The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-15
HIS CONFESSION
RECITED TO JURY
In Depth of Wisconsin Woods
Dynamiter Told Mechanical,
States Witness, of Explosion
Which Wiped Out Twenty
One Lives in News
paper Plant.

For the orst time since the twenty-ous
persons were killed In the blowing ur
Of the Los Angeles Times Building. OF
October !. 1910. J. B. McNamara's de-
tailed confession 10 having caused thu
explosion. with his motives for doing
it and his comments on the fact that
90 many people were killed. was re-
lated on the witness stand in the "dyn-
amite conspiracy trial to-day.
Critic E. McManigai testified that the
confession was given TO him while
he was hiding Mcnamara in the woods
FIVE miles from Conover. Wis, both OF
them having gone to the Wisconsin
woods on the pretext OF being hunters
Olaf A. Tveitmoe and Eugene l.
Clancy. Gan Francisco labor leaders.
NcManigal testified. were named by
Mcnamara as having made arrange
ments for the Los Angeles explosion
and as having furnished the two men
F. 4. Schrnitt and David Caplan-to
assist in buying the highpower nitro
gelatin, because Hchmi,t and Captain
had been regularly employed on the
coast by the Building Trades Council OF
California. Tveitmoe and Clancy are
among the forty nve defendants now on
trial.
Two Never Captured
Captain and Schmitt were indicted
in Los Angeles County with James B.
Mcnamara on charges OF murder. but
never have been captured Government
agents have been informed that Caplan
was killed.
when he asked Mcnamara why he
twisted of a gas tet in the basemen mt
O. the Times Building before the ex-
pIosion. McManigai testified. Mcnamara
said:
because when the explosion 90
CURED ! wanted the whole building to
20 30 hell"
But ] am sorry so many we're
killed" NcNamara added Il hoped to
get General Otis"
McManigal said that on November ;.
1910, John j. Mcnamara asked him to
take James B. on the hunting trip. He
was starting on that DAY from Chi
mSo He went 70 kenosha. and James
q. Joined him there. They procured
hunting licenses and went with the
party to Conover, and then TO camp
five miles in the country.
On November g." said McManigal.
Il missed James r.. and started out
alone to look for some deer. Standing
on a tree stump. I suddenly heard the
crack of a pistol Presently ] saw
James B. Suspicion flashed into my
mind accused him right out.
II think you were taking a shot
a, me- / said III you do. you had
better be quick about IL. This Is a fine
place up here TO get rid OF man
Just shoe. him and the coyotes Will eat
up his body ..
Tells Of Tiues "Jsb.'
He replied he just did II TO scare
me. Then, we being alone for the frst
time. he ca, down and told me about
the Los Angeles job He said when We
went TO the coast in July he got in
touch with Tveitmoe and Clancy, ac-
oordins to instructions from his broth
r. rveitmoe and Clancy, he said, put
Captain and Schmit; at his disposal
Leading up to the Los Angeles ex-
ploston, J. B. saij he found you could
Get AL the money you wanted on the
coast He said Tveitmoe was the big
psymaster. and there never was any
thing to fear. for Tveitmoe was a
friend Of Mayor Mccarthy. and. in fact
Tyeitrnce was the Mayor Of San Fran
cisco.
Il asked him why he went after the
Times. He answered that Tveitmore
had put him on TO It.
Then he told me how ne had sc,
the bomb in what is known as ink
alley" In the Times plant, among S,ne
ink barrels and old papers Going N
be said. nc was stopped By the n hi
watchmau. who asked him whas hs
wanted In there He replied he va:
going to the composing room. The
xstchman let him pass He reached
the basement, and while passinf
through it tore OF a gas Jet. askei
why did you break Of TIE gas Jet?
He replied. because wanted the
whole building to go to hell / said
was surprised he would do IT, know
ing there were so many people In tn
building He answered. What's tn,
diNerenccc was to make a goot
cleaning out. and I did it-' Then h,
though, TO. . while. and added: But
am sorry there were so many peopl,
KILLED I wanted to get General Otis
Placed OSbep DS0Sa.
He told me he put the inferna
Dachinss at the residences OF Genera
Harrison Gray OTIS proprietor Of th,
Times ard OF Felix J. Zeehandlaaf
'svcretsry Of the Merchants and Man
ufactsrcrs' Association. all TO 60 of
o. o'clock In the morning"
McMsnigsl said after news Of tn,
Los Angeles explosion was published
J. j. Mcnamara. secretary of the
Sronworkers headquarters In Indian
spoIls. sent him TO Worcester. Mass.
TO cause an echo Of the Pacific Coas
explosion In the East
II want an echo 1 that Los An
ec.cs explosion In the East. 81 u the,
catch 3. d. they'll think they have
the wrong man" NcNsnieal said wa
che way ). J. Instructed him AcAan
Sra, >ysA he went 20 Worcester an
caused two explosions there Ocsooe'
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washing.on. November 14-senator
Martha Of Virgins. was deseGna sed
S0-day by President Taft 60 fnl tine