Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-16
LETTERS AS BASIS LEGAL PROBE NEXT
Many Are Quoted in Dynamite Understands Suggestion Re-
Case indictments. gardng Everglades Inquiry.
iFRANK NJ RYAN ACCUSEDlI O. WRIGHT Fill ES CHARGES
lSad
Destroying Property. Technical Irregularities
ATTORNEY MnLERS COMMENT FOUR PERSONS IN LIST
in
Which Purposes Attorney
Into Writing. Investigation.
Many Are Quoted in Dynamite
Case indictments.
FRANK M. RYAN ACCUSED
Said to Have Furthered Plans for
Destroying Property.
MnIER's COMMENT
Surprised at the Freedom With
Which Purposes We're Put
Into Writing.

| INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, February 49,
New disclosures made in the dynamite
| conspiracy cases, through 10000 letters
and kilograms quoted In the indictments
as duplicating practically all the officials
of the International Association OF
| Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
will be the basis. 1t was declared today,
| upon which the government will seek to
convict the fifty-four defendants who
| are charged with committing or abetting
| in almost one hundred explosions.
The correspondence contained In one
of the thirty-two indictments, and en-
bracing what are termed "unconsum-
| mated acts of conspiracy is held as
showing that a vast plot, known to and
furthered by Frank NJ. Ryan, president
of the ironworkers. and to members of
his executive. board and many business
agents, was carried on for six years to
destroy the property of steel and iron
contractors who employed non-union
labor.
1t charges all the defendants with being
equally guilty as abettors- It also pur-
ports to reveal evidence that Jobs be-
came the accepted term to be sent
that was to be blown up, and that grad
ually the officials of local unions began
to call on the international headquarters
in Indianapolis to assist by dynamite and
of ''open shop contractors. Ortie f. Nc
Manigal, Herbert S. Hockin, second vice
president and James B. Mcnamara be-
came, 1t is charged, an organized "dyna-
hitting crew..
Saws Fees Were Paid.
Letters are included to show regular
fees were paid to McManigal and that the
cost of doing local Jobs frequently was
discussed in letters. -
A letter from Olaf A. Tveitmoe of the
local union in San Francisco to J. J. Nc
Namara, in Indianapolis after the Los
Angeles Times disaster, stating he hoped
Santa Claus would be as kind and gen.
erous to you with surprises Is quoted
to show that the consp.r acy spread from
Boston to the Pacific coast. -.
Four more indictments, not yet made
public, supplement the principal indict-
ment containing the correspondence.
These indictments name all the hfty-four
defendants as implicated In the general
conspiracy and makes these charges: Il
THAT on thirty-four counts all the de-
PENDANTS are guilty as principals In llie-
gal transportation OF dynamite.
THAT on thirty-four counts McManigal.
John ]. Mcnamara. James B. Mcnamara
and Hockin are guilty of Illegally trans
porting dynamite and all the other de-
PENDANTS are guilty Of aiding and abet-
ting them.
THAT on sixteen counts all the defend
ants are guilty as principals in 1ilegal
Transportation of, nitrogiycerin. i
THAT on sixty counts sMcManigal. 4ohh
~. Mcnamara. James B. Mcnamara ard
Hockin are guilty Of illegal transports
fion of nitroglycerin and all the othen -
FYendants are guilty of aiding and abet-
ting them
Contain 1928 Counts. +
|; The wide scope of the thirty-two in
dictments, which contain. in all, 12e
theory of the government that the de-
PENDANTS alleged guilt is equal. no mat
ter how small an individuals personal ac-
tivity in the conspiracy may have been.
Mr.. Miller said it has been determined TO
press all the counts of the indictments
against each of the defendants.
THE indictment setting out uncon-
summated acts of conspiracy. extensive
as IL Is In presenting mass OF al
legged discriminating correspondence be-
tween the defendants" said Mr.. Miller,
"only submits typical acts. II we had
chosen this Indictment might have been
run into many more hundreds of pages
FORTY InOuSdHO lcIlcTS WCIc 0cAACu az
the headquarters Of the International
Ironworkers Association, and from
them the Investigators chose evidence
that we consider much more than
sufficient to prove our case when Of
fered in connection with corroborative
evidence Of wide extent and varied
character. The freedom with which
these men put on paper their plans.
motives and the workinG1out of their
purposes is amazing.
II. W.. Legleitner Talks.
DENVER, Col. February 16.-"They
never trusted me. Mcnamara never trust
ed me-" said Henry ". Legleitner. for
mer member OF the national executive
board Of the ironworkers, under indict-
ment in Indianapolis charged with being
a party to the dynamite conspiracy, to-
day.
Il liked Mcnamara and he liked me,
and / never knew why he did not trust
me. When they talked Of buildings or
bridges being blown up, they always
hitting affairs by saying it was persons
outside Of the union who wanted to get
the structural ironworkers In bad re-
pute."
Another Arrest Made.
SARATOGA, n. u, FEBRUARY. 6.-On a
charge Of conspiracy in transporting dy-
Mantle from one state to another, Will
liam X. Benson, who was president Of
the Detroit. Mich. Federation of Labor
in 1910. was arrested at his farm in the
| town OF Barkerville, eighteen miles north
| of this village, early today and brought
| here. Benson, who is thirty-six years OF
| age was one Of the union labor leaders
| indicted recently at Indianapolis.
May Be Heard in New York.
! NEW YORK. February 16.-Hugh Cor
| don Miller as counsel for Frank c.
Webb and aPtrick F.. Farrell. who, when
| arrested here In the alleged dynamite con-
spiracy. waived examination and were
| put under $4,000 bail each to appear for
| pleading in Indianapolis, today asked
Commissioner Alexander to reopen the
| case and grant his clients an examina-
| ton here. The commissioner said that
| as the men had no counsel when they
made the waiver he was inclined to give
them an opportunity to be heard before
| ordering their removal to Indianapolis
] In the event of the case being reopen
| ed Webb and Farrell expect to secure
| their release later in the day, on bail