Norwich bulletin., 1913-10-03

New Yor5s. Oct 2-Dynamite out nges that rivalled the exploits of the HcNamara brothers and of Ortie Me aanigaI were confessed today by Neorge F. Davis, union iron worker. Davis. who was arrested here today, Ras the George O'Donnen who figured hn the trial at Indianapolis that result sd in the conviction of Frank M. Ryan, president of the International Associa- Sion of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers and 37 of his associates. His arrest and it's consequences wound up &le work the federal government start Sd more than two years ago when the Aynamiting outrages at steel frame NuiIdings all over the country became national scandal
 Secretary Jones Arrested.
 All the explosions that Davis says he caused were touched on and testi- fed to at the dynamiterS' trial i'll ln- dianapolis. but the fact that Davis caused them remained unrevealed un- til he himself told of it today.
 Davis confession resulted today in the arrest in Indianapolis of Harry Jones. secretary treasurer of the Iron Workers union. His confession sup piements the evidence presented at the Indianapolis trial and makes fresh charges against some of the men there convicted and now in prison. Some of his revelations concern President Ryan. who is now out on bail pending appeal from prison sentence of seven years
 Was Chosen to Xiii Drew.
 Davis says he was the man chosen to kill Walter Drew, attorney for the National FTectors' association in De cember, 1911. after Drew was charged with kidnapping John J. McNamara. It was suggested also that he tried to get William !. Burns. the detective employed by Drew and his assistants to uDearth the dynamite conspiracy. The price cn Drews head at that time. Davis said. was S5000. Il told tnem," his confession continues. that l didn't want to mix up in such business"
 Davis consented to return to Indian spoiis without eHtradition His bail was fixed a S1o,000
 Captured by Detective.
 The conspiracy. though, 10 nave been broken up by the conviction of Ryan and others still exists. accord ing to Davis, confession. With the exception of Harry Jones. the men he mentions in connection with his va rious dynamite jobs already had been arrested although his confession indi- cated thai the government had not obtained all the discriminating evi- dence against these defendants when they were tried al Indianapolis
 Apprehension of this McM Manigal of the east was due to Robert Foster, Louisville detective who shadowed the tron worker through Eastern cities, Finally, several weeks ago when Da- wis was displeased wth his treatment by the union Foster persuad ded him to Aaake to him Q full confession
 Dictated His Confession.
 This was on September 16 For a Tspek Davis had been working in Jkstsburgh for the Thompson Starrett s4np2ny- When the local delegate of aR Iron Worker union told him he bust pay a S26 initiation fee to the peal union or quit work Davis quit Sle detective told him that he knew D about his deeds anyway and Da- ls, feeling that the union had de- Tted him, accompanied Foster to few York Here in the presence of 1e federal district attorney and the .ational Erectors' association he dic- ated and sWore to the long detailed nnfession which was given out by the lstrict attorney's office today.
 Davis said he had been an iron work