Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-30
N 'NANARA
DEFENSE FUND
Bulk of Money Was Turned
Over to Clarence Darrow
Indicted Yesterday
TRUNKS FULL OF RECORDS
American Federation of Labor
VIII Show All Its Books TO
Grand Jury.

tBy Special leased Wire % New Mexcani
Washington, D. c., Jan. 30.-Frank
Morrison, secretary Of the American
Federation of Labor, and Henry H.
Flather, cashier of the Riggs National
Bank, which is the depository for the
federation's funds and also for the Nc
Namara defense fund, have been sub
p0enaed to appear on February 1 be-
fore the federal grand jury at Indian
apois. which is investigating dyna-
mite plots.
81 will appreciate this opportunity
to show all our books and have the
federation's accounts investigated by
the federal authorities said Morri
son, when he received the Subpoena.
Il will leave for indianapolis today"
The records for which the grand jury
asks will fill two large trunks. The
subpoena directs Morrison to produce
cancelled checks, and records of all
receipts an disbursements made by
the Federation Or by himself between
April 23, 1911 and January 26, 1872.
AS those dates cover a period sub
sequent to the arrest of the Nc
Namara Brothers, Mr. Morrison infers
the grand jury intends to inquire in
to the disposition of the Mcnamara
defense fund. Further than saying
that out of approximately S225,O00
paid in, little more than $1,000 re-
mains, Mr.. Morrison today declined
to discuss its expenditures.
1t has been stated by labor leaders
that the bulk of the money was turn
ed over to Clarence Darrow, the at
torney indicted for bribery yesterday
at Los Angeles.
An examination of the Fedcration's
books prior to the dates named by the
grand jury, Mr. Morrison declared,
would show no disbursements to the
Mcnamara Brothers or to the Struct-
ural Iron Workers organization.
A complete report of the McNa.
mara defense fund, receipts and ex-
penditures will be sent to every
union which contributed.
Mr.. Morrison said today that this
was ordered by the Executive Coun-
Gil of the American Federation of
Labor in its quarterly session here
early this month.
Gompers is Glad.
New York, N. Y, Jan. 30.-"That's
all right; Tam very glad to hear t."
declared Samuel Gompers today on
learning that Frank Morrison ard
Henry II. Flather had been subpoen-
aed to testify before the federal grand
jury at indianapolis. Mr.. Gompers
said he had no statement to make re-
Sarding the indictmen. of Clarence
) Darrow, at Los Angeles.
Startling Developments expected.
Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 30.-Al
though acting with all celerity, the
prosecution in the case of Clarence
Darrow, former chief counsel of tht
McNamaras, who is accused of jury
bribery, does not expect to bring The
noted lawyer to trial on the two in
dlctme is against him for Ions
time. Meanwhile, the county grant
jury which reported the bill agains
DarroW yesterday, will continue it!
probe, and w. Joseph Ford, the de
putty district attorney who conducted
the bribery investigation, declared
today that startling developments
| wholly apart from Darrow and con
corning only the conspiracy phase 0
the alleged national dynamiting ope
rations Of John ]. Mcnamara and hi