The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-10-11
WAS GOMPERS IN
THE CONSPIRACY
Questions Leading to This
Point Asked by Prosecu-
ton in Dynamiting Case

Indianapolis, Ind. Oct. 11.-wheth-
er Samuel Gompers. president Of the
American Federation Of Labor. was
present at certain labor union meet
!ings held in St. Louis in 1910, was
asked by the government in the "dy-
Mantle" trial today a st. Louis no.
tel clerk testified that number Of
officials attended the annual conven-
tion of the International Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. He said
Gompers was not registered but was
around the hotel great deal.
The convention was held soon after
the Los Angeles explosion and the
government contends that at this time
1.-The Pacific coast expected a Christ
mas present" in the shape of more ex-
|plosions.
For the first time since he confessed
to dynamiting, Ortie McManigal be-
fore a jury yesterday, was identified
by hotel clerks as having visited va
rious cities at times when explosions
occurred. H. L. Pearce of Kansas
City. Mo-, in the pages Of hotel reg
lister traced u. w. McGraw" as hav-
ing registered at a Kansas City hotel
August 90. 1910. three days before
NcManigal blew up a portion of a
s1.50o.o0o bridge across the Missouri
river. which. he says. was arranged
and James B. Mcnamara.
DO you see McGraw in the court
room? ?" asked James W. Noel. special
assistant district attorney.
That's the man." said Pearce
pointing straight to McManigal. The
lime Of testimony was followed by the
government as tending to carry ou,
McMa nigars confession that he act
ually caused the explosions detailed
in his confession and for which the
Jvernment charges members Of the
executive board Of the international
Association Of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers paid him at the rate OF
r. ]. Quigley of Duluth. Mimi.
identified McManigal as visitor at a
Duluth hotel in July. 1910. shortly
before an explosion at Superior. Wis
F. W. Gates said Mechanical frequent
ly registered at hotel in Rochester,
Pa. where later were discovered nitro
glycerine. in quantities hidden in a
shed.
The activities of James b. McNa-
mara on his return to Indianapolis
after blowing up the Los Angeles
Times building were also traced in
motel registers. AL the Suggestion OF
his brother. James B. took the name
of Frank Sullivan" dropping all the
aliases he had used on the Pacific
coast. H. NJ Spinning. deputy sher-
iff of Los Angeles county. identified
photographs of both the McNamaras.
This was done, it was announced to
the jury because the McNamaras
We're detained in San Quentin prison
| in California and could not be pres
ent."
In presenting great bundles of tele-
grams. which were identified by Man
! ayers of telegraph Offices from many
parts of the country. but the contents
Of which were withheld until later,
the government attorneys announced
it would be shown that arrangements
for the Pacific coast explosions were
carried on by telegraph. that Olaf A.
Tveitmoe and Eugene A. Clancy. San
Francisco, and j. E. Munsey. known
as Jack" Bright. Salt Lake City. COM
municated about the explosion intel
egrams and that Clancy and Munsey.
worried over the search instituted
for the dynamiters.' sent back and
forth messages concerning the where
abouts of James F.. Mcnamara.