Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-12-15
United States District Attorney
Miller Presents ThiS Question
to Federal Grand Jury at In
dianapoliS,
IRON WORKERS UNION
B0OKKEEPER TESTIFIES
Woman Formerly Employed in
John ], McNamara'S Office
First Witness TO Appear Be-
fore Investigating Body,
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Indianapolis, Ind. Dee. l4.--As a
direct lead into the heart of the al
legged dynamite conspiracy, United
States District Attorney Charles W.
Miller, while the federal grand jury
held its first hearing in the case to-
day. took up the question as to who
furnished the money for purchasing
and paying the expense OF carrying
about the country the explosives by
which more than 100 structures were
blown up.
Mrs. Andrew j. Hin. now of Kim
ball Neb., who as Miss Edith Wine
hrenner, was bookkeeper for the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
structural Iron Workers, and who
was familiar with money receipts ana
disbursements, was closely questioned
by Mr.. Miller.
Into the grand jury room We're ta-
ken the stubs OF check books and ac-
counts OF the association for the five
years during which the explosions
took place.
1t was during a large part OF these
years that Ortie f.. McManigal. ac-
cording TO his confession. did dyna-
hitting for John j. Mcnamara, the
convicted secretary and
often in company with James b. Me
Namara.
An important feature of McMani-
gals confession attracted attention in
connection with Mrs. Hulls visit to
the district attoEney's office. This was
4 the admission by MeManigal that he
usually received 5000 for each Job.
and that when he complained that
part of the money was being Held
back James p. Mcnamara had aumit-
ted receiving the stub of the check
ana said "John j would fix It up
Most of the jury's attention today
was taken up by an outline by Attor-
ney Miller of what the Investigation
was to be; how far il was. to go and
the number and character Of the
witnesses to be called The identity Of
the few witnesses called today was
kept in strict secrecy by deputy mar
shals and outsiders were not permit
ted in the corridors near the jury
room.
Mrs. Hulls appearance followed
that of II. S, Hockln, acting secretary
Of the iron workers association, who
had been comforting with Frank NJ,
Ryan the president. Hockin now oc-
cupes the position in the union form
erly held by J. j. Mcnamara. Police
officials of indianapolis who were
present when records We're taken out
of the iron workers offices and for
mer stenographers of Mcnamara al
so were present,
McMangal in his confession told
Of al least $4,000 having been paid
him and said that some person other
than James !. Mcnamara did the
paying but afler James B. Mcnamara
blew up a vladuct in Cleveland, he
had a dispute with the man over the
amount he was to receive and in con-
sequence -. j. took the matter in
hand himself all the way through.
For the Cleveland job McManlgal
said he and James y. were paid 500
each
Referring To an explosion at the
lr0quOis steel plant at South Chlca-
go, McManigal said he used eighty
pounds of dynamite and added when
went to indianapolis j. j. MeNa-
mara paid me 500 in cash, as that
was all the cash he had In the office.
saw him pay J. u. Mcnamara Tor
the job"
That records were kept of some OF
The money paid out was indicated III
part Of the confession in which Nc
Manigal tells of his complaint of the
small pay he received. He said he
previously had been receiving $lZo
each for the Jobs but on train be-
tween Cincinnati and Indianapolis nc
discussed with j. b. Mcnamara places
mat still were to be blown up.
j. r. told me he had seen the stubs
Tor the Mount Vernon, ILL.,, job ana
mat they were made for 1925, whlle
! received only $50. After that j.
). Mcnamara handled the money"
Among other items mentioned BY
McManigal were $500 for each Job AT
Greenvllle, ~ j., McKee's Rocks, Pa
superior, Wis., Omaha, Neb., Los An
geles, Hoboken, n. j., Worcester
Mass, and Milwaukee,.