The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-08
Dynamiters Believed It
Would Turn Attention
From Los Angeles.
CRIME PREVENTED
BY TIL EIR ARREST
One of Alleged Conspirators
Pleads Guilty and Is Locked
Up Pending Sentence-Pros-
ecutor Continues Story of
Plots Against Nom
union Plants.

Indianapolis, Ind. Octoper THE
McNamara's and ortie McManigai once
discussed a proposal TO blow UP the
locks OF the Panama Canal. District
Attorney Charles W. Miller told the
Jury at the trial Of the accused "dy-
Mantle conspirators' to-day.
The incident occurred. according to
Mr.. Miller. just before the arrest Of
the Los Angeles dynamiters when they
were becoming desperate in their ey-
forts to secure explosives
John j. called James u. Mcnamara,
his brother. and McAanigal to the
headquarters OF the International AS
ISOLATION Of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers" said Mr. Miller. John
J. said to McAanigal. I'VE can't get any
more dynamite around here without
stealing it, Now you go to Panama
and see what you can do down there.
The Acknowledgement Construction
Company has lot of dynamite stored
down there. You could easily get
hold OF II and blow up the locks. That
would make EN- sit up and take no
tice and take their minds OF the Los
Angeles AFFAIR McManigal refused
to go at that time. Soon after they
all were arrested.
The contractor mentioned was one
Of those who had declared for the
open shop" in the United States.
Changes Plea to .Gutlty.o
Edward Clark, OF Cincinnati, former
president OF the local iron workers.
to-day changed his plea from mot gull
ty" to guilty" and was looked up
pending sentence
Olaf Tveismoe. Of San Francisco, now
on trial. was accused in the govern
ment's statement to the jury al having
been the protector OF the dynamfters
on the Pacific coast. He Was charged
with being the man who pointed out
how the Los Angeles Times building
and the Leyellyn Iron works were to
be blown. with wanting the Baker Iron
Works and the Times auxiliary plant
mtters that his friendship with Mayor
Mccarthy, Of San Francisco, would In
sure police protection.
Events duplicating the present de-
fendants. ~ charged by Mr.. Miller.
were as follows: ". Bert Brown. then
business agent OF the local union at
Kansas City. Mo-: James B. Mcnamara.
and "a citizen" whose name was not
divulSed. had q conference in August.
1910. about blowing UP q $1.50o.000
bridge being constructed at Kansas
City. Previously negotiations had been
conducted by Brown and William ].
Mccain. also q business agent at Kan
sas City, with the iron workers head
quarters In Indianapolis. II was charg-
ed Mr.. Miller said that James B. Nc
Namara offered to employ the citizen
regularly. saying there 10 lots OF
money in it. We're going to Los An
geles and blow the whole town to helA
We have unlimited money back OF us
and IL we ever get in trouble well have
the best lawyers that money can buy.
The citizen did not go Into the deai'
Mr.. Miller said He declared thar on
August %, McManigal placed twelve
quarts Of nitroglycerine beneath the
understructures OF the bridge Inc
EXPLOSIONS occurred the next day. AZ
ter McsGanisal had replaced the weak
batteries on the bomb timers WIN
stronger ones
Meantime. James B. had gone to N"
range for the Los Angeles Times ex-
plosion. he said After this 0isas.e1
he spent two weeks IN Salt Lake CiCy
in hiding. He returned EAST tnen.
Frank Eckhon. of Cincinnati, met him
In Ne0Y8SR6- AuO thS $780,
him:
Kepe sPretty LSw."
Il have been keeping pretty Iow.
II I could get BY for hve years IKE
]. E. Mvnsey In Salt Lake. theyd fo1-
get about the Los Angeles a0air.
Coming back on the train every
body was reading about the Los An
Seles disaster. AID I thought every
one was looking At me. That MADE
me get on ut Salt Lake. James b ana
Mechanical then went hunting IN tae
woods Of wisconsin"
The next month at the iron WORKERS
convention in St Louis Tveitmoe had q
tslk with J. J.. according 20 Miller.
saying 8, was al right on the Paci-
&c Coast. and they wanted some
Christmas presents"-the blowing up
OF the Lswe'lyE iron works. the
Baker Iron works and the Times
auxiliary. NcManigal returned 20 In
diauapolis. John J. told hin OF what
Tveitmoe had said
1T will be . great thing while sneS
are looking for the other fellows 70
have eight OF ten more OF ITEM OCT
there BY somebody they never saw.
John J. 10 alleged 20 have SAID to
NcSeautral 40 one knows you. ana
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