The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-23

indianapolis. April 22.-After months
of investigation, directed by William j.
Burns, IA private detective, John J.
Mcnamara, international secretary of
the Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers of America, the headquarters of
which are in indianapolis, was ar
rested here today charged with COM
pliciiy In the dynamiting of the Los
Angeles Times building ON October /.
1910. and the plant of the Llcwellyn
iron works at Los Angeles.
Four hours after Mcnamara was
arrested detectives found two quarts
of nitro -glycerine and II sticks of dy-
Mantle In Il barn three-quarters of
mile west OF Indianapolis. The barn,
the detectives say, was rented by Nc
Namara, from II. II. Jones. the owner.
A later investigation of the inter-
national offices of the union disclosed
In storeroom of the basement OF
the building "a sticks. about SO pounds
of dynamite, 200 feet of fuse. 500 1sna-
mite caps. one dozen small alarm
clocks and a leather case made 20
carry 10-pound can OF nitro -glycer-
OF all the explosives.
Long Investigation.
McNamara's arrest followed an In
vestigation lasting several months,
during which detectives have been In
Indianapolis. Burns, himself, made
frequent trips here and was at all
times In touch with the men he had at
work on the case
Requlsitlon papers from the COVER
nor of California had been signed by
Governor Marshall before the arrest.
Mcnamara was taken TO police head
quarters by detectives. where he was
Immediately arraigned rs Judge Coz
Inns in police court.
The reauisitlon was granted and 90
minutes after Mcnamara had been ar
rested In the association headquarters.
In the American Central Life build
ing, where a meeting of the executive
board was adjourned, he was taken
from the city by four detectives i'm an
automobile. Their destination was net
known. II IL supposed II was the plan
of the officers to get Mcnamara out
of the state before his friends had
chance to fight the requisition.
Although pleading in police court to
be given time to procure an attorney.
his request was refused by Judge Col
| lins, who maintained after the requis-
tion papers had been signed he could
do nothing but permit James House.
| an officer representing California, who
was present at the hearing. to take
| the prisoner from the city.
| Soon after the prisoner had been
hurried into the automobile Detective
Burns ran for another machIne and
rode to the American Central Life
building, where A. NJ. Ryan. president
Of the association. and six members
of the executive board were being held
pending an investigation. Doors of the
room were guarded by Il squad of
police,
Tho Search for Evidence.
Burns. assisted by four Of his opera
tives and several detectives from In
dianapolis, entered the rooms of tn
association in search of correspon-
| dence that might impicate McNa-
more deeply In the charges.
President Ryan, protesting against
the presence of the officers In the
room. superintendent of Police Hy.
land read search warrant, but this
document of the court did not satisfy
the iron workers president, Burn,
then lifted the top of McNamara''
desk and began searching large piles
Of correspondence.
! While the search Of the rooms wa