The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-10
N NAMARA AS DYNAMITE BOSS
M SENT orr RECkERS AT
REQUEST or OTHER LEA DERS.

Here and There n '.Iob" Was Needed anu
J. Often Obliged -Hockin. His sue
ccssor In once. May Tell the Govern
mcnt what lie Knows OF the Plots.
INpIANAroL1s. Dec 0 United States
authorities, examining the records of the
Iron Workers in the dynamiting cases,
now know that the conspiracy Of destruc-
ton included many besides John j Nc
Namara and that not all of these men
lived in this city. Labor men in other
States were in the conspiracy and not all
of the money with which the wreckers
were paid and dynamite and nitroglyc-
crime were purchased was contributed
10y one organization.
That the operations of the gang were
directed from this city and that practically
all of the dynamite used in explosions
was brought here are matters fully settled
by new revelations. but James h. Nc
Namara and Ortie McManigal were only
two of the operators in possible twenty
or more who were under the direction of
John Mcnamara
Letters found when the offices of the
Iron Workers and the room of j j. Nc
Namara in this city were raided on the
night OF April % show the connection of
these men with Mcnamara They are
said also to show that all the expenses Of
the coast to coast system of destruction
were not paid out of the Iron Workers
headquarters funds.
While the 81 900 month set aside by
order of the executive board for "organiz-
| ing PURPOSES" as the expenditures are
characterized in the financial reports of
| D. j. Mcnamara, will cut an important
| figure. it is said TO have been established
that J J Mcnamara was not compelled
10 Curtail his operations because OF any
| limitations on funds but that money from
other cities was forthcoming 1t is believed
also that some of these letters establish
that the suggestion that certain bridges
and structures be dynamited did not
come from j J Mcnamara, but that he
directed these jobs by request"
Communications from labor leaders ir
other cities. some far distant and some
nearer home. are in the hands Of the
Government, indicating that the aid OF
the "dynamiting crew" was solicited by
! local leaders in other cities who wrote &c
Mcnamara asking him what 1t would cos'
10 have good job done" in their neigh.
! borhood.
In some Of these letters the request i,
made that the same man who did tn
Job" at some other designated place bs
sent to do the Job" requested. Th'
place desig gnated as one where lob hat
been done" proves TO be a place where
there had been an effective dynamite o
nitroglycerne explosion a short tim,
before.
Replies Of J. j. Mcnamara to these re
quests often named, il is said, the amour
Of money which would be necessary t,
send a man out to do the job" In SOM
instances this was $500 and expense
Other letters say terms are accepted,
and still others, job will be done" Sool
after the man was sent out there was ar
explosion at or near the town to which
/ ne had gone.
Just how complete are the files o
r Mcnamara Is not known to Government
officials Copies OF some of the letter
written by J J Mcnamara in response I
communications from other labor mel
I were picked up IN the raid Whether h
e had destroyed any is not known. Sc
while there is a possibility that some o
, the men who knew Of the deals a re nc
implicated in the correspondence o
Mcnamara et al. IT is thought that tn
: Government has the dope" on a larg
r number.
, II is believed that the work of III
, Federal bureau of investigation and tn
secret service IN a number of cities OF th
{ country at the present time has as il
1 object not only the Strengthening {
Il cases against men known to have bee
/, tied up with J. }. Mcnamara in the bus
a ness Of hiring men to do jobs" but thf
, an effort is being made to find out whf
II other men OF labor in those places wei
d back of or connected with the request
e that man be sent to that place to work.
il 1t is believed also that some letters wei
. found which referred TO Jobs" as salts
y factory or praised the work of the me
u sent and that comparison OF the dat'
p shows that near that time there had bee
=. destruction Of property by dynami
Ia at those places.
. That Herbert s. Hockin. who succeede
John j. Mcnamara as secretary-treasur,
~ Of the iron workers union. is anxiol
'e to make a clean breast OF all he know
ne trlct Attorney Charles W. Miller WI
: said to-day by four men officially so 81
o. uated that they know what IL takir
rs place. No deal has yet been made b
so tween the iron workers official and Di
al trict Attorney Miller Miller is said to
y debating the advisability OF making g
al agreement with Hockin, who in retul
~ for whatever information he NAV ha
. about the dynamiting plots is said TO
demanding a square deal
I'd 1t is stated on apparently authent
ia information that Hockin has a lot OF Jol
10 j. McNamara's papers which were n
'e confiscated at the time Mcnamara W
arrested These papers Hockin is sa
re to have promised to deliver to the FEEDER
1g authorities. On Friday Hockin deni'
he absolutely any knowledge Of the NJ
nj Namara cases.
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