Daily Kennebec journal., 1912-02-15
ROUNDING UP DYNAMiTERS.

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United States government arrested,
today, almost all of the 54 men indict-
ed in the dynamite conspiracy cases.
1t took into custody within a few
hours practically the entire official
staff of the International Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers, including the chief officers. mem
bers of the executive board and about
20 business agents and former busi-
ness agents. These included Frank NJ.
Ryan, the president, John T. Butler Of
Buffalo, n Y, the first vice president,
and Herbert S. Hockin, the second
vice president and successor of j. j.
Mcnamara as secretary treasurer and
each of these men were required to
give $4,000 bond for his appearance
for hearing with all the other defend
ants on March H.
More than 40 of the men, chiefly
union officials, who are charged with
conspiring to destroy by dynamite or
nitro -glycerine the property of em-
pleyers of non-union labor, were un-
der arrest by tonight, and it was said
the apprehension of all the others
would follow within As hours
BY its action, the government re-
vealed the identities of the men whom
1t charges with being the accomplices
of the McNamaras and Ortie +. Nc
Manigal in the dynamite plots, em-
bracing almost 10o explosions which
were begun in Massachusetts in 1903
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 Tafts
special train at Santa Barbara, Cal
last October.
Fourteen of those indicted are each
REQUIRED to furnish a $4,000 bond
and 40 are each required to furnish a
$4,000 bond, making an aggregate bond
required of $4,000. Some of those
whom the government was unable te
find, today. We're reported to nave as
appeared from fear of inability to get
bonds 1t was hinted that the iron
Workers Association would be uh-
aole to furnish securities for its IN
dicted members.
Ernest c. w. Basey, former business
agent of the indianapolis Iron Work
ers' Union, and Edward Clark, former
business agent of the Cincinnati Union
who were brought here after their ar
rest at Cincinnati, We're unable To Cd
tain bail and We're taken to jail. Wheu
clark appealed to Secretary Hockli
of the Iron Workers Association lol
MD. Hockin advised the United states
marshal to inform Clark the lnterna
tional Association could do nothing foi
him and referred him to his loca
KVniil1 he InDOS
sible Cor the International Association
to take on the burden OF suppiylhH
bail for many of the men arrested.
Immediately upon his arrest fresi-
dent RYAN addressed a statement te
union labor men throughout the couh-
try calling upon them to believe II
his innocence and in the innocence OF
his co-defendants. United States Dis
trict Attorney Charles w Miller init
mated. tonight, that the federal grant
| urv which returned the indictmen
might be recalled to resume inVestl-
CATION of the conspiracy
after the defendants are arraignet
| on March II and the trials proceed
| said Mr. Miller, I'VE have reason II
Ianticipate new aspects. Information l!
expected to develop at the trials indl
eating the completely of many mor'
than those indicted now. We do no
assert that we already have all thos
implicated This is, however, be
ginning
The indictment on which all the me
were arrested was made public, tonigh
In charges all the 54 men with consprs
cy to violate the statutes forbiddng TIL
|
trains and details AZ transportation
charged as overt act, and names Orti
+. McManigal, the McNamaras or Hei
bert 5. Hockin in each act, but does ne
| specify the part taken by the other de
PENDANTS.
All of the defendants are named
each of the 81 indictments and, accordin
to District Attorney Miller, sentence
may be imposed for each of the offence
1t is the contention of the governmef
that each of the defendants was guilt
on each of the charges of conspiracy, a
though his active participation may hay
been in only one act of transportation
There are IA indictments charging owe
acts and IA charging unconsummate
acts of conspiracy. Another indictmeI
| OF % CutlHlS tieti tta al tAie uSAciiuoii'o
being principals in the transportation
nitro-glycerine.
A further indictment of 81 coun
charges McMangal and ], B. McNamal
with physical transportation of nitr
glycerine and all the other defendan
with abetting them. The two other r
naming indictments with 16 counts eat
charge all the defendants with beir
principals in the transportation of dyn
mite and with having aided McManig
and ]. B. Mcnamara.