Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-29
SUPPOSED EXTRACTS DENIED
Nothing Authentic Yet Given Out
According to Officials.
ACTION WILL AWAIT DARRow
Arraignment of Accused Planned
Early Next Week.
WOMAN AGAIN SEES PRISONER
Defense VIII Contend that Times
Plant Was Destroyed by Explosion
of Gas--McNamnra sends Dis
patch to Mother.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April S.-When
the curtain arose on the third days scenes
and incidents connected with the imprison-
ment and impending trial of the alleged
dynamiters. John J. Mcnamara, James B.
Mcnamara and Ortle McManigal, the true
outlines OF the great criminal case began to
assume definite form.
The all-promlnent feature is the con-
fesson which McMangal is reported to
have made first to Detective William j.
Burns in Chicago and then in more COM
plete form to District Attorney Fredericks
here yesterday.
What are claimed to be extracts from
this latest confession have been published,
but from all official sources the word has
been given out that none of these are
authorized or authentic.
The case is assuming more and more the
aspects of the case OF Meyer, Haywood and
Pettibone at Boise City. Even the Harry
Orchard" feature promises to be repeated
almost in duplicate.
No official court action is likely to BE-
taken here before the arrival of Clarence
s. Darrow who is expected to have charge
of the defense OF the McNamaras. 1t Is
believed that the Rrraignment of the ac-
cused men will take place early next week
McManigal. about whose alleged con-
fession so much has been said and written,
was examined for three hours yesterday by
District Attorney Fredericks.
Attorney o. n. Hilton. chief counsel for
the Western Federation of Miners, said
yesterday that he was convinced that
McManigal made sworn statements at that
time purporting to fix the guilt of the
Times explosion and other dynamite out
| RACES
Denial of Confession Secured.
But Hilton declared that the state might
| be in the position of having an alleged
confession that was denied beforehand by
| its author McManigal will have nd at
torney. At least he told Hilton so when
the latter called upon him today and later
District Attorney Fredericks made sim
liar statement for him.
| II knew that there is to be q 'confes-
sion." said Hilton, as soon as had
talked with McManigal. He said he would
not engage attorney until he had seen
Burns, the man who arrested him.
Then, in the presence of competent
witnesses. asked McManigal the direct
question whether he ever made Q pur-
| ported confession or expected to make one.
He answered that he had not and would
not. Twenty minutes later ne was in the
district attorneys office.
II made it a point to see Mechanical
first Now IL an alleged confession Is
presented in court we will be in position
TO present to the jury a denial
woman Completes Identification.
According to District Attorney Fredericks,
Mrs. IngersoI, the san Francisco board
ing house keeper, completed her identfica-
ton of James Mcnamara as J. b. Bryce
and signed an affidavit to that effect.
on the other side it was stated by At
| torney Job Hartman. who was with Hilton
| at the conference with the prisoners that
the defense would contend that the Times
plant was destroyed by an explosion OF
gas
John Mcnamara sent dispatch late to-
day to his mother. Mrs. M. T. McNamara,
OF Cumminsville, o. This telegram read:
I'VE are absolutely innocent. Confident
acquittal. Receiving every attention.
JOE"
The signature zoe" is McNamaras MD
die name.