The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-20
W|TNESSESFROM
 MUNC|E TESTIFY Lived Near Dynamite for
 Months HORROR IS EXPRESSED No Further Resistance Will Be Made By Iron Workers Association to Removal of Records-Mrs.
 Bain Testifies
HORROR IS EXPRESSED

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indispspolis. December te. persons who for weeks unlSnowingly lived neai enough dynamite to blow up the neigh. borheod and whose children skated over the floors of vacant house in which nj troglycerine had been spilled, testified in the governments investigation of the dynamite conspiracy before the federal grand jury
 Witnesses from Muncle, Ind, were ques- toned concerning what they ktew of the renting of house in Muncie to Ortie McManigal in December, 1909 After pay ing rent for several months ia advance, McManigal stored in it boxes and saw dust in which he packed nitfoglycerine. The fact that the rent had been paid ana the house, always in darkness was vis- ited periodically by stranger, created an clement of mystery, which still was rnsolved even after the place again de- serted, was thrown open and school chli- dren skated over the floors Upon whicn appeared grease spots. Latef It was found the spots were caused lpy nlroSly cerine and experts were called 10 de- stroy their explosive power. Among the witnesses from Muncie were Mrs. Eiza- beth Hiner, Isaac Cant and a manuiac- turer who sold boxes to Me Manlgal
 The evidence was traced by the ihVes- tigators not only to confirm McManisai 5 confession, which implicates John J. ana James B. McNamara, but fiso to bring out who, if anyone, assisted them
 Expressions of horror att dlscoVeri"s they had been living near explosives came from members of the family or U. Jones' q farmer near 1ndianapolisl TOT ions time prior to his arrest on FApriii 11' i'ii, J. l. McNamara, secretary -ueasuIei VI the International Association or bfiuee and Structural Iron W9rkers, on the pretext that he was storing oio recorus' kept in Jones' barn a pianG pox li,leu wili' dynamite from which MdMahigal repien- shed his supply when g9'hg on uynailii' ,, ing expeditions. The pifno DON sun nu' 25 pounds of dynamite irq It. when Joles' living on his farm was apprlseu or tne fact by detectives who Nisieed the p'aee the day John J. was arrested.
 So far the Iron Workers associat'on 's concerned no opposition nereaiter Wiii ps made against the removal or DOCKS anu papers taken from thfT headquarueis ,,,, ! fra,,, o,o inrisdiction tD another. This was announced today when an attorney for the iron workers wi thdreW an appea' to the Indiana suprein@ court rom an order of the county court to turn tne records over to tlie feperal authoritlss Although action on thf motion to us. miss the appeal will nPt pc taken unt'l after January 9 it is un9derstood the rec ords. including books ana corresponoence of ohm J. McNamara, may now pc car ried between any federae or county Juris- #diction without oppositiPn'
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 os Angeles. Decemlter 19-Bert H. Franklin. the detective sfccused or haVlils bribed a sworn juror in the sMcNanara trial, was confronted today al ms pre- lminary hearing by MrsA Dora sam sne had told the district attorney that she had acceypted $500 of al $iooo 1una prom ised on condition that slte would ihiluehce her husband, Robert IT. Baih' sworn juror. e.aoo ,,,o, f,.o v,,,, i.,, Si,, favor os wi,li,hm J Burns. This is the first of the reward to pc paid TOT the capture and conviIcuoh ol .he v Namara brothers. As Tar as .he county is concerned, accordinis 10 DistrlGe At torney Fredericks, no Piher fewarus VIII be paid.