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VOL. 24.
PENDLETOX, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1011.
NO. 7285
miMAS CONFESSIONS HAVE SWEEPING E
Darrcw Knew Guilt; Tried
to Save Murderer
Los Angelos, Cal., Deo. 2. Cl irenco
Darrow, to a United Press corres
pondent, said that he took the case
because he wanted to save te McNa
maras' lives.
''They figured themselves S'jldlcrs
on 'he firing line, In a wa. between
capital and tho common people. They
th'iurht they were taking tile only
cour.e .eft to win a fight 'n Los An
go'es. They're not murderer at
hurt. Jim didn't intend 'o kill ant
because he wasn't a m i -direr at
heart I decided to do the best I could
to nave him. I took the only course.
"All I expect." said Darrow, "is to
have my best friends understand
why I took the ca-e, but chances ar?
, the world won't understand. All my
life I've tried to be on the side of
those who lose in the unequal fight
between the rich and poor. Here whs
a man who, whether right or wrong,
tried in his own grim way to be on
the side of the poor. I couldn't seo
him go down without giving what
help I could."
l Vderal Probo lo ConUmie.
Indlanapo Is, Dec. 2. United States
Attorney Miller and other federal of
ficers, conferred here today. Later
Miller said: "The McNamaras' con
fessions won't affect the government
investigation into the affairs of the
structural iron workers. They'll be
absolutely no let up In the federal
probe The government investigation
covers a much wider range than the
I os Angeles rase." The Jury recon
vi.'nes here December 14.
L09 Angeles. Dec. 2. Detectives
Have been watching a number of
persons connected with the Califor
nia Federation of l abor and tho In
ternational Association of Bridge and
structural Iron Workers, for two
weeks. ArresU will be made soir. as
the grand Jury at Indianapolis re
prrts. The federal government in
unds to prosecute s'milar lnve?tlga
tions hero. Sensations have only'be
Kun. No one Is permitted to seo trie
McNamaras except In the presenceof
witnesses. They slept well last night
and seemed relieved that the affair
I? over.
Offcml Confession In July.
Los Angele-, Doc 2. District At
torney Fredericks today said the de
fense offered tj al'.ow James to con
fess last July, If he would let J. J.
McNamara go free, but the prosecu
tion wouldn't agree.
Protecting ll.Ul"r-Vps.
Dayton, O., Dec. 2 Declaring that
tho McNamaras confes.-cd to shield la
bor leaders higher up, John Klrby,
president of the National association
of Manufacturers, left today for In
dianapolis ..to participate In the fed
eral probe of tha McNamaras there.
Ho wild: "Tho McNamaras' confes
sion should bo a death blow to organ
ized labor."
Ijilsir Tcmxrnrijy Set Ilack.
Denver. Dec 2. -"-Charles Moyer.
president of tho Western Federation
of Miners, stated today: "Tho Mc
Namaras' acknowledgement of their
guilt will give the causo of labor a
temporary petbark, but only vUl the
rank and f Ho can prove that individ
uals and not unions are on trial. I
think there Is something deeper In
those confessions thnn the labor move
ment can grasp now. Likely as not,
pressure has been brought to bear by
forces of the opposition. Surely tho
confessions at this time can hardly
give to labor its Just dues, yet it the
ndmlssions are true, such exposures
must sooner or later clear the atmos
phere In the labor world."
Sentence Problematical.
Los Angeles, Dec. 2. Despite all
contrary rumors, It was learned today
that Judge Bonlwo'l made no ar
rangements regarding sentences for
tho McNamaras and ho will do as he
pleases, although tho state Is expect
ed to nsk for mercy. Another sensa
tional development came today when
Fredericks admitted that ho had oth
er monies used for bribery purposes,
in addition to Franklin's 4000. He
said the defense came to him and fi
nally offered tho confessions after he
had refu-ed roundabout offers.
Claim Confession Was Political.
