El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-04-24
DETECTIVES CONTINUE UNCOvER|NG
EVIDENCE IN DYNAnITING CASE
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mite was stored to shake the city from
end to end.
Two Tiffin policemen were placed
near the shed to guard the explosives
No arrests. it is said. were made there
and, according to Walter Drew, at
torney for the National Erectors' asso-
citation, Burns VIII return to Indian
apolis today.
Is The dynamite fuse, alarm clocks and
electrical apparatus found in the base
{ ment Of the building in which the Of
fees of the union are located here,
was removed Sunday by an expert en-
ployed by the police department and
stored outside the city limits.
Close Call For Prisoners.
Ortie McAIaniga1 and James McNa-
mara, arrested in Detroit, narrowly es-
capped death by dynamite together with
their captors and guards Saturday night
according to the detectives in charge Of
! the men. It had been planned to take
the men secretly from Chicago to Joliet
where they could be placed on board
/ a train bound for Los Angeles. In the
automobile in which the men were con
/ veyed was a large quantity of dynamite
) which was to be used - evidence in the
case The original copy of the confess
sion said to have been made by the
men was also in the vicinity.
Near Frankfort, Ill, the car ran into
a ditch almost overturning The men
and their guards were badly frightened
and the rest of the trip WIS made at
so slow a pace that the train connec-
ton was missed. The party boarded a
Santa Fe train at Joliet at 9:03 last
night for Los Angeles.
Mothers Home Searched
Detectives iast nigh- searched the
residence of Airs. ! nm 4. Mcnamara
moth Of an7 Iar~7nS NT,,Na mara
in Cincinnati. The search lasted several
hours and the r0oTls occupied by the
two men We're thoroughly examined, it IS
said. Only a few minor electrical ap-
planes were found, the police said
When the detectives called. the moth
er wars not sware OF he arrrsr Gf her
two sons When SHOWN a newspaper
ed surprised AMI hen broke 'iown and
wept.
Tightening the chain.
Detectives working on the case Of
the Los Angeles Times explosion. Wis
requested that the Peoria chief Of po-
tied Peoria. ILL.,, several weeks ago and
lice send the time fuse. a-arm click
and other apparatus-found after an ex-
plosion in Peoria last September to Los
fuse clock found in that city The clock
was returned to Peoria Sunday with a
report that the two instruments were
identical.
The clock together with empty cans
of Ritroglycerine, fuses -pd electric bat |
teries now in possession of the Peoria /
police will be brought to indianapolis I
for comparison with apparatus found in /
this city.
Detective Burns arrived at Bloom
vile, o.. last night from Tirfin. o.. and |
saw officials Of the Cranz Stone COM /
pany's quarries from whom he learned 1
that IS sticks of dynamite had been (
stolen from the quarr1es recently. He |
did not find any more explosives Sc :
creted here Burns said he believed the |
dynamite found IN Tiffin was stolen ,
from the euaries at BIoomville. He re- !
turned to Tiffin later
Grand jury to Convene.
That the Marion county grand jury
will be lcalled in session a. once to in /
vestigate the dynamfting outrages COM
nitted here several months ago and to
try to fix the responsibility for plac-
ing high explosives in the basement of
the American Central Life building. is
TIE rrapd Jury was convened today.
the announcement of prosecutor Baker.
He has notified superintendent of po-
lice Hyland to appear before the grand
jury and bring the books and records
taken from the office of the Iron
Workers union. An effort was made by
labor leaders TO obtain these books
from the police but superintendent Hy-
land refused to give them I'D.
Frank ~. Ryan. president OF the IN
.ernational Association Of Structural
iron Workers was summoned before the
grand jurv this afternoon.
History Of Bitter Fight.
The Ereetors' association. it is said. /
-epresents in its membership. so per-
'ent OF the structural stee. and iron
contractors of the United States.
Against them in their efforts TO
operate open shops" the officials al
eye. explosions of dynamite, under
ridges viaducts and buildings from
Mass to the Pacific coast.
ave been directed
1t was after the mos. se-.ous OF the
EXPLOSIONS. that which wrecked the Los
angeles Times building. costing the lives
4 p persons. that the indictments were
eturned on which were arrested here
. ]. Mcnamara and in Detroit. J. B.
Bryce, alleged to be James Mcnamara.
'rother of 7. ]. Mcnamara, and Ortfe Z
:. McManigal
Davbreak Sunday found the Bridge [
nd, Iron Workers officials and their
ounsel In controversy with william 7 !
'urns and his operatives, the local po-
Ice and attorney Drew as TO whether
search WARRANT 0elU DE Burns vested
4 him power TO seize the books Of the
ssoeiation
Superintendent of police Hyland :
nally determined to remove the books
, police headquarters where. it was :
aid. a transcript would be made OF .
aceipts and expenditure made by au-
1ority of secretary McNamara in the
lst two years. Mr. Drew said these :
ntries would be offered as evidence I
hen the accused were brought to trial :
Los Angeles. The books were taken :
'om a safe in the association offices :
fter an expert had cut theg1ocks. At
n five hours work the locks Welded :
nd. over protests of the officials of
lie union and their counsel. detective :,
urns. attorney Drew and assistant dis =
let attorney ". J. Ford. of Los An :
eles, began an examination of the =
1oks. This examination continued sew
al hours. when it was decided 10 take :
lie books to police headquarters
The custodian of the building in
hich are the offices Of the ironwork-
IS association told the police the lat n
T said, that Mcnamara had asked him q
IT permission to build the compart- p
ent in the basement in which explo- u
YES were discovered Saf11-cav p;Ubt NJ