The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-07


 pearance here The amounts of the bonds In the individual cases were not mado known, 1t was said in the aggregate they total s3oO,ooO
 Names of Defendants Withheld
 Although the names of the defendants and the exact number were ordered wth- held pending the arrests, 1t was stated probably more than B and possibly 4J men were accused inasmueh more than one defendant was named in some of the indictments. Almost all the men, it was declared, were either union officials 9r men who were charged with affiliating Nfh the dynamiters.
 ! Asked if any "higehr up' men had been fAdicted United States District Attorney ] MDler refused to say lntlmation came 1 ffhn another source, however, that np 1 officials higher than those who had head- quarters in Indianapolis were involved. Frank Moran, president of the Anier- national Association of Bridge and Struc- tural Iron Workers, and Herbert HocAin. l the secretary treasurer. when informed of the indictments refused to comment, except Co repeat their statements that l. J. McNamara acted on his own responsi- | bnty when he organized the "dynamitins crcW.'
 l Hoekin succeeded McNamara as seere- tary treasurer of the association.
 Began Last October | With thd return the andisimenis lla' trict Attorney Miller completed an in- l uulry begun last october and the iedeiai l grand jury ended six weeks hearing test'- monv in which 1t was said McManigals ] confession given before the jury verbally l in detail involving others and papers taken from the headquarters of the iron | workers had important bearing | Those papers were said not ouly to haVe l shown under what circumstances sa,- | Manfgal was induced 10 start into tho l dynamiting business against "open shop l contractors, beginning in Detroit in June. | 1907. but also to throw light on tho $leVJ a month allowed McNamara for organiz- ing purposes.
 It took the grand jury Just 10 minutes .o vote the indictments. Armed wlth Two bulring suitcases, from which they later cxtrafced the indictments. some Of which | were two or three inches thick the grand fur, filed into Judge Anderson's court | 210 p. m Judge Anderson.
 Indictments Produced
 eye have p indictments.'' responded Herbert NJ Glossbrenner, the foreman, handing the bundles of typevrtten dueh- | mcnts to q clerk.
 "rhe coutt thinks some expression 1f gratitude s due you for your iaithfnl- l ness D said Judge Anderson You VIII not be dismissed at this time as it ls 1 nossjble. lut not probable, you may ba recalled before the end of tho term in May
 some delay in forwarding copies of tho indictments to the federal districts where the defendants are to be arrested would | ia written sheets had 10 be transeripea'
 May Be Made Saturday
 The arrests of men even within eary | reach would not be effected at once he said. because by demanding a copy of his indictment on arrest defendant oculd reveal the names of others. | "It is our plan to facilitate the work or inc agents that are to make the arrests by not making public the names untll all are within hands reeeh,' said MT Miller. | "I must refuse to say anything now as to the positions these men hold. We are highly ~sratined at the result of this widespread inquiry.
 | "The arrests may not be made untll l Saturday O. this week or Monday of next. | There are 2OO0 typewriter pages In tho indictment and copy must accompany the capiases. Two days probably will bs required for the clerical work and ths processes must then be delivered to tho 
 United States marshsls of the various districts iE which they are to be served. All this will require four or five days.
 Walter Drew, counsel for the National Irectors' association, an organization or ,open shop Iron and steel contractors, whose members have suffered from eS- plosions against their property, called a. the district attorneys office.
 "rhis is the continuation of years of effort on the part of the Erectors' associs- ton not only to protect It's members ar loss. but t. clear the labor unions of the criminal element" said Mir. Drew. T have devoted my whole time to pursuit of the dynalnlters since the Erectors as- coclation in tho spring of 1906 cancelled is contracts with the International Assoeia- ton of Bridge and Structural Iron Work CTS. and declared for open shops. "The public does not now realize tho scope of this investigation, but when ths arrests are made and the facts become known, the enorrnity of the government's task will appear. Workingmen and sos ciety in general will be benefited.