Norwich bulletin., 1912-01-09
John MCNamaFa Accused of COmpIcity in $375, 900
 Bank Robbery at Westminster, BC.
IDENTIFIED AS MAN WHO CRANkED THE AUTO
Had $l 100 in His Wallet When Taken by the Detectives, and Had Sent His Wife $1 ,OOO-Wel known to Police Under Different alisses-Job at Westminster Was Done
 by Four Men After They Had Securely Bound Watchman

Sew York. Jan. s.-John McNamara rf San Francisco, known to detectives Ca half a dozen cities as "Austra ian Mack was arrested here tonight by central office and private detectives on a warrant charging him with the 'arcsuy of $S15, 900 from the Bank of Montreal at New Westminster, B. C.. vaich was dynamited on September lt Eleven hundred dollars was found iH his wallet and detectives are ssarching the city tonight for S240,- eco of the banks funds which he is believed 10 have brought to New York with him
 Shado~sd for Ten Days.
 For ten days McMamara had been 'shadowed" by the police here For mora than two months he had trav- r-sd over the United States and Can sea with his pursuers apparently without suspicion that he was watch cd Police headquarters here first learned of his arrival in New York from a hint that efforts were being made by some one to exchange q large amount of Canadian money for Ameri- Usu currency. The police watched the Iucuey brokers and the men who ap- proachcd them. and the trail of the lat ter they said. led to McNamara' S lodgings. None of the money was found there however. and none of t5s ounks bills were upon his per
 Takes Arrest Philesophieslly.
 Negotiations for McNamars's ar rss- have been under way for a week between the police here and the Ca H-d.au authorities. They ended this Rt-ernoun with the Issuance of a war HHa ~ta-ass Four detectives -U two from police hesdq larters and two from the Pink er.0n detective agency - surrounded A'-Namana on the street in Harlem l7tf u he afternoon and placed him under arsest. He submitted quietly. and asked Co see the warrant After De had read it he smiled and said am greatly relieved l thought it rss some more serious charge"
 Intended to Open a Cafe.
 Decides larceny. McNamara is Charged with dynamiting the banks Fste and binding and gagging a Chi uese Eatchman employed by the in Fti- lron. McNamara joked with his rap-ors when they urged him to con- fss5 and said that he was travelling r"t- tre country looking for a good place Co open a cafe. The police say
 was NAiAF the pEODElHADT tnH Green Turtle" cafe in San Fran Cls-C and the Log Cabin" cafe in fre Angeles. He admitted the police rs- that he was in British Columbia Ft Inc time the bank was robbed and tts' he lived at the Strand hotel at Vancouver afterwards but he declined to say anything further about the Cass
 Win Be Extradted.
 MgNsmara Will be arraigned tomor- row. Assistant Police Commissioner DolsLerty said tonight that the British Consul General here would ask for h-s eGtrad!tion 10 Canada.
 Picture in Rosue's Gallery.
 Tor nearly fifteen years the police 5sser- AicNamara has been known 10 Che amcriCsn police His picture, they f1 's ln the RoFue's Galleries here Err i1 Washington. Louisville and tsicaeu. in each case he was charged with burglary but there is no record rhzt Joe was ever convicted He has also been charged with burglary in