The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-13
MAKE ARRESTS FOR DYNAM|T|NG TODAY The Defendants Will Num-
 Der Fifty-FOur CAPIASES ARE READY Labor Leaders in Boston, Toledo, De- troit, Chicago, Peoria, St. Louis, Kansas City and Other Cities
 Are Suspected
CAPIASES ARE READY

| Indianapolis, February 1e.-On the
 eve of the arrest of the men indicted l in the dynamite conspiracy cases it
 was reported tonight that the mum
 Der of defendants would be 54. The
 arrests may take place tomorrow. Many officers in one labor union and one officer in each of two other
 unions are believed to be involved. It | is understood that the defendants west of Salt Lake City include only those
 whose names already have been men toned in connection with prosecutions or indictments found on the Pacific
 coast and that no individuals west of Salt Lake City not heretofore involved are under indictment here.
 Many cities in the east and in Ohio, Illinois and Missouri are said to be the points from which the federal au- 1 thorities expect to receive reports of arrests
 Most of the defendants, whose names i have been kept secret, who have been
 under federal espionage since the in l dietments were returned a week ago,
 are reported as now being within reach l and as the capiases for the arrests | have been delivered to United States marsha1s in the respective districts it is believed the apprehension of the
 men practically will take place within
 a few hours after word has been sent 1 by telegraph for the authorities to acs. | Probably a number of the defendants will be beyond imm ediate serving of
 the capiases but the plan is to take as many as possible of them into GUS
 today on the same day.
 1 A labor leader in Boston, several each
 in Toledo and Detroit, at least five in Chicago. one each in Peoria, St. Louis
 Kansas City, Missouri. New orleans
 Philadelphia. Milwaukee, Hartford Conn, Buffalo, Cincinnati and about five men in Indianapolis, are believed to be among those indicted. Six in- dictments are said to pertain to men living in Salt Lake City and west of there
 Whether the arrests would take place tomorrow, United States District Attor- ney Miller refused positively to state but 1t was learned that such was the plan mapped out by the government to-
 night. and that it would be carried out unless some unforeseen obstacle de veloped i Frank M Ryan, president of the h. l ternational Association of Bridge and
 Structural Iron Workers, was at his headquarters today discussing with his officials reports that members of his union were included among those in
 dicted. John T. Butler of Buffalo, first
 vice president; Herbert $. Hockin of | Detroit. second wee president and act
 ing treasurer and Fred s. sherman,
 business agent of the local union in
 Indianapolis, are among thosy who have z.
 succeeded ]. J. McNamara. the con
 victed dynamiter as secretary treasurer
 of the union.
 Denver, February 12-In an inter-
 view here today Henry w Yeigleiter,
 former member of the executive board of the International Association
 or Bridge and Structural Iron Work
 CTS, who was present at the board meet
 ing when John J. McNamara was ar l rested. said he took it for granted that
 one of the indictment at Indiana polls
 was for him. He denies that he or l Eugene Clancy, a fellow member of
 the executive board, had betrayed se-
 erets to the detectives. as he says Will 1 liam J. Burns alleged.
 l Chicago, February 12.-Copies of 10 in-
 dictments returned by the Indianapolis
 federal grand jury against Chicago off
 cials were placed, 1t was said here to-
 night, in the hands of government off cers for service.
 | Two high labor officials and eight
 minor officials, it was said, were named | in the indictments It is intimated the
 two leaders will be the first to be ar
 rested. Of the minor officials several
 are business agents.
 | Two of the men named in the indict-
 ments, not the leaders, however have disappeared and government agents are
 reported to be searching the country TOT 1 them.