The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-05
M MANIGAL
 IS GUARDED
SECRECY IS BEING MAlNTAlNED D IN TRANSPORTING HIM TO lN-
 DiANAPoLlS TO TESTIFY.
Deputies Take Him by Circuitous Route to Avoid Possibility of vio- lence--Los Angeles Inquiry
 Nears Close.

Indianapolis. Jan. 4.--Ortie McMan- igal. confessedly member of the dynamiting staff of John J. McNamra was not brought into this city tonight, as was expected, but will reach here in time to testify before the federal grand jury.
 Agents of the department of justice today guarded with greatest secrecy the whereabouts of McManigal and are prepared to prevent the time of his arrival from becoming known.
 McManigal, upon whom the govern ment is relying for direct testimony as to the identity of the many men al ieged to have been concerned in the dynamiting conspiracy that extended from coast to coast, is tonight some where between California and this state.
 It is believed that McManigai may have been taken from train by de- tectives in charge of him and lodged in an intermediate city. Federal au- thorities said they feared some act of vengeance against him rnless his movements were careful hidden.
 Dispatches announced that McMani- gal left the county jail at los Angeles on Monday of this week, but it was learned tonight that the detectives entrusted with his transfer to this ely planned to bring him here by a circui- ous route to ward possible interfer- ence by his enemies.
 Oscar Iawler, special government prosecutor, today remarked in connec- tion with the secrecy surrounding Me- Manigals Journey. "all the sluggers are not yet dead or caught y
 Before the grand jury appeared half dozen witnesses, most of whom are said to know the details of the ex- plosions at Peoria, Illinois in the fall of 1910. They also were believed to be able to tell of the identity of per sons whom Ortie McManigal says di- rected him to the points where dyna- mite was to be placed.
 The frame work alone of the gov ernment's case, it was said today, has thus far been laid and within two or three days from the office of District Attorney John D. Fredericks of Los Angeles County. California, will be brought evidence concerning nearly one hundred of the explosions charged to the iron workers union.
 Mr Fredericks will not testify be- fore the grand jury himself but will leave the work to some of his as- sistants. He will leave tomorrow. with his wife on a pleasure trip through the East
 ''We gathered together,' said Mir. Fredericks, ''all the evidence sn the United States and Canada, which had any bearing on the dynamiting con- spiracy I think in most every istance there were violations of state laws as well as federal statutes. Your states out here are so small that almost every time man changes his man, he gets outside the state.
 In preparation of the>case against the McNamaras in California, MT Fredericks had intended to use wit nesses to prove that scores of explo- sions occurring throughout the coun- try were directed by union labor Of ficials. For that reason the Cali fornia evidence Is in convenient form for handling here.
 Mir Fredericks today teiegraphed Samuel l.. Browne, chief detective at Los Angeles, that he would not take any part in his controversy with Detective William J Buns over the rewards in the McNamara case.
 "Browne" said Mir. Fredericks. "has retained as his lawyer G. Ray Horton, my chief trial deputy. while Burns has retained w. Joseph Ford. assist ant district attorney. so you see it's family quarrel I'll stay out of it."
 Fredepicks said he wa not familiar with the details of the various re- wards. Some. he thought. were of fered for the arrest alone and others for arrests and conviction.