The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-15
Reporters Can Tell Who Is Going up
But Not What ls Going on
in the Jury
Room.
WHO FURNISHED FUNDS
objective Point Is TO Find Out Source
Of Money supply for the op-
/ eratlons Of the Dyna-
miters.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 15.-The
Immediate objective of the govern
ment in the dynamite conspiracy in
uuiry seems to be to determine who
paid money to Ortie e. McManigal for
the part he took in carrying out the
plans of the conspirators.
In this end Miss Mary Dye and Miss
Nora Haley will be among the first
witnesses called Both OF these wom-
en- have served as confidential secre-
tary to John j. Mcnamara. 1t is be-
lieved that one or both Of them will
be examined today.
Today's procc cedings are also ex-
pected to go into the matter of the
Kansas City dynamite explosions.
Chief of Police A. e. Griffin and Dan
Danciger are here from Kansas City
to tell what they know OF the explos-
ions that occurred there during the
time in which the McNamaras were
operating.
The strict embargo that the govern
ment authorities have placed upon
all information relative to the inves-
tigation makes it extremely difficult
to determine what witnesses are ex-
amined from day to day. Only by
furtivclv watching the elevators that
run to the floor OF the federal build
ing. upon which the jury room is To-
Gated, can newspaper men get any
idea as to what is going forward.
sThis lis a secret investigation and
It will be conducted as a secret inyes-
tigation should be-
This was all u. S. Attorney Chas.
w. Miller would say today when ask
ed as to developments in the dyna-
mite conspiracy inquiry. Other Of
ficials were equally uncommunicative
and armed deputies guarded the jury
room
Government officials loosened up
enough, however. to vouchsafe the In
formation that there world be no in
dictments returned singly during the
course of the investigation. Such in
dictments as are brought, will be re-
turned simultaneously at the close OF
the inquiry, probably about he last
of January.
About half dozen witnesses were
examined today. Among these was
Miss Mary Dye a former confidential
secretary to John ]. Mcnamara.
It is intimated today that the ex-
traordinary precautions that the gov
ernment is taking to keep newspaper
men and other outsiders away from
the floor upon which the investigation
is being conducted, is due, primarily
to a fear lest some Interior influence
be brought to bear upon witnesses OF
members of the jury.
1t seems that the authorities are de
termined to forestall any possible
repitition of tn, Los Angeles bribery
scandal.
Sensation Promised.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 15Re
ports that certain San Francisco
labor leader, suspected Of completely
in the Mcnamara dynamitings, is pre-
pairing to confess, were current abou
the federal grand jury room today. 4
was asserted that this man is merely
holding out for a guarantee OF i'm
munity. Neither District Attorney
Fredericks nor Special Assistant At
torney general Lawler would discuss
the case, but Doth admitted that
sensation was likely at any time.
The grand jury investigation will b.
resumed at Q p. m.
McLaren OF the Burns agency, con
ferred with Lawler today regarding thu
removal of Ortie McManigal to In
dianapolis.
Samuel Browne, chief detective To-
District Attorney Fredericks. toda.
said the formal notice was served
That he would claim one.half OF th'
rewards totalling $4,000 offered TO
the conviction of the Times dynamit
ers. He will waive only the rewards
offered for their arrest Browne de
clares his evidence was so complet
that no Burns evidence was needed
to convict the dynamiters.
NEW YORK. Dec. 15.Althougl
packey Mcfarland will do only thre
days trajpino for hia match mex