Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-28
M'MANloAL's CONFESSIONS.
Say. \. Received 500 For Dyn.mitins

Los Angeles. April 2s.-The question
az to Ortie McManigars confession of
the dynamiting Of the Llewellyn Iron
works Of this city, was at least par
TALLY solved when Robert Brain, under
sherin OF this county who had charge
Of McManigal in the trans continental
trip just ended. said that the prisoner
had voluntarily confessed to him while
on the train.
According to Grain. McAlanigal
brought up the subject last Monday
morning the second day out Of Chicago.
by asking what punishment would be
given him II he were to turn states
evidence.
Says He Did the Job.
7 am not In . position to tell you." !"
was Brains reply.
"Are you going to do it?"
'tYes." answered McManigal. % am
going to tell"
What are you going to tell?" asked
Brain.
"AH about It," said McManigal.
you known what you are charged
with?" continued Brain.
''Yes. am charged with dynamdting
the plant Of the Llewellyn iron works. /"
did you do it?"
'<Sure did"
what did you get for IT,"
1.-TWO hundred dollars. responded
McManigal. THAT 10 the price paid
for all such johA"
MeManlaal Knows Bsyea
do you know Brycsr was BSaiu's
nsxt question.
~Yss. know him.
.How long have you known him?"
About year and half."'
Then McManigal said he would stop
talking.
"All right. Mac" said Brain. Il am
not trying to coerce you. Do as you
like about 1t. That's your right"
when I get out I'll tell all about 1t. .
concluded McManigal.
Mrs. inssrsolI idsntif;ss MeNamara.
The subject was dropped and not
taken up again. Mrs. d. N. lngersoll.
of San Francisco. in whose lodging
house the man she knew as James
Bryce stayed. who was charged with
the actual dynamitink Of the Times
building here, was taken into the jail
yesterday to see II she could identify
James Mcnamara as Bryce
Mrs. 1ngersoll and John d. Freder-
icks, district attorney. went to the Of
f1ce of the jail and waited there while
Sheriff Brain brought McNamara from
his cell.
To give Mrs. Ingersoll full opportun-
ity to scrutinize Mcnamara, Fredericks
contrived seemingly to hold an official
conversation with the prisoner, lasting
several minutes. Meanwhile. Mrs. In.
gersoH stood long time In the room,
apparently unobserved by McNamara,
o nd rod al fha accused man
Not semblance Of recognition passed
between them. Mrs. Ingersoll left the
room with Frederickson.
It was later announced that her
Identification Of Mcnamara as Bryce
was positive.
McNamara Declares lnnocsnce.
John ]. McNamara, secretary treas
urer Of the International Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, gave his first
authorized statement as to his arrest
to the Associated Pres yesterday. The
statement follows:
"To the brotherf1ood Of organized
labor in California and the United
States:
I'm this second attempt to crush and
discredit the cause we represent, I
realize fully the desperation Of the
enemies of labor arrayed against us,
but am Of good heart for it will fail.
THAT I am innocent of any infrac-
tion Of the law in word or act needs
no emphasis from me, for the truth IL
mighty and win prevail right speedily
and for it shall contentedly wait.
II send to all my brothers and
friends Of union labor the world over
my earnest and affecttonate greetings,
with the assurance that there is no
villany or conspiracy Of which we are
afraid.
'I am also confident that 1t is not
asking too much Of the public to sus-
pend Judgment in these matters until
opportunity for a fun and fair defense
has been afforded
100000 pefsnss Fund.