The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1912-02-21
Charged With Big Dyna-
mite Conspiracy.
A WHOLESALE GATHERING IN
Of Many Men Prominent Id
Labor CircIeS-ChargeS
Are Named.
HEARING SET FOR MARCH ~

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officials, including nearly the entire
star of the Structural Iron Workers,
were arrested tonight in the dyna-
hitting conspiracy. officials declare
the remainder will be arrested with
in forty-eight hours. The aggregate
bond is $4,000. The Information
al Union says it cannot furnish bond
for all. Two are in Jail here.
President Ryan issued a state
ment asking the union men to be-
lieve IN their innocence.
All of the defendants are named
in each of the thirty-two indict-
ments, containing hundred and
twenty-eight counts, for a conspira-
cy to carry explosives on passenger
trains. The penalty for each Of
Tense varies from eighteen months
to two years. Sixty-fve explosions
are mentioned in the indictment or
the work of the National Erectors'
Association members, and thirty-one
on other contractors.
The District Attorney intimated
that when the hearings are held on
March 70, facts may develop that
will implicate others.
Hiram Cline, organizer, Sturgeon
Meadows, agent of the Carpenters
and Joiners, and Clarence E. Oar
row, machinists, are the only men,
bers of unions other than the Iron
| Workers arrested.
Sturgeon p. Meadows, business
agent of the district council Of the
| International Brotherhood of Car
penters and Joiners, was also arrest
ed in indianapolis. He represents
one of the three labor unions alleg-
| ed to be implicated in the conspira-
cy. The official of the other union
represented is c. L. Dowd. of the
Machinists' union, under arrest at
Rochester, N. Y.
Frank C. webb, former member
of the Iron Workers Executive
Board, who was arrested in New
York, figures prominently in Orrie
McManigal's confession. Webb is
charged with meeting Mechanical
and showing him where to do
Jobs" in Hoboken and Jersey
! City, N. j.
Among the early arrests reported
were those of Richard II. Houlihan,
of Chicago, who is charged with fur
thering the violation of the federal
statutes in connection with the. eX-
plosions at South Chicago, and by
assisting Ortie McManigal, the con-
! fessed dyDamiter.
E. e. Phillips, a former official of
I the IronWorkers' Union, was arrest
ed at Syracuse, N. Y, and Edward
Clark and Ernest G. w. Basey, also
iron workers, were arrested in Gin
cinnati.
John T. Butler, of Buffalo, N. y,
first wee president of the Interna-
tional Iron Workers, and Herbert S.
Hockin, of Detroit, second vice presi-
dent and acting secretary-treasurer
and Fred Sherman. local business
agent, were arrested here after Ryan
was taken. Hockin succeed j. j.
Mcnamara, now in San Quentin
prison in California, as secretary
treasurer
Ortie McManigal, in his confession
to the Government, charged that
Hockin was the man who put him
in the dynamiting business" 1t is
charged in the indictment that
Hockin went to Detroit in June,
1907, and induced McManigal to
take up dynamiting.
Ryan and his associates imme-
diately conferred with District At
torney Miller in reference to bond
1t is said that the bonds required for
all fifty or more defendants will ag-
gregate 100000. The bonds are
for their arraignment here on Marah
10.
The charges in the indictnea
are divided into two groups. The
first. group charges violation of the
federal statutes regulating the in
terstate shipment of explosives, aid
ing and abetting to violate the law,
and aiding and abetting to conceal
the violation. The defendants in
this case are termed accessories be-
fore and after the fact.
The second group charges conspir-
acy to violate the law by furthering
the plans for carrying the explo-
sives.
While the possible penalties for
violations range from less than
eighteen months to two years i'm
prisonment, it is said the punish
ments may be cumulative, so that
one defendant charged with more
than one offense may face punish