United labor bulletin., 1912-10-03

the backbone of the organization.
H. w. Legleitner OF Denver, forme
the only Denver man on trial he mas
rests were made several months ago.
When the ffty-one dynamite conspir-
acy cases were called in the United
States district court at 1920 TUESDAY
Judge Anderson sustained at once mo-
ton by Attorney Hovey of the defense,
setting aside the order of consolidation
made last March
This. Il appeared, would mean that
each OF the half hundred defendants
would have a separate hearing. instead
OF being tried in body, but 1t was said
that District Attorney Miller would
move another consolidation on some
other grounds.
Hoyey then sal dthat the defense
would require additional time TO prepare
separate demurrers TO the hfty-one In
dictments and the court held the request
in Allowance while Ortie McManigal was
7 arraigned.
McManigal. surrounded by haii q
dozen deputy marshals. then was LED
into the court room by the judges pri-
yate door and placed In a chair near the
bench in full view OF the defendants.
uf,o eyed him intently. There was no
demonstration of any kind and McMan-
igai looked disappointed. Well fed. and
faultlesslx. attired, McManigal stood up
at Judge Andersonb 3 ofuei.
DO you understand the charges
y against your" the court asked.
Il do. ,your honor" came in clear,
half defiant voice from the prisoner
Are you guilty or not guilty?" Judge
Anderson asked.
Guilty" said McManigal.
In each case?"
Yes, SIR"
Judge Anderson said that sentence
would be suspended temporarily and the
informer was led back into the marshal's
ONCE.
The court refused to grant the de
fense's request for ten days to prepare
demnrrers and announced that he set
aside the consolidation only because ne
held that the defendants should not be
tried on so many counts He advised
District Attorney Miller to elec; the
counts on which the government pro-
posed to Try the men and then to move
to reconsolidate.
After the court had discharged the
three defendants named above. Attorney
Miller said that the government elected
to try the forty-eight remaining defend
ants on hfty-ive counts, fye counts
charging conspiracy. thirty-four counts
charging transportation OF dynamite and
sixteen counts involving nitro-glycerinc.
Forty-nye counts without specific data
were eliminated.
Miller then moved to consolidate the
cases on the remaining charges and the
motion was sustained. The selection OF
a jury then began from a double venire
OF fifty men each.
Among those indicted are the follow
ing:
r. NJ. Ryan. indianapolis. president of
the International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers.
II. S. Hockin. indianapolis and Detroit.
.F th.. nj
s. =. Meadows, indianapolis. secretary
treasurer OF the Marion County Building
Trades Council and district business
agent OF the United Brotherhood of Car
pcnters and Joiners.
]. T. Butler indianapolis. international
first vice-president of the Iron Workers
Fred J. Sherman. Indianapolis. busi-
ness agent indianapolis Iron Workers
local
J. ]. Mcnamara former secretary
treasurer of the Iron Workers. now serv-
ing n fifteen-year sentence at San Quen-
tin. Cal, prison for dynamiting.
j. b. Mcnamara, serving n life SEN
tcnce at San Quentin for dynamiting the
Los Angeles Times.
Ortie NJ. McManigal. confessed dyna-
OE3sBA. Tveitmoc, San Francisco, sec
retary of the California Building Trades
Council
Il. A. Clancy. San Francisco. former
member OF the Iron Workers executive
board.
J. f. Munsey, Salt Lake City, Utah.
business agent of the Salt Lake Iron
Workers local.
Frank X. Pointer. Omaha. business
agent of the Iron Workers local.
William X Benson. Detroit. president
Detroit Federation OF Labor.
John j. McCray. former member OF
the Iron Workers executive board.
Milton II. Davis. Philadelphia, men,
ber OF the Iron Workers executive board
I'm 1906.
Peter J. smith. Cleveland. former bust
ness agent OF the Iron Workers.
s George (Nipper) Anderson, Cleveland.
walking delegate of the Iron Workers.
Frank C. webb. New York, former
member international executive board.
Iron Workers.
Daniel Brophy. New York. former
member international executive board.
Paul Morrin, st. Louis. business agent
4 Of the Iron Workers local.
\ John H. Barry. St Louis, former busi-
mes sagent.
w. Il. Reddin. Milwaukee. financial
secretary. business agent Of Iron Work
eN or%an looa,, q se,rert Milwaukee. assist.
ant business agent Iron Workers local.
1909-10.
Michael ]. Cuniine. Philadelphia. bust
ness agent Iron Workers local.
Daniel Buckley. Davenport. Iowa. for
mer member international executive
b6y-d OF Iron Workers.
Charles W. Wachmcistcr. Detroit for
mer business agent and former presi'
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