The Washington times., 1911-04-23
CAPTORS HURRY|NG
PRISONER TO COAST
BY SECRET ROUTE
Mcnamara Silent After
Plea for Time When
Arraigned.
ROOM is SEARCHED
AT BOARDING HOUSE
Detectives Take Everything in
Sight That May Be Used
as Evidence.
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work. and he then drilled into the
safe. and blew the door. about 2
o'clock
Burns himself was on hand, and i'm
mediately made a thorough examina-
tion of all the papers there, and on
its conclusion he announced that he
had found no clues in the safe.
After the safe blowing. Burns went
away in an automobile, and is believed
to have continued his search for dy-
1idm'te. This noon, after some hunting,
he made his declaration that there IS
more dynamite in Indianapolis which he
intends to find.
Bomb Clocks Similar.
One comment on the case Burns
made today is significant.
The clocks we found in the base
ment store room of the union head
quarters" he said, are of the same
identical pattern as the clocks found
on the scenes of the various dynamite
explosions.
The details of the arraignment of
Mcnamara after his sensational arrest
in union headquarters yesterday.
which have now come out have made
union officials more indignant than
ever, and incidentally illustrate the
remarkable vigor of the plan Burns
had laid down
Evidently fearing McNamara's friends
officers, after his arrest and arraign-
ment, Detective Burns stood in the al
ley at the police station and directed
the preparation of an automobile. His
operatives, who had been informed be-
forehand as to the exact spot where
they were to stand when the prisoner
was brought from the courtroom, obey
ed commands with accuracy. Less than
l.,,IF l..
brought from the building a powerful
automobile, driven by Frank Fox, pro-
prtetor of a local taxicab line, started
east and disappeared almost before
the small crowd which gathered in the
alley realized what had happened. Dur
ing the brief period that elapsed while
preparations for the long drive to Chi
cago were being made, Mcnamara said
tion their right to take him from the
city and back to Los Angeles.
- On the Way, and Silent.
He is now well on the way. Upon
arriving at police headquarters after ar
rest, Mcnamara was taken Immediately
10 the detective department, where he
was questioned a few minutes by De-
tective Burns. He refused stubbornly
to talk. and denied all knowledge of the
charges which \ had been filed against
him. Only once did he speak to the
detective.
Mcnamara" said Burns, Il have YOU
where / have been wanting you for
many months. | want you for whole
sale murder, and for the destruction of
more than S2,0O0,C00 worth of property
You blew up that Times building, among
other things, and that will be enough
to fix you. Now, why don't you come
through
Come through?'' replied Mcnamara;
why, man, / know you cannot prove
that building was blown up with dyna-
mite: ! can prove that the explosion
resulted from gas
During the remainder of the time he
was questioned by the detective, he
maintained absolute filence Seeing
that IL was useless to question him fur
ther, Detective Burns ordered the pris-
oner taken to police court, where Judge
Collins was awaiting his arrival. AS
soon as the prisoner entered the court
room Judge Collins, who held in his
hands the warrant for his arrest and
the requisition papers, begNl reading
the document Mcnamara started to
sit down on the prisoners bench, but
was summoned Immediately before the
Judge, and without delay the papers
were read.
Surrounded by the detectives who
have worked constantly for months to
place on him the blame for the dyna- |
miting horrors, Mcnamara paled visibly
as Judge Collins read from the requisi- |
tion papers that he was arrested for i'm |
plication in the wrechng of the Times |
building and the Llewellyn Iron Works, |
OF Los Angeles. When Judge Collins |
said after reading the documents that |
he honored the requisition papers the |
prisoners hand trembled. He stood for |
few seconds scrutinizing the Judge in |
silence: clearing his throat with an ef- |
FORT he pleaded for time.
Protests to Action.
Judge" he said, 81 do not see how It
Is that man can be jerked up from his
business when he is committing no
wrong and ordered out Of the State on
five minutes notice. My business affairs
need attention. my money, and the
money of other persons depend on Ny
presence here in the city for a few DAYS
Then, you are going to let them take
me without giving me chance to de-
fend myself have no attorney and no
one to defend me-
''Officer," said Judge Collins, address,
ing one of the detectives, do you iden-
tfy this man ;dentje6 PGa 9ei1g 1d9e 1oi9 roiH me-
ordered detectives to take the prisoner
from the court room. AS the command
was given. McNamara's hands. which
he had raised while arguing to the
court, fell to his side, and without a
word of protest he was led to the turn
keys office, where he was handcuffed
and led to an automobile awaiting be-
side police headquarters.
1t was subsequent to the arrest of
Mcnamara that Burns and his men
found 100 pounds of dynamite in the
basement storeroom of union headquar-
ters.
More than a score of police and de-
tectives CROPPED their way through the
darkened passages until they were led
by Burns to a door constructed of
rough pine boards, far from the en-
trance of the basement. The men gath
cred around the door curiously, and
frequent attempts to force the lock
failed. Skeleton keys were of no avail
in unlocking the heavy paddock, which
secured the door. Having tried all pos
sible means to" open the door, large
hammers welded by police were used
in breaking the fastenings.
Conditions In Room.
Nothing unusual was found in the
room when it was first seen by the de-
tectives under the glare of many dark
lanterns. Long shelves filed with
square packages, and old records, were
along the walls. A hurried search by
the detectives of the packages. however,
caused them to start for fhes toon