Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-04-24
UNION GETS REPLEVIN
FOR BOOKS IN HANDS
OF The GRAND JURY.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 24.-Leo M.
counsel Tor the lnterna-
uonal Association of Bridge and Struc-
tursl ION Workers, today obtained a
writ OF replevin for the books that
we're seized by The police Saturday
nlgnt IN the Offices OF the ASSOCIATION
In the American Central Lille building
IN this city. +,
: constable appeared at the grand
Jury room with tie writ which had
been issued against County Prosecutor
LaAer and superintendent OF Ponce
Hyland, but wnen the prosecutor told
inc oincer If he attempted to serve the
wrir lie would De In contempt Of court
the constable left the building,
SUPERINTENDENT of Police Ayiand was
summoned before the grand jury with
the book and investigation WAS started
BY the grand jury.
That the grand jury mas taken cog
nizanuc OF intimations contained II
statements attributed to officials OF the
irunwurkers' assocIatlCn, that the or
ANIMATION is the victim of q conspiracy
by agents OF employers who
planted" dynamite to create evidence
was the statement of Prosecutor
Baker.
II must decline now to say" said he,
whether or not we shall subpoena the
national officials OF the ironworkers
association and the private detectives
and attorneys that nave been active
in uncovering the deposits OF dynamite
here. The books OF the association
will remain in my charge as iong as
Z .nsaIx ~. naaa fhat,a in nlr 1nnIirV
No count has power Il take this evil
dence from as.
I'VE also snail investigate whether
or not certain persons collected dyna-
mite here with the intention of blow
ing up buildings. The inquiry into the
dynamiting OF structures in process OF
building In this city last year Will be
~reopened."
investigation declared TO be directed
vestigation declared to be directed
toward exposing persons and methods
responsible for eighty EXPLOSIONS and
great property loss in various larts OF
the country during the last two years
continued today In this CITY and at
Titfin, O.
At the latter place Detective William
j. Burns and J.. A. G.. badorf, assistant
counsel tor the National Erectors' AS
ISOLATION, were following certain details
connected with their discovery there
last night of 400 pounds of dynamite in
4 shed, n in this city Walter Drew,
principal counsel for the Erectors' As
ISOLATION, conferred with the police, and
with Frank P. Baker, county prosecu-
tor, az to further inquiry to be made in
The case. Mr.. Drew this morning re-
eeived a telegram from Burns and Ba-
dorf saying they expected TO return to
indianapolis late today.
Following the arrest Of ]. J. Nc
Nanara, secretary-treasurer OF the
International Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers here, and
the arrest of j. y. Bryce" alleged to
be J. B. Mcnamara, and Ortie z. Nc
Manigal. at Detroit, all Of whom are
being taken to Los Angeles to answer
indictments charging them with COM
plicity in the Los Angeles Times build
ing explosion, there continued to be
rumor Of further arrests in the mat
ter, but the police and others concerned
declined to on them.
THE depots' in which It is charged
the "wrecking crews" stored explosives
to be used from time TO time 80 far
found are as follows:
Shed in rear of home of james Nc
Manigal, father of Ortie e. McManigal,
at Tifin, o.; 400 pounds of dynamite
found last night, alleged to have been
stolen from France Stone Company's
quarry at Bloomville, o., last January.
Storage compartment in basement OF
building in Indianapolis, in which Of
fees of International Association Of
Bridge and Ironworkers are located.
100 pounds Of dynamite and exploding
apparatus found surrounded by papers
and books Of association, Saturday
night.
he'd at home Of ID. Jones, near In
dianapolis, alleged to have been rented
by J. j. Mcnamara, twenty-five pounds
Of dynamite and two quarts nitro
glycerine found Saturday night.
President Ryan, OF the ironworkers
association, last night issued a state
ment condemning the police for hav-
Ing ~"railroaded" J. ]. Mcnamara Out
OF Indianapolis and toward Los Angeles
and asking the public to withhold
Judgment.
1t is said some Of the records taker
from the offices Of the union here II
the raid Saturday night viii nave i'm
portant bearing on the cases Of th'
men when they are put or trial. 1t Il
said there are a number Of receipt!
showing that money has been paid K
the men under arrest and that tn,
dates Of these receipts correspond t.
the dates of some cR the larger ex
plosions, n also that these disburse
ments were not printed in the union
official journal as prescribed by TIN
unions constitution.
DENVER, Colo, April A.-The West
ern Federation Of Miners stands read.
to levy an assessment of SIS upon eacl
OF $4,000 members as a defense funt
for Secretary J. j. McEamara, of tn
Structural fronworkers Union.
This statement was made today b.
Charles H. Meyer, president OF tn
Western Federation Of Miners.