The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-31
Nine Labor Leaders In
dicted; Three Under
Arrest.
REPORT is MADE
BY GRAND JURY
Indictments Arc Based OH Con.
fession Of Ortie McManigal,
/ Which Sent M c N mara
] Brothers to Prison-Illegai
4 Transportation of Ex-
plosives Charged.
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II.
Los Angelica. December 3t.-Thc OK
pected and long awaited sensation In
the Federal Investigation of tho dyna.
mite plot here. light on which came
through the confession OF Ortie Me.
Manigal. burst to day in the return By
the grand jury ~ indictments aGalnst
nine members Of organize labor. three
of whom were arrested before Tho
close of tho day.
The indictments. which charge tho II.
legal transportation of dynamite. wcrc
returned againH, Olaf a. Tvietmoe. An
ton Johannsen, j. h. Munsey. Z 4.
Clancy, Ortie MchIanigaI NJ A. Schrntdt
David kaplan and John y and James
b. Mcnamara rvietmoc. Johannsen
and Nunsey were arrcated as they ga,
In the witness room OF the grand Jury.
which found tho indictments, waiting
to be called upon To testify.
Tvietmoe IS secretary OF the Calf
forhia Building Trades Council, and
head Of the Asiatic Exclusion League.
nfunsey is business agent of tho Inter.
national Association OF Bridge and
structural Iron Workers. of Salt Lake
CITY, Utah. and Johannsen is state
organizer Of tho Building Trades
Council
Based ON Confenslop.
io-os! indictments, returned SC
cretly 10 Judge Olin Wellborno. of the
United States District Court. are based
on alleged violations OF the Federal
statutes governing tho transportation
OF dynamite from one city TO another
for Illegal purposes. The indictments
were drawn up on the strength Of the
confession of Ortie McFanigal. to the
effect that James r. Mcnamara
brought dynamite from Riverside.
In
dynamitinS Of any specific building or
structure was not mentioned In the
Indictment.
Clancy, who had been In Los Angeles
several days as n witness before the
grand jury, could not be found this
afternoon. and rs believed to have gone
TO San Francisco. The authorities Of
that city have been notified to arrest
MIN. kaplan and Schmidt have been
fugttives from Justice for about year
McManigsl liz in the county Jail here
held on county indictment and Il is
understood that the true bill against
him Will not be served. The McNam-
aras arc In san Quentin prison.
In order not 10 disclose it's hand
until tho men arc brought into court
for srraignment, the government took
Tvietmoe, Munsey and Johannscn into
custody on bench warrants rcturnable
before Judge Wellbornc to-day These
warrants later were changed to read
before United states Commissioner
Owen next Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
Judge Wellhornc fixed the bail at
$4,000 OIL the bench warranto. and in.
formed the accused men that he would
allow that amount to stand on the
indictments
Tvtetmoe, Johannscn and Munsoy
engaged job Hartman. former Me-
Namara attorney. and later Socialist
candidate for Mayor OF Los Angeles, to
defend them. Hartman Immediately
began scurrying about for bnil to
keep his clients from going to jail.
While this WAS being done the prison
ers were held in tho office OF tho
United States marshal In the Fede-aI
building. Johannsen was the caImest
of the three. lie appeared to be abso-
lutely unmoved.
II don't think anything serious will
come of this said he wiAh Il smile
anybody wanting me TO answer any
questions will have 10 ask my law
yers, not me-
Calls IT "Frnmc-Up."
Johannsen. however. declared that
their arrest was "frame-,,p," and
that the government had nothinz OH
him.
we have nothing to say regarding
the charges" said Tvietmoc. eve AFRO
innocent of any conspiracy or crime
and hope to prove 1t quickly"
Tvietmoe has been active In tho
work of the Exclusion Lcas for
years, and he played Il prominent part
In the activities against the Japanese
which placed the United States gov
eminent in an cmbarras sing position
several times. He is a warm friend
of p II. Mccarthy. the labor Mayor OF
San Francisco.
Tvietmoe has been suspected OF con-
nection with the McNanaras and II
was learned after his arrest TINT lie
has been followed by secret service
agents for many weeks
1t Is alleged that .Iohaunsen and
Munsey knew James u. Mcnamara
personally, and were coSniaant of The
dynamite plot which resulted In Tic
blowing up OF tile Times building.
After returning the batch Of intlict-
ments the grand Jury adjourned until
Tuesday afternoon q o'clock. when,
according to announcement, IL will
resume tho dynamite probe Tic Of
tense which the indictments alleged
81 termed an overt act against the
peace and dignity Of the people of the
United *States. in transporting high
powered explosives op common car
rier namely u passenger train"
This ofensc Is punishable by two
years Imprisonment or u fnc OF s10.-
000 or botli
No Aid From Labor.
Oscar Lawler, special, government
prosecutor, dictated before his de-
parture n statement to be given out
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