The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1911-10-12
ALLEGED DYNAMITERS' CASE
ChrosOlogy of Events Relating tG
ISS Angeles Times Explosion.

Los Angeles, Cal, Oct 9. - The
chronology of the Los Angeles dy-
namiting case, which is set for
trial next Wednesday, October IL,
is as follows:
1910.
October /. Times newspaper
plant destroyed by explosion and
fire. Twenty men killed Bombs
found at home of Gen. Harrison
Gary Otis, proprietor of The Times,
and Felix Zeehandelaar, secretary
Merchants and Manufacturers Asso-
citation.
October 8. Experts appointed
by Mayor Alexander to investigate
cause of disaster reported that high
explosive, such as nitro-glycerin>
had been used.
October 3. - Job Hartman, at
| torney representing labor union in
terests, questioned witnesses before
coroner's jury, eliciting statement
that in their opinion explosion was
caused by gas.
/ October 25 - Special grand jury,
impannelled by Judge Bordwell, be-
gan sitting alleged evidence that
three men known as j. b. Brice,
Milton A. Schmidt and David Cap
! Ian, had blown up The Times with
Eighty PerC ent. Gelatin pur-
chased September &c from Giant
Powder Works at San Francisco.
Five hundred pounds of dynamite,
Eighty Per Cent. Gelatin,' pur-
chased by trio, was found cached
in house at South San Francisco,
October 16.
Works partially wrecked by eXplo-
sion.
January s - Grand Jury return
ed secret indictments against
Brice, Schmidt and Caplan.
March IA. - Coroner's jury filed
verdict declaring victim met death
in wreck and fire caused by dyna-
mite explosion.
April IL. - James b. Mcnamara
and Ortie e. McManigal arrested in
Detroit and taken to place of hid
ing in Chicago.
April Is. - Secret indictments
filed by grand jury against James
John j. Mcnamara, charging them
with destruction of The Times.
April % - John j. Mcnamara
arrested in offices of International
Association of Bridge and Structur.
al Iron Workers in Indianapolis.
EXtradited Immediately, and rushed
across the continent to Los Angeles,
being Joined on way by James Nc
Namara and McManigal. Joseph
Ford, assistant district attorney Of
Los Angles, who obtained eXtradi-
ton, arrested later on charge of
kIGL&rping. Detective William J.
hmrns and Detective James Hosick,
cI Los Angeles, subsequently, in
4 l. H. "a oh
Ar.il %. - Prisoners arrived in
Los Angeles
&ay 4. - McManigal taken be
toIe grand jury, where he made
sworn statement accusing James B.
Mcnamara of having blown up the
Times and declaring himself re-
sponsible for Llewellyn Iron Works
explosion.
May 5. - Grand jury returned
indictments accusing Mcnamara,
Schmidt, Caplan, John Doe and
Richard Roe of nineteen murders in
connection with Times explosion,
and holding McManigal responsible
Jointly with John ]. Mcnamara, for
attempt to wreck Lleyeliyn Iron
Works, McNamaras arraigned. Bail
asked. This denied May g.
May %. - Clarence S. Darrow
arrived from Chicago to become
chief counsel for McNamaras. Time
for entering pleas deferred to July
6.
July 6. - Instead of entering
pleas, defense assailed Jurisdiction
of Judge Bordwell denying his
right to try case, and moved to
quash indictments.
July IL. - Bordwell overruled
both motions. Defense filed ex-
ception, McNamaras pleaded not
guilty. Trial set for October IL,
1911.