Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-04-25
Prosecutor at Los Angeles
will Try the Men IS In
diViduals Only.
GRAND JURY SEES BOOKS
Officers Of kckamara's Un-
ion Appear Bsfors Probers
--The First lob"
speoiaI By United Press WIRE.

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in the Los Angeles Times dynamit-
ing, according to District Attorney
FredericKs today. He said: Il be-
lieve the arrested men are guilty
and / shall make every effort to con-
possible for the union, as a union. to
have committed this crime. AS in
dividuals the men are responsible
and as individuals we shall attempt
to punish them
Mrs. D. H. Ingersoll, who rented
an apartment in San Francisco to
y. 3. Bryce" before the Los Angeles
Times affair, is enroute here from
San Francisco. She IS coming here
at the request Of the district attor.
ney's office.
VIII Arrest Detective.
Special by U.sited Press Wire.
Indianapolis, April 25:-The ar
rest of Detective Burns on a charge
Of kidnapping John J. Mcnamara is
expected at any hour today. Burns
arrived here at 2:25 O'Clock this
morning. Shortly before midnight
warrants were issued for seven OF
the Burns operatives, but they ars
not yet arrested.
This morning Attorney Darrow, OF
Chicago, was in conference with
John F. Duncan and other promis
nent local attorneys. They were IN
conference also until late last night,
but 1t was stated this morning that
a definite plan of action had not yet
been decided upon.
The alleged dynamiters' plots and
the arrest OF the three labor leaders
took new turn when members OF
the executive board OF the Ironwork-
ers' Union swore to warrants charg-
ing the kidnapping of j. D. McNa-
mara. On these warrants w. J.
Ford, assistant prosecutor OF Los
Angeles; Walter Drew, of the Erec-
tors association of New York. and
Frank Fox, proprietor of taxicab
company, were arrested and held In
$4,000 bonds each The KIDNAPPING
charges are based on the complaints
that Mcnamara was taken from the
city without being given an opportus
nifty to defend himself or given the
right to employ an attorney to reprc-
sent him. -s------
Fox, Drew and Ford, following
their arrest last night, was today
bOuAA OFC4 " Llo EfduU DS Qa-
tice Manning, before whom they
were arraigned. Ford and Drew were
held on $1,000 and Fox on $1,000.
Pending the furnishing OF bail all
went 10 Jail.
James Dador. q Burns detective,
was arrested at noon. Up to that
time Burns had not been placed un-
der arrest.
To Raise Fund For Defense.
Special BY United Press Wire.
Washington, April 25:-Deter-
mined to fight TO the last for the res
lease of the Mcnamara brothers and
MeMenigal, the American Federation
of Labor is today preparing an ap~
peal to the labor element OF the en-.
tire country soliciting contributions
for general fund for the defense,
The Federation last year raised halt
million dollars for the fight for
unionism in Los Angeles and San
Francisco It is said that the officials
think this sum can easily be dupr.
Gated.
Appear Before Grand Jury.
Indianapolis, Ind. April 25.-Ali tns
members Of the executive board OF the
International Associat tion of Bridge
and Structural Ironworkers appeared
before the grand jury. and the presi-
dent of the organization. Frank II.
Ryan. was ordered TO produce tho
books and other records OF the associar
ton, and he sent nearly q cart load "a
the courthouse Many of the records
had been removed to the police sta.
ton, and these also were seat 10 the
grand jury room. The attorney of tks
tronworkers made an effort TO replevin
these records from the hands of the
police, but was met by the court with
the statement that there Is no law Id
Indiana by which evidence can be
taken away from a grand Jury, or rcc-
purpose Of feE-etng out crime. Among
the books taken by the police were
passbooks for five years OF J. %. ac.
Namara. the secretary treasurer, and
1t is said that these show sums paid
out mysteriously when taken IN CON.
nection with the check stubs showing
for what and 10 whom the amounts
were paid
The police would not admit, tow.
ever, that the check stubs give them
any clew TO MeNamara's connection
with the dynamiting tor which Ire IN
under arrest and now on his way 70
California.
1t has developed that ]. D. Forrest,
general manager OF the Citizens Gas
company here. was the drst MIN 70
direct the attention of detectives % the
ironworkefB' organizHtio as heirg en-
gagged in the dynGmiting oufrRgas
throughout the country.
THE first job McNamara's alleged
wrecking crew Is supposed TO have
done in Indianapolis was at the plant
OF the Citizens Gas company, about
Sept. l, 1e09." said Mr.. Forrest Two
large charges Of dynamite were dis
charged by the time fuses at the base
OF the columns supporting the over
head coal bin that supplies the coke
ovens. The structure was then nearly
completed. and It was evidently the
design Of the wreckers TO cause It To
topple over, pulling with it one OF ths
oven stacks"