs that what you are planning to DOR
Brain replied
Wants to Tell Whole Truth.
"Yes," answered McManigle, II want 70
tell the whole truth at once about this
business. What will they do to me Il
tell?"
II cannot tell you that" Brain is ~
norted to have replied. 'It il not up to
me. Better confess through and through
and be done with it. 1t will probably
help your case.
"That's the way have figured 1t out.
MoManigle answered. and then remained
quiet for q time. They wanted me to
soueal this morning he then said. but
wouldn't. They didn't get the real
goods in Chicago. and-but I'll give 1t now
IL you'll go along with me-"
Brain called the tailer. and together
they escorted the pris6ner to the office.
He was very calm and, for him. subdued.
McMandsle began BY repeating his dec.