The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-10-06
CHRONOLOGICAL STORY OF THE ALLEGED DYNAMITING OF

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES. During August and the early part of September 1910, three men, whom the prosecution claim to have been James B. McNamara, N. A. Schmidt and Da- vid Caplan registered at various hotels in Los Angeles and San Francisco un- der varying names It is claimed that the men who were known as J. B. Bryce, H. A. Schmidt, David Cap Ian, A. J. Bryson, F. A. Perry, J. B. Leonard and William Morris variously during this time completed preliminary arrangements for the dyrfamiting of the Times building, including negotia-
 tions for the purchase of dynamite from athe Giant Powder Works at
 Giant, California and the renting of the launch Pastime, also known as the Peerless, for use in transporting the dynamite
 Sept 20.-On the pretext of using the PaStime for a tour of San Francisco Bay, Schmidt and Perry deposit $500 with B. H. Baxter, part owner of the launch, to secure against possible dam age.
 Sept. 22.-Schmidt under name of William Morris arranges for the deliv- cry of dynamite, previously ordered, on board the launch Peerless at the fac tory at Giant. On the same day the owner of the launch discovers that the name Pastime has been changed to Peerless by means of aluminium let
 ters, later discovered to have been purchased from the Moiso-Klinker Co. Sept 25.-Schmidt and Perry leave Sausalito in the Peerless and arriving
 at Giant are assisted by third man in placing the dynamite on board the craft.
 Sept. 26.-The Pastime is returned to one of the owners, David Burrows, and the money on deposit is returned after all allowances have been made for mi nor injuries. Examination proves that another name plate has been plac- ed over the name Pastime
 Sept 29.-Schmidt and Perry arrive in Los Angeles. Perry goes to the Hotel Chapman, where he refuses to allow bellboy to carry two heavy
 suit cases. Schmidt goes to the New Baltimore Hotel, registering as Bryce. Oct. 1.-The Los Angeles Times
 building is blown up, 21 persons los ing their lives as result of the dis aster
 Oct. 2-Schmidt and Perry leave Los Angeles for San Francisco where they go to the Arcade Hotel
 Oct. 13.-Ten cases of dynamite, la
 ter identified as part of the purchase made at Giant, are found in a vacant house at 1922 Nineteenth Street, South San Francisco.
 OcI. Il.-lnG III WHICH lll0 dynamite was wrapped is identified as the one sold to William Capps of 1865 Grove St, San Francisco. w. F. Lawson and D. Caplan had been 1iv- ing at that address.
 Oct 18.-Mrs. Belle Lavin at whose lodging house Schmidt lived while in San Francisco, is arrested on an in- formation and belief warrant charg ing murder. She is taken to Los An geles as a. witness before the coroner's jury. w. P. Lawson is found by the police Caplan has disappeared, de- serting his wife and children.
 Oct. 25@Special grand jury is sworn at Los Angeles. Witnesses are sum- moned from San Francisco and the taking of testimony begins Jan 5, 1911LTwenty-three indict- ments are returned by the grand jury. They are secretly filed and bench war rants are issued.
 April 12, 1911-Ortie E. McManigal arrested in Detroit for the alleged dy- at Los Angeles, subsequent to the de- struction of the Times building. In confession accuses James B. McNa- mara, alias BrySon, alias Perry of be- ing the actual dynamiter of the Times. Acting on this informa tion McNamara is arrested in Detroit the same day.
 April 2, 1911-John J. McNamara, J and Structural Iron Workers of Amer ica and brother of James B. McNa- mara is arrested at Indianapolis as be- ing the man who planned the destruc- ton of the Los Angeles Times
 July 5-The McNamara brothers are brought up in Los Angeles for pre- liminary examination and are bound over to the Superior court on murder charges.
 Oct. 10.-Tral of the McNamara brothers begins.
 PRINCIPALS, WITNESSES, ATTOR-
 NEYS AND OTHERS INTEREST
 ED IN THE ALLEGED DYNAMIT-
 ING OF THE LOS ANGELES
 TIMES BUILDING ON OCTOBER
 1. 1910.
 John J. McNamara, International Secretary of the Bridge and Structu- ral Iron Workers of America arrested at Indianapolis, April 9. 1911 Charged in the confession made by Ortie L.