The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-07
CHRONOLOGY Of
M'NAMARA CASES
Detail of Incidents Which
Led to Arrest of the Nc
,s Narnara Brothers

Los Angeles. Oct THE chronol-
ogy of the Los Angeles dynamitine
case. which is set for trial next We'd
nesday. October II, is as follows:
October l-Times newspaper plant
DESTROYED by explosion and fire.
Twenty men killed. Bombs found at
home Of General Harrison Gray Otis,
proprietor of the Times. and Felix
Zeehandelaar, secretary Merchants
and Manufacturers association.
October 9-Experts appointed by
Mayor Alexander to investigate cause
of disaster reported that high eXplo-
sive. such as nitro-glycerin, had been
used.
October 1s-Job Hartman, attor-
ney representing labor union interests,
questioned witnesses before coroner's
jury, eliciting statement that in their
opinion explosion was caused by gas.
October 25-Special grand jury, i'm
panelled by Judge Bordwell, began
sitting alleged evidence that three
men known as J. B. Brice, Milton A.
Schmidt and David Caplan. had
blown up the Times with Eighty Per
26 from Giant Powder Works at San
Francisco. Five hundred pounds of
dynamite, later identified as part af
that purchased by trio. was found
cached in house at South San Fran
cisco, October 16.
December 25 - Llewellyn Iron
Works partially wrecked by explosion.
1911.
January s-Grand jury returned
secret indictments against Brice,
Schmidt and Caplan.
March 14-Coroner's jury filed ver-
|dict declaring victims met death in
wreck and fire caused by dynamite
explosion.
April 12-James B. Mcnamara and
Ortie E. McManigal arrested in De-
troit and taken to place of hiding in
Chicago.
April 15-secret indictments filed
by grand jury against James B. Nc
Namara. Ortie E. McManigal and
John J. Mcnamara. charging them
with destruction of the Times.
April 22-John ]. Mcnamara ar
rested in offices of International Asso-
citation of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers In Indianapolis. Extradited
Immediately. and rushed across the
on way by James Mcnamara and Nc
Manigal Joseph Ford. assistant dis
trict attorney of Los Angeles, who OBJ
tained extradition. arrested later on
charge of kidnapping. Detective Will
lam ]. Burns and Detective James
HOStck OF Los Angeles, subsequently
indicted on same charge.
April 26-Prisoners arrived in Los
Angeles.
May 4--McManigal taken before
grand jury. where he made sworn
statement accusing James Is. McNam-
ara Of having blown UP the Times.
and declaring himself responsible for
Llewcllyn iron Works explosion.
May 5--Grand jury returned indict-
mcnts accusing McNamaras, Schmidt,
Caplan. John Doe and Richard Doe of
nineteen murders in connection with
Times explosion. and holding McMani-
gal responsible jointly with John J.
McNamara. for attempt to wreck
Llewcllyn Iron Works. McNamaras
arra:gned. Bail asked. This denied
May ,.
May 23-Clarcncc S. Darrow arrived
from Chicago to become chief counsel
for McNamaras. Time for entering
pleas deferred to July 4.
July 8-Instead of entering plens.
defense assailed Jurisdiction OF Judge
Bordwell denying his right to try case.
and moved to quash indictments.
July 12-Bordwell ovcrruled both
motions. Defense filed exceptions
McNamaras pleaded not guilty. Trial
sot for October II. 1911.