The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-27
GOVERNMENT TAKES
UP DYNAMITE CASE
Subpoenas for Witnesses Is
sued by a Federal Grand
Jury at Indianapolis.

Los ANGELES. Oct 26.-Repofts
from Indianapolis today that a federal
grand Jury would investigate the So
called Mcnamara dyDamiting cases
supplied a theme for consideration by
counsel for the defense Of John j. ana
James B, Mcnamara and attracted at
tcntion in the office of District At
torpev john d. Fredericks as we'll
Clarence s. Darrow, chief of counsel for
the defense, telegraphcd TO 1ndianap-
oils for more information.
A lull in court procedure today while
a new venre was being summoned gave
opportunity for consideration Of the
situation
1t WAS conceded that The whole as
pect of the case might be altered by
prospective action of the federal su-
thoritics and that James 3. McNam-
ara and Jobu j. Mcnamara. under nine.
teen indictments for murder in copnec-
tloD with the destruction of the Los
Angeles Times building, may center
upon au entirely changed legal status.
Two main situations were regarded
here tonight as possible TO result from
the Indianapolis situation. II was ad-
mitted IN tho first place that the m
vestigation. regardless of its OUTCOME,
might make 1T easier for the prosecu'
tion to institute proceedings by which
to obtain certain books aud records
which the indiana authorities have re-
fused to give up. This evidence is
much desired by District Attorney
Fredericks and lack of IT was said TO
have been one of the reasons why
James +. Mcnamara s case was tried
first.
The second possibility also has to
do with the fact that the state elected
to try James first instead of John, The
trial now III session may last we'll into
next summer. during which time John
r. Mcnamara ordinarily would be kept
in iai here except for the periods
when be might be called to testify, IN
his brothers defeuSe-a possibility
which has been considered without
elicitipg any statement from the de.
feuse
Should an indictment result from the
Indianapolis Investigation there is le-
gal possibility that he would be taken
der an order grCa i United States
missioner after hearing instituted
upon receipt OF n certified copy OF the
Indictment. Such action would raise
again the question of Mcnamara s cX-
tradition from Indiana 10 California.
''In case the commissioner should de.
eide that evidence warranted the re.
moval of the prisoner. whether he
would STAY here until after trial or 90
to Indianapolis first would be mat
ter of comfy between the county and
federal authorities. said United States
District ATTORNEY Aloysus J. McCor-
mick. discussing this aspect of the case
Neither side necessarily would have
prior right.
Mr. Mccormick said he had received
no information concerning the case
from the eastern federal authorities,
nor had he sent any To them
District Attorney John d. Frcdericks
admitted that the Indianapolis inves.
tigation had been known TO him for
some time.
"There are some features OF the
case IN which tho federal government
no doubt would be interested ~ was his
comment
John ]. McNamaru. tho man immcdi-
ate)y interested. would not talk about
the new phase of the situation.