Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-15
Entire Official Staff of Bridge and Iron
 Workers Union Included.
12S COUNTS AGAINST DEFENDANTS
Attempt to Blow Up President Tafts Special Train in California Last October Among the Charges-Many of the Accused Locked Up Owing to Inability to Procure Bal-Expectadon That Others Will Be Implicated

United States government arrested to- day almost all of the 54 men indicted in the dynamite conspiracy cases. It took into custody within a few hours practically the entire official staff of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, = including the chief officers, members of the executive board and about twenty business agents and former business agents.
 Held in $1O,Oo0 Bonds.
 These included Frank N. Ryan. president; John T. Butler of Buffalo, N. r. first vice president, and Her bert $. Hockin, second vice president and successor of J. J. McNamara as secretary treasurer, and each of these men was required to give $10,000 bonds for his appearance for arraignment here with all the other defendants on March F.
 Balance of Arrests in 4S Hours.
 More than forty of the men, chiefly labor union officials who are charged with conspiracy to destroy by dyna- mite or nitro glycerine the property of employers of non-union labor, were under arrest by tonight, and it was said the apprehension of all the others would follow within 48 hours
 Attempted to Blow up Taft's Train.
 By it's action the government re- vealed the identities of the men whom ii charges with being the accom- plices of the McNamaras and Ortie E. McManigal in the dynamite plots, en- bracing almost one hundred explos- ions which were begun in Massachu- setts in 1905, took place all over the country for six years and resulted in the wrecking of the Los Angeles Times building and an attempt to blow up President Taft's special train at Santa Barbara, Cal, last October. Iron Workers Unable to Furnish
 Bonds.
 Fourteen of those indicted are each required to furnish s1O,OO0 bonds, and forty are each required to furnish S5,O0O bond. making an aggregate bond required of $S40,000 Some of those whom the government was unable to find today were reported to have dis appeared from fear of inability to get oond. It was ninted that the iron workers association would be unable 10 furnish security for it's indicted members.
 Unable to Obtain Bail. Gs Ernest c. W. Basey, former business agent of the Indianapolis Iron work E4sa3 calltl IGU R dIu AsIdIhr lOInlGT Dllkl- ness agent of the Cincinnati union who were brought here after their ar rest at Cincinnati, were unable to ob- tain bail and were taken to jail. When Clark appealed to Secretary Hockin of the iron workers association for aid Hockin advised the United States mar shal to inform Clark that the inter national association could do nothing for him and referred him to his local union. Hockin said it would be im- possible for the international associa- -ion to take on the burden of supply ing bail tor many of the men arrested.
 Ryan Asserts His Innocence.
 Immediately upon his arrest Presi- dent Ryan addressed a statement to union labor men throughout the coun- try calling upon them to believe in his innocence and the innocence of his co-defendants- United States District Attorney Charles w. Miller intimated tonight that the federal grand jury which returned the indictments mig ht be recalled to resume investigation of the conspiracy
 More Likely to Be Implicated.
 After the defendants are arraigned in March 12 and tile trials proceed, 1" said Mr. Miller, I've have reason to / anticipate new aspects Information is | expected to develop at the trials in dicating the complicity of many more Unan those indicted now
 47 Specific Violations Charged.
 The indictment on which the men were arrested was made public to- night. Ii charges all the fifty -four men with conspiracy to violate the statutes for5idding the carriage of ex- plosiNes on passenger trains and de- tails 47 transportations charged as overt acts and names Ortie E. Mo Mantgal, the McNamaFas or Herbert s, Hockin in each act, but does not spe- ! cify the part taken by the other de- fendants.
 All Guilty in Every Case.
 All of the defendants are named in each of the 22 indictments and ac- cording to District Attorney Miller sentence may be imposed for each ai the offences. II is the contention ot the government that each of the de- lendants was guilty on each of the , charges of conspiracy although his active part may haze been in only one act of transportation
 Fourteen Charges of Conspiracy.
 ThsES are fourteen indictments . charging overt acts. and fourteen Charging unconsunmated acts of con spiracy. Another indictment of 34 counts charges all the defendants as being principals in the transportation of nitro -glycerine.
 Aiders and Ahettors of McNagara,
 and MoManisal.
 further indictment on 34 count. charges McManigal and J. E. McNa. mara with physical transportation O nitro -gIycerine and all the other de- fendaEts with abetting them. Two | other remaining indictments with six teen counts each charge all the de fendants with being principals in tn, transportation of dynamite and witl having aided MoManigal and J. B s AcNamara,
 12S Counts Against Each Man.
 Altogether, the indictments contail 12S counts against each of the de fenaants, and the penalty for any o : the oftenses varies from sighteel months to two years.
 7 S6 Explosions Indicated. Sixty-f five of the explosions con ] Sidered in the indictments were di rected against work by members O the National EreetorS' association, al T. organization of open shop employ 2 CTS. and 31 explosions or attempt we're aimed at work by contractor who were not members of the erectors association.
 Two Iron Workers Not Vet Located
 Only two of the indicted member of the national executive board of th Esn workers association had nat bsel