Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1911-10-13
DETAILS OF INCIDENTS WHICH
LED TO ARREST OF NINA
MARA BROTHERS.

Los Angeles, CAL, Oct. 1.-THE
chronology of the Los Angeles dyna-
hitting case, which is up for trial, is
as follows:
1910.
October 1-Times newspaper plant
destroyed by explosion and fire. Twen.
ty men killed. Bombs found at home
Of General Harrison Gray Otis, proprie-
tor Of the Times, and, Felix Zeehande-
laar, secretary Merchants and Manufac-
turers association.
October 9-Experts appointed by
Mayor Alexander to investigate cause
Of disaster reported that high explo-
sive, such as nitro glycerin, had been
used.
October 13-.'ob Hartman, attorney
representing labor union interests,
questioned witnesses before coroner 8
jury, eliciting statements that in their
opinion explosion was caused by gas.
October Especial grand jury i'm
pannelled by Judge Bordwell, began
sitting alleged evidence that three
men known as j. B. Price, Milton A.
Schmidt and David Captain, had blown
up the Times with "Eighty Per Cent
Gelatin,'' purchased September 26
from Giant Powder Works at San Fran
cisco. Five hundred pounds of dyna-
mite, later identified as part Of that
purchased by trio, was found cached in
house at South San Francisco, October
l6.
December 25-Llewellyn Iron Works
partially wrecked by explosion.
1911.
January S-Grand jury returned Sc,
cret indictments against Brice, Schmidt
and Captain.
March l4-Coroner's jury filed yer.
dict declaring victims met death in
wreck and fire caused by dynamite ex'
plosion.
April 12-James B. Mcnamara and
Ortie F. McManigal arrested in Detroit
and taken to place of hiding in Chi
sage.
April 15-Secret indictments filed by
grand jury against James B. Mcnamara
Ortie E. Mechanical and John J. Nc
namara, charging them with destruction
of the Times
April 22-John J. Mcnamara arrest
ed in Offices Of International Associa
of Bridge and Structural Iror
Workers in indianapolis. Extradited
Immediately, and rushed across the con
tinent to Los Angeles, being joined or
way by James Mcnamara and McMan
igal. Joseph Ford, assistant district
attorney of Los Angeles, who obtained
extradition arrested later for kidnal
ping. Detective James Hosick of Lo:
Angeles, subsequently, indicted on same
charge.
April o6-rrisoners arrived in Los
Angeles.
May 4-MrManigal taken befor.
grand jury, where he made sworn state
ment accusing James B. Mcnamara o.
having blown up the Times, and declar
ing himself responsible for the Llewel
Ign Iron Works explosion.
May 5-Grand jury returned indict
ments, accusing McNamaras, Schmidt
Caplan, John Doe and Richard Doe o
nineteen murders in connection witt
the Times explosion and holding McMan
igal responsible jointly with John J
Mcnamara, for attempt to wreck tn
Llewellyn Iron Works, McNamaras a,
raigned. Bail asked. This denied Ma
8.
May 2S-Clarence S. Darrow arrive
from Chicago to become chief counse
for McNamaras. Time for entering 0
pleas deferred until July 6.
July 6-Instead OF entering pleas, 1t
tense assailed 5urisdic ION Of Judg
l:ordwell, denyirg his right to try til
case, and moved to quash Indictment:
July 12-Bordwell overruled bot
motions. Defense fled exceptions. Nj
Namaras pleaded not guilty. Trial Sc
for October IL, 1911,