The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-10-02
|eorge Davis, Sought for Two
Years, is Arrested and Tells
More of the Great
Plot.
ONES ALSO ARRESTED
hternational Secretary Of Iron
Workers Taken Ito Gus
tody as Result of New
Revelations.

NEW YORK, Oct. 2.-Following the
rrest at the hotel Breslin today of
gorge E. Davis, sought for two years
y federal agents, Assistant United
= tates Attorney Wood gave out a
rinted statement which he said was
he complete confession by Davis,
dmitting participation in the Nc
Iamara dynamite conspiracy and re-
ealing many new details In connec.
ion with the case.
Davis was first apprehended three
eeks ago in Pittsburgh by Detective
oster Of Louisville, who has been
Forking for sveral years on the dyna-
hite cases. Foster said that Davis
omitted his identity The detective
md the prisoner talked the matter
sver in Davis hotel room In Pitts
burgh. Then they came to New York
IN parlor car and Foster says that
Davis dictated the confession, while
enroute here from Pittsburgh. Since
That Foster has been in touch with
The federal officials here and the con-
Pession was elaborated. When the ar
fest was announced today Wood had
printed copies Of the confession. u
The printed confession implicated
Harry Jones, who succeeded Herbert
n. Hockin as head OF the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers OF America.
One sensational statement credited
to Davis is that he had been selected
10 head gang Of fifteen dynamiters
assigned to blow up every non-union
uilding they could find in the coun-
fry. The confession states that this
plan was conceived while the Nc
Namaras were on trial in Los An
eeles and was designed to show that
the McNamaras were not doing the
dynamiting.
The confession sets forth that the
Ian was cut short by the action Of the
picNamaras in pleading guilty.
The confession porports to give
Davis entire connection with the iron
Workers 1t comprises many facts
developed at the time OF the Nc.
Namara trial. Attorney Walter Drew.
fepresenting the Erectors' Association.
assisted the federal authorities in
handling the confession.
Davis was arraigned this afternoon
before U. s. Commissioner Shields and
waived examination. He will be TAX
Zen at once to Indianapolis where he
will be given further hearing.
Davis used the alias OF George
|ODonnell."
A synopsis of Davis confession Civ.
zen out by federal authorities opens
Saying; George q. Davis says:
i have been an iron worker since
4soo. Member Of various locals,
Denver, Pueblo, St. Louis, New York.
washington and Providence. Worked
at all places named and also at Cleve-
iand, Pittsburgh and Birmingham"
He described the entertainment
committee in the early days following
me declaration of the strike of the
International union, the duties of COM
mlttees ito beat up non-union" men;
salary Of members for such work, IS
per day; ten to twelve regular mem
oers; detailed experience In his work
fais first dynamiting Of open shop
work was at Trenton, N. ]. He next
saynamited the railway bridge over the
newark branch of Erie Railway being
|lN7.
Frank G. Webb OF New York (con-
.icted conspirator at Indianapolis)
.oid Davis that when Mcnamara sent
POW to local No. 40 to have this Job
piown up, Webb and Davis went to
rhiladelphia and met Michael j. Gun
name Convicted defendent) and ar
lahged with Cunnane to procure dyna-
nite caps and fuse. Later and on the
uay OF explosion Davis secured from
.unnane forty pounds of sixty percent
lshamite In suit case. together with
APPS and fuse, and paid Cunnane $50
n cash.
Day1s after the explosion met Webb
a MS house In New York. reported
Nnat ne had done and teceiyed the
'aiance OF his pay for dynamiting the
,n'uge, and out OF the amount gave
WeDD $50 nq ~ ot,,,a, ,,re.n,>+