Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-02-17
nation VIDE ROUNDUP
Of LABOR LEADERS
Warrents in Many Cties--More Than a Score
Are Arrested Following Disclosures in
the Mcnamara Case

Philadelphia. Feb. 15.--By what
vaid to be the most sweeping federa
action of its kind ever taken. the Uni.-
ed States government within few
hours arrested a majority of the fifty
four men indicted for alleged COM
plicity in dynamite conspiracy spread
widecast over the country for six
years.
Among them was Michael ]. Cum
name, business agent for the Ironwork-
ers' union in Philadelphia, who was
placed under $4,000 bail by United
States Commissioners Craig to appear
March IL in court in Indianapolis.
All the men arrested are under in
dictment by the federal grand jury in
Indianapolis, which has been investi-
eating the evidence laid before it by
government agents and by operatives
of the Burns detective agency.
In all, 1t Is said, there will be fifty
four arrests Among the men taken
are Frank M. Ryan. national president
of the organization, with Offices in
indianapolis; John T. Butler, Of Buff
S. Hockin, of Detroit, second vice
president. and since the conviction Of
the Mcnamara brothers in Los An
geles, secretary-treasurer of the union
In Indianapolis. Ryan and Hockin
were held in $4,000 bail each and the
others in $4,000 bail.
No indictments will be served on
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Federation Of Labor. but the state
ment was made that it Is not unlikely
some of these officers may be sub
poenaed as witnesses when the gov
eminent calls the cases to trial.
The first of the arrests was that of
Clarence e. Dowd, In Rochester, N Y.
All the men indicted are alleged to
have taken part in the conspiracy in
which John j. Mcnamara, James B.
Mcnamara and Ortie McManigal were
the leading figures, either by active
participation or by aiding these men
TO transport quantities Of dynamite and
other explosives from one city to an
other on railroad trains, In violation of
q federal statute.
headquarters of the Machinists' I'M
ion at 1911 Arch street. Philadelphia,
by Deputy United States Marshal Pc
ter d. Helms and Frank L. Garberino,
agent for the United States depart
ment of justice in Philadelphia.
Another warrant was received by
the authorities In Philadeluhia for a
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executive board of the Ironworkers'
union. who was last heard of as being
in Philadelphia. The federal officers
said that the man had been located In
a city in another state, and that he
probably would be arrested there.
Names of Men Arrested.
The list of men arrested in other
cities follows:
Frank M. Ryan, president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Ironworkers, at Indianapo-
Ais. Ind.
John t. Butler, first vice president
OF the International Ironworkers, at
Indianapolis, Ind
Herbert S. Hockin, second vice pres
ident of the International Ironworkers,
and who succeeded ]. j. Mcnamara as
acting secre .ary-treasurer of the I'M
ion, at Indianapolis, Ind.
Michael J. Young, member of the
executive board. at Boston, Mass
Frank G. Webb, former member of
thine executive committee of the In
ternational Ironworkers, at New York
Henry w. Legleitner, member of the |
executive board of the international |
Union OF Bridge aud Structural Iron
workers. at Denver. Colo
Daniel j. Brophy. former member of |
the national executive board, at New |
York.
Richard III. Houlihan, financial sec
rotary OF the Chicago Bridge Workers
local, at Chicago.
Charles e, Dowd, business agent of
the Machinists' union, at Rochester,
N. Y.
Charles w. Wachmeistein, iron.
worker. at Detroit, Mich.
Frank j. Murphy, ironworker, at De
troit. Mich.
e. E. Phillips. former secretary of
the Bridge and Structural Ironwork-
ers' union. at Syracuse, Ny.
Edward Clark, former walking dele
gate of the international Association
Of Structural Bridge and Ironworkers'
union. at Cincinnati, O..
Ernest G w Basey, former business