New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-25
BURNS SEARCHES IN OHIO
Finds Grip in Toledo--"Crime OF
the Century He Says.
TBy Telegraph &c The Tribune

Cleveland. April a-DetectlVe Burns
secured Ohio to-day for more evidence
against J. j. Mcnamara and his associates
Bc spent the morning in Tiffin, where he
had already uncovered a quantity OF dyna-
mite stored in shed occupied by tie
father Of Ortie T.. MECHANICAL, who was ar
rested with Mcnamara.
From there he went to Toledo. where.
this afternoon. one of his assistants con-
fiscated a grip at the union station which
Il is declared belonged TO one of the men
already arrested The grip was taken TO
the police station and e..LInined.
The detective opened the suitcase with
KEYS alleged TO have been taken from Nc
Namara and McManigal, and found several
bundles of brown wrapping paper and two
balls OF Irvine, which Burns said are the
same as the paper and twine found upon
the dynamite taken at indianapolis.
While in Toledo Detective Burns dis
cdssed the investigation. He said he
learned last January of the theft from tho
Trace Company. at Bloomville. OF 1850
hounds of explosive He sent an operative
10 Bloomville, and from there to Tifiln.
II was not long until two suspected men
were spotted" They were trailed for
weeks. Early this month Mechanical, who
was horn and raised in Tiffin, was seen
about that town. He il structural iron
worker. His father lives in shed on a
small tract Of land. OF which he has charge.
Previous to the arrest of Mcnamara and
McManigal I'm Detroit" said Burns to-day,
we learned that two men answering their
dcscription had visited Tifn previous 10 the
theft OF the dynamite. had hired rig al
1ruax's livery in that city. and had driven
10 Blooniville.
ION Sunday Defective Bsdenoff, of Chi
osgo. and wen, to Timn We located the
shed on the elder McManlgars land. In
this shed We found in blind room a crude
box which had heavy paddock on It, This
box contained more than four hundred
sticks Of dynamite. That's what we were
after"
Burns's face fairly beamed he spoke.
1--WE travelled thousands Of miles TO locate
this stuff he added.
Il have only got a good start on this
crime of the century. and when the public
IS made familiar with all its grewsome de
tails the people of this country and
throughout the world will be staggered
Il note in the morning papers that Chief
Of Detectives Woods Is quoted as making
statements connected with the case. which
] do rot credit 10 him. do know
though. that McManigal made some very
Damaging admissions at the Reed home
for he made them 10 me, and that which
he told me enabled me 10 get this stun
tpointing 10 the sticks of dynamte)."
-Four arrests are expected here as re-
suit OF the investigation conducted by the
Burns agency into dynamite explosions
which have wrecked several ore conveyers
and bridges in this county. An explosion
ct the ore docks OF the Corrigan Mckinney
Company on November g. 1909, did $50 900
damage and put the plant out OF commits
sion for some time
Within the las, two months part OF the
ore conveying apparatus at the North Ran
dali docks OF the Erie Railroad was
wrecked by al explosion. In both cases
ncr,-union structural iron workers had been
employed at the plants.
While investigating the Los Angeles ex-
pIosion Burns did some ferretng in Cleve-
land. Chief OF Detectives Hillhouse, of the
Erie. arrived here tonight 10 confer with
the Burns men, and according to him four
arrests will be made as a result OF the de-
tective's work.
The local union Of structural iron work
ers met this evening. and after announcing
that they did not fear an investigation
extended q vote OF confidence 10 Nc
Namara end promised TO aid him fnan-
ciailV.