The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-07-15
TQRTURIhG A WOMAN
TO TEST|FO FALSELY
Third Degree Given Mrs. Nc
Manigal. By Grand Jury
Aided By Burns sleuths.
WOMAN Is THREATENED
WITH CONTEMPT ACTION
Attorneys for the McNamaras
Publicly Denounce Methods
Employed.

to Labor World 1T is stated that
contempt proceedings will be insti-
tuted against Mrs Ohtie e. Manigal,
for refusing to answer questions be-
fore the grand jury, Mrs McManigal
has been before the grand jury and
subjected to such q severe ordeal in
an effort to make her testify that she
was taken from the grand jury room
in a fainting condition and Attorney
Darrow, Scott and Davis took her to
the elevator to leave the court house.
Burns detectives tried to enter the
elevator but were stopped by Attorney
JOS. Scott, who said: This woman is
in care Of a doctor. She is ILL., You
cannot poster her further now. II
you try to enter this elevator, it will
be over my body."A statement has
been signed by Clarence Darrow, Job
Hartman, LeCompte Davis and JOS.
Scott, attorneys for Mrs. McManigal
and the McNamaras. as follows: .
while we recognize that the So
called dynamite cases should be
tried in the courts and not in the
newspapers, we feel statement is
due the fair-minded citizens of this
community from us as attorneys for
the defense.
Opinion Of ATTORNEYS.
1T is difficult to characterize in
temperate language our opinion Of
the treatment accorded Mrs. Mo-
McManlgal when before the grand
jury. Knowing that she was acting
under our advice not to testify, for
wellknown 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 side door un-
awares into the presence Of her hus-
band, three or four deputy sheriffs
and Representatives OF Detective Burns
Half Hour Torture. "+
Then for an hour and a half she
was tortured to such q state Of men
tai and bodily extremity that she
finally tainted and a physician was
called in and had to- give her an half
hours medical treatment before she
was in a condition to go htme. Dur
ing all Of this time she was at the
mercy of these men, masquerading
as officers Of the law, who were
without right of any kind whatsoever
to SO detain her. A great deal has
been said about the horrors Of the
third degree administered to- men
! charged with q grave offense, but
we did not think it possible that such
! an attempt would be made in Cali
fornia, upon a woman against whom
no charge has been made. =,
Given Due Notice. >s =, -
I'VE want to serve notice in this
public way on the district attorney
and his harde Of private detectives,
that Mrs. McManigal will not set foot
again in the jury room to be subject
| ed to any further indignity and tor
ture, except by direct order Of the
court, and it will be our business at
the first available opportunity to in
terrogate the grand jury as to
whether they were aware Of this out
rageous proceeding Of the district at
torney, and II SO, to challenge the
qualifications Of such grand jury as
being untitled to sit dispassionately
and clamly without perjudice upon
charges affecting the defendants in
these cases. From one end Of the
country to the other, from ex-Presi-
dent 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 hypocritical. We appeal, there
fore, to the fairness Of the citizens
Of this community who are DESTROYS
Of seeing the majesty Of the law sus-
tanned and indicated, that they con-
denim this abuse Of the constitutions
rights Of this unfortunate woman