El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-14
OharEes in 10 Groups.

Pay AOL the II transportation OF eA-
Charges in Two Groups.
The charges in the indictments are
| divided into two groups. The first
| charges violation Of federal statutes
| regulating the interstate shipment OF
I explosives. aiding and abetting to vio-
! late the law, and aiding and abet-
| ting to conceal the violation. The de-
PENDANTS in this class are termed &C
/ cessories before and after the fact
The second charges conspiracy to
violate the law by furthering the plans
for carrying explosives.
While the possible penalties for VIC
lations range from 10 months to two
years Imprisonment, Il IS said the
punishment may be cumulative so that
, the defendant charged with more than
equal to the accumulated penalties for
all his offences.
Frank NJ Ryan formerly was a struc-
tural irOnWorker in Chicago. He was
elected president OF the International
1ronworkers' union IN 1905. succeeding
Frank Buchanan, Of Chicago, now
member Of congress
As head Of the irOnworkers. Ryan
OF the American Federation Of Labor.
Union Has 1900 Members.
The frOnworkers' union, whose head
quarters are here, has about $4,000
members with 107 local unions in the
United States and Canada Soon after
II became known his officials we're to
be indicted. AIr. Ryan asked the mem
bers Of the union to establish a special
fund Of $1,000 a month It Is believed
this fund now VIII be utilized for de-
fence al the trials.
Correspondence between the IRON
workers International headquarters
and the offices Of many local unions
are said to have shown that business
agents had knowledge of the system OF
dynamiting against structures under
construction by employers who main
= H1
charged that Jobs" OF 10 we're ar
ranged by letter.
HOckin AHesed Clock Originator.
In information supplied the govern
ment- Hockin is made to appear the
chief Lieutenant Of John J MoNamara,
the boss OF the dynamite crew" He I
Is charged with having planned eX-
plosions desired by the enemies Of 4
open shop contractors He is named /
Dy MECHANICAL as one OF the men who I
originated the alarm clock scheme by /
which explosions were arranged TO /
occur several hours after the bombs /
were set, thus enabling the dynamiters /
TO get away and establish alibis.
He is also charged with being the /
Of the secret stores Of ex- I
plosives kept at Rochester, Pa, Nun /
Gle, Ind, Tiffin, Ohio, and Indianap- !
oils.
says HOekIn Started Him Out.
McMantgalS confession was that I
Hockin started him In the dynamiting
Hockin gave him So for blowing UP /
a Detroit building with q note saying, =
Compliment Of the executive board. /
more to come that HOckin went with .
him to Buffalo and sent him TO many {
other places; that he, Hoclxin and J. J. D.
Mcnamara established the explosive .
storehouse at Muncie; that HOckin Wis
lied him in Chicago and there first
showed him the alarm clock scheme; T
that on Hockin's Instructions he went
to Boston and New York and did
Jobs" that his fees and expenses for
explosions were arranged by Hockin
and Mcnamara. and that on occasions
Hockin himself carried a suit case
filled with explosives.
Edward Smythe. Of Peoria, is
charged with meeting McManigal and
showing what places were to be blown
Up near Peoria.
says Webb Pointed Ont Jobs.
Frank c. Webb Of New York, for
ner member Of the iron workers eX-
scutivs board, Is charged with having
3een McManigars guide in explosions
irOund New York McManigals first
Meeting with Webb was in September,
500, according to the dynamiter.
We went to Jersey City, where a
lig bridge job was on, and Webb want
d that blown up" said McManigal. Il
old him Hockin was the man that was I
laying me, and he wanted a viaduct
It Hoboken blown up. Webb insisted ]
nd said II I didn't do the Jersey City
OBJ this trip L would have to come
.ack and do 1T some other time. He
aid there was lots of work to be done 1
nd the boys had the money for il.
I'VE met the next day at the labor |
emple on Thirty-fourth street On /
he way over TO Hoboken- Webb gave I
ne $50 The explosion under the via
net took place on the night Of Sept
1909. Webb is the only man I met I
D New York.
"On my way 10 do q job at Green
lie. n J., in July. 1910, I met Webb :
3 Jersey City and he took me out 9
nd showed me where the Phoenix +
fridge company was erecting g viaduct
placed explosives under the Job. and
fterward J. B. Mcnamara gave me
zoo for the work
Later in the year I saw a letter
rom Frank Webb to J. J. Mcnamara
which he said:
Won had better send q man n Ros