The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-11-05
TO SUBMIT EVIDENCE 10 JURY
Araignment Follows the Comics
sion OF a Union Iron Worker
PLANNED TO KILL W. ]. BURNS

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Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 5.-IIarry W.
Jones, secretary treasurer OF the In
ternational Association Of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. was ar
raigncd before United states Com
missioner IT. $. Young at the federal
building today for preliminary hear
ing on the charge OF conspiracy to
transport explosives illegally. The case
attracted a great deal OF attention ow-
ing 10 the fact that the case viii prob
ably have an important bearing upon
the great dynamite conspiracy case
and all the labor officials connected
with Il. Tho United states grand jury
will convene here next week ana IL is
undeHs TODD that all tho new evidence
which has been brought to light since
the arrest and confession Of George
Davis. alias George ODonnell, in New
York. will be submitted To the grand
Jury and that Davis will repeat his
confession before the members.
According to the confession OF
George l.. Davis, a union iron worker,
who admitted TO the authorities in
New York that he had committed dy-
Mantle outrages and destroyed many
non-union structures, at the behest Of
Harry Jones, who succeeded II. s.
Hockin as secretary treasurcr of the
Iron Workers union. Jones and other
officials of the union were deeply inn
plicated in the conspiracy. Some Of
the revelations made by Davis strong
~ implicate President Ryan. who was
sentenced 10 seven years imprison
ment at the close Of the great dyna-
mite conspiracy case last year.
duplicates High Officials.
Davis stated in his confession that
he had been chosen to kill Walter
Drew. attorney for the National Erec-
tors association On December, 1911.
and also William j. Burns, the detec-
tive employed by Drew 10 unearth the
dynamite conspiracy. lie was To re-
ceive $4,000 for killing Drew. II APP
pears from the confessions Of Davis
that the arrest of the 3S officers of the
Iron Workers union and their trial
and conviction did by no means put n
stop To their conspiracy against the
crectors' association and that the work
of dynamiting non-union structures
was carried on as before. under the
direction and with tho knowledge Of
Secretary Jones. President
Ryan and other prominent officers OF
the labor organization.
Davis. according to his own state
ments, was in the employ of the union,
hut was dissa tisiied with the manner
m which he had been treated. \ short
time before his arrest he was working
In pittsburgh, Pa, but had somo
trouble with the local delegate Of the
Iron Workers union over his failure
to become a regular member of the
local union. Davis had no union card
and the local delegate refused to let
him work unless he paid $26 initiation
fee for becoming a member Of the local
union. Davis asked for time, which
tho delegate refused and Davis left
Pittsburgh in n huff. At that psyche
logical moment Robert Foster, Lou
isville detective. who had shadowed
Davis. induced Davis to get even with
the union by making an open confess
sion OF his share in the dynamting
outrages. Davis went to New York
and there made his sensational con-
fession which threw "a new and start
ling light upon the dynamite conspir-
acy and showed that the great con-
spiracy trial had not broken up the
ring Of conspirators.
McManiaal Out Of Jail.
Los Angeles, Cal. Nov. 5.-The poor
health" of Ortie T.. McManigal. the
confessed dynamiter. was the official
reason given by District Attorney John
u. Fredericks for ordering what is be-
lieved to be the permanent release
from the county iail of the untried CO.
worker Of the Mcnamara brothers and
chief witness against thirty-thrce Ia
hor union officials who were sentenced
TO the federal penitentiary for COM
pllcity In q nationwide dynamite
conspiracy.
"AIcManigal has been In poor health
for some time" said Fredericks. 'and
he has been taken out of jail on the adj
vice Of a physician"
"Will no be returned when he has
recovered"
He may he back In a few days, n
few weeks or few months was the
answer.
WIN ne positively return AT some
time?"
Mr.. Fredericks closed the interview
without replying.