Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-06-04
duplicates THE
N 'NANARA BROS.
JOHN DELANEY GIVES CONFES-
SION AT MuSKOGEE.
He MARKED BUILDINGS
Tells Long Recital of Work-A
shooter" In oil Fclds-Story Is
DlscrcdlICd

By Associated Press.
Muskogee, Okla, June S.-John De-
lany structural ironworker, today
confessed to Harry Eagan, represen-
tative Of the Muskogee Phoenix, IN
the presence Of witnesses, that he
had been employed by James j. Nc
Namara, secretary and treasurer OF
the International Association OF
Bridge and Iron Worwers of Am
erica, TO travel throughout the coun-
try carefully inspecting all structures
being erected by non-union labor, se-
curing carefully made drawings OF
such structures and marking spots
with a cross where dynamite could he
most easily placed and effectlved,
Delaney, in his confession, declared
that II was his duty to forward such
drawings to Mcnamara, and he did
SO, He still has a few such draw
ing bearing the cross marks In his pos
session, together with several letters
of instructions purported to be signed
by Mcnamara. A representative OF
William ]. Burns was here today and
Immediately left for the EasC.
Delaney came to Muskogee two
months ag" He began work as a
cab driver. He worked at that seven
days when he accepted employment
as "dyn tmlter" or nitroglycerin
shooter in the oil fields here. He Is
still working there.
Deaney's arrest has been delayed
so that additional evidence may be
secured. Delaney madethe confess
sion of his own free will and signed
1t he following is his written con
fesslon:
L have known G. e. Skidmore OF
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. local number
three, I met him in the latter part
of 1903. We worked together in
Pittsburg, Cleveland, Philadelphia
New York City and Buffalo. In the
spring of 1905, Mf. Skidmore by re-
quest at Cincinnati, met me and we
went to Indianapolis and there | met
John j. Mcnamara. In the local un-
ion, No. 22. Mr.. 1Skidmore gave me
the Introduction TO Mcnamara, and
at this time Mcnamara said 10 me:
"You have been 3ery highly recon-
mended to me by Skidmore, and as
you are not afraid -of anything. | have
some work l can. use you on, with
your expenses paid at all times, and
good money besides
AT this time Mcnamara said that
he wanted me to~look up all struct-
ural IRON work being done by non
union labor and find out whether II
was very hard to- get at the Jobs OF
not He promised to pay me every
quarter, my salary to start from that
time. ! told him. .at this time that
would think the matter over and tell
him more definitely later.
"I went from there to Birmlng-
ham. Alabama and / was there about
four or five days, when I received a
letter from Mcnamara asking me If
! was going to turn this proposition
down: If so to let.him know at once
as he had another party that he want
dto put in. l botlfied him that
would be back in indianapolis as soor
rs the work was done that I was work
ing on, and would take the PROPOSE
tion up with him
"The first building I located fol
Mcnamara was in Cincinnati, an office
building on Vine street, which was
being erected by non-union men.
wrote to Mcnamara, sending HIM Z
diagram of this office building show.
ing him the points where dynamit,
,uId.4a placed for the destruction of
this building. This building was
blown up by members of the Slruct
ural Iron Workers Union under the
supervision of Mcnamara in January
OF the year 1907
"TheneXt building located was tn,
Viaduct In Chicago that was blown NJ
in February of the year 1907 1 Wen
from there to st, Louis and located &
building on St. Charles street which
was blown up at some time later 10y
the Structural Iron Workers Unior
under the supervision of Mcnamara.
81 went from -there to Denver
reaching there the 18th day of Aug
ust, 1909, at the St Joseph Hotel
Eighteenth and- Laramie streets
While In Denver / received lettel
from Mr.. Mcnamara to go to Sal
Lake city, and Invent, arriving there
the fGth day of November, 1903.
registered at the Wabash Roominl
House
while there got two letters from
Mcnamara stating for me to find thu
location of the Utah Hotel and Will,
there that would have another part!
make himself known to me with ;
letter of introduction from McNama
ra, whose name | have forgotten
and this party would blow up tn
Utah Hotel. This building was blowr
up on the 29th day of December, at
o'clock a. m. At the time | was stand
ing one block south from IL. Whei
the explosion took place ] ran to
wards 1t, thinking some one wal
killed. When | got close to the build
ing l. narrowly escaped being strucl
by flying piece of iron and started
to run away again, when / was taker
up by police officer who took m,
before Chief Of Police Sam Barlow
and Chief Of Detectives Georg'
Sheetz.
81 was tried in connection with thi
case and given six months In tn,
county jail. and fine Of $3.50. pale
them s65 and the balance was remit
ted, and served the sentence. Leav