The evening world., 1911-05-12
THREATS Of DEATH
IN MNAMARAC CASE
DON'T SCARE Burns
Sent by Every Mail, but Not
by Honest Workingmen,
Detective Says.
CALLS WRITERS CRANKS.
Insists That Confession He
Obtained From McManigal
Is Legal Evidence.
CALLS WRITERS CRANKS.

Threats Of death FOR having caused
the arrest OF the JcNarmara brothers
and ortie Mechanical. whom ne accuses
VI being responsible for the dynamiiing
Of the l. Angeles Times Building, are
received by william J. Burns. the dr.
t~ective. IN nearly every mail. But n
the threats have made any impression
on him he did not display any evidence
~ II to-day at the Herald Square Hotel.
"Of one thing | am sure" Burns told
an Evening World reporter. These let
tiers do not come from reputable and
responsible labor men. | believe every
honest laborlng man Is with me In this
matter. No honest laboring mar Will
countenance murder as part or the pro-
paganda for better conditions"
The way Burns said this left no room
for doubt hat he was sincere In his
statement.
Calls Them cranks.
"Rut n hue and cry had been raised In
radical circles against you for your ac-
ousations against the McNamaras and
Mechanical" the reporter said.
Have those who are making this hue
and cry considered the fact that twenty
one men were killed when the Los An
geles Times Building vas dynamited?'
Burns retorted. The threats ] have
been receiving are from cranks."
Burns made no effort TO conceal his
identity. There Is nothing OF the COM
monly-Rccepted characteristics OF the
''sieuth" about him; nothing f~urtlvc,
nor mysterious. II one did not know
that no was William ]. Burns, the de-
~tective. he might pass for william j.
Burns. successful commercial traveller.
Burns's attention was called 70 n
statement that more evidence would be
required TO convict the men whom he
accuses OF dynamitlng tho Los Angeles
newspaper building than In any case he
has known OF. and another statement In
which he says that the physical evil
dence now In his possesslon-the dynn-
mite found at the union Offices. the keys
found OF the persons Of tho prisoners
ntting the iron boxes containing dyna-
mite. the automatic clocks and the
f~uscs-would be sufficient TO convict II
not another witness was called.
sentiment bdNOTb tUGWs
81 mean by that" no said. "that sen
timent is 30 thoroughly aroused in Los
Angeles In favor of the accused men
hat II will be hard TO convince the pub
lie there OF their guilt. but under ordin-
AIRY circumstances tho evidence W. now
have II sufficient"
"Have the McNamaras said anything
since their arrest hat has helped 20
fasten the charge on them" Burns was
next asked.
mot a word. In fact. they have been
warned not to say n word. McManignls
confession Is IN such shape tina II can
not be barred from the trial. OF course,
II may he controverted: It may prove
10 be absolutely false. but, 40 far as lts
legal character Is concerned. It Is very
satisfactory. No promise was made 10
McManigal and OF course no threats.
told him what I knew and left him. say
Ing that II he would send for me
would come at once. lie sent for me
nve or six hours later
What do you know about a fund tina,
Is being raised for the d~cfense?"
Nothing except what | read in the
papers
"And the general strike that is talked
about
"Oh. that cmanates from the mind o.
Meyer. | don't believe there is any.
thing 10 that nj ALL"
The Ohio Bride Cases.
The detectives attention was callet
10 an accusation. made In Columbus
that one OF his operatives who is work
ing on the Ohio legislative graft case
Is working under an alias. his RICH.
name being Frank II. Smiley. and tina.
he had served time Tor theft n com
plicity In n murder.
That's n lie about his serving tim,