Los Angeles. Dec. 2. An absolute
declaration that tho McNamara con
fessions, Just four days before the
election, was carefully planned by
the "big buHnoss" to encompass his
defeat next Tuesday, was made here
today by Job Harrlman, socialist
candidate for mayor.
Hoxwevclt Expresses View.
New York. Dee. 2. "My ideas on
tho McNamaras was expressed In an
Outlook editorial, "Murder Is Mur
der," said Colonel Itoosevolt. "That's
tho way I feel about It."
Indiana Governor Vlndlcntctt.
Indinnapol's, Deo. 2 Governor
Marshall, who granted the extradition
for the McNamaras, and was harshly
SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
Developments of Confessed Dynamiter' Case.
Judge Ilordwell nuido no M-oiiiJsch or light sentences 4
Charge iiiudo tluit cunfcBKloii was mado to protect higher lulior or-
flcluls.
Prosecution will ask for inery, for both brothers.
Chief Counsel Domnv, for defen.se, knew of jruiFt last July and of-
fered 0110 confession If oilier cases were droppxl.
AH labor lenders claim Unit they were duied Into believing the two
brothers Innocent.
IiiilK.r organizations luid contributed $190,000 to defend men, bcliev-
Ing them Innocent.
Socialist claim confession Is part of plot to defeat Los Angeles candl-
date for mayor.
Ortle McManigal, dynamiter-informer, may go free, for turning states
evidence.
Federal pro?e. Into en so will be continued, as will also brilxTy lnvestl-
gations, which promise new sensations..
Aged mother of confessed murderer still believes her bovs Innocent.
Mother Still Believes In
Her Boys
Cincinnati. O., Dc. 2. Nothing
could have a greater shadow over
trie home of James B. and John t
McNamara here than the news ol
tnelr p:eas of guilty.
"I know my boys are Innocent
wiinea mrs. Mary McJJaman. iho
grler stricken mother. "I am forced
to believe they have pleaded gulity,
but I know they ar Innocent "
When questioned as to her pUns
and as to whether she wbuld go to
Los Angeles to Bee her boys, the silci:
"I do not know. In fact. I cannot
decide upon anything now."
Tars that had been biavely held
back during this short interview came
brimming to the surface, and in a
burst of sorrow, the aged mother was
led into another room by her daugh
ter. Miss Mary McNamara.
Mrs. McNamara first learned of tho
pitas whlie on a street car on her
vay home, she returned from the
west a few days ago.
Also protesting, even in the face
of the confession, Robert and Mary,
brother and s'ster of the men. refus
ed to believe them guilty. Neither
seemed wrought up over the confes
sion, and whilo they refusal to ans
wer many of the qestlons put to them
they said they believed their brothers
were Innocent. In a clear, cool man
ner, Robert McNamara said:
"I do not believe my brothers are
gu ty of the crime to which lh.-y
have confessed. Our family received
a- letter from James dated November
24 in which he wrote favorably of tho
proceedings of tho court."
At the time of the arre-t of the Mc
Namaras detectives of the local po
lice force made a thorough search of
the McNamara home in this city. They
fi und an amount of wiring, a number
i.f steel saws and several dry battery
listers. James II. and John J. Mc
Namara were associated with the
union labor movement in thrj city 'o:
years and at the time of their a.Test,
tho'r numerous personal friends here
scouted the idea of their guilt.
criticized for It, today said the con
fessions vindicated his s'and, which
labor leaders termed "kidnapping."
Lalwir Icaders Duped.
San Francisco, Dec. 2 Labor lead
ers here are united in denouncing the
McNamaras and declare they were
duped with the others.
tSoniMTM Was Piipcd; Cries.
New York, Dec, 2. "I am astound
ed, I am astounded, my credulity has
been Imposed upon. It Is a bolt out
of a clear sky."
The exclamations were those of
Samuel Gompers, president of the Am
erican Federation of Labor when ad
vised of the pleas of guilty in the Mc
Namara cases.
Mr. Gompers, on his w-ay from
Washington, was dosing In a Pullman
car on tho renn8ylvania's congres-
ional limited when he was awakened
at a New Jersey station by a press
representative.
