Arizona republican., 1912-01-04
Official of the American Federation of Labor and Agent of GomperS Is Charged with Serious Of fenSe.
EVENTS HAPPEN
 THICK AND FAST
Statement by Former May or of Indianapolis Serves to Place Samuel Gompers in an Embarrassing Posi- tion.
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 MUSCATINE, la. Jan. S.-The ar rest of Emmet Flood of Chicago. ma tiCnaI organizer of the American Fed pration of Labor, and a representative O. Samuel Gompers, on charge ot conspiracy to destroy property with acid bombs. was the principal devel- opment today in the local grand jury investigate which grew out of the button workers strike Flood was placed under arrest immediately after his arrival here from Chicago, on four warrants. three of which charged him with malicious destruction of property Flood was apparently expecting arrest for he brought wi:h him Attorney Daniel Cruice of Chicago. A large crowd had collected at the station in anticipation of the event. but the ac- tual arrest did not take place until he reached the courthouse. He was i'm mediately taken t. court and fur nished bond
 INDIANAPOLIS. Jan. 5.-Detective William J. Burns, before leaving late today for Philadelphia. openly charged former Mayor Charles A Bookwalter of this city. with not having prose cuted John J. McNamara two years ago on evidence in his possession, in dicating officials of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers had caused dynamite eX- plosions here Burns said the former
 .s T not long afterWard was invited to be- come a member of a printing firm do- ing much work for the national labor unions. in which Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation ot Labor. is reporte1 to have been in terested
 Bookwalter denied today that Com pers. at that time had been concerned in the printing firm. or that he knew that he knew him intimately, but said the partners ip the firm. Leo M. Rap paporte. counsel for the International Association of Bridge and Structural Ironworl1ers. and Hugo Thorsch were for long time friends of Gompers.
 Bookwalter admitted that two years ago he had toll a score of national labor leaders he was convinced of the guilt of John J. McNamara and the ironworkers union in connection with four explosions on the property of Al bert Von Spreckels. in October. 1909. Why didn't Bookwaltcr pursue the in- vestigation?" queried Burns. either as mayor or as private citizen after he retired from office shortly after ward? If he krew. as he says he did, that John J. McNamara anI the iron workers were dynamiting the property of non union contractors. it was his duty to prosecute or tell the public what he knew If he had done SO scores of subsequent explosions might have been prevented"
 The detective said he could not at this time discuss tEe details of Book v-altcr's alleged relations with Com pers or the printing establishment, but said all information developed in his investigation might be turned over to lhe government prosecutors. The fed eral grand jury today resumed its york
 SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3.-The Me Iamara brothers are members of the 'atholic church and also members or .anized labor. There is just as much easOn for conforming the Catholic 'hurch because Of actions admitted by the McNamaras as there is in con Jemning organized labor by reason of these actions that is no reason at all"
 So asserted Anton Johannsen, in dicted labor leader. who. in company with Olaf Txeitmoe is also indicted in connection with the federal govern ments investigation into the dynamite conspiracy. He returneI to this city today from Los Angeles. Both Tveit- moe and Johanssen reiterated their previous repudiation of the McNama- ras. and also expressed the positive belief that the trial on the federal in- dictments will not result in coavic- tiOn. TveitmOe and Johanssen were at the bedside of r.. A Clancy. also under indictment in connection with the case. for a short time today The former two declined to discuss the subject of their meeting. further than to say they had to do with the defense they will make when brought to trial Both denied emphatically that Clancy made a confession to the federal au- thorities in Los Angeles.
 LOS ANGELES. Jan. 3.-The new county grard jury impanelled thi. week. today indicated that when il meets tomorrow it will take up tn, investigation of the alleged dynamit, blot where the federal grand jury lef
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