The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-07

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to take I'D evidence to be presented
for the purpose of showing that q 81
Ranitc conspiracy exists throughout
the United States, through winch oy-
namiting damage running into INJURIOUS
of dollars has been done to buildings
under construction and already COM
pleted; that dynamite has been uanS-
ported unlawfu1Iy from one state 10
another and perhaps that improper
use has been made OF the mans.
While the government cannot IN
dict or try, it is said, for Individual
dynamitings the men who brought
them about are liable under the con-
spiracy charge for the transportation
of the explosive unlawfully-
A similar investigation is being con-
Quoted in Indiana
The reason for another grand jury
is said to be a vast amount of evil
dence accumulated on the coast by de-
tectives working under District Attof-
nev John D. F'rederickS of Los Angeles
county for the purpose Of convictlng
John J. and James B. Mcnamara LOT
murder in connection with the blowing
uD of the Los Angeles Times building
October 1. 1910
Further reasons are that both of these
men are here awaiting transportation
to San Quentin prison to begin serving
sentences of Is years and life imprison-
ment respectively also that Ortle T.
AcAIanigAl. who has confessed to many
dynamitingS and who was to nave been
one of the states principal witnesses
in the case against the Mcnamara
brothers, is here He has not been
sentenced.
Mechanical Is Important.
Fredericks said today that McMani-
gal would be required for many cases
coming in California and that II W6ulo
be inadviSable at this time to let MN
he taken elsewhere This statement was
fn another
for holding the grand jury investigation
out here-namely that many witnesses
who appeared before the grand jury IN
the Mcnamara hearing i've IN the
state and can be reached over night
The state has been DESTROYS Tor some
time also of tracing the movements
of lanes B. Mcnamara after ne came
west from Indianapolis to san francls-
co and began travelling up ana ooWh
the coast
to tell what they may know OF WheIs
Mcnamara went and what ne ala anu
finally, who sent him. F1fteen minutes
after the grand jury convened, SnerlH
William A. Hammel was nOtlIleu 70
have Ortie MECHANICAL ready 10 oe
brought before that body The present
Grand Jury was convened July 10, TO
serve until January 8, 1912, but 1t mas
been in session only internationally.
conference Over McNamaras.
Mem hers of the federal grand jury
we're all in their accustomed places IN
the Jury chamber of the federal bullo-
ing at 10 o'clock but Assistant Onlteu
states District Attorney Edward a
Regan and the other attorneys or the
e-o,-ernrnent we're in conference at the
same time concerning the bringing OF
the McNamaras to testify
IT was reported that among the wit
nesses before the grand jury would De
Mrs d H. IngerSol OF san rranclsco'
Of whose lodging house James B. NC
HJamara lived for some time, ana IS
supposed to have met there prominent
The county jail where the Mona
maras are confined practically adjoins
AZ federal building, only a narrow
street separating them. It was not
generally known whether one or both
of the McNamaras would be Drought
to the federal building, and there was
no crowd of the curious IN evidence
Burns Saws There Are Others.
New York. Dec 7.-William J.
Burns, the detective who ran down
the McNamaras, arrived IN New ork
today to consult with Walter Drew,
counsel for the National Erectors as
soeiafion. which retained him to in
vestigate more than the one hundred
dynamite outrages throughout the
country.
be traced directly or indirectly to the
McNamaras and the men beh1nd
them" said Burns
DfSaVOWlng any enn1LY IOWdruS Or
ganized labor and declaring that
sssuch conservative leaders as John
Mitchell and others have stood be
hind me and my work" Burns said
that eff unionism is to prevail it must
kick out the dishonest leaders and the
corrupt machine which is dragging 1t
down. The turn the Mcnamara
case has taken" he continued, has
been the greatest blow to Socialism
in the history of this country. Al
though I have received scores Of
threatening letters, I believe no one,
except perhaps a fanatic, would at
tempt my life. They are too careful
of their own necks."
Burns said he did not expect any
further confession from the Mona
maras duplicating others. 1.-The iron
workers are not the only union guilty
of dynamiting'' he said. There are
others but to say who would be OBJ
viously unwise-"
Burns will return to Philadelphia
tomorrow.
j. B. Mcnamara Sued for $4,000.
Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. flames b
Mcnamara, under sentence of life i'm
prisonment, had other troubles added
to his lot when he became defendant
in $50, 600 damage suit. The suit is
brought by Louise NJ. Sawyer, widow
of Robert L Sawyer, a telegraph opera
tor employed by the Los Angeles Times
and killed in the explosion which wreck
ed that building October 1, 1910.
The papers in the suit have been serv-
ed on J. B. Mcnamara and they iden-
fifv lanes B. Mcnamara as the John
Doe mentioned in the Indictment