Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
MNAMARAs WILL NOT TESTIFY
Brothers Will Decline to Give Panel
Any Information.
OTHER INQUIRY IN INDIANAPOLIS
Charge Illegal Transportation of
Explosives from State to State.
MILLER REPLIES TO GoMPERs
District Attorney Suggests that
Labor Leader Bring suit for Ac-
counting of Money Paid
Into Defense Fund.

Los ANGELES, Dec. 1.-Ortle f.. Nc
MsEigal the dynamiter, who made the
r first confession in the Mcnamara con-
spiracy, was taken before the federal
grand jury which began It's probe today.
McManigal was the first witness He was
taken from the county jail to the federal
building by Sheriff Hammel at 1850
o'clock. ,. ..
John ]. Mcnamara, confessed dyna-
miter, told Jaiier Gallagher today that
under no circumstances would he give the
federal grand jury any information of
any kind.
Following that announcement Under
Sheriff Balm sought Oscar Lawler, spe-
cial government investigator, to tell him
of the prisoners abatement.
1t was understood that James B. Nc
Namara would refuse to give testimony
TO the federal grand jury.
The federal grand Jury of the United
States district court for southern Cali
forRia convened here today TO take I'D
evidence to be presented for the purpose
OF showing that giant conspiracy ex-
lists throughout the United States.
through which dynamiting damage run
ming into millions OF dollars has been
done to buildings under construction and
already completed; dynamite has been
transported unlawfully from one state to
another and perhaps that improper use
has been made of the mails
While the government cannot indict or
try, it is said. for individual dynamiting.
the men who brought them about are
liable under the conspiracy charge and
Tor the transportation of the explosive
unlawfully.
a similar investigation is being con-
Quoted in indianapolis.
Many Cases In California,
lhe reason for another grand Jury is
said to be vast amount of evidence ac-
cumulated on the coast by detectives
working under District Attorney John d.
Fredericks of Los Angeles county foc
the purpose of convicting John ]. and
James B. Mcnamara for murder n, con-,
nection with the blowing up of the Los
angeles Times building on October /,
1910.
Fredericks said today that McManieaI
would be required for many cases com
ing in California AMI that II would be
inadvlsable at this time TO let him be
taken elsewhere. This statement was
considered toNdevelop another reason for
holding the grand jury investigation out
here namely that many witnesses who
appeared before the grand jury In the
McNamara hearings live in the state and
can be reached over night.
The state has been desirous for some
time OF tracing the movements OF James
b. Mcnamara after he came west from
Indianapolis to San Francisco and began
travelling up and down the coast. Wit
nesses probably will be summoned to tell
what they may know OF where McNa-
mara went and what he did and finally
who sent him.
1t was reported that among the wit
nesses before the grand jury would be
Mrs. d. II. Ingersoll OF San Francisco.
at whose lodging house James B. Nc
Namara lived for some time and is sun
posed to have met there prominent labor
leaders.
Burns is I'm New York.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-william ]
Burns arrived in New York today to
consult with Walter Drew, counsel for the
National Erectors' association, which re-
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