The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-10-27
HOCkIN On HAND
Ali. THE TINE:
Acting Secretary Of Iron Workers
Did Not Miss Anything While
Dynamite Was acins
Found.
He DOES 4r WORRY
indianapolis ss-intendent Of Police
Tells Of S.rrest OF Mcnamara
and'~penins Of the
Safe.

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INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Oct. 26. An
other assault was made on Herbert
S. Hockin, acting secretary-treasurer
of the International Bridge and Struc-
tural Iron Workers, this afternoon
when Martin j Hyland, superintend-
ent of police in indianapolis, as wit
ness in the dynamite conspiracy trial,
retold the events of the arrest of John
j. Mcnamara and the raids on The
iron workers vaults and the piano
box on Jones' farm, where dynamite
and nitro-glycerin were found.
Hyland's story was for the most
part repetition OF the recital OF
Walter Drew of New York, counsel
for the National Erectors Association.
who, with Detective Burns, accompan-
led Hyland that Saturday night, but
the police head related the incidents
with graphic detail, illustrating his
story with the identification of the
telescopes in which the explosives
were found, and always when asked
who was there, said: "Hockin.
According to Hyland, Hockin was at
the police station and at union head
quarters watching all the acts of the
drama. But of all the men ranged
three deep in the defendants seats the
most unconcerned was Hockin In the
corridors at recess he repeated seg-
eral times. They have nothing on
me. Immediately behind him, on tits
| first bench reserved for spectators,
lsat the young, pretty and modishly
gowned Mrs. Hockin Her dark eyes
looked troubled every time either the
district attorney or the policeman
said: "Hockin,' but with reassur-
ing smile her husband turned back to
her and mutely told her not to worry.
For Hockin, it was learned tonight,
has his defense prepared. He will
take the stand and that his co-defend-
ants do not distrust him is evidently
the fact that they have remained cor
dial and friendly Hocllin will admit
that he saw Drew on th. occasions
related; he will admit that he was at
the police station, but will declare that
he was there for the good of the
union. He will assert that he was
seeking to make the acquaintance Of
the avowed enemies of the iron work
ers' union in order that he might find
out what they intended to do and per-
haps place himself in position TO
benefit his fellows.
Hyland was the only witness today
| of any interest. He described in de-
tail the arrest of Mcnamara, the re-
fusal of Mcnamara to open the vaults;
the breaking open of them after a
search warrant was found, the finding
of explosives, fuse, clocks and caps in
the vault and finally the visit with
Burns to Jones' farm where other eX-
plosives were found in the piano box.
Other witnesses were Mrs Grace
Wallace, Miss Irene Hermann and
Miss Marie Meyer, iron workers sten-
ographers, who identified correspond
ence; II. g. Sill, telephone operatoc
who identified records of long dis
tance calls from the union headauar-
ters, and Drew, who was recalled by
the defense FOR additional crcss-ex-
animation. There was laugh when
Senator Kern asked Drew.
do you not know that Ryan ap-
peaIed to President Roosevelt to set
tie the controversy?'
.'You mean ex-President Roosevelt,
do you not senator?' Drew replied.
Well, at any rate, ! hope do not
mean next President Roosevelt was
Senator Kern's retort