Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-17
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| in almost 100 explosions.
The correspondence, contained in one
| of the 81 indictments and embracing
what are termed 'unconsummated acts
of conspiracy" is held as showing that
a vast plot. known to and furthered BY
Frank NJ. Ryan. president of the iron
workers, and to members of his execu-
tive board and many business agents,
was carried on for six years to destroy
the property of steel and iron eontrae-
tors who employed non union labor.
1t charges all the defendants with
being equally guilty as abettors. L
ialso purports to reveal evidence that
Jobs became the accepted term to be
sent through the mail to designate
some place that was to be blown up,
and that gradually the officials of To-
cal unions began to call on the inter-
national headquarters in indianapolis
to assist by dynamite and nitro give
crime in increasing the expenses OF
open shop" contractors. Ortie E. Nc
Manigal, Herbert S. Hockin, second
vice president, and James B. McNa-
mara became, it is charged, an organ
lied "dynamiting crew"
Letters are included to show that
fees We're paid to Mechanical and that
the cost of doing local Jobs" frequent
" was discussed in letters.
A letter from Olaf A. Tveitmoe, OF
the local union in San Francisco to
J. Mcnamara in indianapolis after the
Los Angeles Times disaster stating he
hoped Santa Claus would be as kind
and generous to you with surprises,
is quoted TO show that the conspiracy
spread from Boston to the Pacific
coast Four more indictments not Yet
made public, supplement the principal
indictment containing the correspond
ence. These indictments name all the
"a defendants as implicated in the gen
eral conspiracy and make these
charges:
THAT ON "a counts all the defendants
are guilty as principals in illegal
transportation of dynamite.
THAT on the "a counts, MECHANICAL
John j Mcnamara, James b. McNa-
mara and Hockin, are guilty of lille
gaily Transporting dynamite and |
the defendants are guilty of aiding and
abetting them.
That on Is counts, all the defend
ants are guilty as principals in llle-
gal transportation of nitro glyeerine.
THAT on 16 counts McManigal, John
]. Mcnamara, James B. McNamara
and Hockin are guilty of illegal trans
portation of nitro glycerine and all the
other defendants are guilty of aiding
and abetting them.
The wide scope of the 80 indictments,
which contains in all 12S counts, IS
due, it is announced, to the theory OF
the government that the defendants
alleged guilt is equal no matter now
small an individuals personal actiV-
ity in the conspiracy may have been
Mr. Miller said it had been deternin-
ed to press all the counts of the IN
dictments against each of the defend
ants.
1.-THE Indictment setting out uneon-
summated acts of conspiracy, extern
sive as it is in presenting mass OF
alleged discriminating correspondence
between the defendants said Mr. Mil
Ter, .'only submits typical acts. II We
had chosen this Indictment might
have been run into many more hum
dreds OF pages. Forty thousand letters
were seized in the headquarters of the
International Iron Workers Associa-
ton and from them the investigators
chose evidence that we consider much
more than sufficient to prove our case
when offered in connection with cor
roborative evidence of wide extent and
varied character. The freedom with
which these men put on paper their
plans. motives and the working out or
their purposes is amazing.