Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1912-02-23
ARREST big" MEN
GOVERNMENT TAKES SlMULTA-
NEous ACTION IN APPREHEN-
SION OF LABOR LEADERS.
TRIAL is SET FOR MARCH II
Those in Custody Are Charged With
Being Participants In Dynamite
Conspiracy-Are Either Behind
Prison Bars or Have Given Bonds.

Chicago.-At a given signal the long
arm Of the United States government
reached out and closed the net which
for months a federal grand jury In In
~dianapolls, Ind, has been laying for
the alleged participants in the dyna-
mite conspiracy.
From New York to San Francisco
and from Duluth to New Orleans the
meshes of the net extended, and with
in a few hours most Of the 81 labor
officials under indictment were behind
prison bars or had given bonds for
their appearance in indianapolis
March IL, when the dynamite con.
spiracy trial Is scheduled to begin.
The general text of the indictment
reads:
That on December /. 1906, said
persons unlawfully, knowingly, willful-
ly and feloniously did hen and there
conspire, combine, confederate and
agree together with certain divers
other persons, whose names are un.
known to the grand jurors aforesaid
to commit an offense against the Unit
ed States, to-wit: To transport, carry
and convey explosives, to-wit-dyna-
mite and Observation-Disclosures a
place In n state and places in other
states against the peace and dignity
of the United States"
List of Those Arrested.
In Chicago-Richard H. Houlihan.
business agent Chicago local No. l;
William Schoupe. former business
agent Of local No. /; James Coughlin,
member of Iron Workers union:
James Cooney, business agent.
In Indianapolis. Ind.-President
Frank NJ. Ryan of the International
Association of Bridge and Iron Work
ers. lives in Chicago; Spurgeon P.
Mathews, business agent of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners; Herbert s. Hockin OF De-
troit. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Of the Inter
national association and successor to
j. j. Mcnamara in that position; John
T. Butler Of Buffalo, first v%ice-presi-
dent Of the International association;
Fred Sherman, local business agent.
In St. Louis-John Barry, former
business agent of the iron workers;
Paul Morrin, active in raising the de-
Tense fund for the McNamaras and
business agent of local No. 10.
In Detroit-Charles w. Wachmeis.
ter, former business agent, now in
contracting business.
In Kansas City-W. Bert Brown, la
Dor leader; w. j. Mccain, business
agent. Mccain was to
Brown, the business agent, at the time
the $1,000 900 Armour. Swift , and
Burlington bridge over the Missouri
river was dynamited in August. 1910.
In Milwaukee-W. e. Redding, bust
ness agent; Herman G. Sieffert.
In Syracuse. N. Y.-E. E. Phillips.
former secretary of the Iron Workers
union; John Carroll. to whom Phil
lips books were surrendered when
his term Of Office expired.
In New York-Frank G. Webb, for
mer member Of the executive board
Of International Association Of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers; Patrick
F. Farrell, said to be a former mem.
international association; Daniel Bro
ply, members Of local No. IS in Brook.
lyn. former member international e
ecutive committee.
In Philadelphia-Michael ]. Gu.
name. business agent.
In Cleveland, O.-Peter J.. Smith.
former business agent; George ("Nip-
per") Anderson, walking delegate.
In Springfield, M.-A. J.. Kava-
naugh. iron worker employed by the
Springfield Bridge and Iron company;
M. L. Pennell.
In Duluth. Minn.-Fred Mooney.
iron worker.
In Peoria. M.-"Ed" Smythe. busi-
ness agent Of the iron workers and
president Of the Peoria Building
Trades council; James q. Ray. presi-
dent of Iron Workers union.
In Davenport. la.-Daniel Buckley.
business agent, iron workers.
In Scranton, Pan. ]. Harmon, for
mer business agent of the iron work
ers. now agent Of the Central Labor
union.
In Minneapolis, Minn.-Charles M.
Beum, business agent and secretary
OF the Minneapolis Building Trades
council.
The charges In the indictments are
divided into two groups. The first
group charges violation Of the federal
statutes regulating the interstate ship
ment Of explosives. aiding and abet-
ting to violate the law, and aiding and
abetting to conceal the violation. The
defendants in this class are termed
accessories before and after the fact.
The second group charges conspir-
acy to violate the law by furthering
the plans for carrying explosives.