Evening star., 1912-01-04
GRAND JURY
McMamara's. Friend Appears
at Indianapolis.
AN IMPORTANT WITNESS
Eckho6 Is Believed to Know Much
About Dynamite Cases.
IS GUARDED BY DETECTIVES
Burns Goes to Philadelphia, Tracing
Movements Of Union Publisher,
Hugo Thorsch.
IS GUARDED BY DETECTIVES

| INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. January A.
Frank Eckhon of Cincinnati, intimate
friend of John J. Mcnamara for years,
appeared at the federal grand jury cham
Der today closely guarded by detectives.
! r. H. Johnson, manager of the street rail-
road lines at Peoria, ILL.,, also came In
answer to a subpoena and both men are
assumed to have related details of vari-
Gus dynamite explosions now being in
vestigated by the government. District
Attorney John d. Fredericks of Los An
geles county. Cal, said today he expected
the California evidence in the alleged con-
spiracy to reach here tomorrow. 1t is
said to relate chiefly to the trip confessed
ly made by Ortie E. McManigal from In
dianapolis to Los Angeles. at the direction
of John j. Mcnamara, to blow up the
Llewellyn Iron Works. McManigal is en-
route here in charge of detectives and ex-
pected to arrive tomorrow to affirm his
several confessions.
Mr.. Fredericks announced that he had
Itelegraphed his assistants in Los
Angeles that he would take no part in
the dispute between Samuel l.. Browne,
chief OF the county detectives there, and
William J. Burns over the rewards Of
fered in connection with the arrests of
the Mcnamara brothers.
Eckhoff, confidant of John j. Nc
Namara. and a neighbor of the Nc
Namara family in Cincinnati. has been
for weeks guarded by Detective Will
tact with persons alleged to be In
terested in sealing his lips. 1t is known
he Is one Of the principal witnesses re-
lied on by the government In its enort
to expose groups Of men in many cities
charged with having furthered ex-
posions against property Of employers
Of non-union iron workers
Burns Goes to Philadelphia.
Interest in the reported business
connection Of Samuel Gompers and
former Mayor Charles A. Bookwalter.
alleged by Detective Burns to have
significance in Mr.. Bookwalter's drop
ping his dynamiting inquiry two years
ago. is following Burns to Philadel-
phia. He will arrive there late today.
and. 1T Is believed. will examine the
labor union affiliations Of Hugo ,Thorsch,
who. prior to seven years ago. publish
ed a labor paper in Philadelphia. He
now is associated with Bookwalter In
the printing firm in which. according
to Burns, Gompers was concerned.
Thorsch, in q statement today, denying
partnership with Gompers or seeking the
labor leaders influence in getting print
ing contracts with unions. said that the
reason
adelphia to Indianapolis seven years ago
was that the National Union OF Carpen-
ters and Joiners transferred its head
quarters. He had obtained printing or
ders from Frank Duffy. secretary of the
Carpenters Union. in Philadelphia, and
he was advised. he said, that other Ia
Dor Organizations purposed to initiate the
carpenters and move their head offices
to Indianapolis.
No Business From 1ronworkers.
AFTER / came here and as other labor
unions moved their national offices here" !"
said Thorsch. II succeeded In getting
big orders from the unions Of teamsters,
BARRIERS. carpenters and coal miners. John
Mitchell is good friend Of mine and he
was president of the mine workers l
never got any business from the IRON
workers, though I often asked John j.
Mcnamara for printing work.
At noon Of the various national union
headquarters in this city today was 1t
possible to obtain q statement connImng
charges that labor officials were advised
Of the dynam ting operations of John J:
Mcnamara two years ago. and that II
they had acted then they might nave
prevented the Los Angeles Times explo-
sion and the attendant loss Of twenty-one
lives. No affirmation was issued Of Book
walters statement that he told "a score
Of national labor leaders" his investiga-
ton OF local explosions had conclusively
exposed the guilt Of McNamara a year
before the Los Angeles disaster.
Los Angeles Jury Resumes Work.
LOS ANGELES. CAL. January 4.-The
dynamite conspiracy inquiry. dropped for
a time by the federal grand jury. was
taken I'D today by the new county grand
jury.
c.vora, r.r.cr,a eunnloved in conf1den-
tial capacities in and about the Offices OF
the attorneys who defended the McNa-
mara brothers were expected to appear
before the jury today.
oompers' Agent Accused.
MUSCATINE. Iowa. January 4.-The
| arrest Of Emmett Flood of Chicago. ma
tional organizer for the American Fedora
ton Of Labor and a representative of
President Gompers. on the charge Of con-
spiracy to destroy property with acid
bombs was the principal development
yesterday In the grand jury situation
| growing out Of the button workers strike.
| C. G. Wilson. socialist member Of the
city council and fiscal agent for the local
| Button Workers Union. was charged In
| two indictments with conspiracy and ma
| licious destruction or property. Both men
| were released on bonds.
President Gompers said today that the
arrest Of Emmett Flood, national or.
ganizer OF the American Federation oi
Labor. at Muscatine. Iowa, did not sur.
prise him.
| THE employers OF labor in the button
factories at Muscatine have violated
every right Of the employees. and have
been most relentless enemies Of organize
tion. Mr.. Gompers declared. Mr. Flood
has been in Muscatine almost since the
button makers strike started, doing ali
he could to help the men. women and
children who are affected by the strike .
| President GOmpers declined IN ada INV