The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1912-02-22
CORRESPONDENCE
IS MADE public
Government Says Dynamite Con-
spiracy Was Conducted With the
Aid of 0fIicials-40,000 Letters
ters Form Basis OF Charge.

indianapolis, Feb. t6.--New dis
closures from the dynamite con-
spiracy cases through 10000 letters
and kilograms quoted in the indict-
ments as duplicating practically all
of the officials of the International
Association Of Bridge and Structur-
al Iron Workers, will be the basis,
il is declared today, upon which the
government will endeavor to con-
vice the 50 defendants charg-
ed with committing or abetting in
almost one hundred explosions.
The correspondence contained in
one of the 80 indictments and en-
bracine what are termed "uncon-
summated acts Of conspiracy" is
held as showing that a vast plot,
known and furthered by Frank NJ.
Ryan, president of the iron
workers, members of his executive
board and many business agents,
was carried on for six years to de-
stroy the property of steel ard iron
contractors who employed nom
union labor.
1t charges all the defendants
with being equally guilty as abet-
tors. II also purports TO reveal evil
dence that "jobs" became the ac-
lcepted term to be sent through the
mail TO designate some place that
was to be blown up and that grad
lually the officials of local unions
began to call on the international
headquarters in Indianapolis to as
sist by dynamite and nitroglycerin
| in increasing the expense of open
shop" contractors. Ortie +. Me-
Manigal, Herbert S. Hockin, second
vice-president, and James B. McNa-
mara became, it is charged, an or
ganized "dynamting crew"
Letters are included to show reg
ular fees were paid to McManigal
and that the cost of doing local
Jobs" frequently was discussed in
letters.
Principal allegations in the in
dictment, which is one Of the 80,
are:
From San Francisco in January,
1908, Ryan wrote to ]. j. Mcnamara
in indianapolis that he had looked
over job in Clinton, Ia, and de-
scribed a bridge there that was
later blown up.
That Edward Clark, at Cincinnati,
in February, 1908, wrote to McNa-
mara, saying lit would be a fool
fish thing for me to buy any ex-
plosives here where | am well
known. / have sized up the whole
LOB here and know that it can be
done. If this sounds good to you
let me hear right away
That Webb wrote to Mcnamara
from New York, telling about jobs
THAT were to be blown up in Bos-
Iton in 1909, and of his having talked
Ito Michael j. Young about these
Iiobs saying:
Mike wants to see your friend
(meaning McManigal) that was IN
1.-THE east once before. Can you gel
lhim to come here and do a job for
Ime? Mike will furnish the flnanc-
les.n
That Mcnamara wrote to Webb
in answer that the Boston and New
York jobs were being considered.
That Webb wrote to McNamara
again. taking the new opera house
lin Boston, telling where derrick
could be blown up and when the
lguards were on and off duty.
That Mcnamara in 1909 wrote let
tiers to powder companies negotiat-
ling for explosives, the negotiations
being similar to those which re-
suited in the blowing up Of the
Los Angeles Times building.
That Mcnamara wrote to p. j.
Morrin, ST. Louis, in March, 1910.
about jobs that were later blown up
there.
That Charles Beum, at Minneap-
oils, in April, 1910 wrote McNa-
mara that he had taken photo
graphs Of non-union jobs that were
| in course of construction, and
would send them to him.
That Ryan, from New York,
wrote to Mcnamara in April, 1910,
as:
'In regard to the McClintock-
Marshall jobs, let Legleitner attend
to the jobs in his district; let But
Ter attend to the jobs at Buffalo and
Rochester, let Hockin arrange for
1.-THE Cleveland and Detroit and Gin
lcinnati jobs. Morrin can attend TO
Mount Vernon. Webb is now at
South Bethlehem. VIII also send
him to Worcester, Mass, and Da-
NEWPORT, Ia. Peoria can be handled
by Hockin. Chicago is at work on
the jobs there. Let Cooley work on
a bunch at Chalmette. ! will take
lup the job at Jersey City with
some one in is. This should be
started at once"
Then in response Mcnamara
wrote to Ryan two days later.
Il am writing Legleitner, Butler
and Hockin about the work of the
MeClintock- Marshal Company. /
have already written Cooley about
the work Of the above-named con-
Germ at Chalmotte."
Then Ryan wrote from New York
&c Mcnamara in April, 1910, in re-
gard to dynamiting for the benefit
Of a local union at Peoria Ill.,. as
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