Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-17
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HAD
p,crAoRAPH ATTACHED TO
DESK OF LABOR HEAD.
CONVERSATIONS SECURED
TO BE USED As EVIDENCE
Ryan Admits Hs Did Not Know OF
Presence Of Machine - Confessions
May 1s Secured From Some OF In.
dieted Men - Government Planning
to Rsmovs Al Prisoners to Indian
apois.


for days the government has had a
dictagraph in the office Of the Inter
national Association Of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers here and has
taken reports Of conversations OF
President Frank NJ. Ryan and others In
connection with the dynamite conspir-
acy. became known today.
Government agents this afternoon.
after hearing that the iron workers Of
ficiaks were aware Of the dictagraph's
presence entered the office and took
out the instrument, which had been
attached to the end OF drawer In
Ryan's desk Ryan declared that ne
did not know that his conversations
were being overheard.
Removal Of Prisoners.
Questions concerning the removal for
here on March IL Of men
on the Pacific coast indicted In the
dynamite conspiracy were considered
by District Attorney Charles w. Miller
today.
Six Of the flfty-four indicted men
are either in prison or in custody In
the west. OF these the Mcnamara
brothers. now in San Quentin prison In
California, and Ortie e. Mechanical
now in custody of the Los Angeles
authorities. are not considered. NC
Manigal will not be brought mere ior
arraignment but will be called as d
government witness for the tr'ais
probably in May.
f. A. Clancy and Olaf A. Tve'tmoe'
labor leaders in San Francisco, ana :.
r. Munsey, OF Salt Lake City, utah' are
to be brought here for arraignment II
1t does not conflict with their status
under indictments returned against
them in California.
Would Take Husband's Place in jail.
Denver, Feb. ,17--Mrs. Henry W.
I.cgIeitner. whose husband is held IN
the county 3ail for removal to Indian
apolis to answer an indictment chare-
ing him with being connected with the
dynamite conspiracy, would take ner
husbands place in Jail II he could be
free.
"IIis health Is broken. he will die In
that jail He has tuberculosis and II
he ia to live he must have good whole
some food" she said today That
lifelong devotion Of my husband to the
cause of union labor-fighting its
battles-has brought me and my fam
ily nothing but sorrow. want and dis
grace at the end"
Les;eitner came here from Pitts
burgh. Pa. for his health last Novem-
Der.
Confessions May Follow.
Indianapolis, Feb. Examinations
were said to have been received by the
government that some of the defend
ants In the dynamite conspiracy caseS
were preparing ito tell all they know"
The statements followed the govern
ments charges that 10000 letters and
kilograms taken from the offices Of the
International Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers showed
that Frank M. Ryan. the president:
Herbert S. Hockin, the second vice
president. and members Of the execu-
tive board and business agents con-
Quoted the dynamite plots thru the
mail, pointed out "jobs" to be blown
up and maintained a system Of de-
struction against nonunion iron and
steel contractors.
Hints at Negotiations.
Asked II any negotiations had oeen
opened with him concerning the de-
fendants, United States District At
torney Charles w. Miller said: Il
wouldn't be surprised II 1t is shown
SOON that something like that had
happened"
w. N. Harding, counsel for Ryan and
the international officials of the iron
workers, held long conference with
Mr.. Miller yesterday. but 1t was not
disclosed what was considered.
II is stated that while the govern
ment brought indictments only in In
stances where 1t expected conviction
to follow, many men were mentioned In
the testimony who escaped indictment
because Of lack OF evidence which later
the government may come into pos
session OF.
Two Moes Arrested.
Two more Of the fifty-four men un-
der indictment were arrested yester-
day. leaving only three who have not
been located by the government. VIII
liam K. Benson. who was president OF
the Detroit Federation Of Labor In
1910 was arrested at Barkerville. N. Y.
Moulton H. Davis. now a lumber dealer
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