Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-26

and unofficial investigators from inspect
ing the books, correspondence and docu-
ments
The material was locked up in the grand
jury room and VIII be submitted to the
grand jury tomorrow in the course of the
Investigation as to the identity of persons
who deposited dynamite In the Iron Work
ers' association storage compartment in the
basement of the building in which are it's
offices.
part Of the books and papers were
seized by the police last Saturday night in
a raid on the offices. led by William ].
Burns, a private detective in the employ
Of the National Erectors association. The
raid followed the arrest of j. ]. Mcnamara,
secretary treasurer of the iron workers, in
dieted in Los Angeles for alleged complidity
In an explosion at the Llewellyn iron works.
Ryan Disregards Summons.
Superintendent of Police Hyland was
summoned before the grand jury today and
afterward q summons was issued for Frank
NJ Ryan, president OF the Iron Workers
association, ordering him to produce ad-
ditional records. Ryan was to have ap-
peared this afternoon, but he did not do
SO and by order of the grand jury deputy
sheriffs went to the office building with a
wagon, piled the desired documents in II
and took them to the court house 1t was
said the grand jury at this time did not
care to examine Ryan.
The books and papers demanded by the
grand jury were stacked about the four
packages of dynamite fuses, explosive caps
and alarm clocks discovered by the police
in Saturday nights raid. The explosives
were removed to secret place by the
authorities and the other material was
guarded by the police until Il was taken
out. Attorneys for the Iron Workers as
ISOLATION. who strongly protested against
the removal Of the records, frankly said
their purpose in asking the court for the
order granted by Judge Marley was to
prevent examination of the books by De-
tective Burns and his assistants and by
Walter Drew. chief counsel Tor the National
Erectors' association. Drew said he awaited
with interest the return of Detective Burns
from Toledo, o., where. according to dis
patches, he obtained n the check room of
the union station suitcase which Burns
said belonged either to ], W. Mcnamara
or ortie McManigal and contained evidence
tending to show completely in dynamite ex-
plosions.
Frank P. Baker county prosecutor. an
nounces that the grand jury's Investigation
will go into limitations that there was a
conspiracy against the Iron Workers as
ISOLATION and it's officials resulting in the
planting Of the dynamite, TO create evil
dence against them, in their office building.
These allegations were contained in state
msnts attributed to the union officials.
Mr.. Baker also said the grand jury would
probe the charges that the dynamite was
collected here with the intention Of using
1t 40 destroy buildings being erected by
contractors employing non-union iron
workers. The depositing Of the dynamite
In the basement OF the office building was
In itself, ne said, an offepse against the
statutes OF Indiana. He declined to say
what witnesses are to be called, supsrin-
teRdent of Police Hyland spent two hours
In the grant jury room. The trend OF his
testimony was not disclosed.
Walter Drew, counsel for the Erectors
associations w. ]. Ford assistant district
attorney Of Los Angeles. ana Frank Fox
chauffeur. were arrested tonight on affida
Wits charging them with having KIDNAPPED
J. ]. MoNamara.
The men were arrested on warrants
issued IN the court OF Justice OF the Peace
Manning after affidAvits against them had
oeen maze by an attorney Tor MCNAMARA
Drew and Ford were released under bont
OF $500 each and Fox under bond of s., 900
All the bonds were given by william A
Ketcham. president OF an iron foundrl
company and an officer Of the Indiana EN-
ployers' association.
1t is charged that although McNamar'
was not turned over to a detective ser
geant from Los Angeles until Governo
Marshall had honored requisition paper
from the governor OF California, he hat
not been permitted to consult with coun
sci or to make a plea OF resistance to ex
tradition before Police Judge Collins whe
he was identified as the man in the war
rant for his arrest.
Fox drove the automobile in which Nc
Namara was taken to Chicago on satur
day night, to be placed aboard a train 10
Los Angeles