The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1912-01-12
DETECTIVE PARKS SAYS MEN
WERE EMPLOYED TO BREAK
sTRikEBREAkERs' LEGS.
SIX OTHER MEN NAMED
Witness Makes Mention Of Others Al
legged to Have Been Involved in
Conspiracy 10 Blow Up the Hall Of
Records-Conners, Defendant on
Trial. Is Said to Have Boosted.

Los Angeles. Jan. 1l-Six union
labor men, all members OF the com
mlttee which directed the strike OF
structural iron workers In this city
last year. were charged today by J.
Mnnsol Parks. star witness for thb
state in the trial of Bert II. Conuers.
with having been parties to the alleged
conspiracy to dynamite the county hall
OF records Besides Corners, the
others accused hV Parks were George
Gunrcy, Il. 4, Msner Charles stevens.
now serving a two years term az san
Quentin for having assaulted n strike
breaker. and the two men Jointly in
dictcd with Conncrs. A. H. Maple and
t. Ira Bender
/ Parks Il clnrcd Conners had said
that he and the other five had planned
7 the destruction of the county structure
and that their meetings sometimes
were attended by G. H. Mars and
Logan - llnven Parks testified,
however. that Conners told him that
he, Maple and Bender were assigned to
do the actual work Of placing tho dy-
Mantle
In addition, Parks asserted on cross
examination, that the strikers sent
'wrccking crews" about the city ~
night to break the legs Of strike break
org ~ they would be unable 70 work.
Parks added that tho 'wrecking crcWs'
wor. particularly anxious 70 beat up"
GuAtayr w Snurrct superintendent Of
construction for the llewcllyn Iron
works which had contract for part
Of the construction Or the hall W rec
ords
Parks told Or meeting Of Connors
and Gnnrey. IL seemed shid Parks
thai tn, meeting was unsatisfactory to
conners "conners told me Of a plan
he had FOR dynamlting the safe IN the
labor temple In order 70 get money!
Parks went on. "Hc said there was
S35, 900 or $4,000 In the safe. lie
told me he had - sticks of dynamite
and enough fuse, but no caps. He
planned to place the dynamite on the
: ton OF the safe. told him that " he
I dynnmItod the safe he would destroy
4 The temple. lie said, TO hell with tho
O tomplc'
. "Conncrs also stated that he dld not
. have To go TO work for money II he
Q wanted to act dirty lie said he
r knew enough about other union men To
n send tnrrn To ntll UT w wv p'i'''"
- tiary If he wanted To tell IT,
10 Later on May Is, 1911, 'ohhers
wrote letter to Hendricks. He gave
II TO me to deliver. made copy oi
=, II. II read:
please meet me somewhere as
want that ticket ana can't come neal
the temple
Il saw Hendricks tear the letter up
| he added.
Parks remark about the 'Wrcckihf
| crows" was I'm response Ia demaht
Of the defense that he name q tlm'
wh n he knew Conners was mempel
of the strike committee. Parks re
plIed that Conners was connected viii
the strike committee about June |
1910, waon the wrecking crews begai
tn dr. work.
, Parks asserted that the "wrecklnl
| crews" were armed with black jacks
, and piecrs of gas pipe, He nalne'
4 | cnuncrs, DE Haven, Mars and steven
) as ncmb rs of the "wrecking crew
, Attorneys for Conners asked Park
! If he had not become angry at Josep
Timmons and other labor officials ~
. dscharging him because. white
e charge OF the strike roll he had adde
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