Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-04-26
Captor of Alleged Dynamiters
Forced to Give Ten thousand
Dollar Bond for Part in Arrest
of Mcnamara.
ATTORNEYS ARRAlGNED
AND HELD ON SAME CHARGE
Three Lawyers Spend Some
Time in Jail Before Bail Is
Secured Grand Jury BuSily
Investigating Affair.

Investigating Affair.
fBy Morning journal Special LeaseA wircl
Indianapolis. April 25.--Detective
Burns was served with warrant at
6 o'clock this evening, charging him
with completely in the kidnapping of
J. j. Mcnamara, secretary
of the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
Three attorneys, arraigneu soday on
the same charge, spent two houis in
Jail because of delay in obtai:'ing
bonds They are Walter Drew .lnd
]. A. G.. Badorf, of New York. counsel
and assistant counsel for the Nations
Erector's ASSOCIATE m and w, Joseph
Ford, assista t dis,rler al,urLey #
Los Angeles.
Burns was arrested while going to
the court of Justice Manning to sur
render himself.
He was released under $4,000 bond
to appear before the grand jury and
was subpoenaed to testify tomorrow
night. Drew, Badorf and Ford were
released under bonds of the same
amount. They waived preliminary ex-
animation and were bound over to the
grand jury.
Frank Fox, chauffeur, charged
with assisting in the alleged kidnapping
of Mcnamara, in that he had driven
the automobile in which McNamara
was taken from here last Saturday
was released under $1,000 bond to ap.
pear before the grand jury. Constables
with John Doe" warrants are sale
to be seeking some or Burns assist
ants.
These incidents and the continuing
of the investigation by the Marion
county grand jury were the develop-
ments in the investigation into the
alleged conspiracy to collect dynamite
| here to blow up structures being bull
| by "open shop" contractors and of 8
second alleged plot to discredit the
association of bridge and structura
iron workers by planting dynamite
and other evidence against it and b,
''railroading" to California, its secre.
tary, ]. J. Mcnamara.
The hotel at which Drew, Ford
Badorf, and Burns and his operative:
have been staying was lively with the
search for Burns and his assistant.
| by constables. The constables patroll
ed the corridors and seemed bent OF
| going into every corner, until the
hotel management said they should
not intrude upon the guests.
Drew and Badorf, soon after this
order was issued, came into the lobb,
and announced they had forcibly tax
en- q canstable from a corridor lead
ing to their rooms and had sent hin
to the first floor in an elevator.
This constable, Daniel ]. Barton
obtained in police court. a warran
charging Drew with assault and bat
terry but the warrant was not served
Officials and organizers of labol
unions have come to Indianapoli,
from other cities in large numbers
since the arrest of J. J. Mcnamara
and demonstration of ill-feelinl
against Drew and Ford was made a
Justice Manning's court when Con
stables took them to the county Jail
After executive conference Of ma
tional officials of several labor organi
zations here, 1t was announced tina
definite plans will be made for th
assistance of the bridge and iron worl
ers association in defending itsel
and its secretary, J. ]. Mcnamara.
State Representative John Keegan
who is connected with the national or
ganization of the machinist's union
and who made the affidavits alleging
kidnapping, said the arrests of th
private detectives and unofficial in
vestigators was not a 'grandstan,
play" on the part of labor organi
zations.
Five witnesses were examined b.
the grand jury today. Superintend
ent of Police Hyland and Captain O
Detectives Holtz were the first sum
moned and 1t is intimated the gram
jury purposes to learn if the polio
officials and Police Judge Collins ex
ceeded their authority in the part the
took in the arrest and extradition O
Mcnamara.
1t is said evidence will be produce
to show the two police officers had n
jurisdiction in the case and that tn
requisltlon for Mcnamara, honore
: by Governor Marshall, should hav
/ been served by the sheriff of Mario
; county. Attorneys for labor leader
! say the extradition case should hav
| gone before a judge Of the circu
. court instead of being heard befor
, Police Judge Collins.
Attorney w. c. Applcman was tn
next witness called. probably to lear
the whereabouts Of Miss Mary {
Dye, formerly private secretary IL
Mcnamara. According to the attorne
the girl, in forcing the payment OF
: legal claim of $500 against McNamar
told Appleman that she had importal
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