The Washington times., 1911-04-24
N 'MAN|GAL CALLS
M'NAMARA BOSS OF
DYNAMITE ING PLOTS
Accomplice Said to Have
Confessed More Than
Hundred Murders.

CHICAGO, April A.-Murder of more
than 100 persons in dynamite explosions
wrecking property worth from 100000
to 5000, 600. paid for by Secretary John
J. Mcnamara, of the Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers Union, is the
astounding confession said to have been
secured from Ortie B. McManigal. ar
rested here as an accomplice in the
dynamite crimes exposed by Detective
William J. Burns.
Capt. Stephen Wood, chief of the
Chicago detective office, is authority
for McManigars alleged confession. d.
rectly charging union labor leaders with
directing the dynamite outrages.
Full details of the murder of 100 men
and the wrecking of the Los Angeles
Times, bridges, railroad trains. and fac
tories are given by McManigal, Captain
Wood declares, in a confession COM
prising ninety typewriter pages. Upon
this confession Secretary Mcnamara
was arrested Saturday, and his extra
dition arranged for in advance.
Divulged Fiendish Plot.
After twelve hours Of sweating" by
Detective Burns and Chicago police.
April 13, McManigal is said to have
broken down and divulged the gigantic
death plots, which he said were insti-
gated by the Structural Iron Workers
Union at Indianapolis.
When asked to name the number Of
men killed in the various dynamite ex-
plosions, McManigal is said to have
stated:
Il guess there were a hundred or So"
McManigal's confession, now IN the
custody Of attorneys for the National
Erectors' Association. is said to have
occurred in a bedroom in the home Of
Detective Reed, Of the Chicago police
department. Detective Burns, Reed.
agents OF the Burns agency and stem
ographer were present at McManigafs 5
sweating" Captain Wood states. In
an adjoining room was Jim" McNa-
mara, sleeping and ignorant of the con-
fession of his alleged accomplice.
I'VE can give little Information re-
gardlng the confession, as more arrests
are expected, and any disclosures would
prevent action" says Captain Wood.
Calls Mcnamara Paymaster.
McManigal is said to have confessed
that he participated in many dynamite
outrages, getting dynamite and other
supplies for the work from Secretary
John Mcnamara Of the union at Indian
apolis Mcnamara is also said to have
J paid for each crime after its completion.
Jim" Mcnamara, NJ. A Schmidt, and
Dave Kaplan are other men implicated
| in McManigal's confession. He says
these three pulled off the Los Angeles
Times disaster, to which he was as
signed at first. but was sent east for
other work.
After doing six small jobs" McMani-
gal said their first big work was the
destruction of the Peoria bridge. Sep
| tember 4. 1870
Secretary Mcnamara was the big
Boss" according to McManigal: He
| says Mcnamara gave all orders, Issued
dynamite supplies and furnished money
| for the work All places dynamited, ac-
cording to McManigal, were where LABOR
| troubles existed or work was being done
by the Erectors' Association.
Told of "Planted" Explosives.
Captain Wood says the arrests were
MANNED Immediately after McManigal
| confessed, requisition papers being Sc
cured from Governor johnson. OF Cali
fornia. and accepted by Governor Mar
shall. of Indiana The plants OF ex-
plosives found at Indianapolis were told
| of by McManigal.
Dozens of dynamite explosions In
South Chicago. Texas, Milwaukee. and
the Middle West are said to have been
| confessed by McManigal
| Attacks upon steel plants in Gary,
Ind. were planned, McMannigal de-
! clares. when they. were arrested.
detective Burns, while in indianapolis,
partially verifies the reported confession
| Of McNanisal, saying the men arrested
| an Chicago made damaging confes-
sions." He denied, however. that Nc
| Manieal had made a clean breast Of tho
affair. declaring his case against the
| union leaders is strong enough without