Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-25
CHARGE OF KIDNAPPING
IN DYNAMITE OUTRAGE
In Araignment of Prisoners Today
Bail Is Doubled by Magistrate.
POLICE CANNOT FIND BURNS
Detective Who worked Up" Case
Against Suspects Evades
Arrest on Same
Charge.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, April .5.-wal-
ter Drew Of New York, counsel for the
National Erectors' Association; w. 10
seph Ford, assistant district ATTORNEY
OF Los Angeles, and Frank Fox.
chauffeur. charged with having kid
naped j. j. Mcnamara, secretary
treasurer Of the International Associa-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers. were arraigned this morning
before Justice Of the Peace Manning
They waived preliminary examination
and were bound over to the grand
jury
William ]. Burns. the detective en-
ployed by the Erectors' Association.
who arrived in this city from Toledo
early today. was sought by constables
with a warrant for his arrest on the
charge Of kidnapping Mcnamara. but
they could not find him.
Drew. Ford and Fox. when arrested last
were IeicdSSu uuOeT pOHu Oh SS,UUt
each for Drew and Ford. and 5000 for
Fox. Their bond to hold them for the
grand jury today was \set by the justice
at $4,000 each for Drew and Ford. and
So, 600 for Fox.
Unable to Obtain Bail.
Their attorney. ". A. Ketcham. after
trying to obtain bail. failed, and the men
were taken to the county jail.
A crowd had collected about the jus
tees Office, and when the men started
for the jail there was applauding and
jeering.
County Prosecutor Baker this morning
appointed a special deputy. Henry ssy-
fried. to prosecute the cases.
The general charge against the men u
that they conspired to take McNamAra
out Of the state without due process OF
law
1t Is alleged Mcnamara did not have
an opportunity to consult counsel anu
resist extradition after his arrest last
Saturday evening, After Gov. MAI
for Mcnamara Police Judge Collins
turned him over to Police Sergt. Hos
sick of Los Angeles. He was put into
an automobile driven by Fox and taken
TO CQlCdSO OOuuu 4OT
Los Angeles to answer an Indictment
charging him with completely in a
dynamite explosion at the Llewellyn
iron works.
Labor Leader Swore Out Warrants.
The affidavits against Drew. Ford and
Fox were made by ]. J. Reagan. a Ia
Dor union leader OF Indianapolis. and
member of the Indiana legislature.
A. F. Badorf Of New York. an as
sistant Of Drew. was arrested by three
constables at his room in the Claypool
Hotel at IL o'clock this morning and
taken before Justice Of the Peace Man
ming. Badorf was taken into custody
on John Doe" warrant, six Of which
were issued last night on charges OF
and conspiracy to kidnap
A half dozen co4stables are trying to
been found.
BY an order of Judge Joseph T. Mar
key of the Marion county criminal court.
issued late yesterday. only the county
the members Of the grand
jury. and the officers of the International
Association Of Bridge and Structural Iron
workers will be permitted to examine
books and papers taken by the police and
deputy sheriffs from the offices of the
In connection with the Los
Angeles Times explosion inquiry.
This action. taken on application Of At
torneys for the association and with the
OF the county prosecutor, bars
private detectives and unofficial investiga-
tors from inspecting the books, CORE
spOndence and documents.
Records Said to Contain Evidence.
1t is said that among the records are a
number of receipts, showing that money
has been paid to the men under arrest.
and that the dates of these receipts cor
respond TO the dates OF some OF the larger
explosions, and also that these disburse-
ments were not printed in the unions Of
fcial journal as prescribed by the unions
The material was locked up I'm the
grand jury room, and was submitted to
the grand jury today in the course of
he investigation in progress as to the
IDENTITY of persons that deposited a Quan-
.ity of dynamite in the iron workers
association storage compartment in the
of the building in which are
is offices.
Frank p Baker, county prosecutor. an
that the grand jury's investiga-
ton will go into intimations that there
was a conspiracy against the ironwork-
ers' association and its officials, resulting
in the planting of the dynamite to ere
ate evidence against them in their Office
building: These allegations were CON
union offcials
Mr. Baker said that the grand jury
would also investigate the charges that
he dynamite was collected here with the
Intention Of using 1t to destroy buildings
being erected by contractors employing
nom union iron workers. The depositing
Of the dynamite in the basement OF the
office building was in itself, he said, an
,ffense against the statutes OF Indiana.
Calls Arrest Absurdity.
LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 2J-Assist-
mt Prosecuting Attorney Fredericks OF
4os Angeles, when informed OF the ar
est of Attorney Ford in Indianapolis ON
charge of KIDNAPPING said:
"rhe arrest Of Ford is an absurdity
md nothing can come Of it except little
Ielay He is not an arresting officer
.nyway He went to Indianapolis to coll
ect evidence and to see that the papers
n the cases were all right. The extra
ition papers under which the prisoners
ne being brought to Los Angeles were
uiy executed and signed by the govern
RS of both states.
saThero can ne no flaw in the ceSe So