New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-17
Mary Dye, Union StenCgrapher,
"Knew Too Much" Dyna-
miter Said, Eckhoff, His
Former Aid, Tells Jury.
"CANDLES" WERE BOMBS
Owner of San Francisco House
peered Into Lot of Explosive
with Cigar in His Mouth
and Knocked Stick
Egaig5t the Box.

Indianapolis. Nov. 16.-Incidents Of
flames 3. McNamaTa's preparations TO
hiow III the Los Angeles Times" build
,,g in the wreck of which twenty-one
rersops were killed. and of his flight
.f,ar the crime. were blended into a
araratic story by ten witnesses from
covforr'a at the dynamite conspiracy
trial to-day.
FRANK Eckhoff. of Cincinnati, ad-
nitted that he aided in the escape and
corcealment of Mcnamara after the
dynamiter was returning East. Eek
ton said he had demanded money from
tbe McNamaras ito keep his mouth
shut" and accused Mcnamara Of hav-
ing MANNED to kill Miss Mary Dye, a
stenographer at union headquarters in
Indianapolis
He said she knew too much about
dvnamiting," Eckhoff testified, and
ne proposed that we talk to j. J. about
having her gotten out of the way.
He said he thought it would be a good
idea If l followed her or train and
mt a small bomb under her timed so
that it would explode after | got off
the train"
Refused to Enter Plot.
Eckhoff said he refused to enter into
the plan to put a bomb under Miss Dye,
who now lives in Pittsburgh, and who
recently identified hundreds of letters
introduced by the government as i'm
phcating the forty-fve defendants in
q conspiracy.
Mcnamara expressed the hope, Eek
hoff said, that The Times explosion
would be attributed to escaped gas In
the basement Eckhoff, friend and
neighbor Of the Mcnamara family in
Cincinnati, after telling how he met
James B. Mcnamara at Ballagh, Neb.,
and assisted in the dynamiter's return
East by way Of Chicago and Omaha,
on discrimination admitted:
That knowing the dynamite had killed
precautions necessary 10 conceal MS
That he demanded 500 from the Nc
Nsmaras ito keep his mouth shut,
threatening. II they didn't pay, he would
inform the authorities.
That after the McNamaras were ar
rested he repeated his demand for $500,
but received no response.
That detectives working on the Los
Angeles case took him 10 Cleveland and
fhcra iyna nj bfun hidden ne
might not be questioned by McSamaras
attorneys.
you mean to say that II Mcnamara
had paid you the money you wouldn't
be here now testifying against these
defendants?" asked William n. Hard
ing. attorney for the defence.
Probably not" answered Eckhoff.
Eckhoff said long before the loss OF
life at Los Angeles he knew James B.
Mcnamara was dynamiting Jobs. He
SAID he himself was sent to blow up a
Job in Cincinnati. for which he was
promised $50, but he met the watch
man and did not do 1t. He said Nc
Namara had a hiding place for nitro
glycsrine in the woods on a hill about
quarter Of a mile from the McNam-
ara home and about five miles north
OF Fountain Square.
Thought Bombs Were Candles.
James C. o'Brien and August Miclo
told Of the renting Of the San Fran
cisco cottage in which the explosive
was stored. OBrien said:
several weeks later, passing the house,
nougnt II was queer that the people
sso not moved in. / had a key and en-
s srso. noticed that all the rooms were
oaapey, but the front room was locked.
vpening that, / saw ten boxes partly
Sosered with a tarpaulin. One Of the
"'AeS was opened, but the others were
continued on third page, fourth column.