The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-08

! for Detroit The poiicc oincers there
! We're our friends. and we felt happy
as we boarded train that morning
for Detroit. McMunigal and MCNa. nara
sat NE seats ahead OF US i'll the same
| day coach.
| Arrests Are AIndc.
We reached Detroit ut noon, and
they went TO hotel We decided to
make the arrests there. We did so
and took them to the depot buying
tickets for Chicago.
j. b. kept shouting about beiNg
kidnapped and hnally attracted tho
| attention of some police officers, so we
all had to SO back to the police sta
! ton The rest of the afternoon we
worked hard trying To get them away,
and finally McAlanigal who had mis-
money In Chicago, persuaded NlcNuma rii
! they would be better of in his home
town. and J. II. signed a WAIVER 10
| proceedings in Detroit.
We left on the night OF April - in
| drawing room. Several baseball
! magnates were on the train, and they
| knew the detectives with US. Natur-
| ally we had to tell them who we had
| We said they were u couple OF yeSgs
| whom We had taken for safe-cruck-
| Ing.
Later on James b. resented that re-
| us that he had never blown up safe
or robbed one in his life. and that
every dollar had been paid TO him by
tho man upStairs.' lie got a bit
laxative, and said:
I'm another Vincent Altman 1t
took $4,000 TO clear him. and I've got
hundreds OF thousands OF dollars and
| the American Federation OF labor
back of me. Clarence ). barrow Will
] B.. ~. Il.
Wet Altman. and they never can con-
Wet me. You fellows don't want me
| for no safe blowing. You want me
| for that job In Los Angeles
| Here McAIaniSal reached out from
| the top berth and grabbed Mcnamara
by the hair, saying: Say. fellow, DO
you know what you are talking a.bout.:
81 know what I'm talking about.
| you pinhead." J. B. answered, and Me
Manigal dropped back with the re-
mark, All right; IL You do go ahead
"McManigal had nothing more to say.
Along towards morning j. B. took
different tack.
"'All you fellows ne said to US,
have your price; now what is it?'
"Biddlnger told him it would take a
great deal. as there were lot OF US.
j. 3. inally offered $4,000 II we
would let him off before reaching Chi
I reach the man upstairs OF whom he
| had spoken.
Thrcntens to Get Them.
Remember I've got IA lot OF back
Ing. he add,d, and il you fellows
don't come across wen get you. and
you. and you and he pointed to each
! OF us threateningly.
! After we reached Chicago Burns
talked with McManigal and J. q. sen
arateiy. and / tipped the chief that
McManigal was the more likely Of the
two to give up as he had family,
whereas j. B. did not Burns talked
to McManiga. all afternoon, giving him
details OF how we had traileI his
| movements.
Il had long talk with Mechanical
then, and told him that had seen him
! say gopd-by to his wife and children.
] described how he had kissed tn, M.
and informed him that there was
good chance that he never would sec
,Atm again as free man. ana that
/ II was his duty to save them
/ That night McManigal san, for Mr.
/ Burns. and in the presence Of secrc.
| taFy gave long statement. That was
| now the confession was made. and OF
course. the real details of 1t never
| nave been made public. We had pre-
pared 10 have him tell 1t on the stand
I !H the TRIAL, put now the Federal CIV
| ernment can use It.
/ Il have been with him every night
/ since last April, and brought him IN
! Los Angeles. / have talked a 0reat
deal with him. He is reckless. but
never would hurt anybody He took
ms pay Tor the dynaini,Ing Jobs and
G'" what he was told 10 do lie was
on me inside in all that happened. and
learned from ]. B. how the whole, hing
was planned"
assistant District Attorney Forn
discussed McManigaI's revelations 70.
nigh,
al! tina, McLaren says is So" 10
said, FOR McAIanigaI .corroboratcd ;,il
"' II, OF course when McManigal made
mig mrs, confession in Chicago time aid
not permit him to go into much detail.
out mere We nave taken him out nearly
every dag and have written down Inc
new Things he remembered. until today
We khn" all mat nc possibly could re.
can Ills story gave us clues 70 work
UPON other ends Of the caac we ran
ao"h an hints. ana IN every way his
story was corrobOratcd."
McAan!gaiE story, IL liz believed, win
.oF'h me basis for any indictments re-
tuFaeH. nut as the only psrgoDs wh.,
coHln he indicted would be those who
to"id be shown to have been irap!icatca
~ fnhsniracies within the turisdicuon
VI thc court or TO have Transported
ayhh'nitc unlawfhliy 10 points within
e. 4, a. 90