East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-05
SAYS JOHN M'NAMARA
HIRED HIM AS SPY
MAN MAKES
STARTLING CONFESSION
John Delaney Admits That he Made
Plans of Structures to be Destroyed
With Dynamite by Mcnamara
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IurCcs.

NIuskogee, Okla, June 5.-John De-
laney, a structural iron worker has
confessed to Harry Eagen, a repre-
sentative Of the Muskogee police, in
the presence Of Witnesses that he had
been employed by John ]. Mcnamara
recretary and treasurer Of the Inter-
national Association Of Bridge and
Iron Workers Of America, to travel
throughout the country carefully in
81 Getting all structures being erected
by nonuulon labor, securing carefully
made drawings of such structures and
marking the spot with a cross where
dynamite could be most easily placed
and would be most effective.
Delaney in his confession declared !
that it was his duty to forward the |
drawings to John ]. Mcnamara and |
me did forward them. He still has
few such drawings bearing the cross
marks in his possession, with letters
of instruction addressed to him and |
purporting to be signed by Mcnamara
The following is Delaney's written |
confession:
lnlIOuuNIN 10
"I know G. f. Skidmore Of Pitts |
burg. Pa, local No. 3N l met him the
latter part of 1903. We worked to-
gether in Pittsburg Cleveland. Phila-
dephia and New York and Buffalo.
| In the spring of 1906, Mr.. Skidmore
/ by request at Cincinnati met me and
/ We went to Indianapolis, and there l
met Mr. Mcnamara in the local union
! No. %; Mr.. Skidmore gave me this
Introduction TO Mcnamara, and at this
time Mcnamara said to me: You
have been very higly recommended
to- me by Swidmore. and as you are
not afraid of anything / have some
work we can use. you on with your
expenses paid at all times, and good
money besides
AT this time Mcnamara said to me
that he wanted me to look up all
structural iron work that was being
done by nonunion labor, and find
out whether it was very hard to get
at these jobs or not. He promised to
pay me every quarter, my salary to
start from that time. l told him at
this time that I would think the mat
ter over, and then tell him more
definitely later.
Il went from there to Birmingham,
Ala, and l was there about four or
five days, when l received a letter
from Mcnamara asking me If I was
going TO turn this proposition down,
if so to let him know. - he had an
other party that he wanted to put in.
II notified rim I would he back in In
dianapolis as soon as this work was
done that I was working on, and would
take the proposition up with him.
His First job.
The first building | located for
Mcnamara was in Cincinnati, an Of
flee building on Vine street, which is
being erected by nonunion men. l
|, wrote to Mcnamara, sending him a
diagram of mis- office building, show
ing him the point where dynamite
could be placed for the destruction
of the building This building was
blown up by members of the struc-
tural iron workers in January of the
year 1907.
THE next building 1 located for
MIR. Mcnamara was the Viaduct in
Chicago. That was blown up in Feb
ruary of the year 1907. | went from
there to st. Louis and located build
, ing on Seventh street, which was
= blown up at some time later by the
structural iron workers union.
went from there to Denver, reaching
there the 18th day of August, 1909,
| and registered at the st. Joseph no.
I tel, Ninth and Larimer streets.
while at Denver. | received a let
I ter from Mcnamara to go to Salt
t Lake City, and / went, arriving there
the 18th day of November. 1909. /
Registered at the Wabash rooming
I house. While here 1 got two letters
from Mcnamara instructing me that
q would have another party make
I himself known to me with a letter
from Mcnamara, whose name | have
forgotten, and that this party would
blow up the Utah hotel. This build
ing was blown up on the 29th day of
, December at 3 a. m. At the time this
building was blown up | was standing
. one block from 1t. When the explos-
= ion took place | ran toward it, think
ing some one was killed. When
got close to the building l was nearly
= struck by a piece of iron, and began
u to run away, when / was taken up by
. a police officer, who took me before
Chief of Police Barlow and Chief of
Detectives George Sheets. l was
tried in connection with this case and
: given six months in the county Jail
= and a fine of $3.50 l paid $65 and
= the balance was remitted, and served
II the sentence.
Thrown Down.
after leaving the Jail I went to
n Houston, Texas. and there wrote to
n Mcnamara demanding my fee for the
: part that / had taken in these af-
J. fairs. He wrote back to me, refus-
f ing to give me any aid whatever, and
also advised the local secretary to
r take up my union card, No. 397S3
d Since then / have had nothing what
= ever TO do with the union or McNam-
t, ara and give this statement on my
= own account, that justice may be done