The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-07
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FEDERAL GRAND JURY HANDS DOWN 40 AGAINST OFFICIALS
 OF UNION LABOR
Secret Day Set for Simultaneous Ar. rests but Identity of indicted Men Is Not Made Public--6onds
 Total $3oo,o00.

Indianapolis, Ind. Feb 6.-Union labor officials said to number be- tween 30 and 40, whom the govern meat holds criminally responsible with the McNamaras and Ortie E Me- Alanigal for perpetrating more than 100 explosions which occurred in cit les from Massachusetts to Califor- nia in the last six years and in which the wrecking Of the Los Angeles Times building was an incident were indicted today
 Thirty-two indictments were return ed. Capiases for arrests have been issued and all the men indicted are to be taken in custody on a day se- cretly fixed by the government bnt known to be within week. March 12 has been set for the arraignment before Federal Judge Anderson in Indianapolis The papers for the ar- rests designate the amount of bond which the defendants may give in the federal districts in which they reside for their appearance here The amounts or tne DUHus I'll the indiyidu- al cases were not known. but 1T is said they would total $3OO,OO0
 Although the names of the defenu- ants and their exact number were. ordered withheld pending the arrests, it was stated probably more than S2 and possibly 70 men were accused, inasmuch as more than one defend ant was named in some of the indiet- mentss Almost all the men. it was declared, were either nnicn officials or men who were charged with affili- ating with the dynamiters
 Asked if any men higher up had been indicted. United States District Attorney Miller refused to say; inti- nation from another source, however, that no officials higher than those who had had headquarters in Indian apolis were involved
 Frank Nj. Ryan president of the h. ternational Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, and Herbert Is Hockin, the secretary-treasurer when informed of the indictments. re- fused to comment except to repeat their statements that J. J McNamara acted on his own responsibility when he organized his dynamitag crew" Hocl1in succeeded McNamara as sec retary.reasurer of the association.
 With the return of the indictments District Attorney Miller completed an inquiry begun last October. and the federal grand jury ended six weeks hearing of testimony in which. 1t is said, McManigars confession, given before the jurors verbally in detail and involving others and papers ta- ken from the headquarters of the iron workers, had important bearing
 lt IS our plan to facilitate the work of the agents that are to make the arrests hp-not making public the names until all are within hands reach said Mir Miller.
 T must refuse to say anything now as to. line positions these men hold. We are highly gratified at the result of this widespread inquiry
 "The arrests may not be made un- tii Saturday of this week or Mon day next. There are 5000 typewrit- ten pages in the indictment and copy must accompany the capiases. Two days probably will be required for the clerical work and the pro- cesses must then be delivered to the United States marshals of the yari- ous districts in which they are to be served All this will require four or five days"