The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1912-02-22
SO LABOR LEADERS NABBED
ON THE INDIANAPOLIS DYNAMITE
INDICTMENTS.
List includes Two international Off
GERS and Many Walking
Delegates.

either at present or formerly connect
ed with labor unions, most of them
connected with the International AS
sociation of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workess, were arrested in 13 different
cities by United States marshals on
indictments returned by the federal
grand jury at Indianapolis recently, in
connection with the alleged existence
of a nationwide dynamite conspiracy.
Most of the warrants charge the IL
legal transportation of dynamite from
state to state.
Among those arrested is Frank X.
Ryan, president of the Iron Workers
union and Richard ii. Houlihan, finan-
cial secretary of the Bridge Workers
union.
Warrants were served in the follow
ing cities: New York, Brooklyn, Phil
adelphia, Milwaukee, Chicago, Indian
apolis, Detroit, Buffalo, Kansas City,
Cincinnati, st. Louis, Syracuse. N. Y,
and Cleveland, Ohio.
The list is as follows:
Frank c. Webb, former member Of
executive board, International Associa-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, and Patrick F. Farrell,
whose connection with the case is not
made known, New York City.
Daniel Brophy, Brooklyn.
Michael J. Cuname, business agent,
Iron Workers union Philadelphia.
w. L. Reddin, business agent, Iron
Workers union, and Herman Sieffert,
business not mentioned, Milwaukee.
Richard H. Houlihan, financial secre-
tary, Bridge Workers union; William
Schoupe, former business agent, Bridge
Workers local, No. /; James Cooney,
present business agent of union, and
James Coughlin, member of same or
ganization, Chicago.
S. p. Meadows, business agent, Car
penters' union; Frank NJ. Ryan, presi-
dent of Bridge Workers International
union, indianapolis.
Charles Washmeistein and Frank j..
Murphy, both ironworkers; Herbert
Hockin, vice president and secretary
treasurer of the Iron Workers union,
and Fred Sherman, business agent of
a local bridge workers union, Detroit.
John T. Butler, first vice president
Iron Workers union, Buffalo.
w. Bert Brown, labor leader, Kansas
City.
Edward Clark, former walking dele
gate, and Earnest G. w. Basey, former
business agent, Iron Workers union.
Cincinnati.
John Barry, former walking delegate
Iron Workers union, and Paul Morrin,
active in raising Mcnamara defense
fund, st. Louis.
E. w. Phillips, former secretary
Bridge Workers union, Syracuse.
Peter J.. Smith, former business
(Nipper) Anderson, former walking
delegate, Iron Workers union, Cleve-
land.
Charles n. Beum. former member
| executive board International Associa-
ton Bridge and Structural Ironwork-
ers, Minneapolis.
Herbert S. Hockin, who succeeded
John ]. Mcnamara as secretary-treas-
urer of the Ironworkers' association,
Fred Sherman, business agent local
union, Indianapolis.
w. J. Mccain, present business
agent Ironworkers, Kansas City.
Daniel Buckley, business agent Iron
workers, Davenport, Ia.
Fred Mooney, member of Ironwork-
ers' union, Duluth, Mimi.
Michael j. Young, member execu-
tive board, Ironworkers, Boston.
Clarence e. Dowd, business agent Of
Machinists' union, local No. 80,
Rochester, N. Y.
Andrew j. K~avanaugh, member Iron
workers association; NJ. l.. Pennell,
member Ironworkers' association,
Springfield, Ill.
M. B. Harmon, former business agent
of Ironworkers' local association,
Scranton, Pa.
Ed Smythe, business agent Iron
workers; ]. e. Ray, prominent in labor
circles, Peoria, Ill.
Henry w. Legleitner, former men,
Der of executive board International
Association Bridge and Structural
Ironworkers, Denver.
Phillip A. Cooley, New Orleans,
member of executive board of Bridge
and Iron Workers. Savannah, Ga.
Frank j. Higgins, a member but not
In officer Of the Boston local of the
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
union, Boston.
William Bernhard of Cincinnati,
financial secretary of local union, ar
rested at Dayton, Ohio, Cincinnati.
Hiram Kline, Muncie, Ind, organic.
err International Brotherhood of Car.
penters and Joiners, Muncie, Ind.