Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-24
MEN
WILL Be TRIED
ON DYNAMITE
CHARGE
Alleged Conspirators in Ma.
tion-Wide Destruction Plot
to Be Arraigned on October
/ at Indianapolis.
SENATOR KERN CHIEF
COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE


! ray Leased Wire 60 Evening" uersIdl
indianapolis. lud.. Sept 2I-"harg-
ed with completely in the so-calied
'dyuamitinE conspiracy .fifty-onc
men, present or former officials Of
labor unions, are TO appear TOR trial
before Judge Albert r. Anderson aud
"a jury Ia the Federal court OF this
district ON October 4
Indicted under rcdcrau statute
torbidding the transportation OF cN-
plosivos ON passenger trains. the de-
PENDANTS are alleged Go lave been
concerned n nationwide plot 10
destroy the property cot contractors
employing non-uuion irouvorkers.
eliminating m the explosion lu the
Los Angeles Times building. which
cost twcnty-uuc lives.
Fiuy.tuur were Indicted by the
grand jury n its report ct February
o last but of this number John J ana
James %. McNbmurl are boa san
Quentin prison, cal. and J. j Nc
Cray. former member OF the cxecu-
tive board OF the International Assoc
citation OF Bridge and structural
Ironworkvrs. has net been found by
the federal authorities.
Most OF the defendants are. or have
hoeu connected with the ironwork-
ors association. which. since 1905.
has been engaged In "a struggle with
the National Ere,'nrs association. an
organization of structural steel and
iron contractors employing non-union
Norkmcn. Members oi this employ
ors' association suffered loss from
more than one hundred explosions
from 1905 TO 1911
Following the arrest Of John j.
Mcnamara. secretary treasurer Of the
irouWOrkcrs association at IT, head
quarters In this city, and the arres,
of James 70. McNamara aud Ortie "
McManigol In Detroit. In connection
with the Los Angeles Times explosion.
Tresentments were made Ia the fode-
raj grand jury OF this district that Of
iicials of the ironworkcrs' association
and other labor unions had been CON
ccrned la % conspiracy 60 intimidute
employers uf unorgaHized labor by "a
systematic destruction OF their prop
crty.
Ortic McMnnignrs confession In
which he related that he had been
employed by the Mcnamara brothers
and Herbert $. HOCkin, acting secre-
NfAA ~ ftANNA'l Nl ANll AlNNtNN htNN aNr
sociuuuu 10 dynamite bridges aud
buildings Ia course of construction by
non union contractors was tho basis
.of the goNcrnments lnauiry. lie b. tu
bee the principal witness for the gov
eminent Ia the forthcoming trial. Al
mass of letters and other records
seized in a raid ou the offices % the
lrunWorkcrs association. also will heI
offered as evidence of general con-
splracy secretcly Go convey dynamite
and uItro-glyccrinc from coast toI
coast in "a campaign against employ
DrH at unorganized ironworkers.
Most prominent among the defend
ants are Frank NJ Ryan. president of
the International Association Of
Bridge and structural IronWorkors
Herbert $. Hockin. acting secretary
treasurer and the alleged head of
the "dynamiting crew. John r. But
Ter ut Buffalo first vice-p president
ana Michael j. Young of Boston. and
rhillip A. Cooley of New Orleans
members of the executive board
business agents and secretaries Of
local ironworkcrs unions throughout
the country. alleged TO have been Inn
plicstcd in the Illegal transportation
ct explosives from state 10 state.
make up the greater part of the list
Of defendants, but officials of other
unions also are indicted, They are
Olaf a. TNitnoc, secretary of the
Building Trades council OF California
William Is. Benson. former president
of the Detroit Federation OF Labor,
Clarence r.. Dowd, organizer for the
international association of Machln-
lists. Hiram cline ot Muncie. Ind, Or
ganizcr FOR the Association of Car
pentors and Joiners and Spurgeon Y.
Meadows business agent FOR the car
penters and Joiners' union of Indian
apOlis.
United States senator John W
Kern IN 10 be chief counsel for the
defendants ana the government will
be- represented by District Attorney
Charles W Miller and his assistant