The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-23

OrtIe f.. McManIgal of Chicago, and
when he returned TO Peoria he sur
rounded McManigal 5 home here with
watchers.
McMauigal. in the meantime not
knowing he was being watched. re-
turned 10 Los Angeles with a plan. the
detective claims. of destroying the aux
iliary plant in which the Times was
being issncd 1t is aid he made sew
eraI inspections of the plant, but ap-
parentIy changed his plans,
Detectives Always on Trail.
Just to show his good faith. Burns
declares. McManigal placed an Internal
machine under the plant of the Level
lyn Iron Works in Los Angeles, De
tcctives watching this were unable TO
make use of their knowledge TO pre-.
vent an explosion, being fearful OF
warning the dvuamitcrs of their pres
ence and by putting them on their
guard and prevent nm arrest.
Detectives. closing in on the Chicago
man, followed him to his first mseilng
with James Mcnamara, whom at that
time they knew only rs j. b. Bryce
or Brvson. under which name the ex-
pIosiyes said to have been used IN
blowing up the Times plant was pur-
chased
McManigal and Mcnamara then
came east, the same train bearing the
watchers. The pair went TO Kansas
CITY. to Peoria again. to South Chicago,
to Milwaukee and dozen, other points,
always carrying mysterious suitcase
which, it was later learned. contained
the clockwork basis from which the IN
fernal mac chimes were formed. Finally
the pair went TO Indianapolis, where
interviews were held with Secretary
John Mcnamara, the first time he had
appeared iii any connection with the
dynamitin".
Conference in Saloon.
The first two visited Secretary Nc
Namara s office at New York and held
long consultations The next day See
retary Mcnamara kept an appointment
with the two in "A street near his office
and the three went into another con-
| sutation in a saloon.
Then McManigal and James Nc
! Namara again went to Kansas City and,
| following them, watchers found a
tplant' - arranged under n new bridge
and by throwing a quantity of the nitro.
| glycerinc, found there, into the waters
below prevented another explosion
From time to time frequent visits
were made by the two men TO the of
| fee of Secretary Mcnamara in Indian
apolis. the detectives gaining new evi.
dence and preparing for roundup.
They followed McManigal TO Toledo
where he was Joined by James Nc
Namara. The two then departed foT
Detroit, both carrying heavy. suitcases
Watchers i'll Detroit had Informed
| Burns, the officials assert. that an at
tempt would be made so wreck the new
$2,000,0o0 terminal and it was de
| b
detectives were asked to aid in the ar
rests and Detectives Biddinger ano
Reed were sent.
Real Charges Kept Secret.
Mcnamara and McManigal were ar
rested by the Chicago detectives 6Anc
told they were wanted here for safe
blowing. Confident they could prove
an alibi on this CHARGE, the men made
light resistance. Fear that premature
disclosure of the facts behind the ar
rests would complicate proceedings II
the arrest Of Secretary Mcnamara, wh'
already had been secrctlr indicted b,
a Los An~nlcs grand jury, prevented
the authorities making the prisoners nc
uuainted with the real nature Of tn
charges against them.
On their way here the men. however
became moody and suspicious and Me
NdHldTd stdItieu VIC Ioiicc WIN tH
question:;
''Sav, is it for the Los Angeles io
YOU fellows want us''
The men resisted attempts TO fore
confession from them
Raymond Burns, son Of William j
Burns, said Mcnamara had offered hin
S20.0 900 and later 100000 for the liber
alton of himself and McManigal. TIL
story of the offered bribe was said +
have been heard by the Chicago officer
and verified by them
Believes Her Husband Innocent.
Mrs. McManigal tonight declared he
belief An her husband s innocence. Wit
her two children. girl of and a bo
Of ) years. she was found here at tn
home of friend.
"Oriie ism t the man they pictur
him. she said. ''and | don I believ
he did it. He had had hard life