The Alaska citizen., 1911-05-01


 state on the ground that he Is responsible for the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building. Warrants have also been issued for the arrest of seven of Burns assist ants on the same charge. and ef- forts are now being made to locate the detectives. who are supposed to be on their way to Los Angeles with their three charges. the two McNa. maras and Ortie McManigle.
 TOLEDO, April 25-lt is reported here today that Detective Burns is on his way back to Indianapolis and will arr.yc there sometime tonight. The purpose of his visit is to ar rest the members of the Structural Iron Workers council for their al. legged connection with the dynamit- ing outrage. Burns claims that Me. Namara and his assistants acted un- der instructions from the council, the members of which are therefore accessories before the fact.
 CHICAGO. April 25.-Ten thous- and dollars was subscribed today in the labor temple to aid in the de fcnse of James MCNamara. who i, charged with dynamiting the Los Angeles Times building
 DENVER. April 25.-The officers of the Western Federation of Min CTS announce that they will be able to raise $25O.00O for the defense of the three men arrested by the Burns men on the charge of being the principals in the dynantlng of the Times building.
 SAN FRANCISCO. April 25-Or- ganiZed labor of this city, which. al the time of the dynamiting out rage, offered a reward of ST.500 for the capture of the guilty parties. re- gards the reward as still standing
 INDIANAPOLIS. April 25,-Presi- dent Ryan. of the Structural Iron Workers union. refused to produce the books of the union when re queSted to do so by the grand jury and the police this afternoon raided the headquarters of the union and seized all of their books and papers.
 LOS ANGELES, April 25.-M. A, schmidt, who is suspected of hay ing been implicated in the dyna- October. and who has been under surveillance for several months. was arrt sted here today and placed in fhe city prison under heavy guard.
 CHICAGO. April 25.-Labor orga- niZatiOn5 of this and other cities are urging Clarence Darrow to become the counsel for the men suspected of dynamtiug the Los Angeles Times building. and while he has given no definite answer Vet. it is understood he has the matter under consideration and will make known his decision within a few days.
 DarroW is rated as one of the clevcrcst criminal lawyers of the country and his friendliness to la bCr is a matter of record. Darrow gained national fame as counsel for Mover. Pettibone and Haywood, officers of the Western Federation of Miners. whom he defended in connection with the death of Gov ernor Steunenberg of Idaho, who labor troubles in that state.
 INDIANAPOLIS, April 26.-Upon his return to this city today for the alleged purpose of arresting the members of the Structural Iron workers council. Detective William Burns was served with subpoena ordering him to appear before the grand jury on the charge of kidnap- ing John McNamara and sending him out Of the state in an illegal manner. Should they be able to prevail upon the jury to indict Burns, the attorneys for the kidnapped men will demand the return of their client, who is reported to have reached Los Angeles yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 INDIANAPOLIS, April 26.-Three men were arrested here today, charg- ed with having kidnapped John Me Namara. secretary of the lnterna- tional Structural Ironworkers' union, whom they delivered to Detective Burns, who hustled him out of the state before he could be rescued. Ill default of $l0,000 bail each, the men are in jail. bound over to the grand jury
 LOS ANGELES, April 26.-AttOrney Ford. retained by the Structural Iron workers union, says that the arrest of the unions officers in Indianapolis by Detective Burns is a rank ab- surQity.
 INDIANAPOLIS. April 26.-Con- gressman Buchanan, of Illinois. de- nounccs the arrest of the McNamara Brothers and McManigle. claiming the work of the Burns detectives was inspired by the big business in terests with the object of turning the public against the labor organiza- tiOns.
 SAN FRANCISCO, April 26.- Chief of Police Seymour stated today that it is the duty of the people to see that the men arrested by Burns, charged with the dynamiting of the Los Angeles Times building, are given a fair trial. The chief inti- mates there has been some railroad ing" done in connection with the ar rests. and that an attempt will be made to send the men to prison with out inquiring too closely into their in nOcenCe.
 LOS ANGELES, April 27 - The three officers of the Structural Iron, workers union were landed here yes terday by Detective Burns. James McNamara is sullen over the predlc- ament he finds himself in, but his brother and companion are jovial and consider the matter a joke.
 After the three men had been salely lodged in jail, Mrs. D. II. h. eursoll was admitted and given an opportunity to see James McNamara. The woman positively identified him as T. B. Brice, the man who vas first suspected of the crime an1 for whom the police have been search
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