The Calumet news., 1912-02-14
Many Men High In the Ranks Of
Labor Taken In Custody by
Federal Agents
PROMINENTLEADERs ACCUSED
President Ryan Of Iron Workers
Amoug Those In Tolls
Action 10 Taken simultaneously All
Over the Country-Result of
Recent indictments.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 14--Arrests
in the dynamite conspiracy case began
today. and most of the fifty or moro
defendants in various parts of the
country were taken into custody.
one OF the first arrested here was
Prank M. Ryan, president of the In
ternatlonal Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers. Eleven bust
ness agents OF the Iron Workers, -four
or five officials, and some members of
the executive board, who are charged
with knowing what Mcnamara did
with the money used to buy explosives,
are among those indicted.
An important arrest was Frank G.
Webb. former member of the Iron
Workers executive board, who was
taken i'm New York. Webb figures
prominently In Ortie McManiga's con-
fesslon. Webb Is charged with meet
ing MeManigal and showing him where
to do Jobs" In Hoboken and Jersey
City.
Houlihan arrested in Chicago, is
charged with furthering the violation
OF Federal statute, in connection with
an explosions at South Chicago, and
by assisting McManigal, confessed dy-
namiter. ~
John r. Butler, Buffalo. first vice
president OF the Iron Workers, and
Herbert s. Hockin, of Detroit. second
vice president and acting secretary
treasurer. and Fred. Sherman, local
business agent, were arrested here af-
ter Ryan was taken. Hockin succeed
ed J. J.. Mechanical as secretary
treasurer. McManigai. In his confess
sion, charged Hockin was the man
who put him in the dynamiting busi-
ness" 1t is charged Hockin went to
Detroit In June 1907. and induced
McManigal to take up dynamiting.
In the information supplied the gov
ernment Hockin is made TO appear as
the chief lieutenant of John McNama-
ra. He is charged with having plan
ned explosions desired by the enemies
of the open shop" contractors. Nc
Manigal names him as one of the men
who organized the alarm clock scheme
for timing an explosion. He is also
charged with being manager of secret
stores OF explosives kept at Rochester,
Pa, Muncie IndS Tinin, Ohio, and
Indianapolis.
Eugene A. Clancy. OF San Francis
co; j. f. Munsey, of Salt Lake City;
Olaf A. Tveitmoe, San Francisco; Or
tie McManigal already indicted on the
Pacific coast; and j. j. Mcnamara and
James B. Mcnamara. already convict
ed are again indicted here.
In the Indictments IL is held the Nc
Namara brothers and McManigal were
merely agents OF a vat conspiracy.
All Of tho defendants al 'harged with
conspiracy In the trar portation OF
dynamite and nitro-glycerine.
Ryan was elected president of the
International Iron Workers Union In
1905, succeeding Frank Buchanan, now
congressman from Chicago. Soon after
1t became known his officials were to
be indicted Ryan asked the union to
establish a special fund Of seven
thousand dollars per month. II Is be-
Ieved this fund will now be utilized
Tor the defense at the trials.
M. J. Young. arrested In Boston. ia
accused OF assisting McManigal to
blow up part OF the Boston opera
house In March, 1909, and to have
sent McManisal TO Springfield. Mass,
where part Of municipal buildings were
destroyed
Ryan and HoclSin this afternoon is
sued statements declaring their inno-
cence.
The Iron Workers union. whose
headquarters arc in indianapolis, has
about thirteen thousand members. with
lO1 local unions In the United States
and Canada.
Arrests at Many Places.
Chicago. ILL.,. Feb. 1f--Richard III
houlihan. labor leader. indicted at In
dianapolis, was arrested here today.
Besides Houlihan. the men arrested
mere are James Coughlan. James Coo
hey and William Schoupe. members o.
the Iron Workers Union. the two las
named being business agents. Othe
arrests reported. based on the Indian
apolis indictments. are:
Milwaukee-w. II. Redding and Her
man G.. Seffert.
Kansas City-W. Bert Brown ant
w. j. Cain. Brown was the Iron Work
erS business agent In August. 1910 a
tne time the million dollar Armour an
S"ift burlington bridge over the Mis-
souri, River here was dynamited- Nc
Cain succeeded him.
Cieveland-Peter r. Smith. formerl
business agent. and George "Nipper