The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-04-26
Labor Union Heads Hope to
Have McNamara Returned
to indianapolis.
PLANS FOR A Defence FUND
kaplan Gets Away Into Canada
Los Angeles Prepares for
Prisoners Arrival.

| INDIANAPOLIS. April 2s--William J.
Burns. head of the Burns National De-
tective Agency. was arrested this after
noon on a warrant charging him with
kidnapping John J. Mcnamara, just
after he had left the Claypool Hotel where
he had been hiding all day from con-
stables.
| Constable Wilson made the arrest In
the street after following Burns from
the elevator OF the hotel.
| Burns said he was on his way to give
himself up. having known of the warrant.
Burns gave bond in the sum OF $4,000.
with the Federal Union Surety Company
as security. This had been arranged
through Gen. William H. Ketcham. who
acted for all the men put under arrest
on the kidnapping charge. The trial Of
all the cases will be punched II indict-
ments are returned, which is not regarded
as probable,
Walter Drew. agent for the National
Erectors Association. and Constable Bar
ton. one of the men looking for Detective
Burns. clashed this afternoon in a cor
ridor on the sixth floor Of the Claypool
Hotel. Drew found Barton watching for
his man and accused him OF shadowing
him. Barton replied that he was doing
nothing of the kind.
-You are; now git" Drew replied. &C.
rlinH N vutt and ahnvod thu
officer roughly. Barton says he held his
temper and did not strike back. He says
that he did not wish to cause trouble that
might result in his being ordered out Of
the hotel.
Barton later swore out q warrant for
the arrest of Drew on charge of assault
and battery and bond was promptly
given.
Backed by all the influence of'o-ganized
labor as represented in this city by tho
international officers Of ak organizations.
a movement has been started to force tho
return here of J. j. McNamara. scoro-
tary-treasurer OF the ironworkers. on
the ground that he was taken from tho
State unlawfully.
| The proceedings began last night when
Walter Drew OF New York. W. J. Ford
OF Los Angeles and Frank Fox, driver OF
the automobile in which Mcnamara
was taken from the city, were arrested
and placed under $4,000 bond each.
| Detective Burns was expected to re-
turn here at midnight and half a dozen
consteoles wero around the Union Station
as trans camc in from the East, but hs
did not arrive till 2:S0 o'clock this morn
ing Burns thus escaped tho constables
and went to a hotel. where ho went to
sleep.
| He learned upon reaching the city that
officers were after him with a warrant
cha-g -ging him with kidnapping end he
changed rooms early in the morning and
he'd his breakfast in private.
In the meantime the room tina. ho had
occupied was forced open and searched
by the officers. but Burns could not be
found.
C, A. Bedo {. agent for Drow. waa
found ca.ly this mo ming and sont to jail
till bond could no a':angod
| As outlined by ono of tho n--iors.l union
Offices the kidnapping a'.'csts he'o boen
medo with the Wow OF bringing out the
fat thet McNems "a ives not permitted
to employ lawyc, or make any defence
before tn, cou t to which he was taken
| fol identification.
They say that this as illegal and that
| il it can he established Mcnamara can
be brou sht back to this city to make .
defence. They have been advised that
as the crime with which he is charged
was not committed in this state he was
illegally taken away by the detectives.
and there will be an effort to have him
returned,
The men arrested laugh at the idea
of being held as kidnappers when Mona
mara was turned over to them by Judge
Collins Of the police court after his iden-
! tity as the man named in the requisition
papers was established.
John r. Cook, formerly q bookkeeper
, in the Office OF the ronworkers. will be
one Of the import ant witnesses against
Men Namara. He gave.to-day his theory
Of how the dynamiting was carried on.
though he was positive that John j. Nc
Namara, the secretary treasurer. was
not present at the dynamiting Of the
Los Angeles Timea Building. Cook re-
! lates the story OF the fight between the
ironworkers and the Erectors Associa-
ton and admitted that the latter had the
ironw orkers whipped He said that Nc
Nansra was worry restless and uneasy
for the last few weeks that he Cook.
was in charge of the books. and added;
Il am sure when II was found that the
union had lost it's struggle with the en-
! ployers James w. Mcnamara came here
and told John j, Mcnamara that there
was only one weapon left and that was
dynamite; that il few places whore
! nom union labor was employed on steel
work were blown up with dynamite and
il was charged to the Incompetence OF
non union workmen the union might
yet win from the employers I think
possibly James W. MoNamara may have
talked his brother into this scheme. for
cannot conceive from what l know
A. sk~s Ill.