El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-02

John J Mcnamara. secretary treas
urer of the Structural Iron Workers
and Bridge Builders union, self con
fessed dynamiter of the LleWellyn IroT
Works, in Los Angeles. was arrested
last April after the Burns detective
agency had been slowly weaving
fiaWless chain of evidence about MIN
for months. During period OF over
-FOUR years, there had been one uy ma
mite explosion after another on Big
jobs where the union Of which McNa-
mare was secretary reaSuref. Qlu IoI
control the WOrk--Open shop JOBS
they were called. Then came the Wfech-
mo oF the Los Angeles Times building,
October l. 1910, and the killing OF =
employees followed shOrtlyNafter by the
dynamiting Of the LieWe4lyh I'm W,
Works in Los Angeles on December
The same chain Of evidence that had
been tightening about the secLSlelis
treasurer Of the Structural Iron w ok
ers. strengthened by the Confession Oh
Ortfe AGcAIauigal, one OF the cohspiIe3
tors became so taut that the oIIclels
felt warranted In arresIlng MIN W ~
him they arrested his brother. James
b union printer. Both men were nuI-
riedly taken from Indianapolis, lleiI
headquarters. to Los Anseles, lot "a. a.
The evidence was strongest dSalilst
James and he was selected Tor tIlaL
first the specific charge Delng liiat
he caused the death Of James 1asge9l,ls
an employee of the Times, by WrecAlHs
the building with dynamite
Friday afternoon, after their counsei
had made them see the fatal weight OF
evidence against them, the two men
confessed. James to the crime OF wreck
inc the Times plant IN which p men
met death, and John j. TO the crime OF
wrecking the Llewellyn Iron w orks-
JanesS5 insisted that he confessed only
to save John. 1t has been the conten-
ton all the while by the prosecI llEL
that John, secretary treasurer OF me
~ union. was the man who planned the
mischief and that James was the man
who had executed most OF IT,
DymamftfnE OufraEes-
The various dynamiting outrages that
have been committed against open
Pbop' Jobs in the past four years--s!iI
OF them being fought by McNamara's
Str,1of11raI Steel Workers union-in-
cludes a list Of nearly 190- Inc primer
pal ones follow 49,
October -, 19o6-AmeTlcan b LoiS
company (open shop Vladuct oelh5
huflt for the Pittsburg virginia q
Charleston r. r, at Clarion, Fa--DeI-
rick car No. POI used In the WoIN W.
dvnamited One Of the watchmen en-
Moved bv the American Bridge com
many was decoyed away from the JoD
and assaulted by the men who blew up
February 5. 07-Pittsbburg Steel
Construction company open snopJ'
Ashtabula. George w Rye IOIe-
man for the above company, WINE on
his way 20 work was aSsaulleo by ll -
Following mem Steve DaNern, toDeEt
Butler John O'BTien and huDe shane
who were members Of the CieNelanu
- ~ +ira iron WORKERS union Mr..
RvIe was attacked about b-5O IN the
morning by these four men Wnen ne
was alone and was struck on me hea9
with weapons. In defending nlIlisS -
ne shot and killed Robert Butter IN
the testimony afterWard given at me
trial of John O'Briens who was con-
victed and sentenced to six years at
hard labor in the Ohio penitentary,
II was stated by one Of the witnesses.
We'll he (O'Brienl told me C1aIiey
smith (Who is secretary OF the CleNe-
10ra10 hired DEOLlEE 10 ~
down there and do that job In con-
uection with this case in defence OF
O'Brien the Cleveland local admitted
having spent upwards OF S5OOO- AT me
time Of sending an appeal TO the 1zIn
annual convention or the InlernalloIld
motherhood of Bridge and Structural
IRON and steel workers, they acknowl-
edged having spent this amount OF
money for O'Brien and also having
spent the sum Of $500 Tor his wire ana
family. DaTern and shane were IN
dicted. but jumped bail and are stu
fugftives from justice.
From Nay 1, 1907, dates the agrees
sive policy OF the National Erectors as
ISOLATION in regard to the defence OF
the omen shop. At first the onlv Incl
dents of note were some rev Ilrst
fights among union and non-unlon men.
Incidents of determined violence were
Dynamite Engine.
September 14-Amerfcan Bridge com
pany (Open shop at the plant Of the
American Steel and Wire company at
Cleveland O.-HOistlng engine dyna-
mited and completely destroyed me
deed was done under cover Of dark
ness and az a time when the watch
man had gone to another portion OF
the plant to attend to other duties
There was abundant evidence Inap TINS
lob was done by some Of the members
of the Cleveland local.
October 3O-YOungstOw Construction
company COpen shOp)- on the Baltimore
& Ohio bridge at youngstown. o.
Early in the morning an attempt was
made to wreck the above bridge. The
bridge however. was not put out OF
commission by the explosion.
October 30-American Bridge com
pany (open shOD) at bridge being
erected for the Pennsylvania railroad
OYER Newark Meadows, near Newark.
r. IA charge Of explosive was placed
on the above bridge, damaging one OF
the girders and blowing out 36 square
feet of buckle plate on the floor OF
the bridge. Damage and cost Of re-
pair 70 the structure in the neighbor-
hood of $1,000
Bridge Dynamited.
January 81. 9O8-Interstate Engtn-
eering company lopen shop at the
Eagle avenue bridge, Cleveland, o.
eral girders Of the bridge were dyna-
mited in the Big Four yards near
Eagle avenue, southeast. Orders con-
siderably damaged as was the car and
surrounding property
February g. 19OS-American Bridge
company (Open shop, at the ScherZeI
draw over f-asL Cn5sleI oa9 F5lIHaIu
Bay park. on work being done for the
city of New York About 1890 p m
on the above date guy clamps on four
guys which were used to hold the
draw were removed, causing the draw
to roll forward and fall into the water.
The damage was between $4,000 and
$4,000.
February 16. 19O8-Wisconsin Bridge
& Iron company (Open shop at Gin
ton Ia on a double track bridge over
lTissippi river for the Chicago & North
western railrOad.-Thirty sticks OF dy-
Mantle were placed IN various parts Of
a derrick car. Only one stick OF dy-
Mantle exploded. the rest being frozen.
Damage about $4,000.
More DymamitinE.
March IS, 19OS-PittsbUrg Construc-