New-York tribune., 1911-12-13
HUNTING M'NAMARA AIDS
U. S. Starts Tracing Interstate
Dynamite Shipments.
MYSTERY AT INDIANAPOLIS
Hockin Disappears and Offices OF
Ironworkers Are Closed
Burns Coming to New York.

! indianapolis, Dee. 12.-Who besides John
! J. and James r. Mcnamara handled or had
| knowledge of the interstate shipment OF
| the ton or more of dynamite and nitro
glycerinc used in blowing up iron and steel
| structures erected by firms employing non
union men in the last five years?
| This question was inquired into by gov
ernment officials to-day preparatory to the
| federal grand jury's investigation on Thurs
| day OF an alleged nationwide dynamite
conspiracv. Clerks who wrote letters, bag
gagemen. shippers and all those who are
! supposed to have had even the remotest
| knowledge of the movement or storing or
/ the explosives are among the several nun
! dred witnesses who have been summoned
to testify before the grand jury.
Where Dynamite Was Planted.
The instances of the finding OF the e1-
posives about which special inquiry was
made to-day are the following:
one thousand four hundred and ninety
mounds of dynamite discovered in PAD
locked box in a barn in the rear Of the
home of Ortie McManigars father, at Tiffin,
Ohio. April %. 1911.
Ninety pounds of dynamite sticks found
apolis in which were located the offices OF
the international Association OF Bridge anu
Structural Iron Workers, on April r. lsil'
a few hours after the arrest OF Johh -
Mcnamara. the secretary-treasurer OF ''e
association.
Twenty-Five pounds Of dynamite fouhu III
piano box in the western outsh''' "
indianapolis a few days later
Tbirtv-cicht quarts of nitroglycerihe Dur
led in a shed near Rochester. Penn
The points upon which enlightenment was
sought i'm connection with these hS'dno''
we're: Who wrote the Correspondence re'd
five 10 the purchase and shipment OF 'he
explosives? Who paid the bills and keP'
fhe accounting Of expense? BY what means
were the explosives transported?
Nthouob District Attorney Charles W.
Miller declined to discuss the progress y
the preparations for submission Oh C
donce before the grand jury, he anticipated
the purpose of the government 10 ehee' al
exhaustive investigation. Every witness
who can furnish any information, however
slight will be summoned.
Hockn Fades from View
To all appearances the headquarters OF
the International Association Of Bridge ana
Structural Iron Workers wero closed TO-
dav The shades were drawn, the door
was locked and the whereabouts or Her
hort : Hcckn the acting secretary, BE-
came a mystery Even Hockin's attorney
rrofessed not TO know where he was. The
sudden closing of the place followed close
~ upon the announcement thac books ana
1.al tan i
cured without resistance by detectives act
ing for the National Erectors' Association.
Walter Drew. counsel for the Erectors' As
sociation. refused TO say whether he had
been i'm consultation With Hockin or
whether nc knew where Hockin was.
W j. Burns. the detective, who has been
ir consultation with officials OF the Erect
ors' Association. left here tonight for
WASHINGTON and New York. He said nc,
would return here on Friday.
Il think there was moro dynamite plant
ed in various points Of the East than has
ever been discovered" said Burns IT is
likely that this has not been removed. as
those who hid it would not be inclined 10
attempt to remove II now
Neither Hockn, President Frank NJ RN
an nor any other official Of the Iron Work
crs' Association is I'm direct negotiation with
| government officials for immunity from
possible prosecution, according to United
States District Attorney Miller. Ryan is
| supposed to he in Chicago,
| II can SEQ that the situation must be per
/ picking TO many union labor men and tn.
public" said Drew, but we cannot say
| anything of our relations with the Iron
| " orkers Association I'm this matter. II IS
1 regrettable that the fact we have obtained
! the evidence from the iron workers offices
mas been made public At this stage Of the