St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-02-17

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tioanl association to take the bur-
! den of supplying bail for many of the
men arrested.
Immediately upon his arrest Pres
ident Ryan issued a statement to
union labor men throughout the
country, calling upon them to be-
lieve in his innocence and in the in
nocence Of his co-defendants.
United States District Attorney
Chas. w. Miller intimated tonight
that the Federal grand jury which
returned the indictments might be
recalled to resume investigation OF
the conspiracy.
After the defendants are arraign-
ed on March IL and the trials pro-
ceed,' said Mr.. Miller, I'VE have rea-
son to anticipate new aspects. In
formation is expected to develop at
the trials indicating the completely
of many more than those indicated
now. We do not assert that we
have all those implicated
ACCUSES FORTY-FOUR MEN.
The information upon which all
the men we're arrested was made pub
lie tonight. It charges that all the
fifty-four men with conspiracy to vio-
late the statutes forbidding the car
rying of explosives on passenger
trains, details forty-seven transpor-
tations charged as overt acts; and
names Ortie E. McManigal, stheMc-
Namaras, or Herbert s. H0ckin, in
each act but does not specify the
part taken by the other defendants.
All defendants are named in each
of the thirty-two indictments and,
according to District Attorney Miller,
sentences may be imposed for each
of the offenses. It is the contention
Of the government that each Of the
defendants was guilty in each Of the
conspiracy charges, although his &C.
tive participation may have been in
one transportation only.
There are fourteen indictments
charging unconsummated acts of con-
spiracy. Another indictment of
thirty-four counts charges all the de-
PENDANTS as being principals in the
transportation of nitroglycerine.
A further indictmene of thirty
four counts charges McManigal and
J. B. McNamara with physical trans
portation Of nitroglycerine, and all
the other defendants with abetting.
Two other remaining indictments,
with sixteen counts each, charge all
the defendants with being principals
in the transportation of dynamite
and with having aided Mechanical
and J. B. Mcnamara.
HAVE MANY COT1NTS
Altogether the indictments con-
tain 1913 counts against each OF the
defendants and the penalty for any
one of the offenses varies from
eighteen months to two years.
Sixty-five of The explosions consid-
cred in the indictments were on work
OF members of the National Erectors'
Association, an organization of "open
shop employers" and thirty-one ex-
plosions or attempts were. on work
OF contractors who were not MEM
bers Of the Erectors' Association.
Michael j. Young of Boston is the
only one of the indicted members of
The National Executive Board Of the
ron Workers Association not arrest
I'd tonight. Young is alleged to
have assisted McManigal in explo-
'ions at Springfield, Mass, according
o the latter's confession. II met
Young in Boston, and we went. to
Springfield together" said McMani-
gal. u. ]. McNamara- had told me
o go to Boston and get in touch with !,
Dung. He said he did not know
whether Young wanted me to meet
superintendent or to do job, but
lie said / was to go prepared to do
JOB and not meet anybody, mean
ng l wasn't to do any smuggling.
when arrived in Boston. Young
aid: I want you to 60 down there
md look over the municipal build-l
ng. ! said: I don't think we can
10 much with the tower The foun-
lation was thirty feet deep in con-
rete. He said: Well, put her in |!
here anyway placed the shot |
nd It went of about 2 O'Clock in |
he next morning."