Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1911 — M’NAMARA PROBE IN INDIANAPOLIS [ARTICLE]

M’NAMARA PROBE IN INDIANAPOLIS

Federal Grand Jury to Look into Dynamiting Charges. ALL EVIDENCE IS ASKED FOR Move by Federal Body to Settle Wrangle Over Exhibits Held by Marion County, Which Were Refused to California. Indianapolis, Oct. 27. The dynamiting record of the McNamara brothers will be taken up by the federal grand jury which wil begin its inquiry as soon as it meets next week. Th* inquiry will be directed to ing out if John and James McNamara shipped dangerous explosives by interstate railroads and if the mails were used for the purpose of giving directions as to places and times where dynamiting was to be done. Summonses were served on Prosecutor Frank Baker, Superintendent of Police Hyland, Captain Holtz of the detective deoartment, and C. E. Freeman and J. C. Talbot, expert accountants, who have been Investigating the records of the structural iron workers. They are ordered to bring with them all records, papers and documents and other evidence relative to the transactions of John J. McNamara which might be in their possession. United States District Attorney Charles M. Miller declined to discuss the case in any form. He also declined to discuss a rumor that his recent trip to Washington had something to do with the case. This trip of Mr. Millers’ has given rise in some quarters to the supposition that the investigation is one which is under direct authorization from Washington. The move by the federal grand Jury it is said will settle the wrangle which has been going on for seevral weeks concerning the evidence now held by Marion county authorities. It is said that htre is no case on record in which a state court refused to turn over to the federal authorities evidence when asked for by the national government