The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-10
N 'NAMARA
UNABLE To
GIVE BOND
Local Ironworkers Union Of
ficiaIs Discuss Means Of
Securing $4,000 Bail
for Indicted Business
Agent.

While John ]. Mcnamara, busi-
ness agent and secretary Of the local
bridge and structural iron workers
union. remained in county Jail on
four indictments charging BLACK
mail the executive board OF the
union discussed means of securing
SEQ 900 bond for him.
officials did not discuss the
charges of threatening employers
against Mcnamara.
Attorney General L. S. Lesh said
today his office helped Prosecutor
William H. Remv and his grand Jury
deputy. Daniel Y. White. on legal
questions involved in the indict-
ments.
Il am not empowered by law 10
assist in the prosecution, but my
Office will assist him in any way It
can said Lesh.
May Venue From County
Mcnamara probably will be ar
raigned the first Monday in Novem-
her. the next regular arraignment
day in Criminal Court. 1t is thought
he will ask a change of venue from
the county. as Judge James A. Col
llns was the police judge who turned
him over TO William J. Burns, IA
nous detectixe. April %, 1911. when
Mcnamara was taken TO California
in connection with the notorious dy-
namiting cases at Los Angeles,
where twenty-one persons were
killed. Collins Is now Judge Of
Criminal Court. At the time efforts
were made to have Collins indicted
on charges of. completely in hdnap-
ing Mcnamara for California.
The indic'meDts resulted from
labor war" in indianapolis in
which the irOnworkers, led by Nc
Namara insisted on what they said
was their right to perform labor NJ
installing boilers. water tanks
metal doors and other similar work
in construction work here.
Officials Censured
The grand jurors charge Nc
Namara threatened the secretary Of
the William +. JungClaus Company,
contractor for the Elks Bldg, about
five weeks before $4,000 damage
vas done the metal door and window
frames at the building. Although
the vandalism occurred Aug. Il. no
arrests were made by police. While
the long-drawn out investigation by
Prosecutor Remy, Deputy White and
Investigator Claude NJ. WOtley was
in progress, assistei by Detectives
Reynolds and Samuels, Remy re-
ceived much censure for not taking
action in tte case. It was nearly
impossible to find witnesses who
would talk about the labor troubles,
he said. Property owners frankly
admitted they feared for the
property and workers for their per
sonal safety. ne said.
Sh1rtly after the vandalism at
the Elks Bldg. a reward Of $1,000
was offered for information leading
10 the arrest OF the vandals. The
Dahlstrom Metallic Door Company,
jamestown, \. Y. which had the
contract to install the doors and win
dows, offered 81 900 Of the sum.
Nandal Acts Listed
The October publication of the AS
sociated EMPLOYERS calls attention
to a number of acts Of vandalism
upon buildings in the last few
months and calls up citizens to aid
authorities in apprehending those re-
sponsible.
Besides the damage 10 the Elks
building, the bulletin cites that the
city is providing twentyfour hour
police protection on school construc-
ton jobs following threats made
against a transfer firm rigging steel
work. Other threats against trans
fer companies are shown.
The loosening Of bolts, permitting
steel work to crash at the Duesen-
berg automobile plant; hurling Of
heavy objects at workmen and po-
lice during the raising of a tank to
the top Of the l.. Strauss Bldg,
hacking of floors, doors and walls in
a dozen new residences, destruction
of concrete beams on a n. Capitol
Ave. building, treating Of cables
with acid so that they broke allow
ing smoke stacks tF fall, endanger-
;.or 1;,-oe ~ ,rori,r,e,, oud attacks on