Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-21
INVESTIGATING
CONSPIRACY.
Clash Between County Prosecutor
and National ErectOrs
Detective.
SITUATION MORE INTENSE.
McNamara's Operations Said to Have
Boen Observation-Disclosures Reaped Har-
vest by Protecting Them.

indianapolis. Ind. Dec. :i.--"If
Gompers means what he says, he
may be given the opportu3Cy to pro-
duce his records" was the only COM
mcnt made today by Federal Prose-
cutor Miller on the declaration of the
head OF the American Federation OF
Labor that the books and records
OF the organization are at the dis
posal Of the Federal probers. Wheth-
cr this means that certain records
may be called for by the Grand Jury
here could not be learned.
The friction between the Federal
and county authorities was more
acute today as the result Of a clash
between county prosecutor Baker and
r. J. Foster, a National Erectors' as
sociation detective. Baker appeared
before Judge Markey in county court
TO TDologiZe for the incident which
threw the court into an uproar late
Yesterday when the prosecutor took
Foster before the judge. accusing
him OF shadowing him and demanded
that he be ordered from the building,
Il demand which Markey peremptorily
refused.
The charge is openly made today
by Federal investigators that strong
political influences are at work to
prevent the connection between John
]. Mcnamara, three other members
Of the Executive Committee OF the
International Organization of the
Bridge Workers, an official of the
American Federation of Labor, and q
coterie oi politicians. becoming
.Krowrr II is ai'eg,A ,ltat McMam-
~ara's dynamiting operations were
known TO these politicians and that
they reaped financial harvest by
protecting him.
j. j. McNamaras testimony is
badly wanted by the government and
it developed today that since he has
been IN San Quentin he has been
approached and again urged to tell
all he knows. 1t is believed here
that il Mcnamara would agree 10
become a government witness he
would be out Of San Quentin in u
EerE short time. He could. it is pos
ttively asserted. establish the con-
nectiOn between the politicians men
toned, and complete the chain against
the man higher up" that the gov
crnment has declared would surely
be indicted but against whom it.
has seemingly been found impossible
to complete a legal case.
The situation here was more in
tense today than since the probe
started and the federal officials, while
maintaining strict secrecy, made it
plain by their attitude that they an
ticipatcd sensational developments
in the near future.
Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 2l.-A
grand jury investigation Of the charge
Of prosecuting attorney Bal OF
Marion County. that he and iGanbers
Of the Grand Jury which IS been
investigating the dynami' OutrageS
have been "harrassed and threaten
cd by paid thugs in the employ of the
National Erectors' Association, was
ordered today by Judge Markey in
the Criminal Branch Of the Superior
Court.
Just before this action was taken.
Markey fined Baker $50 for contempt
Of court as the result of his fight in
open court late yesterday with one
of the Erectors' detectives Baker
denounced the Erectors' Association
in open court today and declared they
had so harassed the Grand Jury that
one or its members became insane
under the strain and was under med
icai treatment for a month. all Of
the time insisting that he was John
j. Mcnamara and was on trial for
his life.