Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-31
Secretary of California Building
Trades is Much Surprised.
ACTION NOT EXPECTED so SOON
Others Indicted Are ]. E. Munsey
and Anton JOhannsen.
BONDS ARE FIXED AT 5000
job Hartman, who VIII Act ms
Attorney for Accused, is Trying
60 Secure Bail--COurt Adj
JOurns Until Tuesday.

Los ANGELES. Dec. S0.--olaf A. Tveit-
moe. secretary treasurer Of the State
Building Trades Council; j. T.. Munsey,
leader Of the Salt Lake City union OF
Structural Iron Workers, and Anton Jo-
hansen, organizer of the State Building
Trades Council, were indicted today by
the federal grand jury in connection with
the alleged national dynamite conspiracy.
Their arrests followed.
The three labor leaders who have been
here for some time as witnesses In the
government dynamite probe were ar
rested in the witness room of the federal
building a few minutes after the indict-
ments were filed in Judge DIN Wellborn's
court. None OF them expressed any sur
prise and when told by Deputy United
States Marshal Albert Sittell they were
under arrest for alleged completely with
the Mcnamara brothers and were wanted
at once in the federal court they pro-
ceeded there without word.
Charge is Conspiracy.
The charge against the three labor
peaders is the general one of conspiracy
to transport dynamite in violation of the
federal state commerce laws, The true
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prisoners were but part of packet
containing an unknown number OF In
dictments. Deputy marshals were sent
out Immediately and It was said that
other arrests We're. Imminent, both hers
and in sak Francisco.
Shortly after returning the indictment
the grand Jury adjourned until next Tues
day.
Oscar Lawler, the special prosecutor,
was not present when the true bills were
filed In court and It was said that he had
gone east, probably with County District
Attorney John d. Fredericks. who left
for Indianapolis this morning at 1880.
Bredericks took with him suitcases that
were supposed 60 contain evidence gath
cred for use ln the McNamara trial. Law
Ter, however, was not with Fredericks
when the latter boarded the train.
United States District Attorney A. L
Mccormick appeared in charge OF the
! 1ynamite cases and Job Hartman. late
socialist candidate for mayor and his
assistant, ]. H Ryclunan. we're sum-
inoned by the Indicted men. Clarence s
Darrow. formerly chief counsel for the
McNamaras. had been sent for. but had
not apl,saFed up TO noon.
fndickea Men Surprised!
The sudden action of the grand jury
coming q day after the special govern
1nent prosecutor had declared there
would bo 40 Indictments for a week OF
ten days. * ~ all, had visible effect
upon Tveitrnoe. He was pale when taken
into the United States marshars office
but Johannsen and Munsey both &C.
<cepted their situation with smile.
who viii you have for your at
torneysr' Johannsen was asked.
blamed II / know We've-had toe
many attorneys already" he replied with
a laugh. 1--WE have nothing to say"
Tveitmoe replied to a question: "Thii
case will be tried In the federal court
not In the newspapers, wont talk
Bail. 1t was said. had been fixed Al
$500 for each man, and Attorney Harri
man, after . conference with the thre'
prisoners, left the federal building tC
obtain the $1,000 cash or $4,000 propertS
security demanded by the government.
Judge Weilborn adjourned his cour
until Tuesday, before Hartman had re
turned, ready to give bail, and arrange
ments were made to have the prisoners
appear, either before United States Com
missioner Vandyke or Commissioner Wfl
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