He retired to the rear of I no car
whero there was a convenient light
and read carefully tho accounts of the
sensational developments at Los An
geles. The veteran labor leaner was 1s1-
bly affected ns he rend how tho men
in whoso defense he had spoken and
worked so untiringly had admitted
their guilt. Tears came into his eyes,
and the hand that held tho typed
n,, shook. He said notiung, now-
ever, until ho had finished the story,
and he then broke forth with his ex
clamations .of nstonlshmont and in
dignation. "If this Is all true, my credulity
has been Imposed upon," ho declar
ed "I am astonished at this news.
Wo have had the gravest assurances
given to us by every one connected
with the trial, either directly or In
directly, that these men were inno
cent." Mr. Gompers sa'd with the greatest
emphasis that not tho slightest inti
mation of such a change In the plans
of the defense ns developed had been
communicated to him. Absolutely the
first newt of tho startling develop
ments was given him on tho train last
night ho said.
Asked If ho would have anything
ARE EXPECTED TO f
McManigal, Informer,
May 60 Free
it was December 8 last year, that I
' received a telegram from Indianapol
L.os Angeles, calir., Dec. 2 Ortie js 8gned 'Frank' and aRkin? ma to
E. McManigal, the confessed dynamit-
er, whose admissions are said to have
been a big factor in the McNamara's
pleading guilty, will go virtually free,
if the plans of the state in his behalf
do not go wrong.
After court had adjourned Malcolm
McLaren, the Burns detective, who
has been a daily visitor to McMani
giil's cell since the dynamiter was
brought here lust spring, and has al
ways spoken in a friendly way of the
prisoner, camo upon District Attorney
Frederick's in the latter's office. ,
"There's Just one thing I want to
a?k of you," said McLaren to Fred
ericks, "and that Is that you do all
you can for McManigal."
Fredericks held up his right hand
as he answered:
"I promise you I'll do all in my
power for him. He may have to take
a light sentence but I'll do the best
I can."
Later, In McManlgal's cell, after tho
dynamiter had gone into the story of
the Llewellyn Iron Works' explosion,
last Christmas, McLaren told him pri
vately of what Fredericks had prom
ised. According to McLaren, he was
greatly affected when he learned that
the state had become his friead. His
eyes filled with tears and hU voice
choked so that he could hardly stam-
incr his thanks
"I haven't seen my wife since, she
left here." said McManigal. bitterly.
"Darrow promised her a life's living
If she would desert me. and she took
him up. I suppose she'll soon be sell
ing McNamara buttons again. There
the next few days. I have scratched
mv uncle, George Behm. off the map.
... T .",. !,.... i .., i,ii
ti'v. n 1 1 X nniu iia.u 10 hij vim- .
uren,1 out 1 aon t suppose 1 can nave
them "If I have to go to prison."
McLaren declared that Mrs. Mc
Manigal was fully cognizant of all of
her fusband's dynamiting crimes, de
spite her statements to the contrary.
The detective stated that it was Mrs.
McManigal who cut from the newspa
pirs accounts of all the explosions
caused by her husband, and kept the'.i
Tor him to show to John J. McNama
ra, as the secretary-treasurer of too
International Association of
and Structural Iron Workers
Brid"e
alwavs'
forced McManigal to produce such a
clipping before he would pay him fni
the "pob "
to sny about tho prisoners personally,
the labor leader replied:
"No, I shan't add to their misery
by condemnation of them "
"What effect do you imagine this
will have on labor unions?" was In
quired. ;
To this Mr. Gompers snapped his
fingers and ejaculated, "None."
Then, he nd Ei b
an Federation of Labor for the de- j
r"1,, "!,!":!
lions to date amounted to about $190.-
000, which has been turnover to
the chief attorney for the defense and
tln collection was s. ill going on. no
added that the money probably would
bo refunded.
Mr. Gompers bristled up noticeably
when shown tho statement by Wm. J.
