The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17
FINDS EXPLOSIVE
LOCKED INPARL0R
Ten Boxes of Nitroglycerin
Placed in House by
Mcnamara.
DISCOVERED By OWNER
Details of Preparation OF Los
Angeles Times Disaster. Re
DISCOVERED BY OWNER
Especial to The rimes-D,.patch-l


Indianapoais. November ls-Inci-
dents Of J. b McNamara's preparations
to blow up the Los Angeles Times
Building. in the wreck OF which TWEEN
ty.one persons were killed. were re-
l.ted bv witnesses from California ut
the dynamite conspiracy trial TO-
day.
James C. O'Brien told how q cottage
owned by him in Nineteenth Avenue.
in the southern part of San Francisco,
had been rented before the Los An
reles explosion. and how, when sew
eral weeks later he went out there 70
learn why the cottage was not occu-
pied, he found ten boxes Of nitrogiy-
cerin locked In the parlor.
Aided Him to Escape.
Another development of the day was
an admission by Frank Eckhon, OF
Cincinnati. that he aided In the es-
cane and concealment Of Mcnamara
after the dynamiter was returning
East. Eckhoff also admitted having
demanded money from the McNamaras
to keep his mouth shut"
Mrs Lena Ingersoll was the INST
witness to be called. She said on Sep
tember I, o month before the Los An
geles explosion. she rented . room to
NcNamara, who used the room as ]. b.
Brice Later, Mcnamara was visited
By Schmidt On September II. Nc
Namara left Mrs Ingersoil and went
to Q hotel From the hotel. as testi-
ned BY . telephone operator. most OF
the calls were made to the powder
company for the purchase Of expio-
sives. and to the owners OF the launch
In Oakland Mrs. lngsryoll said she
Gjd not again see Mcnamara until the
night Of October I.
"At about IL o'clock that nigh, he
came to the house and wanted ne to
give him a ROOM she testified Il said
] could make no ARRANGEMENTS at that
hour. On the following night he
called on the telephone aod wanted
to come, and I again refused to allow
him. Tia: was the last ! saw OF him
until after his arrest"
Miss Ethel Gill. a telephone operator
in the San Francisco hotel identified
records Of calls BY Mcnamara to the
powder company and 20 the launch
owners.
She was corroborated by John STAN
ley. keeper Of boat house a Alameda.
across the bay from San Francisco.
He testified that late In September
Mcnamara and Schmidt selected the
gasoline launch ''Pastime" for
weeks nsninG trtp Uu3.by AGREEING 10
pay $40 for ten days rental. and Civ
ing $500 cash security. which later
was refunded September 20 . written
agreement was entered into. and Nc
Namara. after being instructed how
20 run the LAUNCH. took possession Of
g.
To Blew 60 sSs1Ws~
about the middle Of September. Bruce
Mccall. empioye Of a powder company.
testified he received a telephone cali
from the Bryce Construction Cow.
psny.- inauirine about the purchase
az 500 pounds % high explosives to
be used 90 blow CD stumps on a
ranch
a man called and left an order for
SEQ pounds. 80 per cent ni:roelyeeriae.
and paid the 6sll"
Two days after the launch was rent
ed. Mccall testified Bryce. or Bryson.
called on the telephone and said nc
would 90 IN . launch 60 Giant station.
down the bay, TO get the explosive.
Later she explosive wss removed By
q man Described - Captain
Frank D. Carroll. police detective OF
Los Aneeies testified about ,he con-