The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-28
Contradictions Regarding Alleged Confession
Will Form Basis of Fight for
Accused Brothers.
MRS. |NGERSOLL SAID TO HAVE IDENTIFIED BRYCE
District Attorney Says Boarding House Keeper Has Signed
Affidavit Saying That McNamara and Bryce Are
the Same-Labor Attorneys Maintain
Gas Caused Times Explosion.

Los Angeles. April 27.--So far as the
defense is concerned It vas announced
By council tonight that the case of the
alleged dynamite conspirators will be
conducted hcncefofth upon 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 Bridge & Structural 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 legal
fire Of their defenders will be turned
upon Ortic McManigal. the man who
was placed In Jail with them yesterday
as an accused fellow -conspirator.
McManigal. about whose alleged con
fession so much has been said and
written. was examined for three hours
today by District Attorney John d.
Fredericks. Attorney O. j.. Hilton,
chief counsel OF the Western Fedora
tion of Miners said this afternoon that
he was convinced that McManigal
made sworn statements at that time,
purportins to fix the guilt of the
Times explosion and other dynamite
outragcs upon the labor leader and his
brother. The statements OF District
Attorney f'redcrieks In this connec-
tion were considered significant, but
not conclusive
But Hilton declared that the state
might be in the position of having an
alleged confession that was denied be-
forchand by the author of 1t.
No Attorney for McManisai.
McManlgal will have no attorney. At
least he told Hilton so when the latter
called upon him at the Jail today, and
1eter District Attorney Fredcrcks made
the same statement for him.
II knew that there was TO I've a con
fesslon,'" said Hilton. ''as soon as
talked with McManigai He said he
would not engage an attorney until he
had seen Burns. the man who arrested
him.
i knew something was up and then
In the presence of competent witnesses
] asked McMangal the direct question
whether he had ever made q purported
confession or expected. to make one
lie answered that he had not made a
confession and would not make one.
Twenty minutes later he was In the
district attorneys office. making a
statement to shorthand reporters.
Il made 1t point to see McManigal
first. Now If an alleged confession Is
presented in court we will be In a
position to present to the jury de-
NAL.
No Immunity.
Mr. Hilton denied that lie had stated,
as was reported today. that he knew
immunity had been granted McMan-
isa'. When asked whether the prisoner
had exacted freedom as the price Of
turning states evidence. District At
torney Fredericks replied emphatically
Not by d. sight"
In addition to the alleged confession
feature other lines of attack and de-
fense In the case began developing to-
day. According to District Attorney
f'rederlcks, Mrs. Ingcrsoil, the San
Francisco boarding house Keeper, com
peted her Identification of James Nc
Namara as j. II. Bryce. and signed an
affidavit TO that effect. In conse-
quencc. the woman Is expected to play
conspicuous part I'm the forthcom