Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-29
McMANIGAL REFUSES AID
Declines Offer Made by Lawyer for
the Los Angeles Union.
MORE ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED
Two California Union Leaders Said
to Be Kept Under Constant
Surveillance.


Awaiting developments, John ]. Mona
mara, secretary Of the International As
sociation of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, and his brother. James B. Nc
Namara. union iron worker. and printer,
and Ortie E. McManigal, charged with q
series Of dynamite outrages. are ohey1ns
to the letter the instructions Of their at
torneys and refuse interviews to all per-
sons Nothing more definite regarding
the line Of defense has been stated than
that 1t will try to prove that it was gas
which caused the explosion in the Times
building here.
Assistant District Attorney ". Joseph
Ford is due to arrive from Indianapolis
Monday. 1t is thought he will bring with
possibly q copy of the alleged Chicago
confession of McManigal.
More Arrests Looked For.
The case is rapidly approaching it's
preliminary climax of sensation, which
will be the arrest of California labor
leaders with whom James Bryce" Nc
Namara and Ortie McManigal were as
sociating just before the Times building
and Liewellyn Iron Works explosions.
Meantime the prosecution has paused in
its efforts to verify the Identification. Of
Mcnamara as the u. B. Bryce" in
dlcteu As the purchaser of the dynamite
from the Giant Powder Works. After the
positive Identification by Mrs. 1ngersoll,
the boarding house proprietress, District
Attorney fleder. .cks feit satisfied that this
point was safe enough but the detec-
tives went one step further yesterday by
taking John Baker. clerk who made
the sale at the factory to identify Nc
Namara in the county Jail.
Recognized by Dynamite Salesman.
Baker said he recognized Mcnamara
as one Of the three men who purchased
the explosive.
At least two labor leaders Of state
day by the detectives. The policy Of the
sleuths has been to let them sweat"
and be ready to seize them should they
attempt to leave. One oficial this after
noon advised the assembled correspond
ents to keep an eye tonight on the county
Jail.
;. The imminence Of these arrests and
the announcements of a mass meeting of
protest against the "kidnaping" Of the
night have given the oficials of Los
Angeles their first serious apprehension
Of trouble. To meet whatever situation
may arise conference Of officials was
Los Angeles Is hopeful, but by no means
confident, that there will be no serious
disturbance Of the peace.
Not until Job Hartman. the labor
union lawyer. heard McManigal repudiate
the unions and refuse legal aid did the
union men admit the possibility that Nc
Nsnigal had joined forces with the prose-
cution. Hartman went to the county
jail At 1890 O'Clock to ascertain whether
AcManigal had made q confession.
~McManfgal told me yesterday that he
had confessed nothing and that it was alb
surd for the papers to print such state
EAents. said Hartman, before visiting
the Jail. II shall not be convinced until
! talk with him myself
Sheriff Hammel accompanied the labor
lawyer to the corridor and personally
brought McManigal from his CELL
McManigal Refuses Labor Aid.
.Oh. SO that's the who wants to
See me-. said the prisoner. aside. Har-
riman did not hear, or paid no attention
to. McManigai-s remark to the sheriff.
Yesterday, when called on you, 1 was
not In position to say who I was. but
now I am" began the lawyer. Il am the
attorney for the Los Angeles labor unions.
and temporarily ] am looking after the
interests OF you men. l am mere to talk
with you If YOU wish.
We'll don't want to talk with YOU,
nor to Judge Hilton. nor to Darrow, nor
to any other - labor union lawyer. l
don't need any lawyer. and l don't want
any was the reply.
with this. McManigal turned on his
heel and started back upstairs to his
cell. followed by the sheriff.
Answering a question as to the attitude
Of McManigal during the conversation,
Hartman said later that the prisoner
could not look him in the eyes. and was
extremely nervous all the time.
Fight Over Scene of Trial.
District Attorney Fredericks had about
decided last night to arraign the prison
ers early next week before a justice OF
the peace instead Of calling on them to
plead to the indictments on which they
were brought from the east. The prose
cution thereby will avoid surrendering a
transcript of the grand jury minutes to
the accused. The prosecution does moi
auticipate success of ths defense in OBJ.
tanning a change of venue, although II is
expected there will be a bitter fight to
remove the trial from the Los Angeles
courts. The defense would prefer Sar
Bernardino where sensimen. 3 '.ouSfdor-
ed to be more favorable 10 uniOpism
while the prosecution. il there should b,
o transfer. would select Santa Barbara
or Riverside.