The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-12-10
HIGHER UPS
HUNTED down.
Federal Investigation Into Dynamite
lnss Leads Case Into Other
Channels Than Iron
Workers.
Correspondence Found In McNamaras
Room Gives Valuable Clues to
tho Great Con-
spiracy.

limited Press Leased Wire Service.]
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 9.With
the hand of the United states govern
ment closing in on the reputed Gin
ner circle" of the Mcnamara dynamit-
ing conspiracy, interest here tonight
centered in the semi-official informa-
ton that one Of the alleged higher
ups had made overtures to the fed
eral officials relative to full state
ment Of the activities of John j. and
James B. Mcnamara.
It is asserted that not only have the
federal authorities been offered a
complete verbal statement detailing
a carnival OF crime, but hat docu-
ments, reputed to contain damaging
evidence against number Of promi-
ment labor leaders have been offer
red, in each case in exchange for i'm
munity of the informee.
The visit OF u. S. District Attorney
Charles w. Miller, in charge of the
local federal investigation, to Wash
ington yesterday and his conference
with department of justice officials is
believed to have been in connection
with the attorneys offer of the "one
higher up.
No decision in the matter, 1t is learn
ed tonight. was arrived ct by the fed
eral officials.
] A. G. Badorf of the National
Erectors' Association, who is now in
Indianapolis in connection with the
federal probe, refused tonight to COM
ment on the probability Of one OF the
inside circles, making an important
statement to the authorities.
Protracted secret conferences in the
federal building and an air of unusual
activity evidenced that important de
velopments were imminent in the in
vestigation It was learned tonight
that Herbert s. HocSin, secretary
treasurer of the international Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers, had been
summoned to appear before the fed
eral grand jury. which will recon
vene here next Thursday. 1t is be
lieved other officials Of the iron
workers have also been summoned.
Importan information, said to
show that not all of the expenses OF
the dynamiting activities of the Nc,
Namaras were paid out of the iron
workers funds, is said here tonight
to have been uncovered by the fed
eral officials, and in the rooms o1
John J. Mcnamara on The night OF
April %. 1t is reported that some Of
these indicate tha the suggestion
that certain structures be dynamited
did not come from John ]. hicNamara
but were directed by him "by request
The dynamiting oil the Los Angeles
Times building, is said to fall under
the latter head
In some of these letters 1t is al
legged, requests were made that the
same man who did the work. al
some designated place, be sent to dt
a .job" In another locality. The place
designated as one where Sob hat
been done, 1t Is said, tailed will
cities where there had been an: ef
fective dynamiting.
Replies to John J. Mcnamara, !
Is said. to these requests often set ou
the amount Of money necessary t.
have a man sent ito do the job
Two transfer men who assert tina
they hauled mysterious boxes, trunks
and suitcases from the headquarter
Of the International Association o
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
both before and after the arrest 0
the McNamaras, were found in In
dianapolis tonight. Both are expect
cd to testify before the federal gran'
jury
James Roach asserts that about
week after the arrests of the Nc
quarters of the IRON Workers in tn
American Central Life building here
taken to the basement Of the buildin
and given several small, oblong boxes
and ordered to take them to tn
union station here. Two men at
companied him, according to Roac
and the bill of lading obtained b
them, he asserts, read to some piac
In the outsl1irts of Chicago. He be
lieves the boxes contained dynamit
and that 1t was being removed SO
would not be found by detectives
About two weeks previous to the al
rest Of the McNamaras he also az
serts that he was called by the lro
Workers and hauled six boxes. n