The Washington times., 1912-03-12
GOVERNMENT WINS
FIRST VICTORY IN
5. DYNAM|T|NG CASE
indianapolis Judge Refuses
: to Free Five of the Forty
/, six Defendants.

- INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, March l2.-Tho
Federal Government drew first blood
In the arraignment of the forty-six de-
Pendants in the alleged dynamiting
conspiracy here today when Judge An
derson cverrued a motion to quash th9
proceedings against the five Chicago
labor leaders involved and j. w. Irwin,
of Peoria, Ill.
Arguments were then commenced on
demurrers which were filed against all
Of the thirty-two indictments in the
cases. Tho dcmurrers allege:
That the act of 1866, under which the
indictments were returned, was re-
pealed in 1905.
That the indictments DO not alegn
that the acts, were continued during the
time specified in the Indictments.
That the statute Of Limitations has OK
pired against the allie Eed offcnses.
That the indictments do not alegc
that the transportation of explosives
was unlawful or that the explosives
were to be used for an unlawful pur-
pose.
That the indictments are not suffici-
emily specified to permit the defendants
TO make n defense.
That the indictments do not show an
attempt on the part of the defendants
to deceive the railroad companies
That 1t is not unlawful to carry ex-
plosive on passenger trains.
q That Chicago labor leaders in whose
behalf the motion to uuash was filed are
Z James Cooney, Richard II. Houlihan.
William Shupe, James Coughlin, and
Patrick Ryan.
List of Indicted.
+ The indicted labor leaders arraigncd
today follow:
Frank NJ. Ryan. Chicago. president of
the International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers since 1905.
Z J. T. Butler. Buffalo, n. V, first vice
president.
P. a. Cooley, New Orleans, member OF
tho executive board.
Z John II. Barry, St. Louis, member of
the executive board, 1906
Frank c. webb New York, member Of
3the executive board, l90I-S.
{ Henry w. Lcgleitner, Denver, member
of the executive board, 1907 1910
Daniel J. BrQphy. member executive
Patrick Xxi +. DFSTeii Fareii. New York, member
executive board, 1906
4 Charles \. Baum. Minneapolis, former
member of the executive board.
NJ. j. Young, Boston, member cXcCu-
tive board since 1900.
John j. McCray. Wheeling, W. Va,
member executive board, 19O5-O6.
Milton II. Davis. Philadelphia, member
executive board, 1906
Michael J. Cunnane, business agent,
uSOtdl IIllldutIDHlb. SIllCt lfUb.
James Cooncy. business agent Local
j, Chicago, 19O8-09.
Richard II. Houihan. financial sccre-
tary. Local I. Chicago, since 1907.
president, Local a. Cincinnati, 190S-l1
William f. Reddin. president. finan.
cial secretary, and business agent, Lo'
cal s, Milwaukee,, since 1906.
, Paul ]. Morrin. business agent, Loca
z Is. st. Louis, since 1910.
Daniel Buckley, financial secretary
and treasurer, Local III, Rock Island
ILL.,. 190S-11.
W. Bert Brown. business agent, Lo.
cal TO- Kansas City, Mo, 1910
Edward Smythe. financial secretary
and business agent, Local liz, Peoria
Ill. 1910.
Andrew ]. Kavanaugh, Local 46
Springfield, H.. 1911.
Peter ]. Smith, business agent Lo
. Cal II, Cleveland, since 1906.
Murray J.. Pe4nell, president. Ioca
46, Springfield, III. 1909 and 1911.
William J. Mccain, business agent
Local TO- Kansas City, Md. 1902
{ Herman G. Seiffert, business agent
3 Local S. milwaukee,.
[ Michael J. Harmon, business agent
Z Local %, Scranton, Pa.
z John r. Carroll, Local so, Syracuse
%Edward E. Phillips. financial secre
Z tary and treasurer, Local 60, Syracuse
William Barnhardt, financial secre
tary, Local A, Cincinnati. 1910
Fred Mooney, financial Secretary, Lo
lcal 32, Duluth. Mimi. 1910.
J James r. Ray, president, Local 1l2
i Peoria, H., 1910.
4 William Shupe, business agent LoCa
!, Chicago. 1910;
T James Coughlin: business agent Lo'
cal /. Chicago, 1910.
Frank J. Higgins, Hartford. Conn.
4 New England organizer, 1910:
z Charles Wachmeister, business agent
X Local %, Detroit. Mich, 1910.
ERNEST G. w. Basey, business agent
Local %, indianapolis. 1S09l0.
Frank ]. Murphy. business agent, Lo
George Anderson business agent
. Clarence f. Dowd. Detroit, special or
ganizer International Association Of
MachiniSts.
Fred Sherman. business agent, Loca
.. Indianapolis.
Spurgeon P. Meadows. business agent
Carpenters Union, Indianapolis.
Hiram Cline, Muncie, Ind. former ma
tional organizer, Carpenters Union.
treasurer, Local 112. Peoria, ILL.,, 10000
Frank X Painter. business agent
Local q. Omaha. 1910 ~
Patrick Ryan, business agent Local ]
William e. Benson. president. Detroi
Federation of Labor, r,,.,a,, ~,
Eugene 4. Clancy san francisco Tor
mer member executive board.
}. T. Munsey. business agent, Loca
q. salt Lake city, 19C&-ll.
Olaf A. TVntmne.. San FRANCISCO, sec
Z retary. building trades council.
E. J. Mcnamara. former secretary
. TREASURER Cnow serving fifteen years il
prison sentence in San Quentin prison II
s California for dynlmitingO
Jares r. Mcnamara NOV serving lif
sentence in san Quentin prison in cali
fornia for dynamItinG the Los Angelo
& Times buildnZO
y Critic r. MCManigal, confessed dyna
3 miter.
CThe latter six are now under iHGiCt
ment IN connection with dNnamitng
on the l'acifc COAST. and may not he ar
& raignCd in IndanaDOlis)
Rayner Introduces