Burns at Chicago.
"I don't wish to mention Burns."
be raid decisively. He denied, how
ever, that ho had ever charged Burns
with "planting'' tho dynamite at Los
Angeles.
. Beverting to the explosion, Mr.
Gompers continued:
"Wo have discouraged nets llko
these. We nro patriotic and peace
loving men and we have only a wish
to call out tho best elements in hu
man nature. Thoso two men must
have been crazy. It Is an act that I
condemn with all tho force that Is In
me."
Asked aga'n If he believed the de
velopments would injure the cause of
labor, tears camo Into Mr. Gompers'
eyes ns ho answered:
"They are not going to do any good.
But I want to repeat that the cause
of labor has been Imposed upon by
both supposed friends and enemies
Tho men of labor were led to believe
that tho McNamara boys were lnno-
cent, and they acted on that belief. I
FFECTA1
History of Crime Given
by McManigal
Los Angelos, Dec. 2 Ortie Mc
Manigal who confessed to a series of
dynamite explosions, which involved
the McNamaras. gave a history of the
case.
He said he fir3t began dynamiting
June 25. 190S, In Detroit, Mich.,
where the Russell Wheel Foundry
company's bu.ld.ng, then In course of
construction, wa. destroyed.
He skipped from that time until
a year ago when he was In the Con-
over woods, in Wisconsin wi:h James
B. McNamara, and the latter, he said.
, toiu him then of having Just previous-
ly dynamited the Times building.
1 "Wo left the Conover woods about
, a year ago," said McManigal "and I
I went back to my home in Chicago
and lay around there for a few days.
go to that city. 'Frank meant
James B. McNamara, as he at that
time used the name of Frank Sulli-
van. I went to Indianapolis, and In
John J. McNamara's office I was
given inductions by John J. himself
I regarding the Llewellyn Job. He said
it had been promised that a Christ
mas present was to be sent to Los An
geles and that I was to bring it.
"James B. and I went to John J.'s
vaults on the fifth floor of the Amer
ican Central building in Indianapolis,
j where h's offices were and took out
' a case specially made to carry nitro
glycerine. The district attorney has
that case in his possesion here now.
j "Well, that was December 9. We
i hired a rig and drove out to Beach
Grove, an Indianapolis suburb, where
' we had the explosives cached. There
. were 12 quarts there and we took it
all, lea. nig two empty case.
"We went back to J. J.'s office and
I got instruct ons from J. J. himself
, to come to Los Angeles. He told me
1 to put shots under the Llewellyn Iron
Works and the Baker Iron Works and
1 to be sure to put one under the Times
auxiliary plant, 'to add a few more to
, the list.'
' "I left Chicago on December 12 for
Los Anpeles. I had 10 quarts of the
' f",,e in c carrying case and
two quarts in ir.v suit case. I gave
1 the case with the 10 quarts in It to
; the porter to tako care of. I gave
him a dollar for hi trouble. "Just
, before arriving at the depot on De-
comber 15, in Los Angeles, the train
ran along by the Los Angeles river
I and I took special notice of it, as a
fOOJ ?laco Tto ca?ht lh , he"
' h"e went to the, Ross"
On, and got a room under the name
I of T. F. McKee, Then I went back
I to the river, hid the stuff and marked
I tho spot so J couldn't pos-ibly fail to
rji
unci it wnen I wanted it.
. "I had been told by J. B. how to
get to the Llewellyn Iron Works. He
said to go to the part of the city
where the streets bore names instead
of Just numbers, so I located it all
; right. It took me a few day.. thougls
j to find tho Baker Iron Works.
I "Then I looked about for the Times
' i""111- '. "u torn me
to buy n co,,y of tho Timcs and look
mi 1 ne emioriai page anil nml the
addre.-s I did so, but I found only
tho business and editorial offices on
Spring, where the paper had moved
after Its building at First and Broad
way had been blown up.
"I finally found tho auxiliary plant.
