Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1912-02-15
Daniel Buckley, Davenport
Iron Worker, Charged
With Conspiracy in Trans
porting Dynamite.
J. B. M'NAMARA WAS
REGISTERED THERE
Kimball Hotel Books Show
Man Now Serving Term
Was in the City When
Building Was Blown Up.


ley Of Davenport, an iron worker was
arrested by United States Marshal
George e. Bidwell today on informa-
ton received from federal authorities
at Indianapolis, where he was indicted
for alleged conspiracy and for the
transportation Of dynamite. Buckley
was taken before United States Com
missioner A. G.. Bush and will have a
preliminary hearing this afternoon.
Nothing in the indictment against
Buckley says anything about the
dynamiting of the locomotive works
here. He is simply charged with con-
spiracy and with assisting in the
transportation OF dynamite and other
explosives.
Buckley has lived in Davenport for
the past ten years and is an employe
OF the Davenport Locomotive Works.
He was secretary of the local union
Of structural iron workers for three
years, until year ago.
Early on the morning of June 4,
1910, a big steel column for the new
erecting shop Of the Davenport Loco
motive Works. which was being con.
structed by the McClintic Marshall
Construction Co.; of Pittsburg, was
ofown up by dynamite, r a, e q
On the afternoon OF June 3 man
registered at the kimball hotel in Dav-
export given the name of James B.
Bryce. He left the next morning. This
was the same name under which James
B. Mcnamara had registered elsewhere
in the country. The page from the
hotel register was torn out and attested
f<, fo
Angeles when the Mcnamara case
issued to the clerk who had been on
duty when the name was registered.
President Ryan Arrested.
Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 14.-Frank
M. Ryan, president of the Interna-
tional Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers, was arrest
ed here today on Indictments return
ed in the dynamite conspiracy.
Herbert S. Hockin Of Detroit sec
ond vice president, and secretary
treasurer Of the iron workers union
John r. Butler of Buffalo, first vice
president, and Fred Sherman, a local
business agent, were taken to the fed
eral building when Ryan was arrested.
1t was not said what action was taken.
Hockin is the successor of J. ]. Nc
Namara, secretary-treasurer.
Spurgeon P. Meadows of Indian.
apolis, business agent of the district
council Of the International Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners, was
arrested here today. He is an official
of one of the three unions involved
in the dynamite conspiracy.
Two Arrests at Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. 14.-W Bert
Brown, one Of the labor men indicted
by the United States grand jury at
Indianapolis, in connection with the
alleged violation Of the interstate
commerce law, governing the trans
portation of dynamite was arrested
here today by a United States deputy
marshal. He Immediately was taken
before United States Commissioner
Roy B. Thompson for hearing.
Later W. J. Mccain, business agent
at Kansas City of the international
Association Of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers was arrested. Brown
was business agent of the association
in August, 1910, at the time the mil
lion dollar Armour, Swift and Burling-
ton bridge over the Missouri river
here was dynamited. Mr.. Mccain
succeeded him.
Following the explosion the local
police arrested Mccain. but released
him after few hours investigation
The men are charged in the same
warrant with having conspired with
Ortie McManigal to transport dyna-
mite illegally, the specific allegation
being in regard to the shipment of
sixty-five pounds of the explosive from
Bellefontaine, Ohio, to Indianapolis.
II guess they can't hurt man who
is innocent" Brown said. 81 never
saw or had anything to do with Nc
Manigal. J. J. Mcnamara came here
from Omaha next day after the bridge
was dynamited and called me to con-
fer with him. He said the explosion
probably would cause trouble for the
iron workers. Beyond that our confer
ence merely pertained to ordinary
union business.
Mccain said: 81 never saw McMani-
gal | have nothing to fear"
Both men were given hearing be-
fore the United States commissioner