The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-15

Reveals Identities
 By it's action the government revealed the identities of the men whom 1t charges with being the accomplices of the Me Namaras and Ortie E. McManigal in the dynamite plots, embracing almost loo explosions, which were begun in Massa- ehusetts in 1905, which were scattered over the country for six years and which re- suited in the wrecking of the Los Angeles Times building and an attempt to blow up President Taft's special train at Santa bara, cal, last october. Fourteen of those indicted are each required to fur nish slo,oOo bond and 10 are each required 10 furnish sJooO, making an aggregate bond required of s34oooo.
 Some Disappear
 Some of these whom the government was unable to find today were reported 10 have flisappeare1 through fear of ina llity to get bond t was Sitinated thst the Iron Workers association would be unable 10 furnish security for its indicted members.
 Ernest G. W. Basr. former business agent of the Indianapolis Iron Workers 
 agent of the Cincinnati union, who were brought here after their arrest at Cincin- natl, were unable to obtain bail and were taken to jail
 When Clark appealed to Secretary Hockin of the Iron Workers association for aid Hockin advised the United States marshal to inform Clark the international association could do nothing for him, and referred him to his local union. Hockin said 1t would bo impossible for the inter national association to take on the burden of supplying bail for many of the men arrested.
 Ryan Issues Statement
 Immediately upon his arrest, Presi- dent Ryan addressed statement to union labor men throughout the country, calling lpon them to believe in his innocence and in tne innocence of his co-defendants.
 United States District Attorney Charles. W. Miller intinated tonight that the fed eral grand jury which returned the indict- ments might be recalled to resume inves- ugation of the conspiracy.
 After the defendants are arraigned on March 12 and the trials proceed" said MT. Miller. we have reason to anticipate new aspects. Information is expected to develop at the trials indicating the com piiclty of many more than these indicted now. We do not assert that we already have all those implicated. This is how ever, beginning
 Indictment Made Public
 The indictment on which all the men were arrested was made public tonight. It charges all the 5i men with conspiracy to violate the statutes forbiddng the carry ing of explosives or passenger trains and uetais Ii fansportations charged as overt acts, and names Ortie E. McManigal, the McN amaras or Herbert $. Hockn in each | act, but does not specify the part taken by other defendants. N All defendants are named in each of the s2 indictments, and according to District Attorney Miller, sentences may be inn posed Tor each of the offenses. It is the contention of the government that zach of the conspiracy charges, although zach of the conspiracy charges although his active participation may have been in one transportation only Fourteen Charge Overt Acts There are 14 indictments charging overt acts, and Il charging unconsummated acts acts of conspiracy. Another indiet- ment of 3i counts charges all the de- tendants as being principals in the trans- portation of nitro-glycerin A further indictment Of 34 counts sharses McManigal and J. B. McNamara with physical transportation of nitro- glycerin Two other indictments, with 16 counts each, charge all the defendants with being principals in the transporia- ton of dynamite and with having aided l McManigal and J. B. McNamara. Altogether the indictments contain 18 counts against each of the defendants, and the penalty for any one of the of lenses varies from Is months to two years.
 Sixty-five of the explosions considered m the indictments were on work of mem- bers of the National Erectors' association, m organization of ''open shop employees, and 3l explosions or attempts were on work of contractors who were not mem- Ders of the Erectors' association. Michael J. Young of Boston IS the only ,ne of the indicted members of the na- iional executive board of the Iron Work PTS association not arrested tonight. Young is alleged to have assisted Me Mangal in explosions at Springfield, Mass.
 McManigal duplicates Young According to the latters confession, ''l net Young in Boston and we went to Springfield together" said McManigal. Ap,L J. McNamara had told me to 90 to