New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-25
KIDNAPPING CHARGE
BY IRON WORKERS
Erectors' Counsel. Los Angeles
Official and Chauffeur
Arrested.
DETECTIVE BURNS BLOCKED
Judge s Order Prevents Him from
Examining Union Papers
Seized at Indian.
apolis.

w J. Ford Assistant District Attorney
o. Los Angeles and Frank Fox. chauf.
feur. were arrested to- night on afhdevn7
charging them with having kidnapped :.
J. Mcnamara. secretary and treasurer ~
the International Association Of Bridg'
and Structural Iron Workers.
The men were arrested on rarrsrf1
issued in the court Of Justice of tn9
Peace Manning after afidavt's against
them had been made by attorney TO-
Mcnamara. Drew and Ford were 20
leased under bond Of 5000 each. and
Fox under bond Of $4,000 All Nh. bonds
were given by william A. Ketchsm.
president OF an iron foundry company
and officer Of the indianapolis Employ
crs' Association
IT is charged that although Mcnamara
vas not turned over to detective ser
geant from Los Angeles until Governor
Marshall had honored reduisition papers
from the Governor Of California. he was
not permitted TO consult with counsel or
10 make a plea Of resistance 10 extrad,-
tion before Police Judge Collins.
Fox drove the automobile IN which
Mcnamara was taken to Chicago on
Saturday night. 10 be placed aboard
train for Los Angeles.
A Warrant for Burns,
II was stated that a warrant also hsi
been issued on the same charge against
Detective William J. Burns, in the en-
ployment Of the Erectors' Association.
By an order of County judge
Joseph T. Markey. issued late to-
day, only the County Prosecutor. the
members Of the grand Jury and the of'-
GERS OF the International Association n,
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers viii
be permitted to examine books ana
! papers. taken by the police and depuf"
sheriffs from the offices of the assocta-
ton in connection with the Los Angeles
Times explosion inquiry
This action. taken on application ~ s''
torneys for the association and with the
approval Of the County Prosecutor. bars
private detectives and unofficial invNsti-
"a tors rom inspecting the books. core
spondence and documents
The material tonight was locked nip IN
the grand jury room and will he Gun
mitted 10 the grand jury 10 morrow ~
the ccurs, of the investigation in prog
ress as to the identity of persons tnst
| deposited quantity Of dynamite IN 'nA
iron workers associa tons storags com
partment in the basement Of the build-
| ing in which are its offices.
4 part of the books and papers were
seized by the police on Saturday nls't
IN tho raid on tho Offices led by Wlllam
+ Burns. the former san Francisco sra't
detectives in tho employ of the Natloha'
Erectors Association.
The raid followed the arrest of John
Mcnamara. secretary and treasure o.
| the Bridge and Structural Iron workers
indicted in Los Angeles for conpiicitv IN
an axplosion at the Llewellyn Iron
Works.
Ryan Failed 70 Appear
Superintendent of Police Hyland vas
summoneI with these books and paPeiS
before tho grand jury 10 day, and at'e'
ward \ summons was issued for pranR
VI RYAN. president Of tho Iron WORKERS
Association. ordering, him to produce ce'-
tain other records Ryan failed To appear
and bv order Of the grand jury ospn'S
eheriffs wont To the Office building WIN
wagon and hauled rho documents ~
tho courthouse II was announced that
tho grand Jury at this time did not care
70 examine Ryan as witness.
Tho hooks and papers demanded 90
day bv the grand jury were stscked IN
6iscriminatoly about the four racRag$
of dynamite fuses. explosive caps ana
alarm clocks discovered by the police IN
Saturday nights raid. The explosives
were removed TO a secret place by the
authorities. and the other material was
guarded by tho police. and to-day by
deputy sheriffs. until it was taken out
Attorneys for the Iron Workers Asso-
citation. who strongly protested against
tho removal Of the records, frankly
stated that their purpose In asking the
court tor the order granted by Judge
Markev was 10 prevent examination ~
the books by Detectiye Burns and his
assistants. and by Walter Drew, chief
coupsei for the National Erectors' Assoc
,tat,op. the iron contractors orgapixs-
| tion.
Inquiry Into Alleged Conspiracy.
Frank T. Baker. County Prosecutor.
announced to-day that the grand jury's
investigation would go into intimations
! that there was a conspiracy against tho
iron workers association and It's officials
! resulting in the planting" of the dyna-
mite 10 create evidence against them In
their office building. These allegations
were contained In statements attributed
| 10 the union officials.
Mr.. Baker said that the grand Jury
would probe the charges that the dyns-
mite was collected here with the inten-
, tion nf using II to destroy Buildings be-
ing erected by contractors employing
non union iron workers. The depositing
of the dy ar ite in the basement Of tn.
office building was In itself. he said, al
off. nee against the statutes OF Indiana.
The iron workers association engaged
number Of additional attorneys to-
day. and friends OF Secretary Mcnamara
employed counsel for him personally.
Henry Seyfried McNsmara's attorney.
in an interview late to-day denounced
the eXtradiIion OF Mcnamara as an out
ra geous illegality" and said he believed
that the detectives concerned were guilty
OF kidnapping under the laws OF indiana
| Prominent labor leaders I'm public
statements declared to-day that McNa-
mara had been 'railroaded' without op-