The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-02-16
ARE
BASED ON MANY
DOCUMENTS
Relating To the Blowing Up Of
Non Union Plants
OVER 10000 LETTERS FOUND
All the 50 Men Indicted In the Dy-
Mantle Conspiracy Cases are Con-
nected by Letters and kilograms

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 15.-Impor-
tant evidence in possession OF the
Government which will be used
against the ffty-four men indicted In
the dynamite conspiracy became
known tonight when District Attor-
ney Miller revealed the allegations
contained in the indictment "charg-
ing unconsummated acts" thus di-
vulging the first information as to
the exact charges to be made by the
prosecution. Letters passing between
members of the Executive Board and
President Ryan and John j. McNa-
mara are set out in the indictment.
These letters speak OF Jobs that
were to be looked after in various
cities where non-union construction
companies were working under con
tract, and there are several referenc-
es to such "jobs" which are taken to
he very significant.
One of the first letters set out in
the indictment was written on Jan.
20. 1908. by President Frank NJ. Ry-
an from San Francisco to j. j. Nc
Namara in indianapolis. He tells Of
his trip to the coast and Of passing
through Clinton, Iowa, where a
bridge under construction by non
union or open shop" contractor was
dynamited In part it follows:
when riding by Clinton 1t was
getting dark. | could see the piers
were ready for twelve to fifteen short
girder spans on east approach. There
is, think, one set OF piers ready on
the river span. | saw no material,
yet it may be stored away back.
talked with Dwyer about that Houser
Lake lob, and he evidently would
like another trip. think we can
get some OF the local men to take up
that as was done before"
The bridge at Clinton was de-
stroyed Feb. 16, 1908. II is declared
that the use of the word material
being stored near the bridge referred
to explosives. At least that is the
Interpretation placed on II by the
Government.
The contents of the "unconsummat.
ed acts" indictment afforded a dis
tinct surprise to friends OF union la
Dor here, and even caused excitement
generally in circles where there had
been much speculation as to the ex-
act color Of the cards which the
Government was conceded to be hold
ing up its sleeve. All the charges in
this particular indictment are found,
ed primarily upon correspondence
which is said TO have passed between
the officials and members OF the Exc
cutive Board OF the iron workers.
Specific charges that the dynamite
conspiracy was conducted with full
knowledge OF members of the Execu
tive Board of the International AS
ISOLATION of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, including President
Ryan; that the whole conspiracy, ex
tending over years. was recorded or
paper, and that Ortie Il. Mechanical
the confessed dynamiter, was shifted
shuttlelike over the country on many
missions OF destruction are contained
in the indictment which also charges
Ryan, Herman S. Hochin of Detroit
NAs - ANuhb VI DONAOut JUN L. nut
Ter OF Buffalo, and Frank c. Webb Of
New York with conducting the con
spiracy through the mail, and names
all OF the fifty-four defendants as
abettors.
II declares that regular system
OF pointing out non.union steel and
iron construction jobs was carried OF
and that the executive members moi
only contributed money to buy ex
plosives but assisted in the worl
which Mechanical was to do.
The basis OF all the charges liei
chiefly in 10000 letters and tele
grams taken from the workers inter
national headquarters. These letters
purport to have been passed between
Ryan, Webb, and various other Off
cials and business agents.