Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-04-25
Detective Rounding up Evi-
dence Against Iron Work
ers' Officials Accused Of
Los Angeles Explosion
UNION MAKES FIGHT
TO RECOVER BOOKS
While Detectives Are Fol
lowing Clues Given in Nc
Manigle Confession Ac-
cused Are On Way West.

train on which J. 3. Bryce Or
James B. McNamara, and ortle
MeManioaI, are being taken 20
Los Angeles, passed through To
peka At 10:45 4. m, today. Two
men, supposed to be Bryce and \.
McManIgal, were closely guarded
by detectives In 4 compartment OF
sleeping car.
indianapolis, Indiana. April 1l.-
Following the arrest of J. J. Nc.
Namara, secretary-treasurer Of the In
ternational Association Of Bridge ana
Structural Iron Workers here, and the
arrest Of ]. B. Bryce, alleged to be ].
B. Mcnamara, and Ortie E. McManigal.
at Detroit, all OF whom are being taken
to Los Angeles to answer indictments
charging them with completely In the
Los Angeles Times building explosion.
in which 21 lives were lost, there con-
tinued to be rumors today Of further
arrests in the matter, but the police
and others concerned declined to com
ment on them.
4 The "depots"' In which 1t Is charged
the "wrecking crews" stored explosives
from time to time so far found are as
follows:
| Shed in rear Of home OF James
McManIoai, father Of ortIe e. Nc
Manlgai, at THIN, Ohio, 400 pounds
Of dynamite found last nlaht al-
legged TO have been stolen from the
France Stone company's quarry
at BIoomviiIe, Ohio, last January.
Storage compartment In base.
ment Of building In indianapolis In
which are the offices Of the Inter
national Association OF Bridge and
Structural Iron WorkerS-f00
pounds Of Dynamite and exploding
apparatus found, surrounded by pa
pers and books Of the association,
Saturday night.
Shed at home Of D. Jones near
indianapolis, alleged to have bsen
rented by J. j. McNanara-26
pounds Of dynamite and two quarts
Of ntro-slyeerine found Saturday
night.
Seek to RepievIn Books.
indianapolis, Ind, April 24.-Leo M.
! Rappaport, counsel for the 1nternatlons
al Association OF Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, today secured writ OF
replevin in the Justice Of the peace
court for the books that were seized
by the police Saturday night IN the
Offices OF the association In the Amert-
can Central Life building IN this CITY,
A constable appeared at the grand
Jury room with the writ, which had
been issued against County Prosecutor
Baker and superintendent OF Police
Hyland, but when the prosecutor told
the officer II he attempted to serve the
writ he would be In contempt OF court,
the constable left the building.
Superintendent of Police Hy1and
today was summoned before the grand
Jury with the seized books. Prosecutor
Baker says the INVESTIGATION Will be
made along two lines first, whether
the officers Of the International Asso-
citation Of Bridge and Structural Iron
workers had any knowledge OF tho ex-
plosives that were found In the base.
ment OF the building where their offces
are located, and second, whether the
enemies OF the iron workers organiza-
tion had anything to do with the plac-
| ing Of the explosives in the building.
Burns Pushes investigation.
The investigation declared to be di-
recteQ COWdTQ cApOSlAS VcA5Ouo 0Au
methods responsible for eighty ex-
plosions and great property loss In va
! rious parts of the country the last two
years, continued today In this city and
at Tiffin, Ohio. At the latter place, De
tective Wm. j. Burns and j. A. Badorof.
assistant counsel for the National
Erectors' association, were following
certain details connected with their
discovery there last night Of 400
pounds OF dynamite planted" IN
shed, and In this city Walter Drew,
principal counsel for the Erectors' as
sociation, conferred with the police
and with Frank p Baker, county pros
ecutor, as to further inquiry to be made
in the case. Mr.. Drew this morning re-
ceived a telegram from Burns and
! Badorof saying they expected to return
to Indianapolis late today.
To Consider Labor's Charges.
That the grand jury has taken cog
nizance Of intimations, contained In
statements attributed to officials OF the
| Iron workers association, that the or.