Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-15
Forty-Eight Of 81 Indicted
Men Now in Custody.
FEW ABLE TO GET BAIL
Ironworkers' Union Has Not Funds
Required in Aggregate.
YOUNG sURRENDERs AT BOSTON
Some Of Missing Men Said to Have
Dropped Out Of Sight
Years Ago.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, February 10
Official reports received by the govern
ment today showed that only six out of
the ffty-four men indicted in the dyna-
mite conspiracy had not been arrested
Those not arrested or in custody. ac-
cording to governments advices. are j.
j. McCray. formerly an ironworker of
Wheeling, W. v, but said to have left
there; j. W. Irwin. Peoria, ILL.,, local
union official: Frank X. Painter, Omaha,
Neb., local union Official said to have
left there; Milton H. Davis, Philadelphia.
former member executive board; Patrick
Ryan, Chicago. local business agent, and
William X. Benson, Detroit, former presi-
dent OF the Detroit Federation of La
Dor.
Appeals came to President Ryan from
many points today asking the Iron
Workers International Union to assist
the indicted men in securing bond and
thus prevent them from going to Jail.
Some of the appeals were said to have
ing Of warrants for their arrest, and
who were endeavor1ng to be assured
that they would not have to go to Jail.
Union Unable to Furnish Bond.
To the appeals generally the iron
workers officials replied that the union
was, in no position to furnish bonds, as
the aggregate Of $4,000 required for
all the men made 1t impossible.
That a great majority of the indict-
ments were based on evidence taken by
the government from the iron workers
international Offices here District AttOr-
cured, he said, was correspondence from
local unions. in which reference to places
that were blown up was made.
Young surrenders at Boston.
BOSTON, February 15.-Michael J..
Young, business agent for the Boston
branch of the International Association
OF Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
surrendered to United States Marshal Guy
Richie at noon today in connection with
the Indictment found against him in the
dynamite case. He was held in $1,000
bail for a hearing next Saturday. Bail
was not furnished, but as counsel who
accompanied Young said he expected
bondsmen to appear, the prisoner was re-
manded to the custody of the marshal.
+ Frank J. Higgins Of Boston, who was
arrested yesterday in connection with the
dynamiting cases and Who failed to obtain
bail, was brought before United States
Commissioner Hayes today on the ques-
tlOIf OIL d TeUuCtlOn LII the Vc,OoV oniA'
Not in Peoria for Years.
PEORIA, ILL.,. February 15.-According
to Edward Smythe, the Peoria labor. lead
err, arrested yesterday for completely in
the dynamiting case, neither j. w. Irwin
nor Frank Painter has been here for
years. irwin worked here five or six
years ago, went from here to Normal
where he suffered a fractured skull in a
fall, and, according to Smythe, is now
somewhere in an asylum.
PHILADELPHIA. February 1o.-Mil-
ton H. Davis, under indictment at In
dianapolis in connection with the dyna-
mite conspiracy cases, has not yet been
apIrehentled by the federal authorities
in this city. He is said to have left
Philadelphia in 1905. Labor men say he
quit the labor movement and entered
business, but they do not recall in what
part of the country he settled.
The government officers here were noti-
fed today to arrest any of the seven
missing men indicted in the dynamite
conspiracy who have not yet been taken
into custody by the federal authorities
in other cities.
Expect to Furnish Bail.
NEW YORK. February 15.-Frank c.
Webb, Patrick F. Farrell and Daniel
Brophy. the three members of the IRON
workers union arrested here in connection
d1,,xo r,,iti nd