Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-11
Confessed Dynamiter Tells
How He Worked to Save
Lives of Watchmen Where
Jobs Were Done,
NEARLY DECIDED TO
GIVE UP BUSINESS
James B, Mcnamara, He Az
Ieges, Had Fewer Scruples,
Saying Men Killed Would
Add to Effectiveness.
Inv Morning sourna, special Lensrd wire,

IBy Morning Journn, special Le"sed Wire.
Indianapolis, Nov. 10.-Conscience
so overcome Ortie McManigal when
he blew up Job" at Mount Vernon.
H., on April 10, 1910 that he was
on the verge of quitting and exposing
the Mcnamara dynamite plots five
months before the loss of twcnty-one
lives at Los Angeles, Cal.
McManigal, who tomorrow Will
continue his testimony at the trial of
the forty-five accused dynamite
plotters," says in a written confess
sion, part of which has been made
public by United states District Attor-
ney Miller, that twice while prowing
about at night with bombs under his
arm. he had to employ skill in saw
ing the lives Of night watchmen. The
incidents relative to the Mount Yer
non explosion as given by McManigal
are.
He went to Mount Vernon by way
of St Louis, equipped with bombs
provided by John j. Mcnamara, who
had instructed him to blow up a new
steel structure in Mount Vernon, be-
ing erected by non union men. First
regulating the time piece so the bomb
would explode AT 1870 p. M, Nc
Manigal placed it where he considered
it would do the most damage. Later
he discovered the bomb was almost
directly beneath the night watchman's
shelter and the watchman was on
duty.
Mechanical walked about on the
opposite side of the street. He OBJ
served the watchman seldom left his
post and rrch inetitahly be blown
up, unless he could be gotten away
Engaging the watchman in converse
ton he attempted to induce him to 80
to a theater. but it was Of no use. The
watchman regarded the invitation
with suspicion.
In desperation the dynamiter re-
turned to his hotel prepared small
er bomb timed to explode at about
1925 o'clock and sneaking through
an alley placed the second bomb at a
remote part of the job. The purpose,
McManigal says by the remoter bomb.
timed to explode about five minutes
before the other, was to detract the
watchman from his shelter. so he
would be at the wreck of the first ex
ploson out Of danger when the sec
During the interval, McManigal
paced the streets in apprehension lest
his plans should miscarry, but it had |
the desired effect, and seeing the
watchman walking about after both |
explosions. he took train for St |
Louis.
While looking. in company with |
James b. Mcnamara, for spot to |
place a bomb on job in South Chi |
cago at night on February 20, 1911, |
Me McManigal says in his confession. he |
and Mcnamara decided the only point |
whore the explosion could do much |
damage was where watchman usu-
ally was posted Mcnamara, accord
ing to McManigal, was in favor of
the watchman, saying
IF the watchman is blown up that
Will attract more attention
McManigal says he protested and
finally induced Mcnamara to decide
on another spot.
In all of these instances McMani-
gal asserts he was tempted to quit
uNnamiting. but was cautioned by 4
those who paid him that they had
The goods on him. He probably WIN
be on the stand for week.