New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-24
WILL TRY 81 LABOR MEN
Alleged Dynamiters to Face
Court in Indianapolis.
SENATOR KERN IN DEFENCE
Government Relies on McMan
igal to Prove Existence of
Nation Wide Plot.

indianapolis. Sept 23.--Charged with
completely in the so-called "dynamIting
conspiracy" fifty-one men. present or for
pear for trial before Judge Albert 3. An
derson and jury in the federal court OF
this district Oh October I.
Indicted under federal statute forbid
ding the transportation OF explosives on
passenger trains, the defendants are al
legged 10 have been concerned In nation
wide plot to destroy the property OF con-
tractors employing non-union ironwork-
ers, eliminating I'm the explosion in the
Los Angeles Times Building, which cost
twenty-one lives.
Fifty-four were indicted by the grand
jury I'm its report Of February last. but
OF this number john j. and James y.
Mcnamara are in San Quentin prison.
California. and j. ]. McCray, former
member OF the executive board of the
international Association OF Bridge and
Structural Ironworkers, has not been
found by the federal authorities.
Most OF the defendants are or have been
connected with the ironworkers' associa-
ilon, which since 1905 has been engaged I'm
struggle with tine National Erectors'
Association. an organization Of structural
steel and iron contractors employing nom
union workmen Members Of this en-
ployors' association suffered losses from
moro than one hundred explosions from
1895 To 1911.
Following tho arrest Of John J. Nc
"a of tho TrOu-
workers Association, at It's headquarters
In this city, and the arrest OF James Il.
Mcnamara and Ortic f. Mechanical In
Detroit in connection with The Los
Angeles Time" explosion. presentments
were made 10 the federal grand jury OF
this district that officials Of the Iron
workers Association and other labor
unions had been concerned in con-
spiracy 20 intmldatc employers Of I'M
organized labor by systematic dcstruc-
ton OF their property.
Ortio McManigars confession. In which
hc related that he had been employed by
the Mcnamara brothers and Herbert :.
lIockin. acting gccretary-treasurer Of the
Irouworkers' Association, 20 dynamite
r'lgcs ana buildings IN course OF con-
struction by non-unIon contractors. Has
the basis Of the governments Inquiry.
lie Is TO Dc the principal witness for the
government IN the forthcoming trial \
mass 'Of letters and other records seized
IN "A raid on the Offices of the lronwOrk-
ors' Association viii De- offered as evil
dcncc Of a general conspiracy secretly TO
convey dynamite and nitroglyccrinc from
coast 10 coas: IN campaign against en-
ployers OF unorgdnizcd ironworkers.
Most prominent among the defendants
are Frank ". Ryan. president Of the In
terna,ional Association Of Bridge and
Structural Ironworkers; Herbert :.
Hockln. acting secretary-treasurcr and
the alleged head Of the "dynamtlns
crew: John r. Butler. OF Buffalo. first
yicc-presidcnt. and Michael J. Young. OF
Boston, and Philip 4. Cooley. Of New
orleans. members of tue executive board.
United States Senator John l.. Kern Is
to bc chief counsel for the defendants,
and the government Will be represented
by District Attorney Charles W. Miller
and his assistant. Clarence Nichols, who
conducted the grand jury investigation.