Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-05
IURYNED RETURN
Il indictments
MCNAMARA BROrHERS ARE
HELD FOR MURDER.
JURY MOVES CAUTIOUSLY
Deals with Two Dynamitirg Cases
Prisoners 10 BE ATaigncd nt
Once.

By Associated Press.
Los Angeles, May i-Twcnty-one
new indictments according to relia-
Bile authority, were voted late today
by the grand jury against the ac-
cused dynamite conspirators, James
and John M,Namara and Ortie Nc
Manga'.
Nineteen Of the indictments 1t is
understood, are against the McNama-
ras alone, and charges them with muir
der and in connection with the blow
ing up OF the Los Angeles Times news
paper plant on October and the CON
scuucnt death of II men,
The other two are said to be against
Mechanical as principal and the Nc
Namara brothers as accomplices In the
Lowcllyn Iron Works explosion Christ
mas day in which no one was killed.
McManiSpl was the principal wit
ness heard 10y the inquisitors about
whose movements veil OF secrecy
vas thrown. When the jurymen were
assembled they were told to go, one
by one. so as not to attaCt attention,
TO the hall of Justice. In the regular
grand jury room iurymen We're quar-
tered while bdilrfs mounted guard at
the door. Then witnesses were di-
rectcd to Judge Willis When Nc
Manigal was summoned he was taken
from his cell and thence escorted over
the bridge leading from the prison
into the HAN Of Justice lie was exam
Ia, e., ba
diately afterwards the jury adjourned.
District Attorney Fredericks stated
that the indictments ordered were 50
numerous that they could not be draft
ed for presentation in court today
"rhcy win be filed tomorrow" he
announced and the prisoners ar
ruigned at once"
However, 10 one connected with the
defense OF the labor leader and his
brother had official information to
that effect. Attorney Leon Rappaport
said he had not been officially nou-
fled by District Attorney Frcdericks
and ] T.. Timmons, local represent
ntive Of the International Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers Association,
said when he called at the Jail to see
John and James Mcnamara after the
Indictments were ordered, that he was
Ignorant of any move to take the
prisoners into court at once.
The grand jury heard several Wit
ncsscs besides McManigal among
which were employees of the Lewelyn
iron Works, and James Stuperch,
proprietor OF hotel where james
Brice is alleged to have stopped prior
TO the blowing up Of the Times build
ing.
Another Witness was Douglas Bur-
rows, partner of Howard Baxter In
ownership of the launch, Pastime,
which, acc riding to the detectives,
was used to transport the dynamite
purchased by the alleged consprators.
Burrows went into the .ail this morn
Ing accomp lnied by the district attor-
ncN Mr.. and Mrs, Stuperlch and a
stcL9graphc' James Mcnamara was
taken before the party and 1t Is as
serted that Etuperich and his wife and
Burrows identified him rs the man
they had known in Oakland as James
u, BriCc
Although It haC been announced
with aprnraent fnallty that Judge
hordwcll would try the case of tho
alleged dynamlters, II was not defl-
nit,ly announced until tonight that
the indictments would be returtd In
his department of the superior court
Judge Bordwell called the editor u
the newspapers and managers of the
l...t
He said he was anxious that the pris.
oncrs should have trial IN which
there should not be anything limiting
OF unfairncss, ana asked their coop
Grafton,