New-York tribune., 1911-12-14

utes and II an accumulation of otences
can be proved under one or both Of these
laws against those responsible for the
crimes long terms Of Imprisonment can he
inoposed The maximum penalty for viola
tion Of the statute fixing stringent conoi-
tions and restrictions upon the interstate
shipment Of explosives Is eighteen months
IN the penitentiary and a fine of S2."O
The law bv which II is hoped TO reach all
who may have inspired or directed the out
RACES makes II a crime for two or more
persons 10 conspire to break federal law.
| This imposes a maximum penalty or TWO
wears in1prisonment and $1,000 fine. One
or both Of these laws would apply TO every
Illegal shipment of explosives.
! Prosecutions in other states where build
! inrs have heen wrecked bv dynamite during
the last few years are likely to grow out Of
| the indianapolis inquiry. IT is declared here.
! william, ]. Burns, the detective. made
| hurried visit to Washir gton to-day to con
fer with officials Of the Department of JUS
| tiCe in regard 10 a proposed pardon IN an
| Oregon land fraud case. Mr.. Burns denied
that his visit had any relation TO the al
Legged dynamitnR conspiracy investigation.
He did not see the Attorney General and
left later for New York.
Indianapolis. Dec l8-Nation-wide lntef-
est will centre here tomorrow, when me
weeks Of work nv detectives, attorneys
and accountants who have compiled evil
dancA alleged 10 show the completely or
others than the Mcnamara brothers in
dvnam,tine conspiracy will be turned over
n the federal grand jury for formal in
vestigation.
Letters and records of the International
Association Of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers have been distracted and checked
against statements Of Ortie r. McManigaL
confessed dynamiter in the employ OF John
Il Mcnamara, the convicted secretary
treas s,,rer of the association. This class OF
evidence is TO he delved into TO fathom
charges Of plot
Great precautions have been taken 10 IN
yrrA secrecy 10 the deliberations IN the
GRAND turv room Guards have been placed
al the doors and all outsiders lncluoils
witnesses to be called. are to be kept the
entire length Of the federal building or al
most a city block away from the Jurors.
District Attorney Charles w. Miller indl-
cated II was not expected the grand Jury
would complete its work before the eno OF
January, despite the belief expressed ih
los Angeles that the authorities there ex-
nected n would end sooner. Mr. Miller was
much interested in the report from Los
Angeles that he was 10 be assisted mere
later by Oscar Lawler, who has been par
t,cipating in the prosecution OF the NC
Nauara brothers. but he declined 70 com
nent on It.
Herbert 6 Hockin. secretary Of the Iron
Workers Association, returned to-day rom
St Louis. where. il was reported. he had
conferred with President Frank NJ Ryan.
Hockin declared Ryan went to Chicago and
said he would return here tomorrow
Almost the first witnesses 10 be called, IT
was learned, would be stenographers VINO
were employed by Mcnamara when he was
an active oficial of the union. Many Wit
nesses from cities in which explosions have
occurred have been subpoenaed.
The Iron Workers Association. from the
beadouartefs where John ]. Mcnamara. as
secretarv-treasurer, had his office, issued
today through one Of its publications the
first statement It has made since the Nc
Namaras' confession. The statement fol-
lows.
ing news reached this office that j. ). NC
Nsmara and J. B. Mcnamara had entered
Meas of guilty I'm the Superior Court or
I as Angeles County. In view OF theSe
pleas. part Of the contents OF thls issue
NAV seem odd TO the readers, but al OF
II was written at a time when we nad I'M
rlicit faith IN the innocence Of these men,
and we have. therefore concluded 10 let
his matter go out in it's original FORM
Ne have no details concerning the cohles-
eiops other than those contained ~ the
reyvepapers. but hope 10 be more fully ac-
ouainted with the facts before the heNt
issue Of the magazine, at Which Orne we
win take our readers fuzzy INTO our con
dence
The other references 10 the Mcnamara
case are along the same lines as those ap-
pearing during the recent months ana
some Of them tell Of efforts being made to
raise funds 10 obtain for the McNamaras
a fair and impartial trial"
Miss Nora Haley, who was John J. Nc
Namara's secretary at one time, and VINO
will appear before the grand jury TO
Identify certain correspondence he had weh
groups Of men in other cities arrived az
her fathers home here from Chicago TO-
day. Not one word" she exclaimed When
she was approached.