The Washington herald., 1911-12-31
THREE OFFICIALS
ARE ARRESTED IN
DYNAMITE CASE
Federal Grand Jnry Returns
q Nine Indictments.
FACE PRISON AND FINE

Los Angeles, Cal, Dec. 3O.-The expect
ed and long awaited sensation in the
Federal investigation in the dynamite
plot here, light on which came through
the confession of ortie McManigal, burst
to-day In the return by the grand jury
of indictments against nine members of
organized labor, three of whom were ar
rested before the close of the day.
The indictments, which charge the lille
gal transportation of dynamite, were re-
turned against Olaf A. Tvietmoe, Anton
Johannsen, ]. B. Munsey, Z. A. Clancy,
Ortie McManigal., NJ. A.. Schmidt. David
Kaplan, and John ]. and James B. Nc
Namara. Tveitmoe, Johannsen, and Mum
sey were arrested as they sat in the wit
ness room of the grand jury which found
the indictments. waiting to be called upon
10 testify. Tveitmoe is head of the ~Asiat-
ic Exclusion League, Munsey Is business
agent OF the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, of
Salt Lake City, and Johannsen Is State
organizer of ,the Building Trades Council.
Based on Confession.
To-day's indictments are based on al
legged violations of the Federal statutes
governing the transportation Of dynamite
from one city to another for Illegal pur-
poses. The indictments were drawn up
on the strength of the confession of Or
tie McManigal, to the effect that James
B. Mcnamara brought dynamite from
Riverside. Cal, to Los Angeles in 1910.
The dynamiting of any specific building
or structure was not mentioned in the
indictment.
Clancy, who had been in Los Angeles
grand jury, could not be found this aft
ernoon and is supposed to have gone to
San Francisco. The authorities of that
city have been notified to arrest him.
Kaplan and Schmidt have been fugitiveS
from justice for about a year. Nc
Manigal is in the county Jail here, held
on county indictment, and it is under
stood that the true bill against him will
not be served. The McNamaras are in
San Quentin prison.
In order not to disclose it's hand until
the men are brought into court for ar
raignment, the government took TveIt-
moe, Munsey, and JOhannsen into custody
on bench warrants returnable before
Judge Wellborn to-day.
These warrants later were changed to
read before United States Commissioner
Owen next Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
job Hartman Retained.
Judge Wellborn fixed the bail at S 900
on the bench warrants, and informed the
accused men that he would allow that
amount to stand on the indictments.
Tvietmoe, Johannsen, and Munsey en-
gagged Job Hartman, former Mcnamara
attorney and later Socialist candidate for
mayor of Los Angeles, to defend them.
Hartman Immediately began scurrying
about for bail to keep his clients from
going to jail.
Mrs. Job Hartman, Lecompte Davis,
and John Murray appeared at the offices
OF Commissioner Owens this afternoon
and qualified on the bonds of the three
men under arrest, IN the sum of $1,000,
the aggregate amount named by Judge
Wellborn.
Mrs. Hartman is the wife of the re-
Gently defeated candidate of the So
cialists for mayor of Los Angeles, and
who has been engaged as counsel by
Tvietmoe. Davis is a well-known citizen
Of Los Angeles. and Murray is a wealthy
and retired merchant who has lived here
for many years.
Johannsen was the calmest of the three.
He appeared to be absolutely unmoved.
Il don't think anything serious WIN
come of this he said. Anybody want
ing me to answer any questions will
have to ask my lawyers, not me-"
arrest was a frame-up. and that the gov
ernment had nothing on him.
I'VE have nothing to say regarding the
charges" said Tveitmoe. I'VE are inno-
cent of any conspiracy or crime, and hope
to prove 1t quickly"
Tveitmoe has been one OF the active
workers in his league for years, and he
played a prominent part in the activities
against the Japanese which placed the
United States government in an embar-
RAISING position several times.
He was warm friend of P. H. Nc
Carthy, the labor mayor of San Fran
cisco.
To Resume Probe Tuesday.
Tveitmoe has been suspected Of connec-
ton with the McNamaras, and it was
learned after his arrest that he has been
followed by Secret Service agents for
many weeks.
1t is alleged that Johannsen and Mum
sey knew James B. Mcnamara person.
ally, and were cognizant of the dynamite
plot which resulted in the blowing up of
the Times Building.
After returning the batch of indict-
ments. the grand jury adjourned until
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, when,
according to announcement, It will re-
sumo the dynamite probe The onense
is termed an covert act against the peace
and dignity of the people Of the United
States In transporting high-powered ex-
plosives on common carrier, namely, a
passenger train"
This offense is punishable by two
years term in prison or a fine of $4,000,
or both.