Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1912-11-06
PLOT TO GET sLEUTH BURNS.
j. j. Mcnamara, In "~rison, Seeks
Life of tho Detective.

nQlanapOllS oct. 3l.--Inat John
J. Mcnamara, the dyramiter, since
his Imprisonment in the State peni-
tertiary at San Quentin, Cal, has
plotted to get" VIM. J. Burns, de-
t%ective, and also to get" Walter
Drew, who worked up evidence
against him, was the substance Of
testimony at the "dynamite conspir-
acy" trial to-day.
The story, as related on the wit
ness stand, was that Herbert S.
Hockin wen to San Quentin last
spring, and that Mcnamara, while
in conversation with him through the
bars of a cell, said I'D like to see
them get Burns and Drew" 1t was
further related that Hockin confess
ed to the incident, and charged he
heard labor leaders in San Francisco
repeat McNamara's wishes.
AS tending to sustain the story, a
package was produced in court and
identified as having been taken from
the check room of the union station
at indianapolis on May s last. When
opened before the jury the package
was found to contain 40 feet of fuse,
a parcel Of dynamite caps and an
alarm clock. The package was
wrapped in a San Francisco news
paper Of April 13. 1912.
What Hockin Confessed.
e. j.. Brennan, an agent of the
department Of justice, testified the
alleged plotting vas related to him
by Hockin. Brennan said that on
district attorneys Office in %Indianap-
oils, and there Hockin had confessed
to him in substance as follows:
"Hockin had gonc TO San Quentin
and had talked to Mcnamara. Nc
Namara said, I'd like to see them
get Burns and Drew Hockin then
went to San Francisco and met Olaf
\. Tveitmoe, a prominent labor
leader. Tveitmoe urged Hockin to
remain in San Francisco until Anton
J~ohannsen, another labor leader,
could be called from Los Angeles.
This Hockin consented to do. When
he was going to the station to re-
turn to Indianapolis, Tveitmoe, Jo-
hansen, a man named Lewis and
Theodore iYoell accompanied him,
Johannsen saying on the way, Mac
meaning McNamara) is anxious for
hem to get Drew and Burns Jo-
nannsen then added to Hockin, AT
tor o return to indianapolis a
Ftrar~" man will annaar on the
scene. YOU win know rim when he
sayw, y any NrroE, nnt rlyrow.,
When ne says those words 10 on
you viii know ne IS The ri@hr mau."
'nockln u,d retain - ...ia..Yu.
is, and a short time later he was
allied on the telephone by a man
Tho said, I am Arrom, not Darrow.'
later he met the stranger and pro-
ured a good description of him. The
man brought a package which he
left at the Iron Workers. headquart-
: Grs.
"A few days later Walter Davis, a
MEMBER of the local Iron Workers.
MON in New York city, came in
md Hockin gave him the package,
saying, Take that out Of here and
get rid Of it, Davis returned with
a check from the uniol station.
fiockin then took the check to Dis
lflct Attorney Miller. Later Fred
sherman, an iron worker who is on
rial, came in and asked for the
|heck. Hockin pretended he had
lost 1t. Another time Sherman re-
turned and said, Say, that man says
Du're a liar and a crook meaning
lat Hockin had not lost the check"
Brennan testified that was all
Hockin said he knew about it.
Hockin is secretary Of the union
nd occupies the desk formerly used
ly Mcnamara.