Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-10

ceived $3.50 on one occasion for {
"job," and 500 for cutting cable. HI
told of the location of 100 one-pounC
sticks of dynamite which subsequently
were found in the Jersey meadows
and in the sands at the foot of Eas
Twenty-fourth street.
The erectors continued their inves
legations until the spring of 1911, bu
while the detectives were working IL
one place, the explosions occurred
with more frequency in others. More
than a dozen viaducts, bridges, build
ings and other construction work, al
being erected by firms employing non
union labor, had been blown up be
fore Ortie E. McManigal appeared or
the scene and before he began to work
with John J. and James B. McNa
mara as professional dynamiter.
The investigation of the dynamite
conspiracy, after the pleas of guilty
had been made by the Mcnamara
who else. if anyone, participated In
or gave financial support to the
crimes.
| The chief explosions. or attempts
which were given special attention by
| the federal grand jury, were as fol-
lows:
Summer - Miller's Falls, Mass,
American Bridge Co.; railroad bridge.
| (Attempt.)
summer-New Haven. Conn.,: Amer
lean Bridge Co.; bridge. tAttempr,
1905.
Jan. 1e-New York City; Post & Nc
Cord Building, East Twenty-third
street (attempt); two men convicted;
100 pounds of dynamite later found in
! Jersey Meadows and in sand at the
foot Of East Twentyfourth street.
March 12-Cleveland, o.; American
Bridge Co.; hotel. (Attempt.)
April 2-Cleveland, O.; American
Bridge Co.; hotel. (Attempt.)
April 2-Cleveland, o.; American
Bridge Co.; Arcade building. Cat
tempt)
May 12-Bridge' on Buffalo & sus-
quehanna R. r.; American Bridge Co.;
(Attempt)
May 31-Newark, NJ j.: Pittsburgh
Construction Co.; warehouse, derrick
wrecked.
August 15-Conshohocken Pa; Nc
Clintic-Marshall Construction Co.;
iron mill; several thousand dollars by
fire.
Sept. 25-Cleveland, O.; Pittsburgh
Construction Co.; railroad viaduct.
(Attempt.)
October 12 - Near Clarion, Pa;
American Bridge Co.; viaduct.; der
rick car wrecked.
Dec. 30-Whisky Island, near Cleve-
land, O.: Pittsburgh Construction Co.;
bridge, damage slight.
1907.
June 25-Detroit. Mich: Russell
Wheel and Foundry Co.; Gas building;
damage not given.
Sept. Cleveland, o.; American
Bridge Co.: American Steel & Wire
CO. plant; hosting engine destroyed.
Oct. 3O-Youngstown. o.; Youngs-
town Construction Co.; Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad bridge; slightly dam
aged.
Dec. 23-Near Harrison, N. j.;
Brann & Stuart Co.; Erie Railroad
bridge: damage $4,000.
Dec 81 Cleveland, o.; Lucius
Co.: Cleveland Short Line railroad
bridge; damage $500.
Dec 31-Mill Creek, near Cleveland,
$1,000
Jan. 31.-Elsdon. ILL.,. McClintic
Marshall Construction Co.. building;
damage $3.50.
Feb 3--Pelham, N. Y; American
Bridge Co.: draw bridge: damage be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
Feb. 16 - Clinton. Ia; Wisconsin
Bridge & Iron Co.: double track bridge
over Mississippi river; damage
$4,000.
March 1S-Chicago; Pittsburgh Con-
struction Co.; Chicago, Minneapolis &
St. Paul railroad construction work;
derrick car damaged.
March 25-Perth Amboy. N. j..
Pennsylvania Steel Co.; drawbridge;
damage $500.
March 25-Near Bradshaw, Md;
Youngstown Construction Co.; Balti-
more & Ohio railroad bridge; machin-
cry destroyed.
April New York: Pennsylvania
Steel Co.: Blackwell Island bridge.
(Attempt.)
April 3-New York: McClintic-Mar- |
schall Construction Co.; Pier IS, Norths'
river: machinery wrecked; damage
$500 to $1,000.
April 9-Nesr West Farms Station.
N. Y: Lewis F. Shoemaker G Co.;
highway bridge (Attempt)
April - PHILADELPHIA: American /
Bridge Co.: Elevated road; material
damaged $1,000
April 26-Fall River. Mass; Amer- !
can Bridge Co.: bridge; damage $4,000 !
to $4,000
May 8 - Dayton, O.. American !;
Bridge Co.. Chicago, Hamilton & Day
ton railroad bridge: derrick car dam !
aged.
May 21- New York; Pennsylvania
Steel Co.. drawbridge. (Attempt.)
May 22-Baychester, N. Y; Lewis F. |
& Co.; bridge; damage !
$500.
May 24-Aiken, Mo-: Youngstown |
Co.: Baltimore & Ohio !
railroad bridge. (Attempt) I
June 2-Perryville. Md: American /
Bridge Co.; Baltimore & Ohio railroad /
bridge. (Attempt1