The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-12-08
ENEW MNAMiR4'S SECRET.
Organization" Work Approved hy Su.
periors.

1SDIASAPoLts. Dec. 1-FvldenCe that
members of the executive board Of the
International Association Of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers knew Of the use
of money by John J. Mcnamara in for
warding dynamiting plots will be fur
nishcd il is believed by the Fedora
authorities 10y the records Of the Colum-
bia National Bank. in which the funds
of the organization were deposited.
Every month for two years or more
Mcnamara drew from the funds on hi-
personal check from 500 TO 81 900. the
amount never less than the first named
| sum and never more than the second
At first there was some comment on tn,
popularity Of the practice. but as no com.
plant ever came from the officers Of tn,
or Sanization and the practice was thu
apparently confirmed by the executive
officers at the regular board meetings
the officers of the bank ceased to take any
| note of the transactions.
The books of the association now IN
the hands Of the Federal authorities
show that Mcnamara accounted for these
sums each month but did not account
for their expenditure The books showed
-organization." but they do not show to
whom it was paid in every instance.
II is said that Mcnamara used two
forms of checks IN his transactions as
secretary treasurer Of the iron workers
and it is easy TO distinguish between
the checks drawn for expenses from
month to month and those drawn on the
same funds for money TO be used in ~or-
ganzGt Gtion." II was this difference that
first attracted attention. for in the one
case the checks showed his authority
by following his name with his official
title and in the other he was not thus
dies gnated. The money thus drawn OH
his individual checks. whether il was 500
or 81 900. was always taken from the bank
and was not redeposited either in his name
OF that Of another
The books of the bank showing these
Withdrawals of funds, the books of the
iroa workers whore they are accounted
for and the purchase Of money orders a,
the post office. by which means the funds
were distributed TO the men actually
engaged IN dvnamiting. are said to agree
In every detail for there were no distri-
l,utlons Of funds toward the latter part
Of any month but always Immediately
following the drawing OF the money by
Mcnamara from the bank
f. is said hat the cashing of the checks
and the purchase of money orders in
many instances occurred on the same day.
indicating that Mcnamara went direct
from the bank 10 the post Office and used
the money thus drawn in the payment of
ha b,, yal Il tirry
Ms a means of organization.
The discovery of the Withdrawals from
the bank, the purchase OF money orders
and the accounting for the funds on the
iron workers hooks. but not for the CA
pendltllrcs, form complete chain of
evidence, and II ia not believed possible
that this could go on for years and none
Of tn" officers Of the iron workers know
, ANYTHING about it,
When questioned about these things
officers of the iron workers do not attempt
to explain them. They say that
Mcnamara had charge of the books, thai
the books are now in possession OF the
Federal authorities, and for this reason
no explanation can be given, for they
| don't know what the books show.
The United States District Attorney
| resumed his examination of the evidence
Of dynamiting to-day and everything will
be in readiness for presentation to the
| Grand Jury when II meets for that pur-
I pose next week.
/ An interesting phase of the inquiry
! developed when N became known that
Samuel Gompers. president of the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, will be called
/ before the Grand Jury and will be- asked
number Of questions regarding the
/ statements OF labor leaders in the many
conferences that have been held and the
sources from which the defence fund OF
/ sl8O, 900 was obtained and how 1t was
/ distributed
! 1t is not charged that Gompers knew
! that any part of the fund WAS to he used
for the purpose of bribing jurors, but the
| Government authorities look upon the
| bribery developments at Los Angeles
IA IA part of the conspiracy against the
people and they will be inquired into
in the course Of the investigation. Dis
trict Attorney Miller, replying to a state
ment OF Samuel Gompers. said to-day:
Let me suggest to Mr.. Gompers tina,
az AN evidence Of good faith he brinl
or cause TO be- brought a suit in equit,
asking that real accounting be hal
OF the gigantic expense fund that wa
raised to he used in the defence Of tn,
McNamaras Let him do this in orde
that the people Of this country may know
Just how much of this vast amount o
money paid in by laboring men was uset
for legitimate attorneys fees and neces
sary expenses and how much was uset
for corrupt and unlawful purposes