Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-17

assisted in the work which McManigal
was to do.
The basis Of all the charges lies chiefly
In 1000 letters and kilograms from the
iron workers international headquarters.
These letters purport TO have been ex-
changed between Ryan. Hockin. Webb
and various other officials and business
agents. ..
Painter Asks for aid"
The principal allegations In the indict-
ment, which is one Of thirty-two counts,
are: .
That F. X. Painter wrote to McNamars
from Omaha in May. 1910. in regard to q
job OF the Wisconsin Bridge company
which afterward was damaged by an
explosion. as follows:
They have no police protection within
ten blocks Of the Job. This is a powei
house for the street car company. Hop,
II there is any way you could give us
help to straighten up the job you will
do II. as this is only the second big nom
union job In this city"
That Mcnamara replied to Painter he
would TRY to help him out"
That from San Francisco In january.
1908, Ryan wrote to J. J. Mcnamara in
indianapolis that he had looked over a
job In Clinton. Ia, and described q new
bridge there that was later blown up.
That Edward Clark, at Cincinnati. In
February. 1908. wrote to Mcnamara say
ing at would be foolish thing for me
to buy any explosives here where l am
well known. have sized up the whole
Job here and know that II can be done
II this sounds good to you let me hear
right away"
|, That Webb wrote to Mcnamara from
New York telling about jobs that were
to be blown up in Boston in 1909 and OF
his having talked to Michael J. Young
about these jobs saying: Mike wants
to see your friend (meaning McManlgaD
that was In the east once before. Can
you get him to come here to do job for
me? Mike viii furnish finances"
That Mcnamara wrote to Webb in
answer that the Boston and New York
Jobs were being considered.
That Webb again wrote to McNamara
describing the new opera house in Bos.
ton, telling him where derricks could bs
blown up and when the guards were or
and off duty. .E. ..
That Mcnamara in 1909 wrote letters
to powder companies negotiating fol
explosives, the negotiations being similar
to those which resulted in the blowing up
Of the Los Angeles Times building.
That Mcnamara wrote to p. ]. Moran,
st. Louis. in March. 1910, about jobs that
were later blown up there.
That Charles Beum. in st. Paul, April
10, 1910, wrote Mcnamara that he had
taken photographs Of nonunion jobs that
were in course Of construction and would
send them to him.
That Ryan from New York wrote to
Mcnamara in April. 1910 as follows: "In
regard to the McCllntic- Marshall Jobs, let
Legleitner attend to the Jobs in his dis
trict. Let Butler attend to the Jobs at
Buffalo and Rochester. Hockin can ar
range for the Cleveland and Detroit and
Cincinnati jobs. Norm can attend to
Mount Vernon. Webb is now at South
Bethlehem. VIII also send him to wor-
eester. Mass. and Davenport. la. Peoria
can be handled by Hockin. Chicago is at
work on the jobs there. Let Cooley work
on a bunch at Chalmette. will take up
the Job at Jersey City with some one
in IS. This should be started at once"
That in response McNamara wrote to
Ryan two days later: II am writing
Legleitner, Butler and Hockin about the
McClIntic- Marshall job. l have already
written Cooley about the work Of the
above named concern at Chalmette.''
That Ryan wrote from New York to
Mcnamara In April. 1910, in regard to
dynamiting for the benefit Of a local
union at Peoria. ILL.,, as follows: TN re-
gard to the Peoria request / am of the
same opinion as yourself. What is spent
there should be through Hockin. I don't
mind expending a reasonable amount in
view Of all the circumstances.
Inspects Dynamited Structures.
That Morrin wrote to Mcnamara from
St Louis in May. 1910. reporting an in
spection trip he had taken to Mount
Vernon. where structures were blown up
as follows:
My friend Coleman took me around
to show me where the eruption took
place. 1t looks as though they don't
want a recurrence of the affair, as
counted ten watchmen and a couple Of
others proving around I think they
were ny mugs and was not all through