The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-04-25
Investigate
DynaEniting
Grand Jury Starts Inquiry Into
Arrests of Labor Men at
indianapolis.
AUTHORITIES SEIZE
RECORDS OF UNION.
10 Investigate Report That Find
ing OF Explosives Was Plot
Against Labor.
Charge kidnapping.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. April "a
walter Drew. counsel for the Erect
ors Association. w j Ford. Assist
aNt District Attorney OF Los Angeles,
and Frank Fox. chauffeur. were ar
rested tonight on afndavits charg-
ing them with having kidnapped ]. !.
Mcnamara. secretary and treasurer OF
the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April 2i.-By
an order of Judge Markey of the
Marion county criminal court. issued
late today. only the county prosecut-
or. the members OF the grand iury
and the officers OF the International
Association OF Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers will be permitted to
examine books and papers taken from
the Offices Of the association in con-
ncction with the Los Angeles Times
explosion inquiry. This action. taken
on application of attorneys for the
association and with the approval OF
the county prosecutor. bars private
detectives and unofficial investigators
from inspecting the books. corre-
spondence and documents.
The material tonight was locked up
in the grand jury room. and will be
submitted TO the grand jury tomor-
row.
\ part of the books and papers
were seized by the police last Satur.
day night in a raid ON Offices led by
William J. Burns. "a private detective
iu the employ OF the National Erect.
ors' association. investigating the re-
sponsihility OF dynamite explosions
that have damaged bridges and build
ines iu course o. construction in
many parts OF the country and de-
stroyCd tho Los Ar-rlos'Times build
ing. with great loss of life The raid
followed the JTre.. of John j. Nc
Namari. sccretarr and treasurer OF
m" bridge and structural iron work.
crs. Indicted iu Los \rrclcs for COM
plicity in an explosion at the Level
lyu Iron Worts.
Haul stuff in Wagon.
Superintendent ct Police Hyland
Vrs summoned with these books and
papers before the Grand jury today.
ami aftorVard summons was issued
Tor Frank NJ. Ryan. president OF the
iron WORKERS association. ordering
hiW 10 produce certain other rec
orGs. Ryan failed 10 appear. and by
order of the grand Jury deputy sher-
wagon and hauled tho documents 10
tho court house. u was announced
that the grand jury az this time did
nor care to examine Ryan as a wit
ness
The books and papers demanded
today by the craud jury were stacked
iudiscrimiultcly about the four pack
ages or dynamite fuses. explosive
caps and alarms clocks discovered by
The police in Saturdas nights raid.
The explosive were removed 10
secret place bv the authorities. and
tie other material was guarded by
the police and today by deputy sher-
ifs until DO was taken ont
AttorucH Drew said hc awaited
with special interest the return to-
night of Detective BURNS from To-
lodo. where dispatches had related he
today obtained BOO the check room OF
fho nlou station q suit case which
Burns said belonged either 10 j. W.
NcNamara or Orfic Mechanical. and
contained evidence tending Co show
500 dynamite explosions
Frank r. Baker. county prosecutor.
announced fhaf the grand iurv's in
v'stIg9fion VIII -o INFO iutimations
chat there WAS conspiracy against
tio iron WORKERS association and ifa
officials. resulting iu fhe planting
OF t1e dynamite fo create evidence
AGAINST them in thcir Office building.
These ALLEGATIONS we're contained in
statements attributed fo tho union
officials
lfcnr. Scr'r.o1 NcNamara's aftor
uov. lafc today .u rn Interview de-
uuuutri tho cvfrHdffirn OF lIcNamara
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