The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-12-04
McNamara's Arrest Saved
Western Metropolis Ac--
cording to Ortie McMani-,
gal-Were to Burn City.
DYNAMITE MEANS TO
EFFECT UNIONlSM.
If Unionism Wasn't Estab-
lished, McNamaras Plan
ned to Set Off Mines
Will Not "Squeal."
(National News Association)

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1--WE will
take our medicine but won't squeal
on the boys
This statement by John J. McNa.
mara put wet blanket on hopes that
the details of the designs of the broth
ers on other buildings than the Times
and Llewellyn Iron Works would be-
forthcoming, following their confess
sions of guilt. The indication are they
will refuse to make any admissions in.
volving other labor leaders.
PLOT ciTv's DESTRUCTION.
LOS ANGELES. Dec. 4.-The entire
city of Los Angeles was saved from
probable total destruction by dynamit-
ers. through the arrest of the McNa-
maras. :
This. according to q heretofore un-
published portion of Ortie McMani-.
gals confession. was threatened by the
Mcnamara brothers. after they had
blown up the Los Angeles Times
building and killed II employees. Nc
Manigal puts this terrible threat in
the following words: -es.- :
IF another dose of dynamite doesn't
unionize Los Angeles we will blow uHs
the waterworks and explode enough
mines to burn the city. We can give
them until 1915, and ii they haven't
mended their ways by then we will
make the place an example the world
will always remember"
The plan was discussed McManigAl
said In connection with his trip to.
Los Angeles last Christmas, when he,
| dynamited the Llewellyn Iron Works
the crime to which John J. McNa-t
mara pleaded guilty of being the In
stigator. 5
To Unearth Conspiracy.
"The United States government and
California authorities are cooperating
to uncover one of the most gigantic
conspiracies ever conceived"
, This was the declaration today of
Assistant District Attorney w. Joseph
Ford, second in command to District
| Attorney John D. Fredericks and the
man who was arrested in Indianapo-
lis for alleged illegal extradition Of
John J. Mcnamara. :,
1T is only a question now Of
whether the federal government or
| the state authorities can reach cer-s
| tain persons better and bring them to
| Justice more effectually,' continued
Mr.. Ford.
THE federal officials have shown
every disposition to assist US and We
are helping them as much as possible.
Union Leaders Watched. !.
Mr.. Ford admitted that the prose
cution had under surveillance In other
parts of the country some prominent
labor leaders alleged to have been in
volved in the Times explosion, but
said arrests might first be made by
the federal government.
The vigor with which the federal
government is pressing it's investiga-
ton into the conspiracy, which 10 al
legged to extend over the entire coun-,
try, has been increased within the last
fortnight, according to well informed
persons here and in proof of this It IL
| observed that U. 8. District Attorney
A. l.. Mccormick now is in Washing
ton and u s. District Attorney Miller
of Indianapolis and District Attorney
Fredericks are in close communtca-
tion.
| Evidence desired by the federal
grand jury in indianapolis from this.
city will go forward as quickly as IL
is asked for, Ford said. This queS-F
ton has been raised repeatedly and
local authorities have not stated their.
position until today.
/ TAFT May Aid.
The ramffications OF the alleged con-
spiracy are said to be extensive that
it would cause no surprise here II the
subject had been brought to the at
tention not only Of President Taft but
| of Attorney General Wickersham-
To give the prosecution here more
elbow room in it's campaign. grand
jury will be impaneled within q week
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