The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1912-02-16
Government Agents Take Iron
Workers in Charge
SOME OTHERS INDICTED BUT NOT YET ARRESTED
Nearly All of the Men Gave Cash Bond
For Their Appearance in the
Court March 18th.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. l5.--By what
was said to be tho most sweeping fed
eral action of its kind ever undertaken
the United States Government ycster'
day, within few hours, arrested u ma.
ioritv of the ~ men indicted for al
legged completely IN Il nationwide dyna'
mite conspiracy in operation for six
years.
At the head was Frank y. Ryan,
president of the International AssOcia'
tion of Bridge and Structural Iron.
workers. Many other officers, including
Herbert II. Hockin, second vice prcsi'
dent and successor rs the union : -ecrc.
tnry.trcasurcr To J. j. Mcnamara, the
convicted dynamitcr, were arrested in
indianapolis.
Reports from oil over the country al
showed that FIVE Of the seven ironwork'
eTs' executive board members and II
half dozen or more members were taken
into custody.
These officials and their codcfendants
are charged with the violation of the
federal statutes regulating interstate
shipment of explosives, which resulted
from the activities Of the McNamaras,
and McManigal "dynamiting crew,
who carried dynamite and nitroglyeer.
inc about the country ON passenger
trains.
Charged with Conspiracy
All the defendants are charged wiih
conspiracy to further the series ot 100
explosions which were directed by the
labor union officials against iron and
steel contractors and employers of non
union labor. The explosions caused the
destruction of bridges, viaducts and
buildings and the wrccking of the Los
Angeles Times building, was an inci'
dent of the series.
Before noon 36 arrest had been made.
Released on Bond
The most important move by the de
PENDANTS on their arrest was 10 secure
cure bond for their appearance on March
18th.
In some instances the bond was liked
Al 10000, and in the aggregate the
bonds required, i, il said, would exceed
100000.
Ryan and Hockin each gave $4,000
bond and were released John y. Butler
OF Buffalo, y. Y., first vice president
of the ironworkers, arrested here also
was released on bond
Ryan is Very Nervous
On advice of counsel, Ryan, Hockln,
and BnUer declined to make statement
unit, they had had an opportunity to
ccnfer.
"Mr. RYAN, who is 81 years old, II
under u severe nervous strain and III
no condition to talk of his arrest, SAID
Newton NJ. Harding, attorney for the
ironworkcrs. "This Is the crisis OF his
life. When he becomes calmer may
permit him to issue formal state
ment. "
Men Who Were Arrested
OF the arrests the following were
made public: ,
Chicago-R. II. IIoulihan, financial
secretary of local irOnworkcrs union,
James Cooncy, and VIM. Schoupe' bns''
ness agents; James Coughlin.
Syracuse, \. We. Il. Philips eN'
secretary of Ironworkers International
Union, and John Carroll, his successor
Cincinnati-Edward Clark, exwalking
delegate; Ernest q. w Bascy OF In
dianapOlis, exbusiness agent
Indianapolis--spurgeon u. Meadows
business agent district council carpen'
ters' union; +, NJ. Ryan, president In
tcrnstional Association Structural Iron
workers; IL. II. Hockin, second wee
president and secretary treasurer Inter
national Ironworkers, Of Detroiti D. +
Butler, first vice presidents Fred sher
man, business agent.
81. Louis-.John H. Barry, exwalklnf
delegate; Paul Morrin, buoiness agent
local union.
Kansas City-W. Bert Brown
Milwaukce-w Il. keddin, aud Her