Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-02-17
Reported That Several of the
Men Caught in Government
Dfagnet Are Preparing to Tell
All They Know in Court.
IRON WORKERS. OFFICERS
DIRECTED WRECKING CREW
kilograms and Letters Taken
From Union Headquarters
Show That Work of DeStruc-
ton Was Systematized.
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wire.I

IBy Morning Journal Special Leased Wire.l
indianapolis, Feb 16.-Intimations
were said to have been received by
the government today that some of
the defendants in the dynamite con-
spiracy cases We're preparing to tell
all they knew
The statements followed the gov
ernments charges that the 10000
letters and kilograms taken from the
International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers head
quarters showed that Frank M.
Ryan, the president; Herbert S.
Hockin, second vice president and
members of the executive board and
business agents, conducted the dyna-
mite plots through the mail, pointed
out Jobs" to be blown up and main
tanned a system of destruction against
non union iron and steel contractors.
Asked if negotiations had been
opened with him concerning the de-
PENDANTS, United States District At
torney Miller said:
Il would not be surprised if it were
shown that something like that had
happened"
w. NJ Harding, counsel for RyaE
and the International officers of the
iron workers held a long conference
with Mr. Miller today, but Il was not
disclosed what was considered.
Between now and the arraignment
before Judge Anderson here on March
IL, the government will proceed with
preparation for the trials which
probably will take place early in May.
Some of the defendants. reported in
various cities as unable 20 secure
bonds. THay be brought here within
a week. 1t is said the government
will question as many as possible.
1t Is stated that while the govern
ment brought indictments only where
il expected a conviction many men
were mentioned in the testimony who
escaped indictment because of lack
of evidence which later the govern
ment may come into possession of,
Ortie f.. McManigal's confession AS
to the dynamiting under the direc-
ton of j. j. Mcnamara Is said by
Attorney Miller to be corroborated
by the letters embraced in the indict-
ment charging "unconsummated acts
of conspiracy"
Ryans letter written from New
York in April, 1910, is cited in the
indictment as showing he instructed
Henry w. Legleitner, now of Denver
to do certain JOBS: John T. Butler
the first vice president of the union,
to do Jobs at BufIaio and Roches-
ter n. Y; Hockin To do Jobs" al
Detroit, Davenport, Ia, and
Paul J. Morrin, st. Louis.
to do Job" at Mount Vernon, ILL.,.
and Franck {. webb, of New York.
to do Jobs at Worcester, Mass.
The indictments charging "consum-
mated" or completed conspiracies, al
lege that the Job" at Mount Vernon.
ILL.,, was dynamited on the night OF
April 10; that the Davenport Job
under construction by the company
to as by Ryan, was dynamit-
ed on June 4 the Peoria Job was
dynamited June 4 that the Cleveland
Job was dynamited on June 22; that
the Pittsburgh Job" was dynamited
July is. that a bridge was dynamited
lt Kansas City on August 20.
The testimony of McManigal. of
many witnesses from the cities in
which the explosion occurred, and OF
members of crews of trains on which
explosives We're carried, viii be found
10 dove-tail exactly with the letters
alleged to show the unconsummated
acts said Mr.. Miller because Nc
was the most active agent OF
the dynamiters, though Hockn. as
The indictment charges. was close
second, the government will iely
largely upon the testimony for cor
roborative evidence at the trials.
Concerning the letters quoted in the
Mr.. Ryan said today:
III is unfair for the government to
draw conclusions that those letters
we're written TO promote crime. III any
person reads gil of them he will see
hat they refer only to legitimate
means Of inducing contractors TO /,
lnionize their works