Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-28

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laration that he had nothing to do with
The Times Job.
THAT was pulled off while was in the
east he said. ''and I was never even
told about II until 1 met Mcnamara In
Indianapolis, ten days after the explo
sion. Both the brothers were desperate
From all could gather from their tain
slip: he forgot that a morning newspaper
office is not empty when he set the time
for the explosion, and they were pretty
much jolted up over the death list.
McManigle was then questioned as to
how ne placed the bomb that wrecked
the Ilewllyn Iron Works, and went into
detail of how he wrecked that plant or
Christmas morning. Later on, In detail
ing the plans of the gang. he declared
that they proposed to wreck the famous
Los Angeles aQrseduct, and that various
other explosions had been planned for
Los Angeles. after the general strike,
which 1t is proposed to call for May 1.
Got $500 for Each Job.
He repeated his statement that he re-
ceived 500 and all his expenses for each
of his jobs, and gave details of how he
had pulled off, several explosions in
the east
complete and corroborates so thoroughly
the evidence that the officers have accu-
INFLATED elsewhere that the Burns detec-
tive operatives assert that their case Is
iron-made and steele lamped
There is nothing to the fight now,
is the way one of the detectives char
acterized the situation.
I'VE have them by the short hairs
now" said Capt. of Detectives Flammer.
On the other hand, Judge .. n. Hilton.
after Il talk with the prisoners earlier this
morning, left the Jail declaring that Nc
aIanigle had made the following state
ment to him:
You tell 'em that I never made con-
fession and have never had anything 10
confess about this case. l can't under
stand how the papers have right TO
print such things and get away win
them. l did not confess to DETECTIVE
Burns in Chicago Or anywhere else. In
fact. / can't make it positive enough.
did not confess"
Il have McManigles unqualified state
ment." said Judge Hilton in giving out
the above, made to me in the presence
of witnesses, and anything that purports
to be a confession by him is a fake pure
and simple
Asked regarding the identification of
James Mcnamara by Mrs. 1ngerson in
the county Jail this morning, Judge Hill
ton said:
Denies Identification.
Jim Mcnamara told me that he had
seen Mrs. Ingersoll in the Jail for the
first time in his life. and insisted that
she had not identified him as James B.
Bryce in his presence"
Mrs, Ingersoll's statement contradicts
this assertion. She said:
accompanied by District Attorney
Fredericks and Detective Paul Palmer,
went TO the Jail early this morning. After
W. few moments in the hall out
side the office, several men entered the
room and began talking to man back of
the big desk. One of them was Bryce.
recognized him as soon as L caught a
look AT his profile, by the peculiar lights
and shadows cast on his cheeks by the
high check bones. He has grown a mus
tache since ! saw him. and is good deal
thinner than when he was in my board
ing house in san Francisco, but he is the
same man, | am positive. We stood with
in five feet of each other. and he gazed
at me as though he did not know me, but
he did l could see it in his eyes
Mrs. Ingersoll will be kept here for the
trial of the men.
After comforting with Attorney Hilton
John j. Mcnamara prepared statement
TO union men throughout the country. 1t
follows:
Mcnamara Asserts Innocence.
To the Brotherhood of Organized Labor
in California and the United States:
In this second attempt to crush and
discredit the cause We represent l realize
fully the desperation of the enemies of
labor arrayed against us. but l am of
good heart, for 1t will fail.
That / am innocent of any infraction
of the law in word or act needs no en-
l'hasis from me. for the truth is mighty
and will prevail right speedily, and for it
can afford to, and shall contentedly,
wait.
Il send TO all brothers and friends of
union labor the world over my earnest
and affectiopate greetings, with the as
surance that there is no villainy or con-
spracy possible of which we are afraid.
ing too much of the public to suspend
judgment In these matters until oppor-
tunity for full and fair defense has been
afforded. u. J. MCNAMARA"
John ]. Mcnamara sent q dispatch late
today to his mother, Mrs. NJ. T. McNa-
mara of Cumminsville. Ohio. 1t read
I'VE are absolutely innocent. Confident
Of acquittaI Receiving every attention"
Pledges $780, 900 for Defense.
SAN F'RANIsIO. April 2s-The San
Francisco building trades council last
night pledged itself to raise 500 600 for
the defense of John j. Mcnamara, now in
custody at Los Angeles on a charge ofS
up of the Los Angeles Times building,
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