The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-09-16
M'NAMARA CASE
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the iron workers were putting in
Athe superstructure.
II when the second boiler was half
Z way down an incline into the base
ment, MCNAMARA and a gang of iron
workers appeared" said Staggen-
borg.
Mcnamara said What the H
are you doing down here" then he
came over to me and said L got a
notion to knock your brain out!
I said Go aheacl!
Mcnamara was armed with piece
Of iron pipe, according to testi-
mony.
"A little fellow with Mcnamara
said: Why don't you do it, Mac"
and said: Yes, why don't you come
and do it?"
Ordered Away
Mcnamara told us to get away
from the job" said Staggenborg,
land he made us release the cable
which was holding the boiler on the
incline. He SAID: I'll knock the
whole - - building down. AT
least twenty-five men came down
with Mcnamara. Some had wrenches
or anything they could get hold of. d"
D. G. SPOTS, Detroit, Mich, en-
ployed by Freyn Brothers, which
company had the job of setting up
the boilers, after the Niman Com
pany delivered them, was the first
witness. He told practically the same
story as Staggenborg.
Mcnamara said: If you don't get
off the job in peace We'll drag you
off. Wen knock the jacks out from
under this boiler and let her CO. He
knocked the jacks from under the
boiler and I ran to call the police"
SPOTS said that after the boiler
crashed down the incline a COM
knittee from the Elks Lodge and the
Z lrchitect asked that the work be held
up until the locs, trades council
heard the argument. The council
awarded the work to the steam At
tiers, he said, and the boilers were
later installed.
Reluctant
Max L. Case, 637 Olive. ST.. en-
plOyCQ ny lllC I'm
pany in 1929 proved reluctant wit
ness for the State. He could not
remember what Mcnamara said, and
in addition. volunteered the infor-
nation that Mcnamara didn't
threaten anybody, it seemed to him.
On having his memory sharpened
by a reference to his testimony be.
for the grand jury, Case succeeded
in remembering that Mcnamara
said You sons Of - better
leave this work"
On cross examination by Charles
E. Cox. leading attorney for the de-
Tense, Case said he said he thought
the incident occurred in warm
weather, The indictment fixes the
date as Nov. IS 1923.
George Kirkhoff, steam filters
helper, said there was lots Of ours.
ing going. on" but couldn't remem-
Der much else. Questioned by the
prosecutor, he said the cursing was
ali directed toward the steam filters
by the iron workers.
Otto J. Danitz,23 N. Colorado Ave,
union plumber on the work told his
version of the affair, but refused to
repeat the swear words.
IT am not in the habit Of using
that kind of language" he told Cox
Airmly.
Remy also reviewed briefly the
history Of Mcnamara, calling at
tention to the fact he pleaded guilty
TO charges in connection with dyna-
hitting buildings in the famous Cali
fornia labor war of 1910, when the
Los Angeles Times building was
bombed and twenty-one persons
killed.
Prosecutor Remy said he would
introduce evidence to show that the
Duesenberg plant was wrecked while
being erected here after Mcnamara
had repeatedly insisted that union
iron workers do the work.
Judge Fred c. Cause said Remy
could enter such evidence Of prior
happenings to show intent on part
OF Mcnamara.