Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-10
BROTHERS SOON
TO ENTER PRISON
Officers Decide Against Attempt to
Have MeNamaras Testify
Before Grand Jury.
INQUIRY ADJoURNs TO TUESDAY
Probability thPt the Two DynR-
mitcrs win he Taken 90 san
Quentin Prison within
Few Hours.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 9.-Sheriff
IIammel announced at noon today that
the McNamaras might be on their way
to san Quentin some time between now
and tomorrow morning.
II am waiting for special steamer"
said the sheriff
The Mcnamara brothers probably Will
testify before the federal grand jury
here. Oscar Lawler special prosecutor
Tor the government announced today that
the grand jury which Is inquiring into
the alleged dynamite consplrHcies would
not convene again until next Tuesday
and 1t was said to be certain that by that
ume James b. and John j. MeNamara,
secretary treasurer of the International
Association Of HFidse and structural
Iroa Workers. woold have begun at the
san quentin state Rrlson their sentences
OF life Imprisonment and fifteen years,
respectively. for the crimes TO which they
confessed a week ago.
The futlllty OF asking the McNamaras
to testify now In view OF their emphatic
declaration that they would not dlviluge
what they know OF the alleged conspiracy
is said to have resulted in "A plan to take
the McNamaras TO the state penltentary
either today or tomorrow
! Whether their deposition will be taken
at the state prison at some future date
after they have been in prison and have
served a part OF the long sentences ahead
Of them Is a possibility that has been
considered.
Scores Of witnesses appeared In town
today In response 10 summons. IL Is
known that most OF the San Francisco
/ Ia, NIL ha
before the grand jury here. The names
OF those summoned have been carefully
guarded. but It is supposed that among
them are Olaf A. Tyeltmoe, treasurer OF
the State Building Trades council; An
tone Johannsen, organizer OF the same
organization, with headquarters In San
| Francisco; Andrew Gallagher, secretary
| OF the Central, Labor council OF San
Francisco, j. Il. Munsey, business agent
OF the International Association OF Bridge
and Structural Iron workers at Salt Lake
City; II. g. Hockin, member OF the
executive board OF the same organlza-
don, and j. J. Smith, business agent OF
the same union at Cleveland.
Though McManigal for two days thus
far has testified before the grand jury
the probabilities are that he has not
finished his testimony,
Franklin win Plead Guilty.
With the trial OF A. b. Maple. Bert
ConnOrs and Il. Ira Bender, charged witt
attempting to blow up the Hall OF Rec
ords In August, 1919, postponed until Jan
pary 1, the only thing remaining her,
portaininf 10 the McNamaru case beside,
the grand jury investigation In the cas-,
OF Bert II. franklin, charged with hay
ing bribed prospective juror for the
Mcnamara trial. Both District Attorne,
Frederlcks and Assistant District Attor
noy Ford today declared that Franklin
probably would plead guilty because O.
the strength OF the evidence against him
The preliminary examination OF Frank
lin viii be continued ON Monday.
Identity OF Witnesses Guarded.
The utmost care Is being taken by tn,
federal authorities here TO guard the iden
tlty OF the witnesses appearing before tn,
grand jury. !. w. Kaiser OF Muncie
Ind, the man who is supposed TO hav,
sold nitroglycerine TO the Mcnamara
: ana McManigal, today was in the custod,
OF detectives. When he emeRged from
the grand jury room today he refused I,
tell his name and the detectives woul,
3 not give Information concerning him. ON
. OF the newspaper men, however recOg
$ nizcd him as Kaiser, and his connection
1 with the case Immediately became an
] parent.
] Attorney Lawler decided the identity O
. Witnesses would not be divulged becaus
q Il was feared that II the people ION ia
other side learned who was testifyin
against them, they might cause troubl
for the witnesses Ia their home cities
Witnesses who knew of the circum
stances surrounding the bridge exploslo
IN Peoria, H., and the wrecking OF IN
= Municipal tower at Springfield. Mass
a are said TO be hero and ready to testif
I when the grand jury reconvenes on Tres
] day.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Dec 9.-Tabull
ton exhibiting letters alleged to implicai
= many persons throughout the country /
: explosions directed against the propert
. OF employers Of nonunion iron worSei
i .s being prepared Tor presentation to IN
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