Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-03
Charles A. BOOkwalter De
Clares That He and Convict.
ed Labor Leader Had No
Exchanged Words on Car.
SAMUEL GOMPERs SAYS
HE WAS NOT INF0RMEl
Head Of Organization Declares
That He Had So Much Busi.
ness to Attend to That HI
Hadn't Time for Dynamite,

AHs NNenfnn Hofnta ~ = hHaao8 wire
Indianapolis. Ind. Jan. s.---Natlon-
81 labor officials affiliated with sans
uei Gompers and the American Fed
eration Of Labor were informed twu
years ago By Charles A. BookwalteF.
who as mayor AZ that time conducted
secret investigation. that John j..
Mcnamara had directed a series OF
dynamite explosions
This was made known by Book
walter to-day when he was informed
that the governments inveatigatlon
embraced an inquiry into the circum-
stances 0f the four explosions directed
against Albert Won sprecklen. a gem
erai contractor. ON account OF labor
troubles
Bookwalter declared ne expected
TO be subroenaed By the federal
grand jury which resumed it's session
today
He said he would bare an the de-
tails OF the municipal Investigation
which satisfied him that John J. Nc
Namara, as secretary treasurer OF
the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
WAS the conspirinR executive who
caused the explosions 10 this Vicinity.
Bookwalter even said that nc. hin-
self. had told john J. Mcnamara oe
the strong suspicion aaainst him and
that in hts conversations with score
Of labor leaders he had placed tho
responsibility on the Iron Workers
union
1--WE were on a street car together
one day shortly after tho yon spreck-
ellen explosions IN October. 1903"
said Bookwalter today ''when John j..
McNamarn, whom I knew very well.
asked me IN a tsuntlnR way n ! had
learned who blew ub tine buildings.
was irritated those days because /
myself had received threatening lot
ters and had 20 have a guard az my
house for sixty days. so / answered
rather hotly. Yes and 7 could put
my hand on one OF them without
leaving this car
Asked whether ne told anyone else
besides Mcnamara Of what mis- In
vessigatlons had disclosed. he enid
"YeR. told a score Of labor iehdorn
what knew and that che Iron Work.
ers were 10 blame"
"Did any Of these men tell Mr.
G0mpers that suspicion pointed
strongly % the guilt of the Iron
Workers."
II don't Know. but sam Goinpers
is one OF the best Informed men In
this country"
Bookwaltcr said that uonpers vlz-
ited indianapolis several times sub
sequent 10 his own conversations With
the labor leaders. both before ana
after the McNamaraa were arrested.
and that ne (noOkwalsef) met Com
pers himself twice white with the la
Dor union men, bat that no refer
ence was made In his presence 70 the
explosions.
Mr. hookwaiter. shortly after his
investigation. became Identified with
large printing noune patrouixod
chiefly By labor unions. ffe denied
that Mr. 0ompeFs hae any interest
In the concern and said the sole own-
erg beside himself. were Hugh
Thorsoh, Frank w. Rail. and Leo M
RappapOrt. counsel Tor the InteTna-
tionai Association Of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers here.
William .. BurrE. who ls hero ln
rnapnnee 80 aHhhoana 10 testlfg hrs
fore the federal grand luFy. admitted
that his detectives were working on
the details revealed IN the InVstlaa-
ton by BOokNalter and the circhm-
stances that attended the dropping og
the inquiry by city authorities.