The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-02-22

Chicago.-At a given signal the long
arm Of the United States government
reached out and closed the net which
for months q federal grand jury in In
dianapolis, Ind, has been laying for
the alleged participants in the dynR'
mite conspiracy.
The general text Of the indictment
reads:
THAT on December /, 1906, said
persons unlawfully, knowingly, willful-
ly and feloniously did then and there
conspire. combine, confederate and
agree together with certain divers
other persons, whose names are un-
known to the grand jurors aforesaid
to commit an offense against the Unit
ed States, to-wit: To transport, carry
and convey explosives, to-wit-dyna-
mite and Observation-Disclosures q
place in one state and places in other
states against the peace and dignity
OF the United States"
List Of Those Arrested.
In Chicago-Richard H. Houlihan,
business agent Chicago local No. l;
William Schoupe, former business
agent Of local No. l.; James Coughlin,
member Of Iron Workers union;
James Cooney, business agent.
In Indianapolis, lnd.-President
Frank M. Ryan of the International
Association Of Bridge and Iron Work
ers' lives in Chicago; Spurgeon P.
Mathews, business agent Of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners; Herbert s. Hockin Of De-
troit, secretary-treasurer Of the Inter
national association and successor to
J. J. Mcnamara in that position; John
T. Butler Of Buffalo, first vice-presi-
dent Of the International association;
Fred Sherman, local business agent
In st. Louis--John Barry, former
business agent Of the iron workers;
Paul Morrin, active in raising the de-
Tense fund for the McNamaras and
business agent of local No. IS.
In Detroit-Charles w. Wachmeis-
ter, former business agent, now IN
contracting business.
In Kansas City-W. Bert Brown. Ia
Dor leader; w. ]. Mccain. business
agent, Mccain was successor to
Brown, the business agent, at the time
the $1.O00,000 Armour, Swift and
Burlington bridge over the Missouri
river was dynamited in August, 1910
In Milwaukee-W. E. Redding, bust
ness agent: Herman G. Sieffert.
In Syracuse, N. Y.-E. E. Phillips.
former secretary of the Iron Workers
union; John Carroll, to whom Phil
lips books were surrendered when
his term of Office expired.
In New York-Frank c. Webb, for.
mer member of the executive board
Of International Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers; Patrick
F. Farrell. said to be former mem
Der Of the executive committee Of tho
International association; Daniel Bro
ply, members Of local No. 35 in Brook
lyn, former member international ex-
ecutive committee.
In ladelphia-Michael J. Gu
name, business agent.
In Cleveland. O.-Peter J. Smith.
former business agent; George ("Nip-
per') Anderson, walking delegate.
In Springfield, Il.-A. ]. Kava-
naugh, iron worker employed by the
Springfield Bridge and Iron company;
M. L. Pennell.
In Duluth. Mlnn.-Fred Mooney,
iron worker.
In Peoria, Ill.-"Ed" Smythe, bust.
ness agent Of the iron workers and
president of the Peoria Building
Trades council; James E. Ray. presi-
dent of Iron Workers union.
In Davenport. Ia.-Daniel Buckley,
business agent, iron workers.
In Scranton, Pan. J. Harmon, for
mer business agent Of the iron work.
ers, now agent Of the Central Labor
union.
In Minneapolis, Minn-Charles M.
Beum, business agent and secretary
Of the Minneapolis Building Trades
council.