The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-14
PERJURY CHARGED AGAINST CHICAGO MAN IN THE DINA
 MITE CONSPIRACY TRIAL.
JUDGE TAkTS A HAND IN IT
Questions Witness and Then Turns Him over to Marshal-Tom Tag gert is One of the Principal
 Witnesses of the Day.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 13-Jail on charges of perjury for Frederick zeiss, Chicago. a union worker. the testimony of Thomas Taggart, demo cratic national committeeman about an explosion and speeches and re ports in which the Iron Workers In ternational union was accused of ap- proving of defiance of law in it's strike. were developments at the dynamite conspiracy" trial today. Zeiss. the second witness for the defense to be held to the federal grand jury on charges of perjury, was a room mate Of Ortie E. McManigal when McManigal blew up a building in Detroit in June, 1907.
 He is charged with testifying false ly today in an effort to impeach Mc- Maniga;s confession.
 Last winter, the district attorney said Zeiss asserted before federal grand jury McManigal never had con fded to him about explosions. which was in accord with what MeManigal had said. Today Zeiss testified Me Manigal not only eonfded in him, but also offered to split up with him if (Zeiss) would help do the dynamit- ing
 In response to questions by Sena- tor Kern. for the defense, Zeiss said McManigal had told him all about the Detroit job, had invited him to go to Bloomville, Ohio. to procure more dynamite and had said Herbert $. Hoc1in would pay both of them for future jobs His narrative complet. ed Zeiss was passed to the govern ment
 Didn't I ask you before the grand iury last winter. whether you knew about the use of dynamite2" asked District Attorney Miller.
 T don't think you did answered zeiss.
 And didn't you say you did not know anything about any explosion2 No sir l don't remember saying it.
 Wat do you think I took you be fore the grand jury for?"
 T object said Senator Kern.
 Judge Anderson said to the witness Do you say that a few days after the explosion MoManigal told you he had done it?"
 Zeiss hesitated.
 Now" said Judge Anderson, don't get impudent with me. Do you know where you are? If you don't, I'll give you an object lesson. Answer thai question"
 ecertainlv McManigaI told me"
 Did you tell any officer of the law about it?"
 NO sir"
 You concealed it2'
 Yes sir
 The marshal will take this indiyio ual into custody. l will deal witl him presently" said Judge Anderson who later held Zeiss to the grand lu19 and fixed his bond at $2,000, in de fault of which the prisoner was tax en to jail
 Several days ago Wm. H. Qulgley Detroit, union carpenter, anothe witness for the defense, was held U the grand jury charged with perlui! after a handwriting expert had sait Quigly had written letter whlcl Quigly said was a forgery.
 Mr Taggarts appearance was as witness for the defense He sald taa ten days before an explosion on building in course of construction a French Lick Ind, on March 20, l9ll Fred sherman, a union business ageh who is a defendant. talked with mn about unionizing the job.
 The government repeatedly ODJecl ed to Mir. Taggart's testimony as 'in competent and irrelevant
 Did you konw that any arrange ments were on foot to blow up tn ich?" asked the district attorney
 T knew of npne,' answered MI Taggart
 All you could do was to reques the contractors to unionize t SC a's---