The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-12-02

spicuous part in the dynamiting oper-
atoms OF the McNamaras and Ortie
McManigal. connection with which Is
now confessed by the Mcnamara
brothers, James b. and John j. &C.
cording TO a statement made by Nc
Manigal. as reported in the dispatches,
one OF his first jobs was the attempt
TO blow up the new building OF the
Detroit City Gas Co, July 25. 1906.
The building was then in course OF
construction. and the iron work was
being done by the Russell Wheel d
Foundry Co. which employed both
union and non-union men. The dam
age done 10 the building was slight
and no lives were lost. Several ar
rests were made at the time, but Nc
Manigal was not among the number
and no prosecutions followed The
police were convinced that the pur-
pose OF the explosion was TO intimi-
date the non-unIon men employed on
the job, and force them TO joan the
union.
Detective Burns list of explosions
charged TO the Mcnamara gang, dat
ing from 1906 and covering various
sections OF the country, includes enc
more Detroit job. an explosion in the
storage Yards of the Whitehead
Kales Iron works. Beecher-ave. and
the Michigan Central railroad on the
night of July 3. 1909. No lives were
lost and the damage was estimated
at about 5000
Two Arrested Here.
II was in Detroit that James B. Nc
| Namara and Ortie McManigal we're
arrested April IL last. in connection
with the Los Angeles explosions,
though even the local police we're in
| ignorance at the time OF the real
charge against the men. Mcnamara
was registered here under the name
of Frank Sullivan, and the local po-
lice were given 10 understand by the
Chicago detectives Reed and Bidd-
niger. who traced the men here under
Detective William J. Burns direction,
that the two were yeggmen and were
wanted in Chicago for a safeblowing
job. A kit of tools such. as safeblow-
ers use. was found in their possession.
AS a matter of fact this was q dyna
hitting kit and, according TO McNam
ara's confession, three or four jobs
were planned here. 1t was reported,
when the real facts behind The ar
rest OF the pair came out, that there
had been a plot 10 blow up the Michi-
gan Central tunnel, but this was af-
forwards discredited.
II was ont until after the prisoners
.ad been safely landed in Chicago that
he real charge against them became
known In the meantime, Detective
haA oil cd in m
John J. Mcnamara. secretary OF the
International Union of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. in a sensa-
tional manner. and all three suspects
we're being rushed TO Los Angeles
when the country at large was APP.
pressed OF the facts. Labor unions
everywhere rose up i'm a concerted
F, protest against what they considered
| the high-handed methods employed In
arresting these men. and the union
| labor forces in Detroit shared the gen
| eral Indignation. An immense fund
was subscribed TO defend the McNa-
inaras. who had been implicated by
McManigars confession and Detroit
/ contributed literally
AS one means of raising funds for
the trial which came to such an IN
expected ending Detroit labor men
worked like beavers TO make a fnan-
cial success of the exhibition In
local theater of moving pictures. de-
plotting the alleged persecution OF the
| McNamaras. by the authorities.
Thousands OF tickets at 10 cents
each we're sold BY the union men
themselves and the theater was
crowded 70 the doors AT every per
Torrance
I Oncer Lester Potter was jeered
md his orders were ignored by union
men when he went 20 inspect the pic
lures Captain Baker later personal
lly Inspected the films and listened 10
THE lecture, bur Eaid that there was
nothing infammatory In either,
though they were denunciatory Of the
authorities.
Defective Burns who Is known as
the king o. detectives. has been EN-
ployed BY he governments on two De
'rolt cases IN the past. When james
Courtney was arrested I'm connection
with big counterteitlng scnenie.
Burns due gp m old indictment
ayainat him dating back 10 iSG7, and
secuted eHOTIn G7IueHCp 10 s6CIFe
his conviction and send him 80 pris-
on for 20 ycarr lie also rondGctcd
"a successrul raid against gang OF
rounterfeiteD. ln iURhiand par. IN
1907 and arrested Henry C. Buscn
bark. Ncil 1iuard aud Frank Nc
4Tagiic lnriG enlaliy he pearthed q
complete aolmterfeiuns plant
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