Norwich bulletin., 1912-02-07
Forty Arrests
May Be Made
THlRTY-TWo INDICTMENTS IN
DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY.
ALL VOTED IN TEN MINUTES
Report That No Union Officials Out
side of indianapolis Are involved
Arrests TO Be Made This Week.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 6-Union la
Dor officials and agents. said to num-
Der between thirty and forty, whom
the government holds criminally re-
sponsible with the McNamaras and
Ortie E.. AfcManigal for perpetrating
more than 100 explosions which oc-
CURED in cities from Massachusetts
to California in the last six years,
and in which the wrecking of the
Los Angeles Times building was an
incident, were indicted.
Thirty-two Indictments.
Thirty-two indictments were re-
turned. Capiases for arrests have been
issued and all the men indicted are
to be taken in custody on a day Sc
cretly fixed by the government, but
known to be within a week March
II has been set for the arraignment
before Federal Judge A. B. Anderson
in Indianapolis The papers for the
arrests designate the amount of bonds
which the defendants may give in
the federal districts in which they re-
side for their appearance here.
Accused May Number Fsrty.
The amounts of the bonds in the in
dividual cases were not made known
but it was said in the aggregate they
would total 100000. Though the
names of the defendants and their ex-
act number were ordered withheld
pending the arrests it was stated prob
ably more than 80 and possibly 40
men We're accused, inasmuch as more
than one defendant was named in
some of the indictments. Almost all
the men. it was declared, we're either
union officials or men who were charg-
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indianapolis Men Only Involved.
Asked if any men higher up" had
| been indicted, United States District
, Attorney Charles W. Miller refused
to say Intimation came from an
/ other source, however. that no off,
! cials higher than those who had head
! quarters in Indianapolis were involv-
| ed. Frank NJ. Ryan, president Of the
International Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. and
! Herbert S. Hockin, secretary -treasur-
er, when informed Of the indictments,
refused to comment, except to repeat
| their statements that J. J. Mcnamara
! acted on his own responsibility when
| he organized his ''dynamiting crew
| Hooking succeeded Mcnamara as sec
retary- treasurer of the association.
Grand Jury in Session Six Weeks.
With the return of the indictments,
! District Attorney Miller completed an
| inquiry begun last October, and the
! federal grand jury ended six weeks
hearing of testimony. in which it is
said McManisals confession, given
/ before the Jurors verbally in detail
| and involving others, and papers tax
| en- from the headquarters of the iron
workers, had important bearing.
Indictments Voted in Ten Minutes.
These papers were said not only to
nave shown under what circumstan-
ces McAIanigal was induced to start
into the dynamiting business against
topen shop" contractors, beginning in
Detroit in June, 1907, but also to throw
light on the $1,000 month allowed
! Mcnamara for organizing purposes
1t took the grand jury just ten min
utes to vote the indictments. district
| Attorney Miller, after the jury re-
ported, held a conference with Judge
Anderson, at which the issuance OF
| capiases and fixing of bond were ar
ranged.
5000 Sheets to Be Transcribed.
Some delay In forwarding copies oi
the indictments to the federal districts
where the defendants are to be ar
rested would ensue, Mr.. Miller said
because 5000 typewriter sheets haC
to be transcribed. The arrests of mer
within easy reach would not be eff.
feeted at once, he said. because By
demanding copy of his indictment
on arrest a defendant could revea
the names of others
] All the arrests are 10 bs made OF