Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-10-02

tempt recorded was at Miller's
Falls, Mass, in the summer of 1905
and the last Oct. 16, 1911, when at
2 a. m. lea Santa Barbara, Cal, 80
sticks of dynamite with a fuse were
found beneath a bridge just before
a special train bearing President
Taft passed over. Twenty of the
explosions occurred in Ohio.
McManigaPs confession was the
basis upon which the government
founded its case before the federal
grand jury which returned the in
dictments. And it Is expected to
figure prominently in the present
trial. In it McManigal confessed:
That Hockin came to him in De
troit in 1907 and induced him to
blow up a Job" there, after paying
him a regular fee of 1925 for each
job. McManigal had worked in a
stone quarry and, he said, it was be-
cause of his familiarity with explo-
.siyes that he was selected.
That Hockin accompanied him on
trips and pointed out works that
were to be blown up, afterwards in
PRODUCING him to James B. McNa-
mara, who became McManigaTs
"teammate" in the dynamiting bust
ness.
That on instructions from Hockin
he met Michael j. Young, a member
of the executive board in Boston,
and Frank o. Webb in New York,
about jobs that were to be blown up
near those cities.
That Hockin wired him at Chicago
to return to Indianapolis in February
where he, Hockin and ]. j. Nc
Namara talked over a new inven-
ton" which consisted of using an
ordinary alarm clock as a timer for
fuses. TT was a scheme by which
we could set a bomb and then be
miles away when the explosion oc-
Cured and SO prove an alibi," said
McManigal.
McManigal also confessed that ex-
plosives were hidden in various parts
of the country and carried in suit
cases on passenger trains, and that
he met various business agents about
Jobs and that he received a fee of
from 1925 to $3.50 for each lob"
Following is the governments list
of the defendants in the dynamite
cases:
Frank NJ. Ryan, president of the
international Association of Bridge
and Structural ironworkers. residence
Chicago; headquarters Indianapolis.
Herbert S.. Hockin, acting secre-
tary-treasurer of the union.
John T. Butler, Buffalo. N. Y,
first vice president.
Eugene A. Clancy, former member
executive board and former business
agent at San Francisco.
John H. Barry, former member
executive board.
Henry w. Legleitner, Denver, Col,
former member executive board.
Daniel J.. Brophy. Brooklyn, form
.er member executive board.
Patrick J.. Farrell, Brooklyn, form
err member executive board.
John J. McCray. Wheeling, w. Va,
member executive board
(never found after indicted.)
Michael j. Young. Boston, member
Executive board.
Phillip A. Cooley, New Orleans,
member executive board.
Charles N. Beum, Milwaukee,
former member executive board.
Michael J. Cunnane, Philadelphia,
former business agent local union.
James Cooney, Chicago, former
business agent local union.
J. w. Irwin, Peoria, ILL.,, former sec
retary-treasurer local union.
Richard Fl. Houlihan, Chicago,
financial secretary local union.
Edward Clark, Cincinnati former
president local union.
William E. Reddin. Milwaukee,
former official local union.
Paul ). Morrin, st. Louis, former
president local union.
Daniel Buckley, Rock Island, ILL.,,
former secretary local union.
w. Bert Brown, Kansas City, Mo-,
former secretary and business agent.
Edward Smythe, Peoria, H., form
Ter secretary and bushes sagent.
Andrew j. Kavanaugh, Springfield,
I'M, member local union.
Peter J. Smith. Cleveland, business
Iagent.
Murray L. Pennell, Springfield,
ill.,, former president local union.
William j. Mccain, Kansas City,