Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-15
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indictments returned recently in Ind
annapolis.
| Each was charged, according to a
deputy United States marshal with
having a guilty knowledge of dyna
mite being shipped illegally.
D. G. Betjman, a special agent Of the
department of justice, deputy federal
marshal and two city detectives made
the arrests Of the men at their homes
al o'clock. The prisoners were TAX.
en- to the city Jail and later to the fed
eral building for arraignmNlt.
Morrin is business manager for St.
Louis local No. 1S of the International
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
union.
Three Held in New York.
New York, Feb. 14.-Three persons
we're arrested here today by United
States deputy marshals on warrants
issued on indictments found by the
grand jury at indianapolis in connec.
tion with the alleged dynamite con-
spiracy.
The men arrested in Manhattan are
Frank c. Webb, former member of
the executive board of the Internation-
al Association of Bridge and Structur-
al Iron Workers; Patrick F. Farrell
whose connection with the case was
not made known in the warrant and
Daniel Brophy, who was arrested in
Brooklyn.
Two Held at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, o., Feb. 14-Edward
lark and Ernest G. w. Basey were
arrested today by deputies from the
United States marshaps office on in
dictments returned by the United
States grand jury at Indianapolis,
charging violation of the interstate
commerce law governing the trans
portation of dynamite.
Clark is former walking delegate
and Basey Is former business agent
of the International Association OF
Structural Bridge and Iron Workers.
Basey's home is In indianapolis.
where he was connected with local
No. % Of the Iron workers.
Two at Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 14.-W. e.
Redding and Herman G.. Seffert were
arrested by United States Marshal
Harry A. Well and deputies this morn
| ing at their home in Milwaukee on
charges OF conspiracy in connection
Two Arrests at Detroit.
Detroit, Mich, Feb. 14.-Charles w.
Wachmeistein and Frank J. Murphy
were arrested here today by govern
ment secret service officers on indict-
ments returned at Indianapolis in
connection with the recent federal
dynamite investigation. Both are said
to be iron workers.
Pittsburgh Man Held in West.
Denver, Colo, Feb. 14.-Henry w.
Legleitner, who was a member of the
executive board of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, was arrested here to-
day.
Legleitner fromerly lived at Pitts
burgh, but came here recently for his
health.
Philadelphia Man Held.
Philadelphia, Pa, Feb. 14.-Michael
J. Cuname, business agent of the
structural iron workers union, was ar
rested here today by the United States
marshal He is charged with conspir-
acy in transporting dynamite from
Indianapolis to Bellefontaine, O. Cum
ame will be given hearing later by
United States commission.
Two Syracuse Men Arrested.
Syracuse, N. Y, Feb. 14.-E. E.
Phillips, former secretary Of the
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
union, was arrested here this morning.
John Carroll to whom Phillips
books were turned over when he
, ceased to act as secretary, also has
been arrested.
Cleveland Men Arrested.
Cleveland, O., Feb. 14.-Peter j.
Smith, formerly a business agent of
the International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers, and
, George (Nipper) Anderson, said to
have been a walking delegate of the
iron workers, were arrested here to-
day on indictments returned by the
federal grand jury at Indianapolis.
Two Held at Peoria.
Peoria, ILL.,, Feb. 14.-Ed Smythe,
business agent of the structural iron
workers here. and J. E. Ray, promi.
e