The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-14
MADE
IN many CITES
The McNamaras Were Onlv
Agents in the Conspiracy
Of Destruction

Indianapolis. Feb. 14-By what was
said to be the most sweeping federal
action of Its kind ever taken, the Uni.
o Estates government today within
a few hours arrested a majority Of
the fifty men indicted for allag-
ed completely. the scope of which was
nation wide and continued for six
years.
At the head Of those arrested was
Frank NJ. Ryan. president of the In.
transitional Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. Many 9TH
or officers were arrested with Ryan
IN Indianapolis. Seven Of the execu.
tive board members and half dozen
more members we're taken into Gus.
tody.
The officials and their co-defendants
are charged with violating the federal
statutes regulating the interstate ship.
ment OF explosives In connection with
the activities of the McNamara and
McManigal "dynamiting crew" which
carried dynamite and nitro -giyceriue
about the country on passenger trains.
All the defendants are also charged
with cnnspirtng further in q series Of
100 explosions directed against iron
and steel contractors and the em.
p!oyers of non-union labor.
Among the first arrested was Frank
NJ. Ryan. president of the Information.
al Association of Bridge and Structur.
al Iron workers. He was taken in
Indianapolis, where the organization's
headquarters are located and where J.
j. Mcnamara. the convicted dyna.
miter was arrested last April.
Eleven business agents of the iron.
and several members of the executive
board are among those indicted.
Spurgeon P. Meadows. business
agent of the district council Of the
International Brotherhood of Carpen.
ters and Joiners. was also arrested in
Indiana polls.
c. f. Dowd of the Machinist's Ut ION
is under arrest at Rochester, N Y.
Frank G.. Webb, former member Of
the iron workers executive board. who
was arrested in New York. figures
prominently in Ortie McManigals
confession.
Before night it is expected majori-
ty of the fifty or more. men indicted
Will be apprehended and the govern
ment will reveal all the names of the
men involved. and the extent of the
six years has been carried on against
the open shop" contractors.
Among the early arrests reported
those of Richard II. Houlahan of Chi
caGo, charged with connection in the
explosions in South Chicago and in
assisting McManigal, the confessed
dynamiter.
McManigals Teacher.
E. e. Phillips. former official of the
Iron Workers union. was arrested at
syracuse, N. Y. and Ed. Ward Clark
and Ernest G. ". Basey at Cincinnati.
John T. Butler of Buffalo. N. Y.
nrst vice president, and Herbert S.
Hoskin of Detroit, second vice presi-
dent and acting secretary-treasurer of
the iron workers organization. and
Fred Sherman. were arrested here aft
er Ryan was taken.
McManigal in his confession charg.
ed that Hoskins was the man who
put him in the dynamiting business"
1t is charged Hoskin went to Detroit
in June. 1907. and induced Mechanical
to take up dynamiting.
Ryan and his associates inlmediate-
ly conferred with District Attorney
Miller In reference to bond. 1t is said
the bonds required for all the defend
ants aggregate 100000.
James Cooney, business agent Of the
Chicago local Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers union, and James
Coughlin. member of the same or.
ganization, we're arrested with Houli-
han in Chicago. Houlihan is tho
financial secretary of the same union.
Eugene A. Clancy Of San Fran
Olaf A Tveitmoe of San Francisco and
McManigal. aleady indicted in Cali
fornia and ]. j. and James B. Nc
Namara are now in prison, are again
indicted here.
William Schoupe, formerly business
agent OF local No. I. Chicago Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers union,
was the fourth man on the Chicago
list of arrests.
John Barry. former walking dele.
gate Of the Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers of St. Louis. and Paul
Morrin, who was active in raising de.
Tense fund for the McNamaras, were
arrested in st. Louis. Morris is bust.
ness manager for St Louis local No.
rs. OF the International Bridge and
structural Iron Workers union.
w. Bert Brown. business agent OF
the structural workers organization Of
kansas City in August. 1910, at the
time the million dollar bridge over
the Missouri was dynamited, and w,
J. Mccain. business agent Of the same
union at Kansas City, were arrested
there.
Peter j. Smith. formerly business
agent OF the union at Cleveland and
George Nipper" Anderson. said to
have been a walking delegate of the
iron workers We're arrested at Cleve-
land.
William e. Reddin. business asent
Of the Milwaukee iron workers, and
Herman G. siefert member Of that
union. were arrested in Milwaukee
and arranged to deposit $4,000 bail
bond for their appearance in federal
court at Indianapolis on March -.
Petriok F. Farrell and Daniel
Brophy were arrested in New York
with Webb. Michael J. cuname. bus.
mess agent, Of the iron workers of
PHILADELPHIA. was arrested there.
Henry W. Legleitner. a member of
the executive board of the union. was
arrested at Denver. Legleitner was
formerly Of Pittsburg.
Daniel Buckley. business agent Of
the union at Davenport. Ia. was ar
rested there. NJ. ]. Harmon. former
y business agent, but now agent OF
the central labor union, was arrested
at Scranton. Pa.
Fred Mooney. connected with the
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