New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-25
EXPECT MANY ARRESTS
National Erectors' Association
Began Search for Gang.
THINKS END IS AT HAND
It's officers Believe Many Out.
RACES Will Be Traced to
Labor Unions.


Labor Unions.
The arrest OF John J. Mcnamara, j. w.
McNamara and Ortie Mechanical by Will
lam J. Burns for completely In the dyna-
hitting OF the Los Angeles Times Build
ing is believed by the National Erectors
Association, OF this city, to be the be-
ginning OF a series Of arrests that VIII
break UP a gang Of dynamiters guilty OF
half a hundred dynamite outrages III '"e
last three years
The information on which Mcnamara ana
NcManigal were arrested was furnished by
the Erectors Association, and 1t has ma
terial in its hands showing the existence
of an organized gang that has perpetrated
a long series of dynamitings since the asso-
citation broke off relations with the un'o.s
on January ]. 1908. Fifteen men are sa'u
by the association 10 compose the gang
some of whom are members OF the unions,
but most OF whom are not, though closely
affiliated with them.
The alleged Identification OF j. W. NC
Namara and Ortie McManigal as two OF the
men concerned in the Los Angeles osha'''i'
ing came when the circulars describing inc
men wanted in that city and offering re-
ward OF 81. 400 for their capture arrived III
this city in January. Two or the men
ma med in the circular were j. Is. brlce anu
David Captain. walter Drew ana Charies
Il Cheney. who have had charge or inc
work of hunting down the dynamiters Ior
tho Erectors' Association, at once recoB-
rizea Rrice as Mcnamara and Caplan as
Mechanical. they said. Word was sent 10
pu,,s and he was informed at the same
time ~ the dynamite CACHE i'll the barn OF
McMau,pal's father. at Tif1n, Ohio. When
Burns was ready TO make the arrests MI
Drew went to Chicago to help in getting
confession.
Tho National Erectors' Association is COM
posed OF thirty-fve firms engaged In mann"
featuring structural steel. II was ior'ieo
4, 1895 10 deal With the labor unions aro
arhttrate differences. but in 1903 II broke OH
relations with the unions and declared ioi
tho omen shop. as the association said that
the unions could not he depended on 10
keep agreements.
Since 1900 there had been occasional cases
OF dynamiting factories and jobs OF mem
here Of the association that had incurred
the enmity OF the unions. ana since 1910
there had been a steadily increasing num-
her of dynamiting outrages, but within
three weeks after the open shop was de-
cIared for. in 1903. there began what the
association considered an organized pan
of avnanitjng.. Since January I. 1905, there
have been forty-eght dynamitings or at
tempts TO dynamite the factories or JOBS o.
the members Of the association. Inc hs'
Of these outrages as prepared by the asso-
citation. follows:
Eagle avenue bridge, Cleveland d'nam''ea
January II. 1908; -, c,,,c.so & Northwestern
Railroad dynamitea at Clinton. Iowa February
49, 1905 ,..s a,nar,i,sa
o., B,iena park Chicago March. 1908.
prswbridge al Perth Amboy y. j. dynamited
Prdce At bradshaw. Nd. dynamited the same
f Hoisting crane on the Chelsea pier. dynamied
AVA Waterfall s for the Philadelphia elevated railroad
dynarl.tcd April IL. 1905. ,,..a .,ru
.. Bridge at Fall River. Mass d'ha'"''eo Ap''
~; Cincinnati i Hamilton & Dayton bridge ever yer
the Miami River at Dayton Ohio dynam''ea
~ Attempt to dynamite. drawbrdse over the
Bronx River. May a. 1905 ,,.r,,Or, Rsuroad
bridge at Bsychester n. y dynamited May -
i'y Httempt to dynamite Baltimore & Ohio bridge
at Aiken, Nd. May "a. zoos o.,. ,r,do.
Attempt to dynamite Baii ians q ONO of''se
Building in Cleveland dynamited June T. iyoo.
Material for New York, New Haven q mart
ford bridge at Somerset. Mass dynani'eo june
Leigh Valley Orlds. at Buffalo dynuam'''d
'D Illinois ,'S Central bridge in Chicago dynamited
Harrison avenue yladuet at Louisville dyna-
Wh;sestt street bridge ST. Louis dynamited
Attempt to aynamit. bridge at HolyOke' Mass
Bridge at Cleveland dynamited November 3d.
Rnnd,nv in Kansas city. Mo. dynamited De
'' car Of steel dynamitcd at Indians Harbor.
''' 2ttempt 20 dynamite railroad at Indiana Har-
Dor. Ind March. 1909. - ~
opera House at Boston dynamited' March 30
Hoboken yiaduct dynami:ed March so. 1909
Derrick car at Kansas city. Mo- d!nani'eo
Cincinnati Southern bridge at Cincinnati eyIa-
nited May. 1909
Material for Pennsylvania Railroad bridge At
SteubenviIle Ohio. oyncmited June "a. l99
90 cond attempt on Cincinnati Southern bridge,
's New York Central bridge in Buffalo dynami,ed
'' Main street viaduct Kansas city, Mo. dyna-
Steel sirders dynamited In Detroit. June Q,
1909 .,. ,,s..
T6ira stti ;SSs en- Cincinnati Southern bridge
Rairoad bridge in th. city dynamited, August
IS, 1909. J. ,.,.,o s.n.
mited September. 1909:
second attempt on Buffalo bridge. October g.
-Four buildings in Indianapolis dynamited, oc-
a crane dynami,ed in Cleveland. November
-Four cars OF steel dynamited on Michigan
Southern Railroad January % 1910 -,
Tar.orv M Newcastle Ind, dynanlited April
g. 1910. ..,. 49,, ,.,,.a 6,
summer 81 1910. for fourth time.
Once building in Seattle. Wash. dynami'eo
September. 1910. -, -
Factory in Chicago dynamited September IS.
1910
I0s Angeles Times Building dynamited Oc-
tober l. 1910 with loss Of twenty-one lives.
Church at Clinton. Ind. dynamited' summer
Courthouse ct Omaha dynamitsd. March "a.
Factory at Columbus. Ind. dynamited March
Hoie at French Lick Springs dynamited March
90, 1911
The association became convinced after
half a dozen OF the dynamitings that there
was an organized conspiracy against fts
members and appointed committee TO
run down the gang. Walter Drew ana
Charles +. Cheney were made the heads
of the committee and they at once con-
suited with the members OF the Building
Trades Employers Association committee
that COPIED successfully with Sam Parks
and Philip Weisenheimer.
detective bureau was organized and
systematic Investigations we're made OF
every dynamite outrage perpetratcd on a
member OF the association. The officers
RI .be firms IN the association, the loyal
emnloyes and the employment agencies
,,a,rt.ired bv the association in Pitts
burp Cleveland and this city were all used
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