The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-12-15
GRAND JURY STRIKES AT
HEART OF DYNAMITING
WANT To KNOW WHO
PAID FOR EXPLOSIVES
First Witnesses Examined by In.
quircr> Into Alleged Nation
Vide Conspiracy.
John }. Mc\amara's SUCCESSOR
One Of HrSt Men Called Be
fore Federal JuD.

INDIANAPOLIS. Dcc lt-As q
direct lead into che hear, of the al
legged -fu4ui.fc Consp rlcy. District
Atornr. Charles " Miller while the
Fedora! strand .u-. held it's initial
hearitr ir ..r case today. took up tha
GHcstur as fo Uhu furnished tho
m'r.s ior purchAsine and paying the
expense ut rary INK about the coun-
tr} the explosive, by Witch more than
i''. structure. wtrc blown up
Nr- Andrew = fiuL now OF Kim
ball Nrb Who a- Mics Edith Wine.
i-'rrtr Mas books rrptr for the Ia.
transitional AttUeiarou 90 UridEr aud
StrI,t.rtI .-uu Workers. ard Who waa
familiar wIfl fic money receipts and
l'ah.r. sr-n.e. va. clcseiy questioned
ht Mr. Miller Whiic into the Jury
room were 'akcu ihr stubs OF check
DOCKS at4 accounting records of tho
Assoc IAitUu during the fyo years in
which thr explosions took place. 10
Mas during iarEe part OF these i've
f"af- faff ora" 2 Mechanical. acord-
lit '" h.s confession. did dynamitinx
Tor John J McNslnars. tho convicted
a''F'ttf' treasurer. and often In com
pAi} "I.l jamcs o. AfcNHmara.
500 For Dynamite JOB.
m important ftufur. of NcNani.
s'ir confession attracted attention In
connection wi'h Nrs lIulls visit 10
fA" district attorney once This vas
ihr admission ty Mechanical. that he
ur i".N received 5000 FOR each ~ioh.
and tHat h- complained that mart ~
iH" money Was being held back from
h.ii' James D McNamAra had admit.
-i f''IuF Oh" stub for the check and
na4 r"id. John = would "nH Il up"
M''i of the tgry attention today
'-r taken rp With an outlining hv
b.-'ri.' Attorney Miller az uhaf The
ihF Hlga'iou Was Geo D.. how far In
vas To So aud the number and cb.r.
ttr oI tlc ti'neGs-f tn D. called. The
ln'n-N uf che few wlfuesses called
To-Day v1s kept in strict secrccv ~
Deputy mHrshais and outsiders -,vsr,
.'l permitted In the corridors near
tle grand jury ROOMS
meNamarsis Successor Called.
Nr huls aup"arIIrs at tie FED.
.i"' tuiaing followed that of ~. 5.
il'r tin. acting secretary ~ the Iron
81 crsa--' ror.atIor. wso b,s b,en
'rfi"frnF r|fu Prank 81 RYAN. the
pt'-. dent iiDcklu nov couples the
f'sifinr iu fhe uriou formerly held ~
JOHN J NcAnmars Police omelais
of Indianapolis. ahp were present
t'n records wrr. tatau ont ~ the
ron F.rrs.f headquarters. aud for.
ln"r s''unsrap."fs o. Mcnamara
u'I. also PRESENT
Mechanical .u H.t confession told Of
af l.al' $1,000 having been paid him
nif f.d som" rsrOu other than
John M'Naua-a tiI the paying,
frf after boz and ramrs B Mona.
mora blow up vaducf iu Cleveland
oI Juno g." 1910 he had had "a dis.
pufo with the man over fho amount he
vHr 'o rtra.tc aff ~ conse0uence
'I took fhe matter l1 hand him
Frlf HI th. var fhrouei" Fcr the
Cleveland iob WrHan gai said he
ar1 Iauos o. were paid ff01 each.
Erlerr ug fo ln explosion ~ ths
lrorur. steel Plant o. South Chicago.
NrN1r gnl said Doc used -O pounds %
dynamite ard adlef. when 7 vent
fp Indianapolis ! T. vcNamara paid
we 500 .r cafh. aa that vas al tho
'reh ho haf l1 fho once saw him
pas o. Nrsamarg f0r tho Job"
Records Kspt 81 Payments
Thai record were kept ~ some ~
tho urrrs paid ouf vaF Indicated IN
port OF fht corfrfrIrn which Nc
Tar.va' fe'I. of hl. complaint or tho
email ras ho received before DO dealt
dIrr.fI. HIfh Mcnamara Iio said hs
prr..rus.s bad boon receiving only
f.-I zach flr ffl .rha fuf on train
hnfrrsr Cincinnati and Indianapolis
b.. t.Hrsf-sI places thar were afiif 20
ir blown ur with o. B M-Namara.
H fnH mo- Do EHf seen tha stubs
fr- 'hf Mount vernon t'i. Job. and
f..f f"r. nr". marr Tor rTIr wfffo