The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-03-21
81 LABOR LEADERS
- = TO BEfARRAIGNED
Speculation As to Whether ANY
Of These Men Will Plead Guilty
or Turn States Evidence
On Their Fellow
Workers.

hfty-one indicted labor leaders are ar
raigned before Judge Albert B. An
derson in the United States District
| Court here the Government will
have consummated che first step
IN It's campaign to bring to justice the
nisher-ups" in the alleged nation
wide dynamite conspiracy. Frank M
/ Ryan, president OF the international
Association OF Bridge and Structural
lronworkers; Herbert s. Hockin, sec
rotary and treasurer, and John T.
Buter, first vice president, are among
the men who will have to choose be-
tween a plea OF guilty" or mot
guilty to the Governments accusa-
/ ton
The labor leaders who will answer
10 dynamite conspiracy indictments
are as follows:
! Frank ID. Ryan. president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Ironworkers.
/ John 7. Butler. of Buffalo, N Y,
, first vice president.
Herbert S. Hockin, of Detroit.
Mich, second vice president and act
ing secretary-treasurer
Richard H. Houlihan, Chicago,
financial secretary Ironworkers Local
c. e. Dowd. Rochester n. Y. for
mer national organizer. International
Machinists Union.
Henry w. Legleitner. Denver, for
mer member executive board of Pitts
! burg, now president Denver Ironwork-
ers Union No. "a.
John II. Barry, St Louis, formerly
member executive board
NJ J. Young, Boston. member of
lronworkers' Executive Board.
William K. Benson, Detroit, presi-
dent Detroit Federation of Labor.
Eugene A. Clancy, San Francisco.
formerly member Ironworkers' Exc
cutiye Board, and already indicted in
California.
John J. McCray, formerly member
Ironw orkers' Executive Board.
Frank G. Webb, of New York for
merly member OF the Executive Com
mittee of the International Associa-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Patrick F. Farrell, Of New York.
formerly member Of the same COM
mittee.
Daniel ]. Brophy. one-time national
delegate Of ironworkers from Brook
/ Ign. n. Y.
Michael J. Cunnane, Philadelphia.
business agent local union.
James Cooney, Chicago, business
agent local union.
William z. Redin, Milwaukee, Wis.
business agent local union.
Paul J. NORM. st. Louis business
agent, local union
| Peter J. Smith. Cleveland. business
{ agent local union.
William ]. Mccain, Kansas City
Mo-, business agent local union.
Michael J. Harmon, Scranton. P.
| formerly business agent local union:
| now agent Scranton Central Labor
Union.
John r. Carroll, iron worker. SYRIA
cuse. N. Y.
Edward f. Phillips, Syracuse. n.
Y, secretary treasurer local union.
Fred Sherman, indianapolis, bust
ness agent local union.
Ernest G. W. Basey, Cincinnati, for
mer business agent Indianapolis local
union
James E. Ray. Peorio. Ill. president
local union.
Edward Clark. Cincinnati. formerly
delegate.
Daniel Buckley. Davenport. Iowa.
business agent.
Albert Brown, Kansas City. Mo.
business agent.
Edward Smythe. Peoria. ILL.,. bust
ness agent.
Andrew J. Kavanaugh. Springfield.
Ill.
Murray J. Pennen, Springfield, ILL.,.
financial secretary. local union.
Wis.
George Anderson, Cleveland, IRON
worker, known as "Nipper."
William Schoupe. Chicago. iron
worker.
James COughlin. Chicago. iron
worker.
Charles wachtmeister. Detroit. bus
mess agent.
Fred Mooney ironworker. Duluth.
MINI.
Frank J. Murphy. Detroit, former
~ business agent.
Sturgeon p. Meadows, Indianapo-
, lis business agent, District Council IN
ternational Brotherhood Carpenters
and Joiners.
Hiram Cline. Muncie, Ind.
p c. Cooley, New Orleans.
Charles n. Beum. Minneapolis.
MINI.
William Bernhard Cincinnati.
Frank J. Higgins. Boston.
Frank X. Painter. Omaha, Neb..
business agent local Ironworkers'
j. W. Irwin. Peoria, Ill. formerly
official local Ironworkers' Union.
Patrick Ryan, Chicago ironworker.
Milton II. Davis, Philadelphia, for
merly member of Ironworkers' Exc
cutive Board.
J. f. Munsey. Salt Lake City, bust
ness agent local IrOnworkers' Union
(also indicted in California;; true
name given in indictment as Jack
Bright"
Olaf A. Tvietmore, San Francisco.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS State and local
Building Trades Council (also indict-
ed in California;.
The Mcnamara brothers and Ortie
/ +. MECHANICAL, who turned States
evidence against them in California
are also under indictment at Indian
apolis, but will not be arraigned.
Transportation OF dynamite in vio-
| lation OF the interstate traffic laws
| forms the technical charge against
the indicted labor leaders, each in
dictment containing 12S separate
counts, and the maximum penalty
possible under a conviction for any
one OF the offenses varies from eigh-
teen months or two years.
| Interest in the case is at fever heat.
land everywhere in Indianapolis can
be heard gossip of the possibilities