The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-24
LAB0RINsIsTsMEN
WERE KIDNAPPED On
DYNAMITE CHARGE
Union Officials Say ]. J. McNamara,
J. W. McNamara and McManigal
Were Abducted and Rushed
To Los Angeles For Trial.
Mchanigal Is Said To Have Laid
Bare Secrets Of Dynamiters in
Detroit and Other Places.

Detroit and Other Places.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-
It 10 reported here today that the
man known az David caplan, the
rourth man wanted In connection
with the Los Angeles Times
dynamitins, 10 already under ar
rest somewhere In the east and
VIII be rushed to Los Angeles az
soon az the two McNamaras and
Mechanical reach there.
TOLEDO, Ohio, April 24-At
1910 o'clock this afternoon. De-
tective William J. Burns and one
OF his assistants went to the
Union depot here and seized Z
grip which, they declare, belong
ed to one OF the three men under
arrest, and on their way to Los
Angeles, Cal. The grip was taken
Immediately to the central po-
lice station, where its contents
are being examined.
CHICAGO, April 24.-Chicago Ia
Dor leaders today are denouncing the
Russian police methods used In
smuggling John j. McNamara, secre-
tary OF the International Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers union: hff
brother, James w. Mcnamara, and
Ortie K. McManigal, back TO the Pa
cific coast where. at Los Angeles.
they are to face the charge OF blow
Ing up 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 60
page typewritten confession OF guilt
from McManigal. too, are denounced
by labor union leaders.
IL was predicted here early today
that labor would rally to the support
OF the accused men and that q mon
ster fund at once would be raised for
their defense. Under the California
law, prisoners extradited from other
states. must be given trials within
60 days from the time OF their ar
rival In California.
When James w. Mcnamara, or
Cincinnati, and Ortie McManigal, OF
Chicago. said to have been the trav-
cling dynamiters. were arrested in
Detroit. on April ~. they were chars-
ed, as a blind. with being wanted in
Chicago for safe blowing. As NO
such crime was ever committed by
the men. the labor leaders declare
1t illegal to bring them back to Chi
cago for such an offense which did
not exist
The men knew they were innocent
OF safe blowing Job in Chicago
and are said to have agreed readily
to come back. signing waivers of ex-
tradition without complaint McNa-
mara, however, evidently suspected q
plant" before he left Detroit, for he
tried to get the station agent there
to aid in his release, claiming he was
being kidnapped. In spite OF his pro-
tests, he was rushed to Chicago.
With the three prisoners under
heavy guard being rushed secretly
back to the coast, interest here to-
day centers in the secret method or
their arrest and the third degree
methods used in securing the al
legged confession from Mechanical.
Those who have seen this remark
able document declare the startling
confession OF Harry Orchard In the
Couer D'Alene outrages pales into in
significance. More than 100 lives, It
Is said, are admitted to have been
taken by this alleged gang OF dyna-
miters, while the confession tells OF
property losses of more than 81, ,5OO.-
900 from dynamite explosions.
Hpro tho 0aaa ron chad f,.rx. xxubf~k
smacked OF the Russian police meth
DDS, labor leaders declare. Instead
of being taken to police headquarters,
the men were taken to the home OF
Detective William Reed, In South Chi
cago. They were separated and viii
liam j. Burns, OF the Burns National
Detective Agency, his assistants and
city detectives began putting them
through am interminable Third de-
gree"
For hours the officers fired ques-
tions at the prisoners, sweating
them, 1t 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, IL Is said McMani-
gal broke down. A stenographer was
summoned and McManigal is said to
have told his story. For hours he
talked. 1t is said, describing what he
said was q long series of bomb out
RACES.
Says Men Were Not Mistreated.
Capt. Stephen Wood, chief or the
Chicago detective bureau, denied to-
day to the United Press the charge
that the men were mistreated.
Mcnamara and McManigal wero
brought here from Detroit by Detec-
tives Reed and Beddinger Of my force.
who. however, were acting under the
direction of William ]. Burns, Of tho
Burns agency. BY the time they reach-
ed Chicago McManigal was ready to
confess. II was at his own suggestion
that he and Mcnamara were taken to
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