The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-12-28
Hockin was probably the most con-
spicuOus in the testimony.

Hockin was probably the most con
spicuous in the testimony.
The story of Hockin. as told, was
As an organizer for the union he in
duced McManigal to do dynamiting
Then he began to hold out" on tn,
pay allowed McManigal for Jobs
This resulted in quarrels. and thu
McNamaras decided to have little tt
Go with him Knowing this, Hockir
went to a contractor in Pittsburs
and betrayed the dynamiters. That
was before the loss of life at Los
Angeles Later HOckin worked fol
Burns, while still remaining as an
official CT the union, and when the
federal grand jury began work in
Indianapolis, Hockin took informa-
tion to the government.
"Hockin paid me $3.50 for the
Boston and Hoboken jobs" said Nc
Manigal. Then it was arranged
should meet ]. B. Mcnamara for the
first time. Hockin had telegraphed
ue to meet him in indianapolis. We
went from there to Muncie, Ind,
where We met ]. B. Hockin made
all arrangements here about getting
rigs, boxes and cans for the nitro
glycerin he was negotiating for. He
had me buy piano box and rent a
house. fill barrels with sawdust and
Put them in the house for STORM 2
the explosive. Hockin paid me for
the rent of the house and arranged
with a well-shooter to get the nitro
glycerin. which We transferred to
the house in Muncie.
In February, 1910, in Chicago. |
received telegram from Hockin to
come to indianapolis. did not go,
but J. B. Mcnamara came to Chi
cagO and told me HOckin had sent
him to explain new invention. J.
r. explained about the alarm clock
arrangement by which We in the fu-
ture were to regulate the time fo.'
exploding bombs. A few days later
ilockin wired me to come to Indian
?polis. where he and and J. ]. Nc
Namara fully went over the clock
scheme. With it went to Mt Yer
non, ILL.,, and pulled off Job on 2
power house, for which Hockin paid
NE 1925"
1t was in the summer Of 1910
hen explosions were frequent that
said his relations with
liorkin were broken off because he
discovered Hockin had been keeping
part OF his pay. About that same
time witnesses said Hockin began
to give information about the dyna-
riters.
President Ryan, of the iron work
'rs' union. and all the other defend
ants were charged with being prin-
ipals to the conspiracy through the
Of letters. Ryan's defense
aas that the McNamaras and those
''ho confessed alone knew that a
'dynamiting campaign" was being
'arried on, and that the executive
'oard members did not know what !
Secretary Mcnamara did with the
1000 monthly appropriated for his
'se without his being required to
i've an accounting.
Beyond doubt the testimony which
attracted keenest interest was that
"hich related to the blowing I'm of
ne Los Angeles Times building
nat a man could deliberately buy
100 pounds Of high explosive wiz,
ne purpose only Of destroying pro-
rty gave unusual zest to that part
t the story.
Unrestricted by the court. the
government went into every avail
bic detail of James B. McNamar,,s
ctivity on the Pacific coast which
'as considered essential tn rho
farges here. The dynamiter's ar
wal in San Francisco, after he left .
IS brothers Office in INDIANAPOLIS IN 1
N.Y. 1910, his accompanying Nc.
lanigal as far as Chicago, his send. .
lg back to McManigal a postcard !
wing him greetings from the far .
est. and saying. The hest =, :
''ends must part" the dynamiter's a