Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-08
A'NbIIRA'S BOAST
CAUSED confession
pyssAaAiTEa BECAME rALkAr,vE
, Ae SOON As ARREST WAS
s MADE.
rolp DETECTIVES He HAD
lApoR AND MONEY BACKING

WAulo Give Him ljbofty-NAlseo NO.
klanIsal Pinhsad and Caused Asse-
4 slats In Crime 70 Tell Whole Story
= oHiosrs.
Los Angeles Dec. s.-'Tve got hum
dreds OF THOUSANDS Of dollars and the
American Federation Of Labor back Of
me. Il took $4,000 to clear Vincent
Altman Of Chicago. and If they could
not convict him. they can't convict
me-
This boast. attributed by Detective
I MALCOLM McI.aren to James b. NC
Nasnara, - the latter was being taken
on 1 train from Detroit to Chicago on
the niliht OF April ~ last, caused Ortie
=. MCManigal to become angered with
McNamara and was the first circum-
stance that led McManigal to break
from his companion and eventually to
confess hts connection with various
dynamiting explosions thruout the
country.
The federal grand Jury heard Nc
ManixaTs story all day, and will hear
more Of It tomorrow, laying the foun-
dations for the investigation into the
ALLEGED dynamiting conspiracies that
extended from coast to coast In the
last three years The McNamaras were
not brought. before the jury.
That McManigars story duplicates
(. other men In the International Asso-
ciation Of Bridge and Structural Iron
workers became known. He alleges
that persons other than John j. Nc
Namara. the secretary-treasurer. paid
him for the twenty "5obs" Of dynamit-
ing which he says he accomplished
since 1907.
pstsseivs Tells Of Hunt.
Malcolm McIaren. the detective who
arrested J.. b. McNamara and NC
Manigal. said the statements OF Nc
Namara were made IN the presence OF
Detective Sergeants Guy Btddinger and
william Reed. Of Chicago. Raymond
Burns. q SON of William J. Burns. ana
htmself.
McI.aren told IN minut- details the
s dates. hours. and places Of his shadow
ink sUf AcManigAl for long per1oo
prior 10 his arrest When he confronted
McManigal WIN the knowledge ne nad
tins gained. tbs dynamiter decided to
he knew. He said he followed McMan-
igal for days.
.McManigal left home carrying suit
case and I took train with him to
Toletio." he added. "When we arrived
IN Toledo. James B. Mcnamara was
waiting for McManigal at the station
exit. They shook hands and sat down
In the station for talk. McManigal
pulled out a map. which saw was OF
Detroit. They went to the Meyerhoh
hotel. J. B. McNamara registered as F..
Caldwell and MECHANICAL as G. Foster.
Pair Arrsstsd in Toledo.
"f2aymond Burns came on from Chi
caeo with Detective Sergeants Biddin-
rar and Reed. Az the police In Toledo
were not In sympathy with US. we de-
termined to follow them to the next
.The next morning McManigal left
tha hotel with ]. b. McNamara. They
houeht tickets for Detroit. We arrest
"a them there and took them to the
depot, buying tickets for Chicago.
~ b. kept hollering about being kid
naped and we all had to go back to the
olice station. Finally McManigal. who
had his money In Chicago. persuaded
McNarnaraL they would be better off
in his home town and J. B. signed a
waiver to proceedings In Detroit.
"we left on the night of April IL In
= drawing room. Ban johnson, Comis-
key. ana other baseball magnates were
ON the train coming from the opening
Of the league season. or course they
knew the detective sergeants with us,
ana naturally we had to tell them who
we had. We. said they were a couple
~ veerI whom we had gotten for safe
cracking.
MoNamara Makes Boast.
a .sI at0r on James b. got a bit talka-
tive and said:
..rm another Vincent Altman, and 1t
took 3sO,Oo0.to clear him. and I've hun
dreds Of thousands of dollars and the
American Federation Of Labor back of
me. Clarence; 8. Darrow will be my
attorney. They did not convict Altman
and they never can convict me. You
fellows don't want me for safe blowing.
You want me for that Job in Los An
gelex.'
.Elere II was that McManigal reach
ed out from, the top berth and grabbed
( McNamara by the hair. saying: Say.
fellow, do you know what you are talk
inK about?
II know what I'm talking about you
pinhead,' answered J. B., and McMan-
leal dropped back into his berth.
..Aiong towards morning ]. b. took
. different tack. All you fellows he
said to us. have your price, now. what
- 1t 3 Biddinger told him 1t would take
I great deal, as there was q lot Of us.
oMersd eribs Of $4,000?
y. b. finally offered $4,000 II we
would let him Off before reaching Chi
K caso and give him thirty six hours to
reach the man upstairs' of whom he
had spoken. Remember. I've got lot
sof backing he added. and II you fell
lows don't come across. we'll get you
and you-and you And he pointed
TO each Of us threatingly.
After we reached Chicago. Burns
4 talked with 33zcaaianisai and ] 3 sep
erately. He talked to McManigal all
"A afternoon, giving him details OF what
~. had ON him. how we had trailed his
lnovements, and knew everything he
had lone Tor some time. Tsss:::. e;;ss'..