Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1912-02-22
CONSPIRACY CHARGED TO
FURTHER 100 EXPLOSIONS
Indictments Charge All Those Taken
With Completely With the McNa.
maras in Plots to Transport ExpIo.
sives in Violation of Federal Laws
President Of international Iron
Workers Union and Members Of
Machlnlsts' and Carpenters Unions
Also ACKNOWLEDGMENT to Be
Arraigned March IL.

indianapolis, Indy what was
said to be the most sweeping fed
eral action of it's kind eve taken, the
United States government, within a
few hours, arrested nearly all of the
"a men indicted for alleged compile
ity in a dynamite conspiracy spread
broadcast over the country for six
years.
At the head of those arrested was
Frank M. Ryan, president of the In.
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. Many other
OFFICERS, including Herbert S. Hockin
second vice-president and successor
as the unions secretary-treasurer to
j. j. Mcnamara, the confessed dyna-
inter, were arrested with Ryan in In.
dianapolis. Reports from all over the
country showed also that five Of the
seven iron workers executive board
members and a half dozen or more
members were taken in custody.
Those indicted and arrested are:
FRANK M. RYAN, Indianapolis. presi-
lent of the international Association Of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
JOHN BARRY, st. Louis, former walk.
ing delegate for Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers Union.
PAUL J. MoRRIN, st. Louis, iron
worker.
RICHARD Fl. HoULIHAN. Chicago
secretary local Structural Iron Workers
union
EDWARD CLARK. Cincinnati. former
walking delegate international Associa-
ton Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
union
ERNEST G. w. BAsEY. Cincinnati
former business agent International Asso-
citation Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers' union.
CLARENCE E. DOWD. Rochester, N
T.. formerly organizer International As
ISOLATION of Machinists.
Il. e. Syracuse, N. Y. for
mer secretary Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers union.
JOHN CARROLL. Syracuse, N. Y, who
succeeded Phillips as secretary.
CHARLES W, WACHMESTEIN, De-
FRANK ]. MURPHY. Detroit, iron
worker.
sPURGEoN p. MEADOWS. %Indianapo.
lis, business agent International Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners.
w. BERT BROWN, Kansas City, unior
labor official.
w. f. REDDIN. Milwaukee.
HERMAN G, SEFFERT, Milwaukee.
FRANK C. WEBB, New York. former
member executive board Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers
PATRICK F. FARRELL. New York.
DANIEL BROPHY, Brooklyn.
MICHAEL ]. CUNAME, Philadelphia,
business agent Iron Workers.
JAMES COMFY, Chicago, former bust
ness agent Iron Workers.
WILLIAM SCHOUPE. Chicago, former
business agent Iron Workers.
JAMES C0uGHLlN, Chicago.
HENRY w. LEGLEITNER, Denver. ex-
ecutive board Iron Workers.
M. J. HANEON, Scranton, Pa, business
agent Iron Workers.
DANIEL BUCKLEY, Davenport, Ia,
business agent Iron Workers.
FRANK MOONEY, Duluth. iron worker
A. ]. KAVANAUGH, Springfield, Ill.
JOHN T. BUTLER, Buffalo, first vice
president Iron Workers.
FRED SHERMAN. Indianapolis, bust.
ness agent Iron Workers.
EUGENE A. CLANCY, San Francisco
Iron Workers official.
J. r. MUNSEY, Salt Lake City, Iror
Workers official.
OLAF a. TVIETMOE, San Francisco
Iron Workers official.
ORTIE L. 4McMANIGAL.
JOHN j. MCNAMARA.
JAMES B. MCNAMARA.
w. J. CAIN, Kansas City, business
agent Iron Workers.
GEORGE C'NIPPER") ANDERSON
Cleveland, walking delegate Iron Workers
PETER ]. SMITH, Cleveland, formerly
business agent Iron Workers.
RED" SMYTH, Peoria, ILL.,, bushes.
agent Iron Workers.
JAMES e. RAY, Peoria. Ill.
MICHAEL j. YOUNG, Boston.
HERBERT s. HOCKIN, Indianapolis
secretary of International Bridge ant
Structural Iron Workers union.
JOHN P. BUTLER, Buffalo, N. ", frs
vice president international Bridge ant
Structural Iron Workers.
WILLIAM BERNHARDT, Dayton, o.