Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1912-02-17
SO ARRESTED
IN MANY CITIES
Nation Wide Haul Made In The
Dynamite Cases.

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against those alleged 10 have taken
| part In the great dynamite conspiracy,
which destroyed many lives and prop
erty worth hundreds of thousands OF
dollars, tigh;ened in more than score
OF cities. and thirty-eight men. all OF
| them connected with the International
| Structural Iron Workers OF America,
were arrested.
Among them was Michael J. Cum
name, business agent for the lronwork.
ers' union in Philadelphia, who was
| placed under $4,000 bail by United
States Commissioner Craig TO appear
| March l2 Ia ourt in indianapolis.
All the men arrested are under in
dictment by Inc federal grand jury in
Indianapolis. which has been inves,i-
eating the evidence laid before 1t by
| government agents and By operatives
OF the Burns detective agency.
In all. II is said. there will be fifty
| four arrests Among the men taken
are Frank ". RYAN. national president
| OF the organization. with offices In
Indianapolis John r. Butler. OF Buff
falo, first ,icc president, and Robert
| 5. Hocl,in. oil Detroit. second vice
president and Since The conviction or
| the Mcnamara brothers in Los An
| gelcs. scsre;agy.iTeasurer oi the union
| in Indiana polls Ryan and Hockin
were held In si0.e1o bail each and the
others N Si"ug bail.
No indictments will be served on
any Of lhe officers OF the American
Federation oi Labor. but the state
ment was made that II Is not unlikely
| some OF these officers may be sub
poenaed as Witnesses when the gov
| ernment calls the eases to trial
The FIRST Of the arrests was that Of
Clarence T.. Dowd. In Rochester. ~ Y.
All the men inflicted are alleged to
have taken part n the conspiracy In
which John J Mcnamara. James b.
| Mcnamara and Or;ie McManigal we're
the leading figures. either by active
participation or by aiding these men
| To- transport quantities OF dynamite and
other explosives from one city TO an
other on railroad trains. In violation OF
q federal statute.
Cunnane was arrested In the local
headquarters OF the Machinists' nm.
/ ion al 1871 Arch street. Philadelphia.
by Deputy United States Marshal Pc
ter n. HELMS and Frank l.. Garberino.
agent for the United States depart
ment oi iustiic in Philadelphia.
Another warrant was received by
the autho.;ties in Philadeluhia for
labor leader. 4 member OF the national
executive board of the Ironworkers
union. who was last heard OF as being
in Philadelphia. The federal officers
said that the man had been located in
a city in another state. and that he
probably would he arrested there.
Names Of Men Arrested.
The list Of men arrested in other
cities follows
Frank NJ Ryan. president Of the In.
| ternational Association OF Bridge and
Structural Ironworkcrs. at Indianapo-
| lis. Ind.
John I. Butler. first vice president
OF the International Ironworkers, at
indianapolis. ind
Herbert ). Hockin. second vice pres
ident of the International Ironworkers.
and who succeeded ]. j Mcnamara as
acting secieiary.treasurer OF the un
lon, AT indianapolis, Ind.
Michael J. Young. member OF the
executive board. at Boston. Mass.
Frank &. Webb. former member of
thine executive committee OF the In.
| ternational lronworkers, at New York
Henry W. Iesleitner. member OF the
executive board of the International
Union OF Bridge and Structural Iron.
workers. at Denver. Colo,
Daniel ]. Brophy. former member OF
| the national executive board. at New
York
Richard H. Houlihan. financial sec
retary OF the Chicago Bridge Workers.
local. at Chicago.
Charles T.. Dowd. business agent OF
the Machinists' union. at Rochester.
NY.
Charles W. wachmeistein. iron.
worker. at Detroit, Mich.
Frank J. Murphy. ironworker. at De.
troit. Mich.
r. l.. Phillips. former secretary OF
the Bridge and Structural lronwork.
ers' union. AT Syracuse. n. Y.
Edward Clark. former walking dele.
gate of the International Association
OF Structural Bridge and lronworkers'
union. at Cincinnati. O.
Ernest c. w Basey. former business
| agent of the International Association
| OF Structural Bridge and ironworkers'
| union. nj Cincinnati. q
John Barry. former walking delegate
| OF the Bridge and Structural Ironwork
ers' union. at St l.onls, Mo.
Paul Morrin. who helped raise the
defense tund for the McNamaras. al
| St Louis, Mo.
| John Carroll. al Syracuse. n. Y.
Spurgeon 7. Meadows. business
agent of the district council OF Inter
national Brotherhood OF Carpenters and
Joiners. at indianapolis. Ind.
James cooney. business agent OF the