The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-03
HOLD ANOTHER
DYNAMITER
Davis, Alias O'Donnell, Ar
rested in New York,
Confesses
HE duplicates
HARRY JONES
And Latter Is Arrested-Se-
lected to Dynamite
Burns and Drew

New York, Oct. 3.-Dynamite outrages
that riyaled the exploits of the McNa-
mara brothers and Ortie MeManigal We're
confessed yesterday by George +. Davis,
| union ironworker.
Davis, who was arrested here yester-
day, was the George ODonnell who fig
| ured in the trial at Indianapolis and
served two terms in a Massachusetts
prison for dynamiting at Fall River.
| All the explosions Davis says he
caused were testified ABOUT at the dyna
miters' trial at Indianapolis at which
President Frank NJ. Ryan of the Inter
| national Association of Bridge & Struc-
tural Iron Workers and 81 assistants
were convicted, but the fact that Davis
caused them remained unreveaied until
yesterday.
Davis confession resulted also in the
arrest of Harry Jones; secretary and
treasurer of Nthe Iron Workers Union
at indianapolis.
Davis said he was selected to kill Wal.
lace Drew, attorney for the National
| Erecters' association and William j.
Burns, the detective employed by Drew,
the price on Drew's head being 5000.
Davis declares the conspiracy was brok-
en- up by the conviction of Ryan and
the others.
There still exists trouble with the un.
| ion, which Davis thought had deserted
him. This led to his confession to the
detective.
Davis said ne began as a dynamiter
at Trenton and blew up buildings and
bridges in various cities and towns OF
the East.
The feature Of Davis statement is
his story OF a gigantic scheme to set
off simultaneously explosions in Omaha,
San Francisco, st. Louis and New YORK
while the McNamaras were in Jail to
create the impression that the McNa-
maras were not responsible for all the
dynamiting in the country.
Such a consummation was nipped by
the confession Of the two men in Jail.
Davis was held in 10000, and waiv-
ing extradtion rights, left for Indian
apolis last night.
indianapolis, Oct 3.-Harry Jones, sec
rotary treasurer Of the international As.
sociation of Bridge & Structural Iron
Workers, was arrested here yesterday by
deputy United States marshal on
charge OF conspiracy. Jones, it is said,
is implicated in the confession by George
+. Davis.
Jones was arraigned in federal court
and his bond fixed at $4,000. he had
not been able to furnish ii early yester
day afternoon.
Davis. il was learned here, is the
ODonneH who was considered an impor
tant adjunct to the dynamite conspiracy
trials here. but who could not be found
at the time.
1t is reported that Davis made his con.
fession two weeks ago in the New York
office of Walter Drew, counsel for the
National Erectors association. This fol-
lowed Davis discharge from a job in
Pittsburg, when, it is said, he became
"sore" on the union. Robert Foster, an
investigator for the National Erectors'
association, got in touch with Davis, it !
ia understood, and brought about his
confession.
Jones is new figure in the case. He
formerly was financial secretary of New
York local No. 40 of the Iron Workers, |
and was elected international secretary
treasurer at the convention held here
last January. The affidavit against him, |
charging conspiracy to transport explo-
sives unlawfully- same charge on |
which 80 of his fellow unionists were
convicted in the federal court in this
city last December--was made by As
sistant United States District Attorney
Clarence w. Nichols
U. S. Dist, Atty. Charles w. Miller,
who was in charge of the dynamite
prosecution here, is in New York, and
was in active charge of the arrest of
Davis yesterday.
At the headquarters of the interna-
tional union here stenographer said
Jones was the only official in the office
yesterday. The stenographer said the
other officials, including President Frank
NJ. Ryan, who was released some time
ago from the federal penitentiary at
Leavenworth Kas., ON bond pending his
appeal from conviction here, were trav-
cling in the interests of the union.