The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-10-10
SEEK TELEGRAMS
 SENT M 'MAN|GAL First Witnesses Testify in
 Dynamite Cases ORIGINALS ARE GONE Examines Telegraph Managers to Procure original.--Dessroyed
 in Ordinary Course
 cf Business

Indianapolis, October 9.-Telegrams signed Ping" alleged to have been an alias of Herbert S. Hockin and sent to Ortie D. McManigal directing him where to drop" dynamite bombs on his trips about the country were sought by the government through the examination of the first witness called in the trial of the accused edynamiter piotters' today.
 Managers of telegraph offices in Buff falo. Detroit, Toledo, Chicago, Cincinnati, Indianapolis. Evansville. Ind, and Salt Lake City testified. With one exception they asserted that the originals of tele- efing a period as far back as 1908 have been destroyed in the ordinary course of business.
 Has Messages as Received
 The government asserted it has posses siah of the telegrams as received and it called the witnesses to show the reason why the original messages as sent cannot be produced. It was during this period that McMangal and the McNamaras formed the flying sq,iadron of dynami- ters," the government charges, aften send ing McManigal out alone and equipped with suitcase filled with explosives to await orders by telegraph as to what he should blow up.
 When James w. Noel, one of the coun- sel for the government. asked why the teiegrams were not produced Senator J. w. Kern, counsel for the defendants. asked the witnesses, You don't know that any such telegrams ever existed, do your" The witnesses replied they could not remember individual messages.
 The teegrams, Noel said often were sent by Hockin. now acting secretary treasurer of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, and at present on trial. to McManigal's home in Chicago.
 Knight Has Telegram
 H. A. Knight, manager or a telegraph office at Salt Lake City. was the first witness to- produce a telegram. The tele- gram was dated october 10. 1910, and was purported to have been signed by J. D. Munsey, known as Jack Bright one of the defendants According to the govern ments charges, J. B. McNamara, after blowing up the Los Angeles Times build ing on October 1. 1910. hid for two weeks in places designted by Munsey. J. J. McNafHdTd, tHtn secittdfy oi tue lTDfl workers headquarters in Indianapolis. was anxious about his brother after the Los Angeles explosion.
 The telegram as identified by Knight and by Mrs. Charles Mccarthy, who was the counter clerk at Salt Lake City, was as follows:
 "J. J. McNamara. Indianapolis.
 'Everything is O. K, Glad c. is com ing. Patient Is out of danger and will get well. He is improving. right along. You can depend on me to handle mat ters carefully. Will wire you if there is any change. J. E. MUNSEY,
 ''225 Southwest Temple street"
 It would be shown, government said, that "C.' referred to was Eugene A. Clancy, San Francisco. on trial here, who had been in Boston when the Times dis aster occurred and who was about 10 start O na fishing trip with Michael s. Young. Boston, also defendant but news of loss of life at Los Angeles in- ducad Clancy to change his mind and after sending telegram to San Francisco he decided to hurry west.
 Examination of telegraph managers had not been concluded when court adjourned until tomorrow.