New-York tribune., 1911-12-15
indianapolis Grand Jury Sets Out
to Find COnSplrators Who
Supplied Money for Dy-
Mantle Plots.
INSPECT M'NAMARA RECORDS
Woman Bookkeeper and McMan-
igars Confession Figure in At
tempt to Unravel Mystery
of Alleged Conspiracy
Hockin Sees Miller

indianapolis, Dec. t4.-As direct
thrust at the heart Of the alleged
dynamite conspiracy. District Attorney
Charles W. Miller. while the federal
grand jury was holding it's initial near
ing in the case to- day. took up the ques-
tion as 20 who furnished the money for
purchasing and paying the expense ot
carrying about the country the expio-
sives by which more than one hundred
structures were blown up
Mrs Andrew j. Hull. now Of kimbah.
Neb who as Miss Edith Winebrenner
was bookkeeper for the international
Association Of Bridge and STRUCTURAL
Iron Workers, and who was familiar WITH
it's money receipts and disbursements
was closely interrogated by Mr.. Miller.
hile into the grand jury room were
taken the stubs of checkbooks. account
ing records and correspondence OF the
association during the five years IN
which the explosions took place. II was
during A large part of these five years
that Ortic f. McManigal, according 10
his confession, did dynamiting for John
j. Mcnamara, the convicted secretary
treasurer. and often in company with
James B. Mcnamara.
An important feature Of McManigaIs
confession attracted attention in counec-
tion with Mrs Halls visit 10 the Dis
trict Attorneys office. This was the ad-
mission by McManigal that he usually
received about 5000 for each Job ana
that when he complained part OF the
money was being held back from nm
James 3 Mcnamara had admitted see
ing the stub for the check and had SAID
John j. would fix it up.
Most of the jurys attention to-day
was taken up with an outline by Dis
trict Attorney Miller of what the HiNe
| tigation was 20 be, how far II was
go and the number and character OF 'no
witnesses 70 be called. The idenI'S VI
the few witnesses called day was KEPT
| in strict secrecy by deputy marshalS' anu
outsiders were not permitted in the cor
ridors near the grand jury rooms.
Hockin Sees District Attorney.
. Mrs Hull3 appearance at the leue' -
building followed that Of II. ;. HocAih'
acting secretary Of the Iron workers
Association, who had been conterrlns
with Frank NJ Ryan, the preslue"~
Hockin. who now occupies the posl'ioH
in the association formerly held oy Jol'n
Mcnamara. was closeted with Miller
before the grand jury met Police ON
cials Of indianapolis who were prese'''
when records were taken out or the ilo"
workers headquarters and former
nographcrs of Mcnamara were a'So
,roeont The latter included MISS Nold
Haley. of Chicago, and Miss Mary DS"
- pi,..,,,-oh who was formerly secre''
tary to Mcnamara.
NcManigal in his confession 'oid u
,aaet 5000 having been PAID 10 hnii'
and said some person other than 1ohn a.
mcnamara did the paying. lie adueu
t,o, aftar he and James B. McNamard
,,Io,,, an q viaduct in Cleveland on june
30 1910 he had dispute with the man
o,.or tho amount ne was TO receive ana
in consequence y. j. took the hla,'e, -
hand himself all the way through F',
tho cleveland Job McManigal said ne ana
lanes 3. were paid 800 each
referring 10 an explosion at the lro-
ouois steel plant, az South Chicaso' '.
Nanigal declared he used eighty pouhuS
80 dvramite. adding: when l went 10
,.s,aronoIis !. ]. Mcnamara paid me
500 in cash. as that was all the cash ne
had in the office saw him pay }. b'
Mcnamara for the job.
McManigal. in that part OF the conies-
sion n, which he tells OF his complaint ot
.ho small nav he received before he dealt
d,rectIv with Mcnamara, indicated that
records were kept Of some of the moneys
Maid ont He said he previously haH
been receiving only Sl2o each Tor the
iobs but on "a train between Cincinhatl
and Indianapolis he discussed places
ar were still 10 be blown up with j. Is.
Mcnamara. j. B. told me he had seen
tho stubs for the Mount Vernon. Ill. job.
and that they were made for $--'' WINE
received only $50. After that j. j.
Mcnamara handled the money he SAID.
Amone the other items mentioned by
NcNanigal were 5000 each for jobs at
Greenvile \. j.; McKees Rocks Penn
superior Wis. Omaha, Los Angeles
Uoboken. Worcester, Mass, and NIL
waukee.
Detectives of the National Erectors
Association. who have been cooperating
with the District Attorney, and Walter
Drew. counsel for the ercctors. who luE-
nished a list OF one hundred explosions
with q view of showing ON extended
complicity of others than the McNa-
maras and Ortic r. McManigal in the
explosions. were I'm touch with Mr. Mil
Ter during the day.
Jury Gets List Of 100 Explosions.
4 detailed list of one hundred explosions
An structures erected by firms employinS
| non-union workmen as furnished To the
government by the National Erectors As
sociation. was submitted TO the grand jury
The list beginning with the explosion 30
structural work In Massachusetts, and 'pn-
lnecticut In the summer of 1895, cites mo
damage done up to october Is. 1911, aud
points out. as indicating participation by
T others than John }. and James B Nc
, Namara and Ortic T.. McManigal that
crimes of this nature were perpetrated IN
seventeen states.
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