The Mena weekly star., 1911-12-21
Scene NOW SHIFTS
TO INDIANAPOLIS
Federal Grand Jury win Try to
Find Who Ordered and Who
IIndled the Dynamite-In-
teresting Records.

Indianapolis, Dec. f3.-Who. be-
sides John J. and James b. McNa-
mala, handled or had knowledge
Of the interstate shipment of a tor
or more Of dynamite and nitroglyc-
erin used in blowing up iron and
steel structures erected by firms
employing non-union men in the
last five years?
That question was inquired into
by the government officials prepar-
atory to the resumption tomorrow
Of the federal grand jury's investi-
cation Of an alleged nationwide
dynamite conspiracy. Clerks who
wrote letters, baggagemen, shippers
and all those who are supposed to
have had even the remotest knowl-
edge Of the movement of the ex-
plosive or where and how it was
stored are among the several hun
dred witnesses who have been sum-
moned to testify before the grand
jury.
Where Explosives Were Found.
The instances of the finding of
the explosives about which spe-
cial inquiry was made today are the
following:
Fourteen hundred and ninety
pounds Of dynamite found in a pad
locked box in barn in the rear of
Ortie +. McManigal's fathers home
at Tifiln, O., April %, 1911.
Ninety pounds Of dynamite sticks
found in the basement of a building
in indianapolis, in which was To-
Gated the offices of the Information
al Association of Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers, on April %,
1911, few hours after the arrest of
John j. Mcnamara, the secretary
treasurer of the association.
twenty-five pounds of nitro
glycerin and dynamite found in a
piano box in the western skirts of
indianapolis few days later.
Thirty-eight quarts of nitro-glyc-
erin buried in a shed near Roches-
ter, Pa. The points upon which
enlightenment was sought in con-
nection with these instances were
Who wrote the correspondence
relative to the shipment and pur-
chase Of the explosives?
By what means were the eXplo-
sives transported?
Although the district attorney,
Charles w Miller, declined to dis
cuss the progress of the prepare
tons for submission of evidencet
before the grand jury, he indicated |
the purpose of the government to |
elect an exhaustive investigation. |
Every witness who can furnish any |
information, however slight, will be
summoned.
Most important of the evidence |
to be presented to the grand jury |
is the books and correspondence of |
the Bridge and Structural Iron |
Workers, now in the possession of |
Attorney Miller. 1t is asserted that
these written records will furnish |
damaging evidence against labor
leaders in this city, San Francisco,
New York, Chicago, Boston, New
Orleans, Cleveland and Detroit.
Records of the Indianapolis post
office, it is said, will also afford
much evidence for the consideration
of the grand jury. John ]. McNa-
mara, is is alleged, rented post
Office box under the name of ]. c.
Sandusky and received large
amount of mail under this alias. It
is believed that the money order
records will account for the dis
posal of a part of the $1,000 month
which Secretary Mcnamara had at
his disposal for organization work"
Four United States deputy mar
shals are guarding the mass of evil
dence, including books and papers,
taken from the offices of the Iron
Workers Union. Not an hour of
the day or night are the incriminat-
ing documents left unguarded.
This government investigation
is prompted by no animus against
labor unions" said Attorney Miller.
Il think and hope that the great
masses Of henestt and lags-shidings
union men will applaud our efforts
to rid their ranks Of the criminals.
We are going to bring to justice
every man, no matter what his in
fluence or position may be, who
has inspired or abetted crimes such
as those now under investigation