The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-12-12
UNION OFFICIALS GIVE INFORMATION No Resistance Is Being
 Made HOCKaN DENIES IT. Government Reported to Have Been Given Valuable Papers of Iron Workers Association in Re-
 gard to Dynamiting
HOCKlN DENIES IT

Indianapolis, December 11.-That one or more officials of the International Asso- citation of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers are surrendering voluntarily to the government information needed in the investigation of the nation wide dynamit- ing conspiracy against structural iron con- tractors who maintain the "open shop was stated tonight by representatives of the National Erectors' association.
 Without resistance, letters and records have been conveyed by detectives engaged headouartsrs of the iron workers asso- citation in this city to the offices of the United States district attorney, it was announced
 'No promises of immunity to men sus- pected of complieity in the dynamiting conspiracy have been made by the gov e-nment," declared District Attorney Charles w. Miller.
 q have got the evidence from the of fee of the Iron Workers, association" :" said Detective Robert Foster of the Erec- tors association, but l will not say who turned it over to me"
 Walter Drew, counsel for the National Erectors' association, added to Detective Fosters statement that he regretted that the status of the investigation should be made public at this time
 In the face of the announcement of the Erectors, association representatives, Her bert S. IIocllin, secretary of the Iron Workers association, flatly denied tonight that any rapers had been taken from his office The Erectors' association and Iron Workers union stood now as antagonls- tic as they had for the last five years, ne said
 ''You would not turn over papers of the association. without the authority of the executive board nor if you did do so on your own initiative, you would not re- main in this office, would you?' Mr. Hockin was asked.
 "Certainly not" he answered. There is no truth in the report that l have let our records out of my possession"
 The letters claimed to have been taken from the I.on Workers headquarters are to be used, il is said, in the federal grand ,itry's inouiry into the allegations that groups of men in many cities were inpi- cated witli John J. and j. B. McNamara in dynamting depredations. s4l.
 Frank M Ryan, president of the Iron Workers association. is reported to be in Chicago hut information as to his where abouts Is withheld.
 Detective William J. Burns.s who was in the city today, refused to make state ment regarding his present activity in the case. f3
 Tt is entirely in the hands of the de- partment oi justice. he said.
 Los Angeles, December 11.-Burt Fl. t,rankIin. an investigation employed by inc defense in tlle,. murder trial of James fB. McNamara, was held to the superior court today by ustice William p Young, to answer to charges, of bribery of juror and attempting to influence the verdict of a jury -t1if
 The S1O.o00 cash bond, furnished at the time of his arrest by counsel for inc McNamaras, was again made sur etv for Frankln's appearances. The prosecution does not, seek an early trial. ls s9s5
 The name Of Clarence s. Darrow, chief counsel for the McNamaras, was brought into the case twice today by witnesses at the prel'niinary hearing George N Lock kwood. veniren1an, wro was arrested with Franklin and later released. said Franklin told him he would see Darrow and arrange how the money was to he spaid.' Robert
 
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