The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-03-16
LABOR LEADERS ARE
ARRAIGNED IN COURT
Federal Judge Anderson Over
rules Motion TO Quash.
Forty-Slx Accused Men Appear In
Court on Charges OF Dynamlting or
Being Concerned Otherwise In
Dynamite outrages.

Az indianapolis. Ind. Tuesday for
ty-six labor union leaders charged
with unlawful interstate transporta-
ton OF dynamite and nitroglycerin. al
legged TO have been used in five-year
campaign OF terrorism against the
open shop" in the structural indus
Try throughout the country. appeared
in the federal court to plead 10 indict-
ments
Attorney Zolinc for the defense ar
gued 10 Quash the indictments on the
ground that many Of them charged the
same offense OF conspiracy TO trans.
port explosives from state to state IL
legally
Judge Anderson interrupted with a
statement that the motion TO quash
the indictments on the ground OF con-
fusing multiplicity was absurd"
These defendants never will go TO
trial without thoroughly understand
ing what they are charged with" he
said They will not be embarrassed
or confused in this court The motion
Is overrueld
After overruling all demurrers TO
indictments Judge Anderson set Oct
/ as the date for trial OF the alleged
dynamiters Question Of consolidation
OF all cases into one trial will be ruled
upon this afternoon.
One hundred explosions destroyed
or damaged property of employers OF
nonunion labor In cities from Massa
chusetts 10 California. between 1905
end 1911 The most disastrous wreck
ed the Los Angeles Times building
Oct 81. 1910, and killed twenty.one
men
Most OF the defendants are present
or former officials OF the International
Association OF Bridge and Structural
lronworkers. All are alleged TO have
consplred illegally TO convey explo-
siyes from state to state. and the seat
OF the conspiracy, II Is charged was in
the headquarters OF the ironworkers'
association in Indianapolis Fiftyfour
men were indicted by the federal grand
jury and all but eight were in court
10 be arranged.
men In court was Frank M. Ryan OF
Chicago. president Of the bridgework-
ers The absent defendants were
John j. Mcnamara, secretary
treasurer OF the ironworkers' associa-
tIon since 1905, alleged TO have direct.
ed the operations OF the dynamiting
crew from his Office here; serving four
teen years sentence in San Quentin
penitentiary, California, for having
conspired to blow up the Llewellyn
Iron works Los Angeles
James - Mcnamara. serving life
sentence In San Quentin for having
blown up the Los Angeles Times build
ing.
Ortie Il. McManigal. practical dyna-
inter" the most active agent Of the
conspirators upon whose information
the investigations Of The plots largely
have rested IN jail az Los Angeles
Eugene N Clancy Of San Francisco.
former member Of the executive board
OF the ironworkers under indictment
and bond in California
OLAF A Tvitmoe. secretary or The
building trades council 81 California
under indictment and bond IN that
state
John J McCary former member Of
the executive board Of the ironwork- /
ers' association whereabouts unknown
John r Carroll and Edward II
Phillips Of the ironworkers' union ar
Syracuse, n. Y, resisting removal 10
indianapolis
J. y Murphy. Business agent Salt
Lake City ironworkers union, under
Indictment and bond In California