The Washington times., 1911-04-23

came upon a quantity of dynamite large
enough to wreck the building.
Upon seeing the dynamite. police. who
were not ordered to search the small
rooms, walked from that portion of the
building and remained in a place of
safety until the search was ended. Ii:
the room were' eight large packages of
dynamite weighing more than M loo
to explode the dynamite automatically,
and almost enough fuse and caps to fill
barrel. Rubber shoes, which had been
used evidently by men in treading noise
lessly about buildings while working
with the explosives, were also found.
Detective Burns declared the finding of
the dynamite in the building was proof
that he had succeeded In bringing the
wrcckers of scores of buildings to JUS
tice. Police were left to guard the dy-
uarnite while the detectives turned TO
the union headquarters to force open
the safe.
Barn Is Searched.
While excited crowds stood about the
American Central Life building await
ing developments In the case, Detective
Burns and his assistants were search
ing barn belonging to T. F. Jones, one
mile west of indianapolis. In a piano
box Burns found two quart cans of
nitro-glycerin and seventeen sticks of
dynamite. Fuses and explosive caps
were found. The nitro-giycerin was
packed safely in sawdust, while the
sticks Of dynamite were securely packed
in pasteboard boxes.
Mr.. Jones, who is a structural iron
worker and a member of the union, de-
MED all knowledge Of the presence Of
explosives in his barn. He said McNa-
mara had rented the barn from him. He
said Mcnamara had told him letters and
old files which could not be kept in the
offices of the union were to be kept In
the box. He said he saw Mcnamara
come to the building as frequently as
three times a week. and that he was
generally accompanied by some man he
did not know, who carried a grip.
Detectives Shinn and Dugsn visited
J. ]. McNamara's room. at 2932 Wash
ington boulevard, after his arrest and
took everything they could find that
they believed might prove of value In
the case. They searchd his trunks and
wardrobe and confiscated every letter,
pictures, postcards, memorandum book,
etc. n
Mcnamara had roomed for about a
year at the address, which Is the home
Of E. T. Baity. Mr., and Mrs. Baity
said the man always had been a model
roomer. He took his meals there and
rode to and from his office each day
on a motorcycle Mr.. Baity declared
he was confident the case against Nc
Namara would fail, and that he could
but big blunder on the part OF detec-
tives. Mr.. Baity said he did not know
why Mcnamara should have rented the
barn in. which detectives found dyna-
mite last night.
always a Gentleman"
ANYONE who knew Mcnamara per-
sonally would never dream that he was
connected with a dynamiting plot" he
said. He always acted the part of a
gentleman when here and his habits
were beyond reproach." Mr.. Baity told
of Mcnamara making a trip to Ne
braska last fall, but said he did not be-
lieve the man had gone West at any
other time. At the time of the trip to |
Nebraska he went with his mother and |
sister, when the latter was moving with |
her husband from Cincinnati to a coun-
try home in Nebraska.
He told us he went hunting in Ne |
braska," said Mrs. Baity. "He did not |
member he told of having killed some |
|
Mr.. and Mrs. Baity were certain Nc
Namara was in Indianapolis at the time
Of the Los Angeles Times disaster and |
the other explosion in Los Angeles. be- |
cause they said they remembered III at |
he talked about the explosion on the |
after IT occurred. His COM |
nent was: "They are always blaming
union men for such things" said Mr.. |
Baity.
Mr.. Baity said Mcnamara never
talked much about his affairs, but that
ne (Baity) had gained from converse
lions at various times that he had a
Gaming" toward socialism. Mr.. Baity |
said he understood that Mcnamara,
however, had voted the Democratic
icket since being in Indianapolis.
Mcnamara never talked about labor
difficulties to the family and was
lever heard to express any feeling Of
atred toward capitalism, according to
he Baity family.
Had Box for Storage.
Harry Graft custodian of the Ameri-
an Central Life building, recalled
his morning that Mcnamara came