The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-08

wife the next day again as they walked
with their children looking into shop
windows. | saw Mechanical buy a
pair of shoes which he is now wear
ing, and remember he was amazed
after | arrested him, when | told him
the size of uhe shoes he had on. how
much he paid for them and who was
with him when he bought tenn.
"McManigal left home carrying a
suit case and took train with him
TO Toledo. When we arrived in Tole-
do James B. Mcnamara was waiting
for McManigal at the station and they
sad down in the station and talked.
McManigal pulled out map, which
| saw was OF Detroit as passed
them. They went to the Meyerhoff
Hotel. ]. B. registered as f. Caldwell
and McManigal as G. Foster
Il had received Instructions to ar
rest j. b. as soon as I had located
not in sympathy with us, we were
afraid to risk an arrest there and
determined to follow them to the next
place.
The next morning Mechanical left
their hotel with J. B. Mcnamara.
MeManieai had snit case and at
the station j. b. got small grip from
the check stand They bought tick
cts for Detroit McManigal and Nc
Namara sat five seats ahead of us
in the same day coach.
eve reached Detroit at noon ana
made the arrests there. We took
them to the depot. buying tickets for
Chicago.
-. B. kept shouting about being
kidnapped and finally attracted the
attention of some police officers. so
we all had to go back to the police
station. The rest of the afternoon
we worked hard trying to get them
away and finally NicManigaE who
had his money In Chicago, persuaded
Mcnamara they would be better of
in his home town and J. b. signed a
waiver TO proceedings in eDtroit.
I'VE left on the night of Anril
- in drawing room in answer to
queries we said they were a couple
Of yeggs whom we had taken for
sara cracking.
Later on, James B. resented that
remark, which he overheard ami said
to us that he had never blown up
safe or robbed anyoen in his life, and
that every dollar had been paid to him
by the man upstairs. He got a bit
talkative 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 c. Darrow will
be my attorney. They didn't convict
Altman and they never can convict
me. You fellows don't want me for
no safeblowing. You want me for
that job IN Los Angeles.
Here McManigal reached out from
the top berth and grabbed Mcnamara
by the hair, saying; Say. fellow do
you know what you're talking about"
"1 know what Pm talking about,
You pinhead, ]. B. answered and Nc
Manigal dropped back with the re-
mark, 'All right; If you do, go ahead
Mechanical had nothing more to
say. Along towards morning ]. B.
took a different tack.
"'All you fellows he said to US,
have your price, now what is itY'
Bidding to him we said it would
take a great deal as there were lot
of us.
u. Z. finally offered $4,000 il we
would let him Off before reaching
Chicago and give him &c hours TO
reach the man upstairs of whom
he had spoken.
Remember I've got lot of back
ng, he added, 'and n you fellows
don't come across we'll get you ana
you, and he pointed 10 each OF us
threateningly.
After we reached Chicago Burns
talked to McManigal all afternoon.
81 had a long talk with McManigal
too, and told him that I had seen him
say good bye to his wife and chill
dren. | described how he had kissed
them and informed himvhat there was
good chance that ne would never
see them again as free man and
that it was his duty to save them.
THAT night Mechanical sent for
Mr.. Burns and gave long statement.
That was how the confession was
made.
II have been with him every night
since last April. He is reckless. but
never would hurt anybody. He took
hio nov for tho dvnami+fnO inho and