Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-14
Investigation
Begins Today
DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY TO BE
THOROUGHLY AIRED.
GUARDING OF THE JURY
Extraordinary 'Preeastions TO En-
sure seereey-Probe at Indianapolis
May Continue For over Month

INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. 1s-Nation wide
interest will center here tomorrow
when the weeks OF work by detectives,
attorneys and accountants VINO nave
complied evidence alleged 20 snow she'
completely of others than the NC
Namara brothers In dynhmltinB
conspiracy wiz be. turned over 10 the
vestigation.
Letters end Records Figure.
Letters and records of The Interna-
tionaI Association OF Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers have been
abstracted and checked against state
ments by Ortie u. McManlgal, con
fessed dynafniter in the employ Of John
J. McNamara. the convicted secretary
treasurer of the association. This class
of evidence is to be delVed into 70
fathom charges Of a dynamite plot
with it's seat in Indianapolis. To carry
out this plot, according to the Nation
al Erectors' association, explosives IN
the last five years were carried into
eral regulations and about 100
structures We're partly or wholly
wrecked, the Los Angeles Times build
ing being only one of them.
viii Continue Until Last Of January.
Great precautions have been taken
to insure secrecy Df the deliberations
in the grand jury DOM. Guards have
been placed at the doors and all out
siders, including witnesses TO be call
ed are to be kept away from the ju-
building or almost city block. Dis
trict Attorney 9. w. Miller indicated
1t was not expected the grand jury
would complete its work before the
end of January Notwithstanding the
belief expressed in Los Angeles that
the authorities there expected II would
end sooner Mr.. Miller was much
Interested in the report from Los An
geles that he was to be assisted here
later by oscar LaWIor, who has been
participating in the prosecution OF the
Mcnamara brothers but he declined
% comment on IT,
Secretary Hoekin Returns.
Herbert s. HocI5in, secretary OF the
iron workers association, returned
today from st. Louis. where II was re-
ported he conferred with President
Frank IA. Ryan. Hoclxin said that
return here tomorrow. Almost the
first witnesses to be called a. was
learned, Will be etenograpbera who
We're employed by MoNamara when he
was an active official OF the union.
TheD evidence gathered by agents OF
the National Erectors association,
defensive organization Of open shop"
on the Iron Workers association
headquarters or voluntarily turned
over by It's officials and ds.ailed CON
fessions OF McManigal are 10 be sub
m1tted. Many witnesses from cities
in which explosions have occurred
have been subpoenaed.
Statement of Union Officials.
The Iron Workers association from
the headquarters where John J. Nc
Namara as secretary treasurer had
his office issued today through one OF
its publications the FIRST statement Il
has made since the McNamaras con
fessed.
The statement follows:
lust before going TO press the sur
prising news reached this office that
J. j. McNamara and J. ID. McNamara
had entered pleas OF guilty in the su-
perior court OF Los Angeles county
In view of those pleas part OF the con-
tents OF this issue may seem odd 10
the readers but all OF Il was written
at time when we had implicit faith
In the Innocence OF these men, and we
have, therefore. concluded 20 let this
matter go out in it's original form.
We have no details concerning the
confessions other than those contained
in the newspapers, but hope to be
more fully acquainted with the facts
before the next issue OF the magazine
at which time we WIN take our read
ers fully into our confidence"
Wanted "Fair and Impartial Trial
The other references to the Mona
mara case are along the same line as
these appearing during recent months
and some OF them tell OF efforts be-
Ing made to raise funds to obtain for
the McNamaras fair and impartial
trial"