The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-09

window frames, against his Y
This is blackr1ail, under the stat
utes. according to Prosecutor VII
liam Fl. Remy. The threats occurred
about five weeks before $10.0 dam
age was done to metal doors, doc"
and window frame at the Elks Club,
/ after De:ng put in by the Carpenters
| Union, it is charged.
Boilers Involved
The second indictment charges Nc
/ Namara threatened Ben Staggen-
borg, employe Of the Niman Trans
fer Company, employed to install
boilers at the Elks building, to COM
pei Staggenbore against his will to
/ cease his employment. Mcnamara
claimed the work for the ironwork-
ers, appearing at the incompleted
building accompanied by about forty
men. Staggenborg says.
The third Indictment charges the
defendant with unlawfully threaten
ing w. S. Frye of the w. S. Frye
Transfer Company. who ran his bust
ness on the open shop plan, to CO.
cree Frye into employing union iron
workers. The last indictment charges
Mcnamara interfered with erection
of the smokestack of the new Ameri-
can Legion headquarters building by
threatening William Ke.lermeyer. an
enploye OF p. w. Kennedy < Son.
Mcnamara claimed that work for his
union, II was said.
"a frE tot
ments were returned Claude WorleY
Criminal Court investigator and
Sheriff George Snider left the court
house with a warrant for Nc
Namara.
Found in Office
They went to the Delacourt build
ing. 1924 E. Court St, directly op-
posite the Delaware St. entrance to
the Courthouse. Just as they en-
tered the building, messenger boy
came in with a telegram addressed
to Mcnamara. They followed the
boy to the fourth floor and saw him
enter McNamara's office. Mcnamara
receipted for the telegram and was
reading it when Worley and Snider
entered.
They told him they had a war
rant for his arrest and told him the
bond was $4,000. He answered:
"AIl right" These were the only
words he uttered to the officers from
that minute until after he was
lodged in Federal row in Jail. He
refused TO talk with reporters.
Mcnamara, according to Worley,
gave his automobile keys to a man
in his office. said something to him
regarding bond, and Immediately was
taken to Jail. He refused to discuss
the matter with anyone maintaining
absolute silence
Prosecutor Remy and Investigator
Worley have worked for more than
la month interviewing witnesses and
assembling evidence to lay before
the grand jury. Scores of witnesses
have been interviewed though not
all of them were introduced to the
jurors.
More Evidence Sought
The indictments are but the start
of the investigation, and more wit
nesses will be summoned, it was said.
Reluctance of witnesses to tell what
they knew concerning alleged threats
of labor troubles have hampered
Remy.
The trouble centers about claims
OF the ironworkers' union to the
right to perform labor of installing
metal windows. boilers and other
similar work on various construction
in Indianapolis which has led to
continual strife between their union
and other unions and non-rnion COM
panieS, Remv said
Remy has had numerous con-
ferences with state Attorney General
U. S. Lesh. and with Federal
authorities during the investigation.
All other work of the grand jury
has been held up by the prosecutor
in an effort to lay hands on tangible
charges in connection with the labor
troubles.
Witnesses Are Sealed
"It was like pulling teeth to get
sCme of these Witnesses % talk,
said Worley. Workers and property
owners alike ere scared to death, but
we finally got the evidence to make
an air-tight case"
at is high time the people of In
dianapolis awake TO the seriousness
Of this situation" said Remy
Mcnamara will face Judge James
A. Collins of Criminal Court for ar
raignment. Judge Collins, while
serving as police judge, April %.
1911, turned the ironWorker over to
William j. Burns, famous detective,
for the trip to Los Angeles, Cal.
where McNamwara was wanted in
connection with dynamiting of the
Llewellyn Iron Works in a labor dis
pute. Despite argument he was kid