The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-27
. Morbid People Form Great Jams When Al
legged Dynamiters Alight in Los Angeles.
UNION MEN ARE PRESENT BUT NO TROUBLE OCCURS
Mrs Iqgersol Boarding Keeper, Identifies James
Mcnamara Bryce, One Of the Long -Sought-for
Conspirators -Great and Important Legal
Battle Is in Sight

Los Angeles. April 2G.--John J. Me-
Namara, secretary of the International
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
association: his brother. James B. Me-
Namara. and Ortie T. McManigal, the
alleged dynamite conspirators. accused
of having blown up the Times news
paper plant last October, which killed
II men. are IN the Los Angeles county
Jail torrght In separate cells. sur
rounded by extra guards All three are
chargcdwith deliberate and conspired
murder.
Th ir arrival today. after n sonsa-
tional journey In irons from Indian
apolis and Chicago. signalizes the be-
ginning Of what is expected to be
desperate struggle. upon the outcome
of which depends not only the lives
of the accused mn. but also to some
extent the deep interests Of organized
labor In this country; Notwithstanding
which. to date, absolutely no definite
arrangements have been made to in
itiate their defense.
No Attorneys Visit.
Before 3 o'clock this afternoon all
three mn were behind the bars OF
the county prison three blocks from
the ruins OF the dynamited newspaper
building, but no attorneys came to
visit and consult them. and there will
not be any conferences between the
accused IN n and counsel until tomor-
row.
II is not known when the prisoners
VIII be arrigncd. and District Attor-
ney John -. Fredercks, who said yes
terday that the state was ready To go
To trial at once. announced that this
formality would now await the con-
venience of the defense.
o. NJ Hilton. chief counsel of the
Western Federation of Miners. who
came here yesterday, presumably to
join counsel for the defense, started
today 10 establish headquarters and II
working force to launch the battle, but
stopped all preparations when he re-
cciveHa telegram from President Ryan
of the iron workers association say
ing that all matters pertaining to the
defense of the international secretary
and his reputed confederates were in
the hands Of indianapolis lawyers.
Fund Pledged to D.fense.
There is almost an infinity OF
things suffering to be done at once"
said Attorney Hilton. But. although
this Is a struggle that means much to
union labor. as well as life or death
to the accused. there have been no
preparations and there Is no money I'm
sight except the fund aggrcgating
s250,000 pledged by President, Meyer
of the Western Federation of Miners
II Will walt until tomorrow. Then
II nothing transprcs, | shall go back
to my home In Pomona and wait until
tcchnicalitics are swept away and the
case comes, as popular opinion Will de-
mand II finally must. to trial on its
merits"
The alleged conspirators arrived at
the jail this afternoon In automobiles
after running the gauntlet of two
crushing crowds which In their eager
ness to get glimpse Of the prisoners
overbore the efforts of more than Il
score of detc ctives and deputy sheriffs
detailed to hold them back
The men were taken from tho Cali
fornia limited train, which had car
rled them from the cast. at Pasadena
and In the nine mile trip To the county
Jail by automobile. speed laws Were
absolutely disregarded
Separate Compartments.
During the trip from Dodge City
Kan, where John Mcnamara board d
the train bearing his brother and Nc
Manigal. the three men were kept In
separate compartments. james knew
that his brother was under st, be-
cause he caught a glimpse of him as