The evening world., 1911-12-02
GUILTY
AS MNAMARAS,
DECLARES BURNS
INDICATED Detective Says That
He Has Evidence in Many
Cases Not Yet Called.
NO PERSONAL ANIMUS.
Great Body Of Union Labor
Had No Sympathy With
D%ynamiters."
no PERSON ANIMUS.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2. - Discussing the
Mcnamara brothers pleas OF guilty
to-day. Detective w. J. Burns de-
clared that the recent bribery discaos-
ure was what precipitated the confes-
sions. He further said that he was GER
tain the evidence he had gathered was
than sufficient to convict. and that
he was at no time uncertain as to tho
outcome, Of the case. He declared the
confessions to be a vindication OF him
self. inasmuch as no had been charged
By labor leaders with having made a
plant" Of the whole dynamite case.
Following Is the statement:
"Ths disclosure thai attempts had
been made TO bribs the states Wit
nsssss was what prsoipitatsd the cen
fsssions on the part Of ~ HouaMasa
brothers. The outcome Is q great VIC
tory for the people who believe In fair
play. 1t demonstrates clearly that no
men or set Of men are above the Law.
Ever since the arrest OF the Nc
Namarns. the witnesses for the State
have been harrassed on every side.
They have been chased about the coun-
try In an effort to have them lay on
In . number OF instances money has
been offered In an attempt to spirit
witnesses away. But In each instance
they failed. Finding that the State
had woven an impenetrable net around
them, the McNamaras decided upon
the step they took. 1t was NO surprise
to me.
Il feel that I have gained a great per.
sonal v~indication by the McNamaras'
confessions. I have been accused b,
President Gompers OF the American
Federation OF Labor and by every labo,
n Socialist paper IN the country o.
trying to put over q great hoax. They
accused mo Of planting the dynamit.
which ! found at the various place.
where the Mcnamara gang operated
The confession will clear mo in tn
eyes OF the people. I believe and hope.
IT have had NO personal fssling Il
tho matter from the start. I had M
x 10 grind and there was not tn,
least bit Of bitterness In my work e
fasten the dynamiting upon the Mona,
maras. 1t was an abstract case to me
simply was employed to arrest tn,
guilty and obtain the evidence neces
sary for IA prosecution.
The McNamaras realized they ver,
fighting an absolutely hopeless cause
That fact was brought nome 10 then
when they found that the efforts Il
bribe witnesses had failed. Then the,
confessed.
II was employed by Mayor Alexande,
Of Los Angeles to get out and get tn,
dynamiters Of the Times Building.
got them. And ! got evidence enough
to convince a jury. ANY Jury In tn,
world. OF their guilt.
This evidence ! turned over to Prose
cutting Attorney Fredericks. He con
Quoted his part of the case very ably
but with the overwhelming amount o
evidence In his possession the outcom
could have been Lothing other than whs
II Is.
Labor leaders everywhere have bee,
very bitter toward me on account of m,
work In this case. but at no time wa
there any personal animus on nv mar
toward the men whom ! was trying I
convict. 1t was merely q case of detec
tive hunting criminals anc not William
J. Burns pounding union leaders or seek
ing the overthrow OF union labor organi
cations.
"Withina few days I will 20 to tn
coast to continue my labors in tn
dynamiting cases. There IL more evi
dencs to obtain In connection wit,
other men who have yet to bs Gale
for trial. These men have taken rar
IN the dynamitings ana arc equal
culpabis with the McHaniaras.
"It 10 now up to the authorities Z
make the rest of the guilty person
come into court n plead guilty. The
ought to be forced to do 30. We hav
tho evidence against most OF them Jus
as We had It IN the nIcN9amaras, an
these others had better come to tn
front.
such men az John Mitchell viii cor
y troll the policies OF organized labor In tn
! future. Nine-tenths of the total men
+ bership OF the labor body In this cour
q try was absolutely out OF sympath
with inc opposed to the course OF actio
? pursued by the Mcnamara brothers.
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