The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-07-13
Detectives
Knouv No
Limit
'"rHIItD D;GREE' APPLIED TO
Mrs M'MANIGAL By GRAND
JURY, WITH THE AID OF
BURNS SLEUTHS.
A. F., of L.


Los Angeles, July Sit is stated
that contempt proceedings will be
instituted against Mrs. Ortie E. Nc
Manisal fol. refusing to answer
questions before the grand jury
Mrs. McManigal has been before the
grand jury and subjected to such
severe ordeal in an effort to make
her testify, that she was taken from
the grand jury room in IL faintine
condition and Attorneys Darrow,
Scott and Davis took her to the ele-
vator to leave the court house.
Burns detectives tried to enter the
elevator but were stopped by Attor-
ney Jos. Scott. who said: This wo-
man is in care of doctor. She is
i'll. You cannot poster her further
now If you try to enter this ele-
vator, it will be over my body. A
statement has been signed by Clar-
ence Darrow, Job Hartman. lie
Compte Eavis and JOS Scott, at
torneys for Mrs. McManigal and the
MeNamaras, as follows:
while we recognize that. the So
called dynamite cases should be
tried in the courts and not in the
newspapers, we feel d statement is
due the fair-minded citizens of this
community from us as attorneys for
the defense.
1T is difficult to characterize in
temperate language our opinion of
the treatment accorded Mrs. McMan-
igal when before the grand jury
Knowing that she was acting under
our advice not to testify. for we'll
known statutory reasons, the Dis
trict Attorney for the fourth time
had her in attendance before the
grand jury, and under a subterfuge
that he was going to prepare con-
tempt proceedings against her for
failing to answer his questions. she
was thrust through a side door en-
tirely unawares into the presence Of
her husband, three or four deputy
sheriffs and representatives of De-
tective Burns.
Then for an hour and a half she
was tortured to such a state of men,
tai and bodily extremity that she
finally tainted and a physician was
called in and had to give her a half
hours medical treatment before she
was in a condition to go home.
During all of this time she was at
the mercy of these men. maSquer-
aiding officers of the law. who
We're without right of any kline
whatsoever to so dctain her. A
great deal has been said about the
horrors of the third degree admin
istered to men charged with a grave
offense. but we did not think it pos
sible that such an attempt would be
made in California. upon woman
against whom no charge has been
made.
I've want to serve notice in this
public way on the District Attorney
and his horde of private detectives.
that Mrs. Mechanical will not set
foot again in the jury room to be
subjected to any further indignity
and torture. except by direct ord er
of the court. and it will be our bus
mess at the first available opportun-
ity to interrogate the grand jury as
to whether they were aware of this
outrageous proceedings of the Dis
trict Attorney. and if so. to chal-
lenge the qualifications of such
grand jury as being untitled to sit
dispa and calmly without
prejudice upon charges affecting the
defendants in these cases. From
one end of the country to the other
from ex-President Roosevelt down
in every shade of public print the
cry is "a fair trial for these men
A good deal of this is genuine and
sincere. but some Of it is hypocriti-
ca1 We appeal. therefore. to the
fairness of the citizens Of this COM
munity who are desirouS of seeing
the majesty of the law sustained
and vindicated. that they condemn
this abuse of the constitutional |
rights of this unfortunate woman.
Tyler. Texas. has municipal
meat market which supplies the
people at cost. Looks nice. hut. of
course. it is sure to destroy the
home.