New-York tribune., 1911-12-05
''OTHERS GUILTY. BURNS
Detective Says He Will Get Men
Higher Up.
EXPECTS MORE INDICTMENTS
Calls Gompers "Faker, and Re-
peats Labor Chief Knew Of
Guilt of McNamaras.

Cleveland, Dec. Enough evidence has
been gathered TO warrant grand jury IN
dictments in the federal investigation at
indianapolis concerning the fund provided
for the McNamaras by the international
Association of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, declared William j. Burns the
detective, here tonight. The detective as
serted that he is after the men higher up"
and that he and the federal investigators
will egt them. He intimated that arrests
would be made here soon in connection
with the numerous dynamite explosions in
this city and vicinity.
Arrests in New York may be made il
Burns is successful in his investigation TO
be made there on Wednesday. He will leave
on Tuesday night for the metropolis. He
declined to discuss the details of the inves-
tigation he is to make there.
Burns came to Cleveland this morning
from indianapolis, after he had had a
conference with the United States district
attorney there. He has obtained much evil
dence which will be turntd over to the
federal authorities
This morning Burns conferred with Cap
tain Washer the United States Secret Ser
vice operative here, and with members OF
the National Erectors' Association. Later
he went to Akron, where he investigated the
dvnamiting Of the Bulger Iron oWrks plant
and that of the Diamond Rubber Company
I-pon his return he was closteted for several
hours with John Kirby, jr.. of Dayton. Ohio,
president of the American Manufacturers
Association with whom he will go to New
York.
I'VE have obtained enough evidence 10
warrant federal indictments being returned
in Indianapolis" said Burns tonight. we
are after the men higher up and We viii
get them" He continued:
It wasn't Mcnamara who fooled the labor
people: IT was Gompers. Gompers Is a
faker and IS for Gompers and not for or
earized labor He knew all about the quit
Of the McNamaras and made dis declara-
tions in their behalf under false pretenses.
Wen show him up. too, before we are
through with this case.
Gompers was in Indianapolis He talked
with the men who voted $1,000 a month TO
7 B. Mcnamara and Ortie McManisal
That money was used by those two for
their dynamiting operations The books
don't show what IT really was used for'
but YOU can't tell me that the union
executive board paid out that money with
out knowing where it went
Burns pointed to a press dispatch from
New York which quoted union LABOR
leader as saying scores of arrests were
expected 10 follow dynamiting cases IN
and around New York. lie said he con-
sjdered the dispatch quite significant
Neither the officers nor the members or
the executive committee OF the lnterna-
tional Association Of Bridge and structural
Iron Workers knew that various N,VO pay
ments taken from the treasury of the or
qanization during the dynamiting outrages
,r.re used for any illegal purpose, accord
ing IN Joseph f. McClory. Cleveland man,
end a member Of the committee He stopped
in the city to-day on his way from New
York 10 Indianapolis, where special ses-
sion Of the committee will be held tomor-