The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-04-24

Chicago, April 24-Labor leaders are,
sian police methods" used in SNUG
Cling John J. Mcnamara, secretary
OF the international Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers Union, his
brother, James W. Mcnamara and Or
tie E. McManigal back to the Pacific
coast where at Los Angeles they are
to face the charge Of blowing the
plant of the Los Angeles Times and
killing more than a score of persons.
The third degree" methods used in
securing what Is said to be 80 page
typewritten confession of guilt from
McManigal, are denounced by labor
union leaders.
1t was predicted here, early today.
that labor would rally to the support
of the accused men and that a mon
ster fund would at once be raised for
their defense. Under the California
law prisoners extradited from other
states must be given trials within six
ty days from the time of their arrival
in California. With the three prison
ers under heavy guard being rushed
secretly back to theS coast, interest
here, today, centers on the method or
their arrest and the third degree, US
ed in securing the alleged confession
from McManigaI. Those who have
seen this remarkable document declare
that the startling confession Of Harry
Orchard in the Cour D'Alene outrages
pales into insignificance. More than
100 lives, it is said, are admitted to
have been taken by the alleged gang
Of dynamiters and the confession tells
of property losses of more than $780,
600 from dynamite explosions.
When John J. Mcnamara. Of Gin
81, Nd
to have been the travelling dynamit- :
ers, were arrested>fn Detroit, On April
%, they were charged. as blind,
with being wanted in Chicago for safe
blowing AS no such crime was ever
committed by the men, the labor lead
ers declare 1t was illegal to bring them
back to Chicago for such an offense
which did not exist.
The men knew they were innocent
OF safeblowing Job in Chicago and
are said to have agreed readily to
come back, signing waivers of extradl-
ton without complaint.
In Chicago the case assumed a turn
which smacked of the Russian police
methods. labor leaders declare. In
stead of being taken to police head
quarters, the men were taken to the
home of Detective William Reed, in
South Chicago. They were separated
and William J. Burns, Of the Burns
tant and city detectives began putting
them through an interminable third
degree" For hours the officers put
questions to the prisoners, sweating
them, it is charged by all the meth
ods known to the police. Mcnamara
always protesting his innocence, re-
fused. to talk. After hours of con-
slant questioning, it is said McMani-
gal broke down. A stenographer was
summoned and McManigal is said to
have told his story.
For hours he talked, it is said, des-
cribing what he declared was a long
series of bomb outrages.
Captain stephen Wood, chief of the
Chicago Detective Bureau, denied to-
day, to the United Press, the charge
that the men were mistreated.
Mcnamara and McManigal were
brought here from Detroit by Detec-
tives Reed and Beddinger Of my force,
who have been tracing them under
direction of William J. Burns. of the
reached Chicago McManigal was ready
to confess. 1t was at his own sugges-
ton that he and Mcnamara were TAX
en- to Reeds home. They naturally
did not want to spend a week or more
in a tiny cell in police headquarters
if they could have good beds in pri-
vate house.
'McManigal wanted a lot of time
to consider the confession and wanted
to confer with Mcnamara regarding
details Of it They worked for a week
in Reeds home and were treated more
like guests than prisoners, though or
course, they We're under constant sur
veillance. There was no need for
third degree methods. McManigal
was already willing to tell all he
knew The men positively were not
rnistreated or bulldozed. They were
not in the custody Of our police de-
partment, they We're held by city de-
tectives working at the time for the
Burns Agency. I was not at the
house but I had constant reports and
know they were well treated. Nc
Manigal had stenographer with him
for more than a week and was COM
PEELED to consult numerous memoran-
dunn books and papers and to think
for long time on numerous occasions
ming story of his crimes. The confes-
sion takes up 80 pages Of foolscap
paper closely written.
Reed and Beddinger, still acting fo c
the Burns Agency, are taking Nc
Namara and McManisal to the coast" "
The Chicago police report a lot of
clock work arrangements found in the
workshop of McManigal in the rear
of his home 414 South Sangamon
street. One almost complete clock
with a peculiar looking screw fasten-
ed to the back was found. The de-
tectives declare this mechanism could
have been used for nothing except a
tremendous explosion. 1t was seized
and sent to the coast for use in the
trial. McManigal was arrested here
several months ago to explain possess
sion OF a large quantity of brass
which he stored in the workshop. He
was released without trial The police
Il 4 -Nff %
day. to locate a woman who was seen
often in McNamara's company when
the latter was with McManigal and
Mrs McManigal. The officers say
she knows more about the movements
of Mcnamara and would prove val
liable witness.
1t is admitted, today that McNa-
mara and McManieal had been under
police surveillance here for more than
two months and that every movement