Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-03
GIVES DETAILS
Dynamiter Tells Story OF Destruc-
ton of Iron Works.
INSTRUCTED BIZ ]. ]. MNAMARA
states witness Asserts He was Told
90 Blow UD Times Auxiliary
Plant AFTER BiE Explo-
sion and Fire.

los ANGELES, Dec. z.-Ortie Il. Me
AIanigal. sitting IN his cell yesterday,
told the story OF his dynsmiting expert
cnces. with some details about which
there now Is no further necessity Tor
secrecy on his part
McManlgai said he first began dynamit-
lng June 8. 1907. in Detroi1 where the
Russell wheel Foundry company's build
ing then in course OF construction was
destroyed. He skipped from that time
until year ago. when he was In the
Conover woods. In Wisconsin, with James
b McNamara, and the latter. he said
told him then Of having just previously
dynamited the Times building.
I'VE left the Conover woods about a
year ago." said MECHANICAL. and I went
back to my home In Chicago and lay
around there for few days. II was
December s last that / received a tele.
gram from Indianapolis signed Frank
and asking me to 80 TO that city. Frank
meant James b. Mcnamara. as he AZ
times used the name Of Frank Sullivan
went to indianapolis and IN John J.
McNamara's office I was given instruc.
lions BY John j.. himself regarding the
Llewelyn Job. He said II had been
PROMISED NnAA n AnIlalANAH BANNrlM MMH
10 be sent 10 Los Angeles and that l was
10 take IT,
Secures Cnse from vaults.
James b. and I went TO John Us
vaults on the fifth floor OF the American
Central building in Indianapolis. where
his Offices were, and took out a case
specially made to carry nitrogiycerin.
The district attorney has that case In
his possession here now.
''Weli. that was December 0. We hired
rig and drove out TO Beach Grove. an
Indianapolis suburb. where he mad the
explosives cached. There were twelve
quarts there and we took It all. leaving
two empty cases.
I'VE went back to j. Us office and I
eot instructions from J. J. himself TO go
20 Los Angeles. He told me TO put shots
under the Llewellyn iron works ana the
Baker iron works and TO be sure TO put
one under the Times auxiliary plant TO
edo few more 70 the list
- left Chicago on December ~ for
Los Angeles. ! had ten quarts Of tha
dope IN the special carrying case and
two quarts in ms suitcase. ! gave the
case with the ten quarts In It to the Dor.
Ger 70 take caro- Of. 1 gave him q for his
trouble.
Haden the "stufe."
sJust before arriving at the depLt on
December IS in Los Angeles the trair
Enn along by the Los Angeles river. and
I took special notice OF the river a. Z
good place 10 cache the stuff. When
sof here I went 70 tho Hotsi Roaslyr
and got room under the name Of I. r
Mckee. Then 1 went back 70 the river
hid the stuff and marked the spot 70
could not possibly tail to find It wheI
wanted L.
4 had been told BY ]. y. how to got 4
the Llewellyn Iron works. He saAd 70 q
% the part OF the ety where the street
bore names instead or numbers. 20 / 10
Gated u all right. II took ms few days
though, 10 find the Baker Iron works.
'Then l looked about for the Times
auxiliary plant. J. a. had told me to blu
q copy OF the Times and look on iii
editorial page and / would flrd the ad
drcas. ] did 30. but found only tn
business and editorial ofiloes on Spring
street. where the paper had snoved ate
rs building AZ First ana broadway hal
bean blown up.
y finally found the auxiliary Plant
They were setting up a new press Their
- the time. ! had a long talk with th
Waterman I locked the place over an
decided Il was too well guarded TO a
anything there. About T;ao the night 0
Deeeraher "A ! placed the whole tweiv