The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-02-15
FlFTY-FOUR ARE
UNDER ARREST
Roundup Of Men Charged
With Dynamiting.
NABBED In MANY CITIES

Majority Of Those Taken Into Custody
Are Officials or Former Officials Of
the international Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
Indianapolis, Feb. 15.-By what was
said to be the most sweeping federal
action of it's kind ever taken the Unit
ed States government within a few
hours arrested majority of the fifty
four indicted for alleged completely in
Q dynamite conspiracy, the scope of
which was nationwide and continued
for period of six years.
At the head of those arrested was
Frank M. Ryan, president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. Many other
officers. including Herbert s. Hockin,
second vice president and successor to
J. j. Mcnamara, the convicted dyna-
miter, as secretary treasurer of the
union, were arrested with Ryan in
Indianapolis.
Reports from all over the country
showed that seven executive board
members and half dozen more men,
bers, were taken into custody.
These officials and their co-defend-
ants are charged with violating the
federal statutes regulating interstate
shipment of explosives in connection
with the activities of the Mcnamara
and McManigal "dynamiting crews"
who carried dynamite and nitrogly
cerin about the country and on pas
senger trains.
Charged With Conspiracy.
All the defendants also are charged
with conspiring to further the series
OF 100 explosions directed against
iron and steel contractors and employ
srs of nonunion labor.
The explosions caused the destruc-
tion of bridges, viaducts and buildings.
The wrecking of the Los Angeles
Times building, with resultant loss
OF twenty nine lives, was an incident
of the series.
The most important move by the
defendants on their arrest was to pro-
cure bond for their appearance March
IL. In some instances the bond was
fixed at $4,000 and in the aggregate
the bonds required, 1t was said, would
exceed 100000.
In the indictments 1t is held that
the Mcnamara brothers and McMani-
gal were merely the agents of vast
conspiracy and that their work In
blowing up structures, including the
Los Angeles Times, in October, 1910,
had been carried on for years at the
behest of their superior officers. and
at the solicitation of officials of local
unions.
Among the more important officials
arrested were the following:
Head Officials Included.
Frank M. Ryan, president Interna-
tional Association of Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers; lives in Chicago,
headquarters in indianapolis.
John T. Butler, Buffalo. N. Y, first
vice president
Herbert s. Hockin, Detroit, Mich,
second vice president and secretary
treasurer.
Michael ]. Young, Boston, Mass,
member executive board and presi-
dent Boston Local Union No. 7.
Richard H. Houlihan. Chicago. finan-
cial secretary Iron Workers Local
Union No. 1.
G. Il. Dowd, Rochester, N. Y, for
usr national organizer International
Machinists' union.
Frank C. Webb, New York, former
member of National iron Workers
executive board.
Henry w. Legleitner, Denver, for
mer member executive board; former
~ OF Pittsburg, Pa, now president Of
Denver Iron Workers Union No. "a.
John H. Barry, st. Louis, former
member OF executive board.
Daniel j. Brophy, New York. former
member executive board.
Michael Cunnane. Philadelphia. bust
ness agent local union.
James COOney, chicago, business
agent local union.
William f. Reddin. Milwaukee, Wis,
business agent local union.
Paul j. Morrin, st. Louis, business
agent local union.
Peter ]. Smith, Cleveland, business
agent local union.
William j. Mccain. Kansas City,
No., business agent local union.
Two Minnesotans involved.
81. Paul, Feb. 1.-two Minneso-
Aana ara among the dynamite susnActs