The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-09
Evidence Given Federal
Grand Jury by J. W. kizer,
Muncie, Said to Involve 81
Union Leaders.
UNCLE SAM MAY ACT
ON HIS TESTIMONY
Ex-Mayor Mccarthy of San
Francisco May Inform Au-
thorities Relative to Men
Under Suspicion.
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LOS ANGELES. Dec. 81. w. XII
Zer of Muncie, Ind, explosive manu-
facturer who unknowinsly supplied
some of the national dynamite conspir-
ators with high explosives. in his tes-
timony before the federal grand jury
here. is understood to have given H.
Illuminating testimony concerning the
identity of other men to whom he had
sold dynamite at various times, and
laid the basis on which conspiracy in
dictments will probably be issued next
week, involving, ii is said, thirty-two
prominent labor men of the United
States. 1t is admitted that Kizer is
one of the most important witnesses
questioned by the inQuisitors. Several
weeks ago he identified the two Nc
Namara brothers and o. K. McManigal
as men to whom he had sold explo-
sives at various times during the last
seven years.
Thirty additional federal grand jury
subpoenas have been issued here. The
most important witness to be heard
before the grand jury next Tuesday
will be E. A. Clancy of San Francisco,
first vice president of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Ironworkers. Clancy was served in
San Francisco with a federal sub
poena and will be brought here Mon
DAY. For several weeks he has said
that he has been suffering from heart
failure, but despite his supposed ILL
ness, the federal investigators will
bring him here, and If necessary. will
have physicians to attend him enroute.
Condemned Not cailed. #s-:.-s@s
testffy BEFORE the fetfefaf grant Jury
at this time.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Lawler and
Sheriff Hammel had a dramatic meet
ing with the two sentenced prisoners.
The result of it all was that the two
McNamaras announced that they were
clinging to the faith that "squealer
has All uneasy conscience"
J. B. Mcnamara received them with
snarls and oaths. He was implacable
to all the urging commended by Mr..
Lawler.
J. J. Mcnamara told his visitors that
he had thought the case all over and
had considered the suggestions made
to him and had decided to tell nothing
to the federal grand jury.
81 do not have to follow the advice
that is given to me-" J. J. Mcnamara
is reported to have said, and if my
friends jump out the window, that is
no reason why | should take the same
action. | will tell nothing and that is
final"
District Attorney Fredericks and
Special Prosecutor Lawler believe that
E. A. Clancy, of San Francisco, will
be an interesting witness. 1t was re-
ported that Clancy had made a start
! ling confession in San Francisco. This
was promptly denied by the federal
authorities and Clancy said that he
had nothing to confess concerning the
plot.
| Among the witnesses for whom sub
poenas have been issued are the fol
! lowing: Anton Johansen, of Costa
! Madre, and his wife, Margaret Johan-
sen; Eric Morton and Jack l-ofthouse
Of San Francisco: J. +. Timmons OF
| Los Angeles; George A. Sissons, bar
| Der at the Argonaut hotel and San
Francisco; Tillie Mccarthy of San
! Francisco; Mrs. Belle Laven of San
Francisco and a number of men en-
ployed at the Giant powder works at
Giant, Cal.
! 1t has been hinted that former may
! or Mccarthy of San Francisco, would
! probably be called as a witness before
the grand jury probe is concluded. Nc
| Carthy is a prominent labor leader
! and it is believed he could give infor.
nation concerning some of the men
! under suspicion.
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