The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-19
Everything Said in Ironworkers'
Offices
HEARD BY THE GOVERNMENT
Stenographers Just Below-United
States District Attorney Hired a
Room and Put in Hidden
Wires.

| indianapolis, Ind, Feb. l9.--Every-
thing that has been going on in the
Office of the international Iron Workers,
since the arrest of John j. Mcnamara,
is known to the government officials.
1t became known Saturday that dicta-
graph was concealed near Ryan's desk
soon after MeNamara's arrest and that
the deputy district attorney had rented
room just below in the same build
ing to which the wires from the dicta-
graph led. All that passed in the Office
above was recorded by stenographers in
the employ OF the district attorney.
When President Ryan was informed
at noo2 Saturday that dictagraph
had been placed in his Office and had
been there for four months he said it
was impossible. When asked for permits
sion to make aa search for it, he smiled
and gave his consent. When the instru-
mcnt was found and the connecting
wires were disclosed, Ryan was so agi-
tated that he could not talk coherentiy.
The instrument was fastened to the
wall just under the end of Ryan's desk
ard one might have worked at the desk
for year and never suspected its pres.
ence. The wires leading from it to the
room below passed through the floor
and were also concealed.
Under the Office of the ironworkers
is the Office of c. s. Murphy of the
City Directory company. Mr.. Murphy
said that some time ago, the exact date
he does not remember, Assistant United
States Attorney Nichols made arrange
nents with him for the use of one Of
his rooms. He says as he knew Nichols
well, he readily consented to letting him
have the room, although the assistant
government prosecutor did not disclose
TO him for what purpose the room was
to be used
Mr.. Murphy suspected it might have
something to do with the dynamite
cases. Later, he said, he found out
that there were wires and instruments
in the room, and at least two men, who
he later learned were stenographers,
were at work there. When the wires
and instruments were put in the room
Mr.. Murphy says he does not know.
Assistant District Attorney Nichols as
vel! as his chief, District Attorney Mil
Ter, admitted that the dictagraph story
was correct. Mr.. Nichols said he knew
ii was in the offices, although he re-
fused to say when the work had been
done or by whom. The names of the
who had been working in
Murphy's Offices were learned, and il |
has also been learned that they spent |
time in the neighborhood |
Of the grand jury room.
1t is said that the iron workers be- |
came suspicious Saturday, that con-
came down the dietagraph wire !
in which one person said: "Who knows? |
IN bet these fellows are hearing what |
We are saying right now"
Ryan was astonished when he saw |
the little disk pulled loose from under
his desk, and as the man who had found |
it, started out, Ryan, who had said |
nothing while the wires were being brok
IN, asked:
Hey what are you going to do with
thstf'
Get it photographed was the an
swer.
well, bring it back; I'd like to keep
t." he said.
The disk is not large and can be
,asily concealed behind any convenient /
corner or projection in room. The
wires We're broken Saturday. however,
md no more dictagraphs are expected
10 be found around the iron workers
quarters.
Los Angeles, Cal, Feb. l9.--Detective
Malcolm MeLaren returned Saturday
rom San Quentin prison and reported
hat James B. Mcnamara, the younger
II the convicted brothers, has lost TWEEN
y-five pounds since he was imprisoned.
McLaren says that ]. j. Mcnamara
Gems to have gained weight. Both are
It work in the jute mill.