The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-18
ortie McManIeal Issues Exclusive
Statement to the United Press
Regarding His Dyna-
mltInus.
BLAMEs HIGHER UPS
Says Nlncty-Five Per Cent Of Union
Members Are God Fearing,
Broad Minded
Mon.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.l |
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1S.-While
packing his belongings in his cell in
the county jail here today prepara-
tory to his departure tonight for In
dianapolis, Ortie E. McManigal, who
has confessed to exploding dynamite !
at the Llewellyn Iron works, on which
charge lie has never been arraigned.
made an exclusive statement for the
United Press. McManigal feels es-
pecially bitter towards Clarence Oar
row, chief of counsel for the McNa-
mara's. His statement follows:
IBy Ortie McManigal.]
They are going to take me to In
dianapolis tonight to testify before
the grand jury investigating the dyna-
mite conspiracy-we am going to
tell all about it that know and that
is more than any one else knows be-
sides .Eohn Mcnamara and several
other higher up" in union labor cir
4 cles. who now are enjoying temporary
/ freedom. am going to tell the In
dianapolis jury things that have even
4 withheld from VIM. j. Burns and when
/ the probe is ended, if justice is done,
/ a score of men who were responsible
/ for my deeds will find lodgment be-
hind prison bars.
Now that the McNamaras have con-
fessed I wonder if the rank and file
of union labor still feels bitterly to-
wards me. wonder If I could walk
alone unmolested along the streets of
Los Angeles. l believe l could, for
ninety-five per cent of the me&bers
! Of organized labor are hard working,
broadminded and God fearing men II
was the crookedness of their leaders
that has brought about all this trouble
4 This is going to mean the cleaning
out of the corrupt higher ups in the
labor unions have done all that
\ could for the cause of justice and
now feel that | have in measure
atoned for my deeds. | am glad tina
! took the stand | did from the frs
and stuck to it regardless of all th,
threats that were made to win mt
over.
The only thing that worries me nov
is the estrangement between me ane
my wife. With Clarence DarroN
rests the responsibility for this
! never wanted to get into the dyna
hitting business anyway and was in
duced to do the work against my will
. After | started ! was forced to keep al
it by labor officials high up in the or
. ganization under threat of my life
: They told me to do it and threatened
, that If I did not, they would fix me,
: | did their dirty work and now ] an
h suffering for it as l hope they will bt
J. made to suffer after the grand jury In
n vestigation is ended. They double
L crossed ME and | didn't get S1,00I
d coming to me for jobs did.
] don't know what's in store for me
a there have been no promises made t,
q me and ! don't know whether / an
to go to Jail or get my freedom
don't much expect to get out withou
any punishment though, because ! fee
= there is something coming to me.
t.. No Wholesale indictment.
> INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 18-Tha
t. there will be no wholesale indictmen
e of noted labor leaders as the result @
e the federal probe into the alleged III
e ner circle of the International A!
a scciation cf Bridge and Structural Iro
Workers, who, according to Detectiv
J. VIM. j. Burns, have been engaged /
a country wide dynamite conspiracy
d became certain today.
s When the federal grand jury resun
a ed its investigation it continued II
s work of laying the foundation for tn
n examination of Ortie McManigal, no
n in jail in Les Angeles ard who ha
o been coached as the star witness fo
d the state in the Mcnamara trial
r. McManigal will reach here earl
next week, but will not lake the stan
3 until after the Christmas adjournmer
e of the grand jury. 1t leaked out t
h day, however, that despite the asse
e tions that many prominent labt
d leaders would be involved in the loc
investigation indictments here will !