Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-13
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES poofs
DostE ROUNDUP or ALLGogn
pvsAAsirERs.
SUDDEN pisApPEARAssoE
OF oGvERAL sunAalogn
District Attorney Refuses - osvNl0o
Reason For pestponssment-Aelss
Defendants Reported Missln0 Men
In Many Large Cities Of Country -
d Awsstsd-lahee Leaders csaSoh

Indianapolis. Feb. 1.-THE su6Aoa
disappearance Of some Of the mso -
lieved to have been named - minor
defendants in the dynamite conspiracy
cases were said to have caused dslAx
In the governments plan 70 make e.
rests today. and an annoysncaman1i
seemingly Anal. came from un1esd
States District Attorney c. W. 0killars
Office that the action would 20 ora
until tomorrow.
II don't think there w11l b aAy -.
rests today" said Mr.. Miller. He int1>
mated ~. ~ va. strongly 1S--cs.s.e'' re
arrests would be made tomorrow.
What caused the delay Mr.. 0Cilos
and his assistants refused TO staea.
That all plans for taking IN custody
the defendants. now said TO n0mbos
more than fifty. had been completed end
that 1t was merely question Of sends
ing word by telegraph. was admitted.
It was said certain questions had
arisen and the government had no dis
position to act hastily. These Qua0-
lions were not disposed OF aatiseactor-
lily by noon and 1t was understood ~
plan for simultaneous arrest would -
Many citiss included.
On tho eve Of tho arrest Of tho men
indicted in the dynamite conspiracy
cases It was reported that the number
OF defendants would be hfty-four.
labor leader in Boston. several
each in New York. Cleveland and De-
troit. at least five In Chicago. ono each
in Peoria, st. Louis. Kansas City. Mo-
New Orleans, Philadelphia. Milwaukee,
Hartford. Conn. Buffalo. Cincinatti.
and about flve mon In Indianapolis are
believed to be among those indicted.
Six indictments are said to pertain to
men living In Salt Lake City or west
OF there. &
Many officers In one labor union and
one officer in each OF two other uni0uo
are believed "a be involved. a
Most Under Espionsss.
Most of the defendants, whose names
have been kept secret. but who have
been under federal espionage since tho
indictments we're returned a week ago.
are reported as being within reach.
and, as the capiases for the arrests
have been delivered to United States
marshals in the respective districts. Il
Is believed the arrests OF the men
practically will be effected within . few
hours after word has been sent by
telegraph for the authorities TO act.
Probably number OF the defendants
will be beyond immediate serving OF
the capiases, but the plan Is to take
as many as possible OF them into Gus
tody on the same day.
Union Officials Confer.
Frank NJ. Ryan. president Of the In
ternational Association Of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. at his head
quarters today discussed with his OFT.
cials reports that members OF his union
were included among those indicted.
John T. Butler. o. Buffalo, first vice
president: Herbert s. Hockin, Of De-
troit, second vice president and acting
secretary treasurer. and Fred Sherman.
business agent OF the local union IN
Indianapolis. are among those who
have consulted with Mr.. Ryan. Nj
Hockin succeeds ]. ]. Mcnamara. the
convicted dynamiter. as secretary.
treasurer Of the union.