Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-02-14
ROUNDUP Of
LABOR LEADERS.
Alleged Participants in Wholesale
Dynamiting Conspiracy.--Fed.
eral MarShaIS at Work.
ALL PLEAD NOT GUILTY..
Ryan Says the Cases VIII he Kailr0aLed.
Although 1t Took seven Years To Get
Beef Bar0n> in Court.

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indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1.-THE
government roundup of labor load
rrs. alleged by the National Er"ctors
McManigal. confessed dymamiter. to
have been participants in a wholrsal"
dynamite conspiracy. took place TO-
day.
Federal marShals. in cities scatter
ed throughout the United States
from the Atlantic to in" PACING. act
cd promptly and by noon The irlc-
graph wires were loaded with re-
nurtS made direct TO District AttOr-
n"y Miller of he success Of his plan
for arrests on signal
In every instance the men entered
pleas Of not guilty and announced
their willingness 10 proceed 10 lndi-
anapl : To answer the charges. All
were admitted To bail. the amounts
having been fixed some days ago by
Federal Judge Anderson in this city.
The best known OF the men arrest
rd were Frank VI. Ryan. president OF
the Bridge and Structural ironwork-
"rS: Herbert S. Iockin who succeed
ed John j Mcnamara as secretary
. treasurer of the organization: ana
John p Butler. Of Buffalo. first vice.
| president The other men arrested
were members Of the executive colh-
imit1ee. business agents and connect
cd in minor way with the Struc-
tural lrcnworkcrs OF some 81 us al
lied organizations.
/ When served with the warrant
/ President Ryan said he expected II.
| He declared thai he and his aSsoci-
atns would fight the case and prove
their innocence. I'm discussing m"
matter Ryan said:
..Or course we will not be given
as much lime us some others. II
has taken The government seven
wears 10 even get The beef trust inio
court. but just watch how quickly
they try 10 railroad Us.
Washington Feb 1.-THE Fed
eral dynamite Investigation com
plcrely cXonerarrd Pres. GomperS anu
Cecrerary Morrison OF the y. +. OF l..
# WAS stated positively by a Le-
par,menr Of Ju$'i ice official today Ihat
no, only We're no indictments return
ed agains, \. +. Of t.. officers. hu'
nothing was adduced before IN"
grand iurieS TO show thar they even
had knowledge OF the dynamite con-
Spfracy. while the outrageS were be-
ing ierpntraicd The implication OF
"highcr ups" ended with the evidence
produced against Structural IRON
workers Union officials.
With The serving OF bench warrants
ON the indictments today til" govern
menr ends its investigation. II witT
learned. 'rhcr" will b" II" further
grand jury sessions. Til" govern
ment Will soon move for SPEEDY trials
4 Of those arrested. District Attorney
Miller Of indianapolis will ha'"
! charge OF tn" prosecution. whether
Oscar LAWYER will be- brought on
! from Los Angeles 10 assist Miller l.
not yet determined. All hut few
/ Of III. men will be tried in lndlanap-
/ oils. The resi- in Los Angeles.
I The Investigation was entirely sat
. isfaclory 10 the government. II was
stated. Those in charge here N
! Washington from tn" start ol me
probe had no expectation that Com
pers or Morrison would b" involved.
( Stories That the investigation ""tIc
surely involve higher ups under
which phrase the A. +. OF l.. leaders
were rhinly disguised. were NOT de-
MED b. The Department. because u
was felt that i, was unwisc 10 speak
! before The evidence was all in.
# was said that no indictments had
been returned against anyone living
in Washington.
The Department today received
( mass OF explanatory data from Miller
, Ar Indianapolis As soon as this
can he gone over az the Department.
formal statement will be given cn;.
explaining the scope Of the inyesIiea-
ton