Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-28
NJ 'NANARA SAYS
TIME WILL TELL
ASKS SUSPENSION or JUDGMENT
UNTIL DEFENSE Is MADE.
Jailed MAN IN Statement
SAYS Action Is Attempt 20 Discrcdlt
Organized Labor But Remain
ing Stauncl,--PrCdiCts Failure.

ing stauncls--rrcdicts Failure.
By Associated Prers
Los Angeles Calf April 21-John
j. Mcnamara, secretary of
the International Bridge and Struct-
ural Iron Workers Association gave
his first authorized personal opinion
of his arrest today IN a statement that
he wrote ana sent out to tho Associ-
atod Press by his attorney Q. Hilton
The statement follows;
"To the Brotherhood OF Organized
Labor In California and the United
States;
"In this second attempt TO crush
and dscrcdit the cause we represent
| realize fully the desperation Of the
enemies Of labor nrrayed against u.s.
but | am Of good heart for II will fail.
"That | am Innocent Of any lnfrac-
tion Of the law In word or act needs
no emphasis from me. for the truth is
might and will prevail right speedily
and for It | shall contcntedly walt
"I send TO all brothers and friends
Of union labor the world over my ear
nest affectlonate greeting with the as
surauCe that there is no yillauy or con-
spiracy possible Of which we are afraid
81 am also confident that IL is not
asking to much Of the public to sus-
pend Judgment In these matters until
opportunity for a fun and fair de-
fense has been afforded,
(Slgnod) "J j. Mcnamara"
Legal Battle Takes Shape.
b. Los Angeles, Cal, April Fly
far as the defense Is concerned, 1t was
announced by counsel tonight that the
case of the alleged dynamite conspira-
tors shall be conducted on the theory
that there Is Harry Orchard prob
lem to be dealt with in the fOrthcom-
Ing legal battle for the lives of John
j. Mcnamara, secretary Of the Inter
national Structural Bridge aud Iron
Workers Association and his brother
James.
The two McNamaras are now the
only clients of the attorneys retained
by the labor organizations and the fire
OF their legal defenders will be turned
upon Ortie Mechanical the man Who
? was placed in jail with them yester-
day as an accused fellow conspirator
McManigul, about whose alleged con.
fesslon 50 much has been written anc
said, was examined for three hours
today by District Attorney John ID
E'redericks.
Attorney o. N. Hilton, chief coun
sci Of the Western Federation o.
Miners, said this afternoon that h
was convinced that McManigal mad,
sworn statement at that time, pur
porting to fix the guilt Of the Time
explosion and other dynamite catas
a trophies. The statement of Dlstric
Q Attorney Frederlcks were considered
!. significant, but not conclusive, bu
!, Hilton declared that the state Nigh
/ be in tho position Of having an ALLEGED
a confessp' Nat was denied before
a hand hicf author of It.
McMahigal will have no attorney, n
least no told Hilton 80 when the latte
called at the jail today and later Dis
tIlct Attorney E'rederlcks made tn
2 statement for him,
, Il knew there was to be a confes
sion' said hilton, "as soon as l talko'
, with NoMahlghl
lie said ho would not engage an at
torney until he had seen Burns, tn
man who had arrested him"
, "Then iu tho presence Of com
, petent witnesses 1 asked McMlniga
> whether j had ever made pur
:. ported confession or expected TO max
. one. Ho answered he had not an
. would not make one. Twenty minute
/. later he was in the district attorney
. office
I. 81 made It a point to see McManlga
(. first Now, II an alleged confosslo
= is presented In court we will be In
position to present to the jury
denial"
MI Hilton denied that he ha
stated, as was reported today, that h
knew immunity had been granted Nc
ManigaL When asked whether tn
prisoner had exaotod freedom for Tn
price OF turning states evidence, Dis
trlct Attorney Fredericks replied 8
the negative. In addition TO the al
legged confession feature, other lines q
attacks and defense I'm the case Do
gan developing today
According 10 District Attorns Fred
Z ericks Mrs Ingersol the s fran
cisco boarding house k, U con-
pleted her Identification 8meB Nc
Namaru as James Br' and slgne
an affidavit TO that l.aL on III
. other side II was 't,t oy Attorno
Jobo Hartman, vi eas with Hilto
at tho conforerc w..h tho prisoner
that defense would bs made on II
point that .le lines plant was d,
stroyed fl twenty-ono Of It's me
slain, By ,Eplosion Of gas which, i
said. they hud evidence 10 establish