Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-24
INDICTMENTS MADE PREVIOUSLY
Los Angeles Horror Results in Com
plant Against labor Leaders.
EXPLOSIVES FOUND AMONG BOOK;
Dispute Ends in Cutting Locks Of
the Safe.
BUSINESS MEN MAKE PROTESTS
Poi1se Sergeant Guards Dynamite
DurinE NisAt aud nay Pending
Its RemsvaI-owner of
Barn Questioned.

INDIANAPOLIS, April 2S-Investigst ton
that was expected 20 show, according to
ths po2ioe and Waiter Drew, attorney for
the National Erectors' association, that
Indianapolis for two years has been the
headquarters Of a conspiracy that has re-
suited IN eighty destructive explosions Of
Dynamite. causing a property loss Of $40 b.
COO or more, continued today and tonight
after the sensational arrest OF ]. ]. Nc
Namaras secretary-t treasurer of the Inter
national Association OF Bridge and Struc-
tna Iron Workers yesterday.
The National Erectors' association, Il is
said, represents in its membership 30 per
cent OF the structural steel and iron con-
tractors OF the United States. Against
them. In their efforts to operate open
shops officials allege, explosions of dyna-
mite under bridges, viaduots and buildings,
from Springfield, Mass. to the Pacific
coast. have been Directed
II was after the most serious Of the
explosions, that which wrecked the Los
Angeles Times building. costing the lives
Of twenty-one persons that the indict-
msnts we're returned by a grand jury on
which were arrested here J. ]. McNamara,
and in Detroit J. b. Bryce, alleged to be
James M0Namara. brother Of ]. J. Nc
Namara, and ortie Z. McManigle.
Rumors were many tonight that more
arrests here were impending but the police
refused to discuss them
Dispute Over seisure OF Books.
Daybreak this morning found tne bridge
and iron workers officials and their coun-
sci In controversy with william J. Burns
and his operatives, the local police and
Attorney Drew, for the National Electors
association, as to whether a search war
ran held by Burns bested in him power to
seiHe the books OF the association.
SUPERINTENDENT of Police Hyland finally
determined to remove the books to police
headquarters. where, 1t was said, tran
script would be made of receipts and ex-
penditures made by authority of Secretary
Mcnamara in the last two years. Mr.
Drew said these entries would be offered
as evidence when the aceused were brought
10 trial az Los Angelica
The books were taken from a safe in the
association offices. after an expert had cut
the locks President Ryan and other Off
oials OF the international union said Nc
NamarA. who had been taken from the
city Immediately after his arrest was the
only official who knew the combination.
After five hours work the locks yielded
and over protests of the officials of the
union and their counsel, Detective Burns
Attorney Drew, and Assistant Distric. At
torney w. ]. Ford OF Los Angeles began
an examination OF the books, which con-
tinued for several hours. when 1t was de-
cided to take the books to police head
quarters.
Dynamite Found Among Books.
The custodian Of the building in which
are the offices OF the iron workers union
told the police. the latter said, that Nc
Hamara had asked him for permission to
build the compartment in the basement In
which explosives were discovered last
night Here the police found, among old
books and letter files OF the association
piled indlscriminately, about four bundles
OF dynamite
A police sergeant guarded the dynamite
all OF last night and today, pending its re-
moval. Business men, whose offices are in
the building or neighboring buildings made
indignant protests TO the police against
the great quantity Of explosives being per-
mitted TO remain In the business center
OF the city but the police had difficulty
in determining on a safe method of dlcpos-
ing OF It.
The police today made another trip to the
barn, three-quarters of a mile west OF In
dianapolis, said 10 have been rented by
il. Mcnamara of ID. Jones, where seven
teen sticks of dynamite and two quart cans
OF nitro-glycerine were found last night.
and questioned Jones, who is a structural
iron worker. Jones denied having any
knowledge of the explosives.
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