They were setting up a new press
there at tho time. I had a long talk
with the watchman. I looked the
place over and decided it was too well
guarded to do anything there. About
:ju tne nignt of December 24, I
lV' f
y " nM o, ks, tim.ng
"About 9 o'clock .hat night I took
p?ro w ,nr "0.rt
?" 'HL 'rrK , h a
VtTc'" v " K
Tho confessed dynamiter was ask
ed about his confession in which ho
'told of having bcon instructed to see
trie big chief " and a man named
Clany in San Francisco before coming
to Los Angeles on tho "Llewellvn job."
but the detectives Instructed him to
mention no person by name. That
statement, however, was made a part
of the court proceeding when his
wife. Mrs. Emma McManigal, was a
witness before iho grand jury here
last summer.
read letters from them myself pro
testing their innocence. Only last
September I visited them in tho Los
Angeles Jail, and they asked me to
deliver to the labor interests a mes
sage that they wero Innocent.
"The cause of labor cannot win by
such methods ns theso men pursued.
Damage to property and destruction
of life we havo denounced and dono
all in our power to prevent. Such
methods ns theso have got to bo
stamped out.
"If after It is known we have been
Imposed upon, we are denounced and
attacked for support'ng tho defence
Of theso men. then lot them ,l..nn.mnr,
and attack. The American Fcdera- '
FATHER FINDS
HIS GIRLS!
Arrest Made in Walla Wal -
la After They Fled From
rendleton.
LEAD PARENT A CHASE
Being Advl-ed by Trainman tliat Pur
suer Was oil Same Train, itunaways
Wop at Milton for I'ev Hours, and
Proceed to Washington Town.
Ida and Nettle Johnson, the two
runaway Centralia high school girls
who were the object of their father's
quest in this city yesterday, are today
in the custody of their sire, having
been captured in Walla Walla last
evening as they stepped off the 7
o'clock Interurban car from Milton.
The end of their flight came as a re
sults of the efforts of a former Cen
tralia teacher who volunteered his
services in seeking the girls.
True to the fatners conjecture, the
gir s were in Pendleton all day yes
terday and left for Walla Walla on
ihe afternoon train. They took the
precaution to separate themselves and
to tuck their tell-tale dresses up un
der their long coats but nevertheless
they were recognized as they board
ed different cars by the ex-teacher,
who had Just time to climb aboard
also.
One of the brakemen "got wise" to
the situation and tilled it off to the
girls that the Centralia man was on
the train, and they quietly dropped off
at Milton without the knowledge of
their trailer.
However, on the arrival of the lat
ter in the Garden City, he quickly
h'cated the fugitives in Milton by the
aid of the officers and when they
stepped off the fnterurban car, they
saw two patrolmen and, knov.ig
they were recognized, they smilingly
gave themselves up.
45 MAY 60 DOWN
WITH SOUND STEAMER
Seattle, Wah , Dec. ?. Somewhere
in the foj of Kyuju sound and Van
couver island, the Canadian Pacific
steamer Tees, with forty-two on
board, is in Imminent danger of be
ing ground to pices on the rocks
where she is stranded. Several ves
sels, including the revenue tug Ta
homa and the tUg Nanoose. are
searching for hr.
The last distress signal of the ship
was received last n'ght. being the
first word sinco she struck the rocks
last Wednesday. The message said.
"Come quick. Vessel stranded on
rocks. In great danger." Another
followed, saying all were "alive and
still at the top." she was heard call
ing this morning.
tion of Labor is a law abiding insti
tut'on." Burns Talks.
Chicago, Dec. 2. Detective Burns
today that he would soon art for the
Pacific coast. He said he wanted to
see all concerned in the McNamara
case brought to justice He regards
the confessions as a personal vindica
tion and ended by a statement to the
effect that nine tenths of the labor
ing men don't sympathize with the an
archistic' element, but are misled.
Will Push Bribery Case.
