Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-16
Dynamite Cases
 Will Be Pushed
PROSECUTION WILL MAKE FfGNT
 AGAINST DELAYS.
48 ARE NOW UNDER ARREST
Six of the Men Indicted Have Net Yet
 Been APprehsnded-Union Has
 Defence Fund of ssoOco in Treasury.

Defence Fund of sso,Ooo in Treasury.
 Indianapolis, Feb. l5.-With the ar raignment of the 5l defendants set fo, March F and 2, probability of trials early in May, it was announced today that the government will use all con sistent speed in prosecuting the dyna- mite conspiracy casss. All efforts by the indicted men. either individually or jointly, to obtain delays will be fought. Federal Judge Albert B. Anderson. who is to near trials, unless special judge takes his place will carry the cases right through the summer
 Six Still UnapPrehsnded.
 Whether the men are to be tried in groups singly or together son the gen eral conspiracy charge will be deter mined after arraignment Reports to the government today showed that AZ of the 54 defendants had been arrested or were in custody. According to Dis triet Attorney Miller the capture of so many defendants practically within 24 hours sets a precedent in federal crirn- inal procedure. The six men still un- apprehended are those the government counted upon as bsing unable to find.
 Union Has Sso,o00 on Hand.
 Herbert $. Hockiu, second vice pres ident of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, who also succeeded J. J. McNamara, the dynamiter. as secretary treasurer, said today the union had on hand about SSo.O0O This is being increased by a special fund of g 900 a month SC cured by assessment on the 13,0o0 members.
 Won't Bear Expenses of All Attorneys. After conferring with Frank M. Ryan. the president. and John T. But l Ter, vice president, each of whom is indicted and out on Si0 900 bond. Hocl1in announced that telegrams had been sent to local unions informing them the international union would not bear the expenses of any attorneye 1 except such as is incurred in Indian | apolis Almost all the indicted men, who are charged with aiding the Nc Namaras and Ortie McAanigRl in causing about 100 explosions against "open shop contractors in the hAs4 six years. are members of the Iron Wort- CTS union.
 At Least Three Excluded.
 At least three defendants, Hiram Cline. end Spufge6fi' P Meadows, h. | tlisnapolis officials of the Internatlonal | CTS, and c. K. Dowd, Rochester, N. Y., ! of the International Machinigts' union, will thus be excluded from the iron workers defense fund. The MoNaZnare 1 brothers now in prison in California, ! and McManigal, in pTteon on his con fession. also indicted here, are of course not considered.
 Conspiracy Recorded on Paper.
 Sensational and specific charges thst the dynamite conspiracy was conduct ed with full knowledge of members Of the executive board of the Information a, Association of Bridge and StIue tural Iron Workers, including Presf- dent Frank NJ Ryan; that the vhoAa conspiracy, extending over years, was recorded on paper; and that Ortie E. McAIanigal. the confessed dynsznfter, was shifted shuttle-like over the coun- try on missions of destruction were made public tonight by District At toTney Charles w. Miller. Mir. Miller announced the contents of an indtct- ment, known asc that covering nm - consummated acts" of the conspiracy, and it is to be the basis Opon which the government intends to conduct its prosecution.
 Conducted Through the Mails.
 The indictment charges Ryan, Her bert s. Hockin of Detroit, Mioh., A. J. Young of Boston, John T. Butler of Buffalo, and Frank c. Webb of New York with conducting the con spiracy through the mails and names all of the 54 defendants as absttOrA. It says that regular system of point ing out non -union steel and iron con struction jobs was carried on and that the executive members not only con tribuied money to buy explosives but assisted in the work which Mc9IaniEai was to do.
 4ocoo Letters and TsIesramG
 The basis of all the charges lies chiefly in 10000 letters and telegran1s taken from the iron workers interna- tional Headquarters. These letters pur- port to be between Ryan, Hockin, Webb and various other officials and business agents. Among the allega.- tions in the indictment which is one of perjury, are: Jobs in Boston,
 That Webb wrote to McHamarh from New York in 1909. telling him about jobs in Boston which were to bs blown up, and of his having talked to Michael J. Young about these jobs. saving: Mike wants to see yvrrr friend (n1eaning NIcManigsD that wUh in the east once before. Can you kSt him to come here to do a job for nSe ? Mike will furnish finances
 That McNamaya wrote to Webb 1r answer that the Boston and New York Jobs were being considered .
 New Opera House MeNiSoRed
 That Webb again wrote to McfSa - mara describing the new opera hot1sa in Boston and telling him whsEe der ricks could be blown up and when the guards were on and off duty. Thai ) in 1909 Mc.Namara wrote letters Co powder companies negotiating for ex plostvee, the negotiations being similar to those which resulted in the Moving up of the Los Angeles Times buiSd- ] ing.
 Webb Booked for WoreSster Job. That Ryan in New York, in Ap~il 1910, wrote to McNamsra as fol2ows: Tn regard to tfIo Clinton Marshall jobs, let LegietTner attend to the t0dU in his diBtrict- Let Butler attend to the 1ohS at Bliffa3o and Rochester. Hooking arrange for the Cleveland and Detroit and Cincinnati jobs, Morriu can attend to Mt Vernon. Webb iE now at South BefAlahGn- WNl aise send him to Worcester. NaSG, Da- venport, la Peoria can bs handled by Hockin. Chicago is at work on the pobs theEe Let Cooley work on a bunch st Chalmetta. I will take uu the job at Jersey City with scEne ons 7 in 4S. This should be started d cRoa. ,