Arizona republican., 1912-02-16
Proceedings in Dynamite
Cases Will be Kept Go
ing Throughout the
Coming Summer.
ARRAIGNMENT DAY
IS COMING SOON
Part of Accused Men, it is
Announced, Must Pay
Expenses of Their
Own Defense.
I [ASSOciated Press Dispatch


INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. 15.-Sensa-
tional and specific charges that the
dynamite conspiracy was conducted
with fun knowledge Of members of the
executive board of the International
association of Bridge and Structural
Iron workers. including President
Frank VI. Ryan; that the whole con-
spiracy extending over years. was re-
corded on paper: and that Ortie Nc
Manigal. confessed dynamiter. was
shifted like shuttle over the
country or missions of destruction.
were made public tonight by United
States District Attorney Miller. Miller
announced the contents of an indict-
ment known as that covering 'uncon-
summateJ ats" of the conspiracy. and
it is To be the basis upon which the
government intends To conduct the
prosecution.
The indictment charges HOckin,
Young Butler and r c. Webb, all
members IF the executive board with
conducting a conspiracy through the
mail and names all "a defendants as
abettors. II declares a regular system
of pointing out nonunion steel and
iron construction jobs carried on
and that the executive members not
only contributed money to buy eXplos-
ives but as isted the work McManigal
was To- do 1t bases all charges chiefly
on forty thousand letters and tefe-
grams taken from the Iron Workers
international headquarters. The let
1crs purpOrt To be between Ryan.
Hockin. Webb and other officials and
business AGENTS The principal ale
sations i'm the indictment which is one
of 81 are. That from San Francisco in
January. 1905 Ryan wrote J. J. Nc
Namara hc had looked into the job at
Clinton. Iowa, and described the new
bridge Latter il was blown up. That
Edward Clark of Cincinnati, in Febru-
airy. 1908. wrote to Mcnamara. 1T
would bv q foolish thing for me to buy
any explosives here where | am we'll
known. | have sized up the whole
job here and know it can be done. II
this sounds good 10 you let me hear
right away
That Webb wrote Mcnamara from
New York. telling about jobs that were
tC be blown up in Boston, in 1909 and
his having talked with Young about
the Jobs. saving: Mike wants to see
your friend (McManigaD. what was
East once before. Can you get him To
come here To do the job for me? Mike
win furnish finances.
That Mcnamara wrote Webb in an
swer that Boston and New York jobs
were being considered. That Webb
again wrote Mcnamara describing the
new opera house in BostoQ telling
where the derricks were to be blown
up and when guards were on and when
off duty.
That McNarama wrote letters tn
powder companies in negotiating for
explosives. the negotiations being sim
liar to ose which resulted in the
blowing up of the Los Angeles Times
Many other instances were cited or
correspondence between Mcnamara
and other agents in all parts of the
country relative to Jobs. Much cor
respOndence is in the hands Of the
United States authorities.
When told tonight that Miller had
made public the indictment contain
ing the correspondence mentioned
Ryan refused to make any statement
other than to say: ON advice of
my attorney | must refuse 10 say
anything before the trials take place
Hockin also refused 10 talk. Much
correspondence dealing with the Los
Angeles Jobs is contained in the
Indictment.
BOSTON. Feb. Is - Michael J.
Young was released late today when
relatives furnished ten thousand dol
lars bail Iron workers will oppoS"
the removal of Massachusetts men to
Indiana
CHICAGO. Feb 15.-Patrick Ryan.
indicted at Indianapolis, is said to
have left six months ago TO work for
the Standard oil company in the
Texas fields He was suffering from
tuberculosis and officials said they
are not sure he is alive.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. with the
arraignment of "A defendants set for
March l. and the probability of early
trials i'm May il was announced today
the government is TO use all speed
possible in trying the cases.
II is understood Judge \. b. An
derson will carry the trials on
through the summer allowing M
technical delay Whether the men are
To he tried separately. or jointly upon
one Indictment. will be determined
after arraignment Reports TO the
government today showed 40 of 80
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