The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1911-12-19
TVEITMOE GOES
BEFOREFEDERAL
GRAND JURORS
Secretary's Stay Brief; He May
Be Called for Longer
Session
Clancy Is on Rack for Three
Hours and His Nurse Is
Called Frequently
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
~ OS ANGELES, Dec. 1S-Olaf A
Tveitmoe Of San Francisco was
4 summoned before the federal
grand jury investigating the al
legged nation wide dynamite conspiracy
late this afternoon, and while his stay
before the grand jury was of brief
duration. it is understood that he will
be called again for a long session.
Before the San Francisco leader went
to the grand jury room he was closeted
with Oscar Lawler, the governments
special prosecutor, for several hours.
Tveitmoe got off the train from San
Francisco at River station and took
taxicab to a local hotel lie called up
LawIer on the telephone and went at
once to- the iatter's office.
Morton i'm Los Angeles
Among the other witnesses to arrive
was Erick B. Morton of San Francisco.
E. A Clancy. formerly a national Of
ficer of the Structural Iron Workers
association, who has been i'll at his
home in San Francisco and was sub
penaed to appear before the federal
grand jury here to tell what he knows
about the operations of the Mcnamara
brothers on the coast, and particularly
In Los Angeles, appeared in this city
rather unexpectedly this morning, ac-
companied by a. nurse.
For three hours this afternoon
Clancy and his nurse were at the fed
eral building. Clancy being in confer
ence with the governments special
prosecutor and the nurse being called
being held.
CROUCH and CowIes Appear
Among others who were around the
federal building today and in confer
ence with the governments special
prosecutor were Ed CROUCH of the
Western Federation of Miners and
]. w. Cowles, secretary of the Los
Angeles County Carpenters union.
A. B. Yancy of the local Federation
of Labor also was present during the
day.
Don't lose any time. Get this fell
low
This was the parting instruction as
United States deputy marshal left
the office of his chief in the federal
building today. The deputy had in
his pocket subpoena for the appear
ance of some one before the federal
grand jury.
Whether 1t has to do with the fed
eral investigation into the dynamiting
plot and the illegal transportation of
dynamite and other explosives in VIOLA
tion of the Interstate commerce laws
is not known, as no return was made
on the subpoena tonight.
Will Tell Truth-McManigaI
Ortie McManigal is making prepara-
tions at the county jail for his trip
east to testify before the federal grand
jury now meeting in Indianapolis
Il will tell the same story there /
did here he said today. MY story
involves about 20 people and is the
truth. OF course, you know it involves
the McNamaras and you will have to
guess the. rest until the authorities
give the matter publicity
The district attorney said today: IF
we were going to send him to Indi-
annapolis tonight or any other time it
would not do to say so.'
Franklin on Grill Again
Bert II. Franklin. formerly an inves- |
tigator employed by the defense In the
dynamiting cases, was
brought before Justice Young today for |
preliminary hearing on the second brib-
cry charge against hin--that of having
bribed Mrs. Robert r. Balm to influence
her husband, juror in the trial of
James 3. Mcnamara.
Only one witness was heard and the
case went over until tomorrow. The
witness was Mrs. Maud Clifford Farley,
a neighbor of the Bains. who testified
that Mrs. Balm came to her home one
day and used the telephone Hearing
the conversation, Mrs. Farley declared, |
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