Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-25
BUILDERS KEEP RECORD
Of ALL LABOR SUSPECTS
Pictures and Descriptive Data
on Personal Habits and
Appearance.

NEW YORK. April 2J-William J.
Burns. in his hunt for the men accused
Of being responsible for the Los Angeles
Times explosion. received valuable infor
nation from the headquarters of the Ma
tional Erectors' Association, an organiza
ton Of structural steel and iron manu-
facturers and builders, at "a West $50
street In 1908 the association had a dis
pute with the union, and ever since then
it has made a record OF the men who for
one reason or another have seemed worth
keeping an eye upon. Walter Drew. the
manager Of the association, is in the west
with Burns. Charles z. Cheney is the
secretary.
No one at the Office of the association
was willing yesterday to admit that the
employers had found 1t necessary to form
a private rogues' gallery, but it was stat
ed that whenever one OF the union organs
published a description of portrait of
one of the union officials 1t was clipped
out and used as a record. Then, as the
structural workers are in the main a
nomad class, and travel about the country
from one job to another, 1t has become
the custom for employers to make notes
on the men who seemed particularly
worth noticing for any trade reason, and
TO forward them to headquarters.
In this way considerable body OF in
formation has been collected ABOUT the
structural workers most influential among
their fellows, and the employers have a
good idea as to the identity of men who
are likely to cause trouble.
Some Men Closely Watched.
AZ dynamite outrages became more
common. 1t was remarked that some IF
teen or twenty men seemed generally to
be employed In the neighborhood Of the
job where the disorder occurred, and
these have become to some extent marked
men. whose presence is regarded as likely
to mean that trouble is brewing. Though
John ]. Mcnamara is secretary-treasurer
Of the International Association OF Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. 1t is not be-
lieved that all the men actively concerned
In the explosions have been union men.
They have been associated with the men,
bers OF the unions without themselves
having their cards.
Detective Burns had been employed
by the National Erectors Association
uonal explosions before that at Los
angeles. As soon as detectives learned
that the dynamite used in this case had
been purchased at Giant. Cal, and
could furnish the description of the
three men who had taken IT In
launch from Oakland, Cal. to Los An
Geles. the association was able to sug-
gsst the identity of one Of them.
Description of ]. B. Bryce.
The man who bought the dynamite
gave the name of J. Il. Bryce and this
description Of him was sent through
out the country by the Los Angeles
district attorneys office:
j. B. Bryce; nationality, American:
height. feet 10 inches; weight. $50
pounds; slender; dark hair, straight
and combed close TO head: nervous in
manner; narrow chin; small, sunken
eyes; pinched nose; thin lips; yellowish
sallow complexion; smooth face: hol-
low cheeks: cigarette fiend; fond of
the company OF women; describes wom-
en- Of the class with which he is IA
Iniliar as fairies
The description was received inst
az the association was holding a meet
ing at headquarters 1t was at once
suggested that the man intended was
James H. Mcnamara, a brother OF
John j. Mcnamara. All the informa-
lion at the disposal Of the association
was telegraphed to Burns, and the
chase began with a definite object in
View. III
For Bryce reward was offered. bu,
u was Impossible to learn YESTERDAY
whether the National Erectors' Associ,
ZION has any idea OF the identity of tho
other two suspects, who passed under
me names of NJ. A. Schmidt and David
kaplan. "
Both Of them have been known In New
YORK. and pretty full account of them.
including even their small personal bah
tts. mas been circulated. Schmidt was
FAMILIAR figure here in the Sam Parks
days. and according to the police, has
gone at different times under the names
81 +. A. Perry, J. Il. Leonard and ]. D.
Bryson. He Is blond and has a glass
eye. He is about thirty-five years old
and has fOndness for beefsteaks of
prime quality, which he likes to carry
home from the butchers for cooking in
Ills own rooms. He has as we'll q high
appreciation Of highballs ana is re.
markable for the trick Of beginning any
statement Of fact by the words, BE
ifeve me-" and for hailing his friends
With "Wfe gents. Landsmann."
Kaplan Well Known.
Kapian, 1t Is believed, was at one time
q member OF the Manhattan Liberal
Club. socialist organization, and fol-
lowed many occupations before he be-
came associated with the iron workers.
For a time he was a street car con-
ducfor in this city and has a reputation
In police circles as a yeggman. He is
set down as cigarette fiend and has
called himself for his own purposes, it
y understood, William Morris and VIII
liam Cap.