New-York tribune., 1912-02-17
HINTS Of CONFESSIONS
IN DYNAMITE PLOTS
Miller Intimates Certain Men In
dicted for Conspiracy
will Tell All.
OTHER INDICTMENTS LIKELY
Government Relies on Ryan s
New York Letter to Prove
Guilt-Two More Un-
der Arrest.

Indianap pOllS, fep. lo'-ih'iiho'''''
,rere said TO have been received by the
government to-day that some OF the de-
fondants I'm the dynamite conspiracy
cases were preparing Ito tell all they
know" The statements followed 'he
governments charges that forty thou-
sand letters and kilograms taken from
the International Association of Brldgc
and Structural Iron Workers showed
that Frank VI. RYAN. the president; Her
bert s. Hockin. the second vice-presldent'
and members Cf the executive board ana
business agents conducted the dynamite
plots through the mail, pointed out
"iobs" 10 be blown MP and maintained n
system of destruction against non-union
iron and steel contractors.
Asked il any negotiations had been
opened with him concerning the defend
ants. United state District Attorney
Charles W. Miller said: II wouldn't be
surprised if II is shown soon that some
thing like that had happened" W. y.
Harding, counsel for Ryan and the in
ternational officials Of tho iron workers,
held n long conference with Mr. Miller
to-day. but what was considered was no;
disclosed.
All But Three Under Arrest.
All but three Of the f.ty-four defend
ants are now either under arrest or III
custody Moulton ". Davis. former
A.. In, /
adelphia. William X. Benson, ex-prest-
dent Of the Detroit Federation Of Labor,
was arrested at Barkersville. near Sara
toga. y. Y.
Between now and the arraignmsnt be-
fore Federal Judge Albert q. Anderson
here on March 10, the government will
proceed with preparation for the trials.
which probably will be carly in May.
Ortio f. McManigals confession as 10
the dynamiting he did under the direc-
tion Of !. !. Mcnamara is said by Dis
trict Attorney Miller 10 be corroborated
by the letters embraced in the indict
ment charging "unconsummated acts OF
conspiracy"
Ryan's letter. written from New York
in April, 1870, is cited in the indictment
as showing he instructed Henry W. Leg
lcitncr. now of Denver, TO do certain
Jobs; John T. Butler, the first vice
president of the union, to do "jobs" At
Buffalo and Rochester; Hockin TO do
"iobs" AZ Cleveland, Detroit. Davenport,
Iowa. and Cincinnati. Paul J. Morrin,
Of st. Louis. 10 do q Job" at Mount Yer
non, III. and Frank c. Webb, Of New
York, 10 Go Jobs" at Worcester. Mass.
"Consumns sted" Conspirseies.
The indictments charging "corsum-
mated" or completed conspiracies allege
that tho "Job" az Mount Vernon. III. was
dynamited on the night OF April ~; that
the Davenport Job" under construction
by the company referred 10 by Ryan
was dynamited on Juno l;.-that the
Peoria Dob" was dynamtad ON June {;
that the Cleveland fob" was dyn9mited
on June %: that the Pittsburg lob
was dynamited on July 10, and that q
bridge was dynamited at Kansas CITY on
August %
ne testimony OF MCMHulRdl OF DH'N
witnesses from the cities In which the
explosions occurred, and Of members OF
crews OF trains upon which explosives
were carried will be found to dovetail
exactly with the letters alleged 10 show
tho unconsummated acts, according 10
Miller. who says
Because McManigai was tho most actlv.
agent OF the dynamiters, though Hockin. ss
the indictment charges. was close second
the government will rely largely upon hic
testimony for corrOboratiVe evidence AZ
the trials. Others not named In tho indict,
ments are pointed 10 as having been con
nected with the plot. and early develop
ments NAV bring their identity forward
but al present We are satisfied to try those
against whom We arc sure we have con
elusive evidence.
Concerning the letters quoted in tho
Indictment Mr.. Ryan said to-day:
II Is unfair for the government 10 draw
conclusions that those letters were written
TO promote crime. II any person reads al
of them nc will see that they refer only "a
legitimate means OF inducing contractors &c
unioniZe their work.