Los Angela, Cal.. Dec. 2. Assistant
District Attorney Ford, in charge of
the case against Franklin, said he saw
no reason why'the bribery complaint
would not be pushed Mond.y. He
advised newspapermen to attend
court, "as it might be interesting. It
is rumored that Fredericks may
transfer h's evidence to the federal
court in San Francisco where James
SIcNamara. as "Bryeo," and otiiers,
made the plot to dynamite the Times,
the Otis home and the horn eof offi
cials of the Merchants' and Manufac
turers' association. There may be
more arrests.
WALLA WALLA'S MAYOR WILL TELL OF
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT ADVANTAGES
Mayor GIllls, of Walla Walla, will speak upon the subject of the
commission form of government at the city hall this evening and the
meeting will begin at 7:30. It will constitute the only public meeting
during the present city campaign and the address will bo well worth
hearing.
Mayor Gillis has been in office but a few months and was elected
subsequent to tho adoption of the commission plan in tho Garden
City. In his talk tonight the mayor will tell of the workings of tho
new plan in the neighboring town. He Is a talented, businesslike
speaker and will talk tinder the auspices of tho progress League which
Is backing the commission government move in rendleton.
SILENT
VOTERS
TO N
j Opinion Divided Between Ra
ley and Matlock For Being
Elected.
COMM. PLAN IS PREDICTED
Polls Will Oieii Promptly at 8 O'clock
Monday Morning and Close at 5:00
O'clock P. M. Failure to Register
Can be Remedied.
It will be the silent vote that de
cides who will be the next mayor of
Pendleton, according to the opinion
of the political sages for while there
are many who predict that W. F. Mat
lock will win the race easily, there are
Just as many who prophesy that J. R.
Raley will secure a big majority when
the ballots are tolled off. There are
any number of voters who refuse to
declare their preference in public but
who will cast ballots and it will be
their votes that determine the out
come. A good many bets have been made
on the mayoralty race, there being no
odds on either candidate, and appar
ently there Is Just as much Matlock
money as Raley money in sight
It is freely predicted that commis
sion form of government will be adop
ted by a good majority, opppsltlon to
the proposed new charter being un
organized and scattered.
The polls will open at eight
o'clock Monday morning and will close
at 5 o'clock In the evening. Voters
of the first ward will cast their bal
lots at the old Alta house, second
ward citizens will vote at the Pen
dleton Hotel Sample rooms on Water
and Main streets, third ward voters at
the city hajl, and fourth ward voters
at the Missouri blacksmith shop on
west Wrebb street. Voters who ne
glected to register may secure the
privilege of casting their ballots by
being sworn with six freeholders as
witnesses.
MAN HURT IN TRENCH
DIES FROM LOCK JAW
J His Jaws locked by the muscular
contractions of the terrible tetanus,
Harry Leese, the young man who suf
fered a broken ankle In a cave-in on
the Alta street water trench a week
ago Thursday, died this morning at
St. Anthony's hospital, after every
means known to medical science had
been exhausted In an effort to relieve
the sufferer. Twenty thousand units
of serum were injected fhto him yes
terday in an effort to combat the dead
ly disease, but a greater quantity was
needed and could not be secured
either In this city or Portland.
The fracture which the young man
sustained more than a week ago had
been healing and the patient was
thought to be on the rapid road to re
covery until Wednesday night when
symptoms of tetanus were observed.
No serum for the cure of this disease
vus obtainable in this city and a tele
graphic order was sent to Portland
for 60,000 units of that medicine.
Three drug stores could furnish but
20,000 and this amunt was shipped,
arriving yesterday morning. It was
Immediately Injected but could not
save the sick man's life.
His mother. Mrs. Nellie Ahler of
San Francisco has been notified and
the body will be held here pending
word from her. The water commis
sion reported the death to the coro
ner but an inquest was deemed un
necessary. IJoyalty IJcaches Bombay.
Bombay, Dec. 2. The first stage
of the costly Durbar tour was com
pleted today when King George and
Queen Alexandria sot foot on Indian
soil amid a salute of guns. The royal
ciuple landed at the splendid Appol
lo Bunder landing.
AME MAYOR