The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-12-04
PRESIDENT RYAN
CROSS EXAMINED
BY GOVERN MENT
letters Written BY Accused Head OF
international Bridge Workers Read
During Trial.

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ters written by Prank NJ RYAN. presi.
dent o. the International Bridge and
SEuctural Iron Workers. were read In
conjunction with dates OF explosions
w the cross examination oil RYAN by
"" government at the dynamite
conspiraCy' trial today.
Ryan testified his knowledge OF uu.
herouS explosions which occurred AT
Ter e had written a letter from New
2 was GAINED entirely through
newspaper accounts. iIe said news.
paper accounts OF explosions on non
union Jobs often were enclosed in let.
ters as news.
Extracts from the letter which
testified he wrote on April =. 1910
a. head Of M union 90 Secretary John
> Mcnamara and the explosions
Nhlch the government cited as having
occurred later We're.
lot LcFleitner take care Of the iob
In ms district Henry W. LecIcif.
her. now OF Denver. was hen "a mem
btr or the executive board. stationed
AZ Pittsburgh. IN explosion occurred
~ Mckeos Rocks, near Pittsburgh. il
July. 1910.
Let Hockin arrane, Tor cleveland.
N~iEclnIaU and Detroit Jobs Verh.rt
:. Hockin b. charged with being lead
'r 81 % 'c'uamiiing crew An OK
Ilos'On occurred az Cleveland June -
that car
Davenport. Iowa. and peori, can
~ handled boy flucSin E-xuIosious
IccHFTcd AZ Davenport and Peoria on
What Gid You mean. when Won
SAID let Ieel"itner and Hocsin take
care or those Iohsr' asked District
Attorney Miller
meant they wee 20 use every L..
fltlmat" means 10 have uninn mon
iut 10 work, answered Ryan.
Furnishes Dynamite.
Brior" ar explosion ON a bridge NJ
Dayton. Ohio. which Edward C-srk
union official at Cincinnati. confeseeJ
To having caused. Ryan said he sem
hockln 10 Cincinnati Clark in his
Confession. aid llockiu furnished him
WIN the lyman 70 Tor tho c~Xp'osion
Ryan asserted hr gave no instructions
10 Hockin about dyn1mitc.
How soon aiiea an .~Nulosion M, ,
bridge ID Cincinnati in Nav. 1909 did
"Ik clll you mp. Ryan Was asked
POSSIBLY a few DAYS. but he .4yc
me no details about an EXPLOSION
Asserting that he had no intention
'hat violence thculd be- used. Ryan
said through % request from " R.ft
bI""h %. @ union business agent. he sart
iinckiu to Kansas city. Mo. pricr 10
I'm explosion on q bridge there In
August. 1870
IN explaining a letter TO Michael !.
= uhaale. business agent at Pm adoI-
phla' giving instructions to handle %
I~"h-uhion job 'in any WY that viii
ntiay or add 10 the cost Of &c.. lfr
'''ah SAID DIS only purpose WAS To-
nav" union men taken OF Of other Jobs
~ construction 10y tho same contrac.
tor.
Letters From Cooley.
Th" government read ID letter writ.
ten from Dallas. Texas. in 1910. to Nc.
NIfuara hy Philip A. Cooley. Now or
leans. Who i- charged With HAVING
urged thar explosions take place in
D. south. - arrp, With Won fo most.
pone th" Uropo. itiou s1 can got SOM.
POINTERS from you and there viii be mo-
after effects
I'id D receive letters from Cool.
" "rr'n"rmnnfs fu blow up
JOBS asked Mr. Miller.
never received 90 letter from
Cooley about |hlov.ue up ANYTHING
90. worcd Ryan.
Asked what was meant when FranI,
webb. oft Sos York. wrote fo him
% confidence iu u. you mas
never f"9r for q never dfd boi..,. ,r
talking Zoo much iu ra. Of tli.
tihd Ryan said b. referred orly .o
lrr~dnf"rI'r.a for |uni0uilIrc i.t4 boz
NeW NorL
Describe EEpiosiors
H}11 admitted fn baI ararour
edged fln receipt Dr r.v..t