Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-30
ARRA|GNNGBT TO
COME THIS WEEK
ARRANGEMENTS COMPLETED
FOR HEARING.
A BELL BOY Identifies
Burns said TO Have Received Letter
From Mott Schmidt ncclar-
Ing lie Did Crime.


BY Associated Press.
Los Angeles, April 29-At,grneys
for both sides IN the Gynamiting case
completed arrangements today for the
early arraignment for John and James
Mcnamara and Ortie McManigaL
The appearance Of the prisoners in
court will not be deferred later than
next Wednesday, az which time 1t Is
expected Clarence Darrow and Assis-
tant Attorney w. f. Ford, who has
been named to assist District Attor-
ney Freder.cks, will have arrived here
There are reports that his appearance
viii be the sign for further Irrests.
lobe Hartman, the attorney retl. n
ed in the interest OF the alleged dyna-
miters, together with Clarence Dar-
row. had a three hours conference to-
day with the two Mcnamara broth
ers Later Hartman issued a sta.e-
ment declaring the two accused men
had been informed of the confession
alleged to have been made by McMan-
lgaI. but that there was nothing in
It that the defense needed to fear
Dr. j. ]. Holmes director Of the
United States Bureau Of Mines. win
foe one Of the chief witnesses called
to uphold the contention that gas
and not an Internal machine caused
the Times explosion.
An important development from the
view point Of the prosecution was
the Identification of James b. Nc
Namara as James r. Brice by Trebor
McCahren. bell boy, who was em-
ployed in the Hotel Argonaut san
Francisco, last September. J b.
Brice, the man who is alleged to have
purchased the dynamite that destroy
ed the Times. lived at that hotel.
James Mcnamara was led into the
Jail office today with a number OF
other prisoners, and, according to Of
ficials OF the district attorneys office /
the ad quickly picked out Mcnamara /.
as the man he had known as Brice.
Unl0Idsts to Confer.
By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Samuel /
Gompers. president Of the American /
Federation OF Labor, accompanied by .
William ]. Spencer, secretary OF the .
building trades department Of that or
ganlzation left here tonight for In
dlanapolis They will participate in a
conference Of national labor leaders
TO consider the Mcnamara arrests and .
the Los Angeles dynamiting case.
Burns Hears from schmidt.
Chicago. April 20. william ].
Burns, head Of the detective agency |
which caused the arrest Of John ].
Mcnamara. his brother James, and |
Ortle McManigal, charged with blow
ing up the Los Angeles Times build
ing, today received the first word |
from Matt J. Schmidt, one Of the men .
sought in connection with the crime |
IN a threatening letter dated New
York.
The letter says; you arrested
Mcnamara brothers illegally and they
are innocent | am the guilty one and .
you think you and your clique are
smart You have been looking Tor
me In the west but tomorrow | will .
sail for Europe at 10 O'Clock. II
Mcnamara Is convicted | will return
and kill you like a dog you and
your son Raymond and everybody
connected with the case"
The letter which was dated April
20, was written to the New York
office Of the Burns Detective Agency
and was forwarded here today
Further on In the letter Schmidt
says: while you were searching for
me. | have been right here In New
York. meeting you and your men on
the street daily. | know YOU are
paid enormous sums by capitalists
10 convict innocent mon"
Burns went from Chicago to In
dlanapolis today. The letter likely
will change his plans for returning
10. California In few days to be
present at the beginning Of the hear
ings OF the three prisoners there.
Word was sent 10 the New York
office of the Burns agency 10 get
tran on Schmidt
Schmidts letter was hlod II de-
clares the writer was not union
man, but was a union sympathl2cr
"Down with capital" II said In one
place.
Schmidt IL the man who with Kap-
Ian, * wanted for the actual dynn-
mltlng OF the Times building, lie was
with "Brice." who has been Identified
az James Mcnamara In san Fran
cisco and In Los Angeles at the time
OF the explosion. He ana Kaplan
never were apprehcndod,
Immediately after the announce
ment that mass meeting Of pro
test viii Dc held Monday night against
the kidnapping" Of the McNamnrna
and Mechanical Emmn Goldman and
Bon Reltman arrived from the Hnsi
Both were under oonstat surveillance
today
when Miss Goldman was asked
she came In connection with
the defense OF the accused labor mon
the anarchists loader said.
81 mind my own business. tell tho
papers TO do the same, n I ala talk
you would mlsauoic ana mako me
say something that I dld not,
The city authorities aro hopeful
but by no means certain That there
Will be no outbreak of Violence, In
order TO plan for whatever situation
might arise conference Of munlcl-
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