New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-02
SEEK ALLEGED DYNAMITERS
Provisional Warrants for Kaplan
and Schmidt Issued in London.

LONDON. July AT the request OF the
American State Department, the masis-
trates of Bow Street Court to-day issued
,roy isional warrants for the arrest OF Da-
vid RI. Kaplan and Milton A. Schmidt me
warrants were placed Immediately IN th.
hands Of the Scotland Yard officials.
The Scotland Yard men insist that there
is no evidence that tho parties wanted III
connection with the dynamiting OF the Los
Angeles Times" building are here OeEohu
the belief Of the California authorities that
they came this way The British police re-
ceived the usual printed circular giving de-
7criptcng Of the men and saying that they
v ere supposed to be in England
Immediately following the issuance Oh
the warrants detectives in all parts OF the
Kingdom were instructed 70 keep sharp
lookout for the fugitives. Superintendent
Froest of Scotland Yard stated tnat the
department had no information as to the
locality in which the suspects were sup
posed to be.
Detective william J. Burns. who was IN
strumcntal Ia arresting the McNamaras
and developing details OF the alleged plot
came to England some weeks ago, ana was
srpposed to be here in connection with the
tresence of large numbers Of questionable
characters taking advantage or the pres
ence Of coronation crowds. lie dld not
communicate with the American EMBASSY
and. according to Scotland Yard, did not
ask their assistance In connection win the
dynamiting case.
The issuance of the warrants to-day fol-
lowed negotia. lions carried on by cable
within the last day or two. As the BRUSH
60, eminent officials cannot deal directly
with the individual states Of the United
States. and as the action desired by CaH-
fornfa appeared to be most important, the
British authorities made inquiry OF the
American State Department as to Whether
tie men were wanted by the federal gov
eminent. through which all negotiations
must proceed. The reply was received this
morning stating that the men were want
ed and the warrants were thereupon ap-
piled for.
The two men, David II. Kaplan and Mil
ION \. Schmidt, for whom warrants were
to-day issued in London were the TWO
whose names figured prominently in con-
nection with the dynamite affair at the
tine Of the arrest Of the two MCNAMARA
brothers and Ortie McMangal. They are
two OF the three originally indicted by the
grand jury at Los Angeles and FOR whom
reward Of $4,000 was offered by District
Attorney Fredericks. of Los Angeles. Ac-
cordins to the charges In the indictments,
Kaplan and Schmidt figured in the purchase
Of dynamite at Giant. Cal, which was said
to have been used later in the explosion.
The third man indicted was j. b. Brice'
who Is said by the Los Angeles authorities
to be James B. Mcnamara, one OF the
brothers under arrest.
Los Angeles. July THAT Milton A..
Schmidt and David II. Caplan, II arrested
in London, will be extradited was state
ment made to-day by a. J. Hill, District
Attorney Hi said he had received tele-
grams to-day on the subject from official
sources, but that they were more OF an IN
terrogative than Of a confrmatory nature