The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-15
Nearly All Indicted for
Dynamite Conspiracy
Now Under Arrest.
LIST is HEADED
BY FRANK NJ. RYAN
Chief Of Iron Workers and Prac-
tically Entire Staff Prisoners.
Charged With Implication in
Campaign of Destruction.
Many Unable to Get
Bond.

indianapolis. Ind. February 1.-The
United States government TO-DAY ar
rested almost all of the nfty.four mon
lndicted in the dynamite conspiracy
cases.
IT. took into custody within few
hours practically the entire omcinl
stan OF the International Associat,on
or Bridge and Structural Iron yVorl.
ers' including the chief officers. mem
ners OF the executive board and about
twenty business agents and former
BUSINESS agents. Those included arc
frank VI. Ryan. tho president. John
7. Butler. OF Buffalo. y. Y. the Grat
.lce-presldent, ana Herbert S. Hockin
ene second vice president. and success
sor OF j. j. McNamara. as secretary.
treasurer Each OF these men was 70
CURED to give $4,000 bond for his an
pearance for arralgnment here wifi
all tn other defendants on March ~
more thin forty OF the mon ohIof,,,
'anof union officials who are charged
with conspirins to destroy by dvnamitc
OF nitro giycerinc the property of en-
ploSers OF non union labor were under
arrest by tonight. and it was declared
tho apprehension of ali mo otbers
would follow within forty-elght hours
Identities Revealed.
by us action the government re-
vealed tho Identities OF the men
"hon IL charges with being the ac-
Ioihpnces OF the McNamaras and Ortiz
T. McManisal in the dynamite plots
embracing al ost 100 explosions, which
were begun In Massachusetts In 1908.
were scattered over the country for
SIN years, and resulted in the wreckinc.
or the Los Angeles Times building ana
an attempt to blow up President Taft.s
last October '
fourtaen OF those indicted are each
required to furnish $4,000 bond, and
Iorty are each required to furnish
so'ooo pond. making an aggregate bond
required OF $4,000. Some OF those
"hom the government was unable TO
ma to-day were reported to have dis
appeared through fear of inability 10
get bond 1t was intimated that the
iron workers Association would he
unable to furnish security for it's In
dicted members.
Ernest @. w. Basey, former business
agent OF the Indianapolis Iron Workars.
Union. and Edward Clark, former bus.
mess agent or the Cincinnati union.
who were brought here following their
arrest at Cincinnati. were unable 70
obtain ball and were taken 20 iau
men Clark appealed to Secretary
Hockin, of the Iron Workers. Assoc,a
ton, for aid Hockin advised the I;nfta,,
States marshal to inform Clark the
International Association could do
nothing for him. and referred him "a
his local union. Hockin said /. would
be impossible for the International AS
ISOLATION to take on the burden of sup.
plying bail for many OF the men ar
rested
ProcInims His Innocence.
Immediately upon his arrest Presi-
dent Ryan addressed a statement m
union labor men throughout the coun-
try calling upon them to believe In his
~ u,
co-defendants. -
United States District Attorney
Charles W. Miller intimated to-nighe
that the Federal grand Jury which re-
turned the indictments might he re-
called to resume investigation OF tho
conspiracy.
After the defendants are arraigned
on March IL and the trials proceed
said Mr.. Miller. I'VE have reason to an
uclpaie new aspects. Information is
expected to develop at the trials inoi-
eating the completely of many more
than those indicted now. we do not
assert that we already have ali those
implicated. This is. however. begin
ming"
The indictment on which all the man
were arrested was made public tonight.
1t charges all the hfty-four men with
conspiracy to violate the statutes for
bidding the carrying of explosives on
seven transportations charged as overt
acts. and names Ortie L. McManiGaI,
Ne McNamaras or Herbert s Hockin in
each act but does not specify the part
taken by the other def endants
Claims Ench WINS Guilty
All OF the defendants arc named in
each OF the thirty-two indictments. and.
according to District Attorney Miller.
sentences may he imposed for Zach OF
the otfenses. IT Is the contention of
the government that each OF tho de-
fendaats was guilty in each OF tho
conspiracy charSe although his active
participation may have been IN ORC
transportation only.
There are fourteen indie, .-.ents
charging overt acts, and fou, ,een
charging unconsummated acts OF con-
spiracy. Another indictment Of thirty
four counts, charges al! the de-
PENDANTS as being principals In tho
transportation OF nitroglycerinc.
y further Indictment Of thirty-tour
counts charges Mechanical and j. Is.
NcNa mara with physical transporta-
ton OF r!tcoglycerine and all the other
defendants With abettinS. Two other
remaining indictments with sixteen
counts each charge all the defendants
with being principals in the transpor-
tation of dynamite and with having
aided Mechanical ana Y, r. Mcnamara
Altogether the indictments contan.
les counts agains, each of the de-
PENDANTS and tho penalty for any ono
OF the offenscs varies from eighteen
months to two years,
SlStyiivo OF the explosions con.