The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-07
MCNAMARA CASE
CHRONOLOGY GIVEN
Trial Begins on October II, Year From
Date of the Los Angeles Times
Explosion.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct. THE chron
ology Of the Los Angeles dynamitinp
ease, which is set for trial next Wednes-
day, October IL, is as follows:
1910.
October Times newspaper plant de.
stroyed by explosion and fire. Twenty
men killed. Bombs found at home OF
General Harrison Gray Otis, proprietor
Of The Times, and Felix Zeehandelaar
Secretary Merchants and Manufacturers
association.
October experts appointed by May.
or Alexander to investigate cause of
disaster reported that high explosive,
such as nitro-glycerine, had been used.
October l3-Job Hartman, attorney
representing later union interests, ques-
toned witnesses before coroner's jury,
elieiting statement that in their opinion
explosion was caused by gas.
October Especial grand jury. inn
panelled by Judge Bordwell. began sift-
ing alleged evidence that three men
known as j. B. Briee, Milton A. Schmidt
and David Captain, had blown up The
Times with Eighty per cent gelatin,
purchased September 20 from Giant
Powder works at San Francisco. Five
hundred pounds OF dynamite, later iden-
titled as part of that purchased by trio,
was found cached in house at South
San Francisco, October 10.
December 25-Llewellyn Iron works
partially wrecked by explosion.
1911
January s--Grand jury returned Sc
eret indictments against Brice, Schmidt
and Captain.
March IA -Coroner's jury filed verdict
declaring victims met death in wreck
and fire caused by dynamite explosion.
April u James b. Mcnamara and
0rtie f. Mcnamara arrested in Detroit
and taken to place Of hiding in Chi!
eago.
April 10 Secret indictments filed by
grand jury against James B. McNam-
ara, 0rtie T.. McMauigal and John j.
Mcnamara, charging them with destruc-
tion Of The Times.
April % John J. Mcnamara arrest
ed in offices of International Associa-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers in Indianapolis. Extradited
Immediately, and rushed across the con-
tinent to Los Angeles, being joined on
way by James Mcnamara and MeMan-
igal Joseph Ford, assistant district att
torney of Los Angeles, who obtained ex-
tradition, arrested later on charge OF
kidnapping. Detective William j. Burns
and Detective James Hosick Of Los An
geles, subsequently indicted on same
charge.
April % Prisoners arrived in Los An
geles
May a. McManigal taken before the
grand jury, where he made sworn state
ment accusing James b. Mcnamara of
having blown up The Times, and de-
elaring himself responsible for Llew.
ellyn Iron works explosion,
May 5-Grand jury returned indiet-
ments accusing McNamaras, Schmidt,
Captain. John Doe and Richard Roe of
nineteen murders in connection with
Times explosion, and holding MeMan-
igal responsible jointly with John j.
Mcnamara, for attempt to wreck Lew
ellyn Iron works, MeNamaras arraigned.
Bail asked. This denied May o.
May 23 Clarence S. Darrow arrived
from Chicago to become chief counsel
for McNamaras Time for entering
pleas deferred to July 8.
July Instead of entering pleas, de-
Tense assailed jurisdiction Of Judge
Bordwell denying his right to try case,
and moved to quash indictments.
July l2-Bordwell overruled both mo-
lions. Defense filed exceptions. Nc
Namaras pleaded not guilty. Trial set
for October IL, 1911.