The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-04-29
LABOR MEN TAKEN
As DYNAmiTERS
Charged With Completely In Los
Angeles Times Job.

Three detectives have been IN
charge al indianapolis, Ind. OF the OF.
iices OF the International Association
OF Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers since they were raided and all the
books and papers have been removed
to the police station, TO be submitted
to the grano jury
The prosecutor went carefully over
some OF the books, and IL is believed
that others in the union besides John
). Mcnamara, secretary-treasurer Of
the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
James Mcnamara, brother Of the pre-.
ceding and alleged head Of the wreck.
ing crew OF the Iron Workers union.
and Ortie Il. Mechanical. McNamara's
lieutenant, the three who have been
arrested, charged with completely in
the wrecking OF the Los Angeles
Times Office and are now being taken
to that city, were either actively con.
nected with the dynamite plots or were
eognizant what was going on
T. f. Jones. I'm whose stable which
Mcnamara had rented, was found DIV.
Mantle sticks, was questioned by the
police and gave description OF three
men who had accompanied Mcnamara
10 the stable at different times. He
was not positive as TO dates. but the
officers believe that il can be shown
mat these trips 10 the stable preceded
only hy few days the explosion that
occurred at other places, and that the
dynamite used In these explosions was /
carried away by the man who always
had large grip. The theory OF the
officers is that Mcnamara stored the
explosives I'm the basement OF the
Central Life building and Just before II
was 10 be used he would take some OF
II 10 the Jones stable and then supply
the men there with the amount they
were expected 10 use They argue
that this would be safer than having
II carried out OF the building in the !
city. Jones stable is mile west.
There is no doubt in the minds OF |
the detectives and police that J.
j. Mcnamara is the head OF the dy-
namiting organization that has blown
up more than a hundred buildings in
the past three years. They are salts
ned that Mcnamara is not only the
head OF the criminal organization, but
that he was its inspiration and has di.
rected all It's movements, purchasing
the dynamite and deciding where and
when the explosions should occur.
The evidence at hand shows con.
clusiyely that the movement was not
aimed specially at opponents OF the I'm.
union Of which MCNAMARA
was an officer Such confinement OF
acts OF violence would have attracted
attention TO the bridge and structural
ron workers alone and the dyna.
hitting OF the Los Angeles Times build,
ng, the wrecking of houses In which
1on-union men were employed and
" structures on which non-unIon
men OF the trades were employed In
'ther places was part OF the system J
o distract attention from the iron ]
workers. as the prime movers in the
against life and property.
The finding of dynamite in large
Quantities in the actual possession OF r
icNamara, both I'm an old stable !,
which he had rented and I'm the base. J
nent OF the American Central Life =
uild!ng In which he had stored n box .
4 the explosive after having the con. .
cnt OF the custodian. is regarded as !
onclusiye. II anything had been :
'anting to prove that this explosive =
'as to be used IN criminal operations :,
was found when dozen OF those :,
ocular devices konwn as time locks =
r exploding dynamite we're found IN
barrel In the same basement and
ear " coil after coll OF fuse, all going
, show that the man who owned the NJ
@ IN dealing combination was 81
1uipped for wholesale destruction OF rt
icperty. m
Ortie McManiFal is said 10 have q
ade confession az Chicago In which &c
e described how $4,000, 600 worth OF in
roperty was destroyed and over 100 "
nrsons killed through the operations W
the gang Va
Samuel Gompers, OF the American
ederation OF Labor. applied the brand
infamous outrage" 20 the arrest
Indianapolis OF James ] Mcnamara =,
] charge OF being implicated In the -,
OF the Los Angeles Times. =,
Mr.. Gompers and Secretary Morri- II
IN openly state II as their belief that 49,
mantle was planted in the barn near ~
diGnapolis and hidden IN the store ~
oms OF the Iron Workers Union =.
aiding by opponents OF unions -
xious TO place them in a bad light
fore the world