The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-30
Employe of Hotel Says "J B. Bryce Is the
Man Now Under Arrest for Dynamitng
EARLY ARRA|GNMENT OF ACCUSED MEN EXPECTED
Attorneys for the Defense Will Attempt Prove That the
Times Was Blown Up by Gas and Not Dyna-
mite-Wll Have Government Expert
to Testify to That Effect

Los Angeles. April 2o.--Attorncys for
both sides in the dynamiting case
completed arrangements today for the
early arraignment of John and James
Mcnamara and Ortie H. AIcMangnl
The appearance of the prisoners in
court win not he deferred later than
next Wednesday, by which time 1t ~
expected Clarence Darrow and Assist
ant District Attorney W. j. Ford, who
has been named to assist Attorney
Fredcrieks viii have arrived in the
city. Detective William j. Burns Is
also supposed TO be on his way here
and there are reports In plenty that
his appearance here will be the signal
for further arrests In connection with
the Times explosion.
job Hartman. the socialist attorney
who has been retained in the interests
of the alleged dynamiters with Dar-
row, had n long conference today
with the two Mcnamara brothers. For
three hours he conferred with them.
following which he issued statement
In which lie declared that the two ac-
cused men had been informed of the
confession alleged 10 have been made
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nothing in 1t of which the defense
need fear.
Gas or Dynamite.
In connection with this, Attorney
Hartman declared the defense would
hinge the fate of the MeNamaras on
the question of whether the wrecklng
of the Times building and the conse
quent death of Il men was caused by
gas or dynamite. He also said that
Or. j. a. Holmes. director of the
United States bureau of mines would
he one of the chief witnesses called
To uphold the contention that gas and
not an Internal machine caused the t
explosion In the newspaper plant on
the morning Of October ! last.
Contention Of the Defense.
The contention of the defense, ac-
cording 10 Hartman, will be based OIL
these grounds
Frst-Thai the dynamite made by
the factory from which the dynamite !
which Is alleged to have caused the
explosion was purchased was tested
in the government bureau of mines
and would not set fire to gas.
sccond-That dynamite will not set
fire to inks and oils and an explo- |
sion of dynamite of the kind said to
have been used would not have been /
followed by sheets of flame, but on
the contrary. would cxtinguish flame. |
Thlrd--A gas explosion, on the other |
hand. would set fire to inks and oils
and would be followed by sheets OF
flame
One of the most important deyel- !
opments of the day from the view
point OF the prosecution was the ident-
fication of James w. Mcnamara as
James B. Bryce by Trebor Mccach- !
rem, a bellboy who was employed In
the Hotel Argonaut. San Francisco,
last September
j. B. Bryce, the man who Is alleged
TO have purchased the dynamite that
destroyed the Times, lived at that
hotel. James Mcnamara was led into
the Jail office today with a number OF
other prisoners. and. according to Of
fleias Of the district attorneys Of
flee, the lad quickly picked out Me-
Namara as the man he had known
as Bryce. Hartman interviewed only
the two McNamaras His visit fol-
lowed that of Attorney o. n. Hilton, !
chief counsel of the Western Fedora
tlon of Miners. whose declaration this
afternoon that Ortie McManigal had
discussed his alleged confession to
District Attorney Fredericks, was em-
phatically denied by the prisoner.
when he was apprised of the lawyers
statement. as well as by Jailer Gal
lagher, and Turnkey Norell of the
county jail who were present during
Hllton's interview with Mcnamara.
Hilton Interview Denied.
Hilton said that MeMangal had
freely admitted that statement had
been made by him to the district at
torney and that the accused man has
stated his reasons for giving it-rea-
sons that were eminently satisfactory
to the defense.
McManigal flatly denied that he had
had an Interview with Hilton. and
over his own signature sent a note to
representative of the Associated
Press declaring that he refused to talk
To anyone--iiilton and everyone else.
Lie Admitted.
McManigal, according to Hilton, said
nothing to him about not wanting to
see anyone connected with the de-
Tense He admitted that he had lied
when he declared last Thursday To
the attorney In the presence of wit
masses that he had not made q con-