Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-01-02
LABOR LEADERS
ARRA|GNED
They Are Given Until jan
uary Twelfth to Enter
Their Pleas
BURNS BUSY At indianapolis
Indictments Of Men Higher Up
Expected End of This
Week.

/ J Burns arrived here today to testify
before the Federal grand jury in what
is considered to be the hnal lap in the
! government investigation of the al
| legged nationwide dynamiting conspi-
racy. Tonight Mr.. Burns expects to
| confer with United States District At
torney Charles w. Miller, oscar Law
ler, special government prosecutor in
/ Southern California, and District At
torney John D. Fredericks of Los An
geles county California, and the lat
ter two being due to arrive here from
the Coast during the day.
McManioai Leaves Los Angeles.
The announcement of Ortie E. Nc
Manigal's departure from Los Ange-
les for this city completes the gather
| ing of the governments forces in
building up it's case against the al
legged conspirators.
Rewards Total $4,000.
/ Mr.. Burns declared he would not
be surprised ii by the end of the week,
mass of indictments would be re-
turned. While information as to the
great majority of the persons against
whom the investigation is aimed is
already in possession of the authori-
ties. an army OF detectives still were
at work in tracing the movements and
activities of big labor leaders in the
last two Asked as to the re-
wards which were offered in Califor-
mia for the arrest and conviction OF
persons perpetrating the Los Angeles
Times disaster Mr. Burns expressed
| the belief that he would collect up
wards of $4,000. This sum, he adj
ded, however, he intended to divide
among the many assistants who help
ed him run down the McNamaras.
investigation at Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. with
the New Year holiday past, the Fed
eral grand jury resumed today inves-
tigation of the alleged dynamite con-
splracy.
] Olaf A. Tveitmoe, anton Johannsen,
and j. E Munsey, three of the labor
/ leaders indicted Saturday, were sche-
| duled IN court for arraign
ment ,in:y to enter pleas, but
the lattGs .cedure was certain. Their
attorney, Job Hartman, declared him
self reluctant to make public his pro
bable action.
/ That the legal counsel to aid Harri-
man in the defense of the labor lead
ers might be named today in connec-
ton with the mems arraignment was
a possibility. 1t was reported that
Clarence S. Darrow, and LeCompte
Davis, both of whom defended the Nc.
Namara Brothers, would take part in
the present case.
/ Several witnesses We're waiting to
appear before the grand jury today
What effect the sudden departure for
Indianapolis last night of Ortie E
/ McManigal, confessed accomplice OF
the McNamaras, would have upon the
grand jurys investigation here was
problematical.
| Labor Leaders Arraigned.
Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 2-Ola
Tveitmoe, Anton Johannsen and J. E
Munsey, the labor leaders indicted b!
the federal grand jury last Saturday
we're arraigned in the U. S. distric
court today and obtained a delay un
til January IL before entering thei
pleas.
i Button Workers Leader Arrested.
/ Muscatine, Ia, Jan. 20. C. VIII
son, business agent for the Buttol
Workers union, was arrested here to
day on indictments returned by thu
grand jury Saturday.
i Four Indictments Returned.
Muscatine, Ia, Jan. -Four indict
ments have. been returned against tn.
!, leader of the button workers strike
who also is the Socialist member o
the city council. He is charged will
having maliciously injured buildings
Wilson was arraigned today and hi
preliminary hearing set for Friday
His bond was fixed at $4,000, in de
fault of which he was locked UP.
Labor Leaders Play Of Delay.
Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 9TH,
men announced they had retained at
torneys Job Hartman and LeCompt'
: Davis Hartman said that his clients
wished to go to San Francisco to con
fer with fellow officials of organized
: labor before entering their pleas ant
asked for ten days delay. Distric
: Attorney A. | Mccormick, represent
: ing the government offered no objec
ton and Judge Wellborn set Friday
January 12 as the day the three labo
leaders must again appear in court
Both Hartman and Davis said
had not been decided whether the dc
, fense would interpose a demurre
When asked whether Clarence S. Dal
row would be also included with tn
defense, Davis declined to answer.
!, Indictments Made Public.
Los Angeles, Calf, Jan. 1.-THE In
dictment against the labor leader
was made public Immediately afte
their arraignment. It contained fou
!, counts, all relating to general a
legged conspiracy charging that the
had conspired to ship explosives fror
Indianapolis and also from othe
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