The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-02-23
United States Marshals at
Work in Various Cities.
Fhirty-EigF1t. Labor Leaders in All Are
Gathered In on Charge Of Con-
nection with Mcnamara
Dynamiting Cases.


The number indicted is ffty-four,
and of this number thirty-eight have
been arrested. Two others have been
missing for some time and seventeen
who were known to be in their places
of residence a day or two ago are not
yet in custody All the indictments
grew out of the confessions of Ortie
Mechanical and of the McNamaras.
The following additional names of
men indicted are given out:
William K Benson, Detroit, head OF
the Detroit Building Trades council.
Frank K. Painter, Omaha, Neb.,
business agent local union.
John J. McCray, former business
agent Wheeling, W. Va, local iron
workers and international organizer.
Milton H Davis, said to be of Phil
adelphia.
William Bernhardt, said to be of
Cincinnati.
Frank j. Higgins, Hartford, Conn,
former business agent of the Boston
union.
Hiram Kline, indianapolis, organi-
ger of the International Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners.
Following are the names of the men
now under arrest:
In Chicago-Richard H. Houlihan,
financial secretary of the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers union; James
Cooney, Chicago business agent iron
workers union; James Coughlin, Will
lam Shoupe and another member of
the local
In anapolis-Frank M. Ryan Of
Chicago, president of the information
al Association of Bridge and Structur-
al Iron Workers. Sturgeon p Mea-
dows, business agent of the district
council of the International brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners; Her.
bert S. Hockin OF Detroit, second vice
president and secretary-treasurer of
the ironworkers' union. Hockin is the
successor of John J. Mcnamara in
the last named position; John L. But
Ter of Buffalo, first vice president of
the ironworkers' union; Fred Sher-
man, business agent of the Indiana
polls local of the ironworkers' union.
In Cincinnati, O.-Ernest G.. w.
Basey, former business agent of the
International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. Edward
Clark, former assistant business agent
of the same union.
In Cleveland-Peter J. Smith, for
merly a business agent Of the Inter-
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers; George
('Nipper") Anderson, said to have
been a walking delegate of the iron
workers.
In Detroit, Mich. = Charles w.
Wachmeistern, member of the iron
workers union; Frank J. Murphy, also
a member of the union.
In Philadelphia-Mic J. Cunane,
business agent of the ironworkers'
union in Philadelphia.
In Denver, Col-Henry w. Legleit-
ner, member executive board interna-
ton association.
In Scranton, PAN. J. Harmon,
formal local business agent of the
structural iron workers, now agent
for the Central Labor union.
In st. Louis-John Barry, former
walking delegate of the ironworkers'
union; Paul Morrin, labor man who
was active in raising a defense fund
for the NcNamaras.
In Springfield, Ill.-Andrew J. Kav-
anaugh, former president structural
ironworkers' union; Murray L.. PEN
nell, official of structural ironworkers'
union.
In Davenport, Ia.-Daniel Buckley,
business agent of the ironworkers'
union
In Milwaukee, Wis.-W. E. Redding,
Herman G. Seiffert.
In Duluth, Minn.-Fred Mooney,
connected with the structural iron
workers union.
In Kansas City, Mo. - w. Bert
Brown, union labor leader; Henry w
Legleitner, former member OF the ex-
ecutive board of the International AS
ISOLATION of Bridge and Structural
Ironworkers; w. J. Meath, business
agent of the International Bridge and
Structural Ironworkers
In New York City-Frank G.. Webb
former meraoer of executive board of
ironworkers' union; Patrick Farrell
supposed to be member of the same
union; Daniel Brophy, a Brooklyn
leader in the ironworkers' union.
In Syracuse, n. Y.-E. E. Phillips,
former secretary Of the Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers union; John
Carroll, to whom Phillips books were
turned over when he ceased to act as
secretary.
In Cincinnati, O.-Ernest G. W
Basey, forn<er business agent of Inter
national Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. Baseys
home is in Indianapolis, where he was
connected with Local No. % of the iron
workers; Edward Clark, former as
sistant business agent of the same
union.
In Rochester, N. Y.-Clarence E.
Dowd, organizer of the International