Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-27
URNs BEFORE GRAND JURY
Detective Refuses go Testify An
Dynamite Inquiry in INDIAN
aDolis-Other Witnesses
Examined.

LOS ANGhLES, Cal, April b.--James
w. Mcnamara and ortle e. McManlgaI
arrived here at 1855 p. m. and were
locked in cells at the county jail There
was no demonstration.
District Attorney Fredericks states today
that Mrs. Ingersol of San Francisco told
him that James Mcnamara, whom she
saw at aPsadena as he left the train there
this afternoon. was without doubt the j. b,
Bryce whom she knew. and who is one OF
the much wanted alleged dynamiters.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 2e - The
Marion county grand jury today continued
70 probe the so-ealed dynamite con-
spiracy" involving on one hand charges
that Indianapolis has been the seat of an
alleged conspiracy by dynaniters who in
two years are said TO have caused more
than 100 explosions directed against en-
ployers of and sympathizers with nom
union workmen, and ON the other hand
charges that enemies or the International
Association of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers have attempted, by planting
dynamite in it's office building. to convict
it and It's secretary. ]. J. McNamara, Of
dynamite outrages.
Detective William ]. Burns. who was ar
rested last night on the charge of COM
picity in the alleged McNamsra kidnapping.
was the first witness before the grand jury
today. II Is understood he took gdvantage
of his right to decline 70 testify.
Walter Drew and J. A. G. Badorf Of
counsel for the National Erectors' associa-
ton. and w. Joseph Ford. assistant district
attorney of Los Angeles. all OF whom are
charged with the kidnapping and bound to
the grand jury inquiry in bonds OF S1o,OOe.
were, It was expected to be examined either
late today or tomorrow.
! Following Burns, two women, said TO
| have lived In a downtown building In
which some members of the Structural
Iron Workers Union had rooms were
Pcalled into the grand jury room and ex-
amined briefly and then a recess was taken.
Detective Burns Arrested.
Detective Burns was served with a war
rant at o'clock last evening, charging
him with completely in the alleged kid
naping of ]. ]. McNamara, secretary
treasurer of the international Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
Three attorneys, arraigned earlier in tho
day on the same charge. spent two hours
in Jail because OF delay in obtaining bonds.
They are Walter Drew and j. A, @. Badorf
OF New York, counsel and assistant counsel
for the National Erectors' association, and
w. J. Ford, assistant district attorney of
Los Angeles.
Burns was arrested while going TO the
court of Justice of the Peace Manning to
surrender himself He was released under
$4,000 bond to appear before the grand
jury and was subpoenaed to testify this
morning, Drew. Badorf and Ford were re-
leased from jail under bonds OF the same
amount They waived preliminary examl-
nation and were bound over to the grand
jury. Frank Fox, a chauffeur. charged
with having assisted in the alleged kid
naplng Of McNamars, In that he had
driven the automobile in which Nc
Namara was taken from here last satur-
day. was released under 5000 bond to
appear before the grand Jury. Constables
with John Doe" warrants are said to be
seeking some OF Burns assistants.
These were the Developments in the
probe OF the alleged conspiracy to collect
dynamite here to blow up structures being
erected by "open shop contractors and
an alleged plot to discredit the Association
OF Bridge and Structural Iron Workers