The Sentinel=record., 1912-02-16
CHARGES ARE
 SENSATIONAL
DISTRICT ATTORNEY MILLER MAKES KNOWN SCOPE OF DY.
 NAMlTINo CONSPIRACY,
Shows That Executive Board of Iron Workers co-operated in Series of Explosions in All Sections
 of the Country.

Indianapolis, Ind, Feb 15.--Sensa- tional and specific charges that the dynamite conspiracy was conducted with full knowledge Of members oi the executive board of the information al Association of Bridge and Struc- tural Iron Workers, including Presi- dent Frank NJ Ryan that the whole conspiracy. extending over years, was recorded on paper; and that Ortie E McManigal. the confessed dgnamter was shifted shuttlelike over the country on missions of destruction, were made public tonight by District Atoraey Charles w Miller
 MT Miller announced the contents of an indictment known as covering unconsummated acts of the conspi- racy and it is to be the basis upon which the government intends to con. duct it's prosecution
 The indictment charges Ryan, Her. bert s. Hockin of Detroit, Michael J. Young of Boston, John T. Butler of Buffalo, and Prank C. Webb of New York with conducting the conspiracy through the mails and names all of the 54 defendants as ahettors.
 
 It declares a regular system ot pointing out non-union steel and iron construction jobs was carried on and that the executive members not only contributed money to buy explosives but assisted n the work which Me. manigal was to do.
 The basis of all the charges lies chiefly in 10000 letters and telegrams taken from the iron workers inter- national headquarters. These letters purport to be between Ryan, Hockln, Webb and various other officials and f7usiness agents.
 Principal allegations .1 the indict ment, which is one of 52, are.
 From San Francisco, in January, 1908. Ryan wrote to J. McNamara in Indianapolis. that he had looked over job in Clinton, Iowa, and dc. scribed a new bridge there that waa later blown up
 That Edward Clark, at Cincinnati in February. 1908. wrote 70 NJ. Na mara, saying. "lt would be foolish thing for me to buy any explosives here where | am well known have sized up the whole job here and know it can be done. If this sounds good to you, let me hear right away
 That Webb wrote to McNamara from New York. telling about jobs Lat were to be blown up in Boston in 1909. and of his having talked to Michael J. Young. sa5ing
 'Mike wants to see your friend, (meaning McManigan that was in the East once before Can you get him to come here to dc d job for me- Mike will furnish finances.
 That MCNamara wrote 10 Webb in answer that the Boston and Ne" York jobs were being considered
 That Webb wrote to McNamara -4gain describing the new opera house in Bostcl. telling where derricks could be blown up and when tit guards were on and off duty
 That Mcnamara in 1909 wrote iet ters to powder companies negotiat for explosives, the nesodations being similar to those which resulted in the blowing up of the Los Angeles Times building That McN1mara wrote to P ]. Morr'n, St Louis m March. l9l9 about jobs that were later blown mp there
 That Charles J Beum at Mi9nc apolis. in April. 1910, wrote McNa mara that he had taken photographs ef non=union jobs that were ID course of construction and would send them to him.
 That Ryan, from New York, wrot, to McNamara in April, l9l0 as fol lows
 In regard to ahe MeClhtic-Mar shah jobs, let Legleitner attend tC the jobs in his district let Butte attend to the jobs al Buffalo anC Rochester let Hockin arrange fo he Cleveland Detroit and Cincinnati Jobs Morrin can attend to Mt Yer 2on Webb is now at South Bethle hem. Will also send him to Worces ter Mass and Davenport. Iowa. Pc oria can be handled by Hockin. Chi