The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-02-16
ONE INDICTMENT
CONTAINS WHOLE
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Was Prominent, Useat
By the Conspirators


spiracy through 10000 letters and tele-
grams quoted in the indictments as
duplicating practically all the officials
of the International Association of
Bridge and Iron Workers. will be
made the basis 1t was declared today,
upon which the government will at
tempt to conbict the tiifty-four de-
PENDANTS charged with committing or
abetting in almost 100 explosions.
The correspondence contained in one
OF the thirty-two indictments and en-
bracing what are termed 'the uncon-
summated acts of the conspiracy" is
held as showing vast plot. known to
and furthered by Frank NJ. Ryan,
president of the iron workers and to
the members of his executive board
and many business agents. and which
was carried on for six years to destroy
the property of steel and iron con-
ira ctors who employed non-union la
Dor.
1t charged all the abettors are equal
ly guilty as abettors. 1t also purports
to reveal the evidence that Job" be-
came the accepted term to be sent
through the mail to designate the
home place to he blowed up and that
gradually officials of the local unions
began to call on the international
headquarters in indianapolis to as
sist by dynamit and nitroglycerine in
increasing the expenses of open shop"
contractors. Ortie e. McManigal. Her
bert &. Sockin, second vice president,
and James B. Mcnamara, 1t is said.
became an organized dynamiting crew.
The letters included show that. reg
uiar fees were paid to McNlanigal and
the cost of doing local jobs"'was fire.
ter from Olaf Tveitmoe of the local
union in San Francisco to ]. j. Nc
Namara at Indianapolis. after the Los
Angeles Times explosion stating that
he hoped Santa Claus would be kind
and generous to you with surprises, -
is quoted to show tho conspiracy
spread from Boston to the Pacific
coast. ,..,..
Four more indictments. not yet
cipal Indictment containing the cor.
respondence.
These indictments name all the fifty.
four Indicted men as implicated in
the general conspiracy.
No Delays
With the arraignmsnt OF. the fifty
four defendants set for March II and
a probability of trials early in May.
1t was announced today the govern
ment will use all consistent speed in
prosecuting the dynamite conspiracy
cases.
All attempts of the indicted men.
either individually or jointly, to secure
delays will vigorously be contested. 1t
is understood Federal Judge Albert
B. Anderson. who probably will hear
the trials, will carry the cases right
through the summer. Whether the
men are to be tried in groups. singly.
or together on the general conspiracy
charge. will be determined after ar.
raignment
Reports to the government today
showed that fortv-nine of the fifty.
four defendants had been arrested
or were in custody. According to
District Attorney Charles w. Miller
the capture of SO many defendants
practically within twentyfnur hours
set a precedent in federal criminal
procedure. The five men still unap-
pretended are those the government
counted on as being unable to find.
Herbert s. Hockin. second vice
president of the International Asso-
citation Of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers.. who also succeeded ]. J.
Mcnamara. the dynmiter. as secre-
tary-treasurer. said today the union
had on hand about $4,000. This
is being increased by a. special fund
Of $1,000 a month secured by assess
ment on the. 1900 members.
Hockin. after comforting with Frank
NJ. Ryan. the president. and John r.
Butler. first vice president. each Of
whom is indicted and out on s10.-
900 bond, announced that kilograms
had been sent to local unions inform
ing them the International union
would not bear the expense Of any at
torneys except such as is incurred in
Indianapolis. Almost all the indicted
men, who are charged with aiding
the McNamaras and Ortie McManigai
in causing about 100 explosions
against "open shop" contractors. in
the last six years. are members Of the
iron workers union.
At least three defendants-Hiram
Cline and Spurgeon P. Meadows, In
dianapolis officials Of the Internation-
al Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners. and c. e. Dowd, Rochester.
N. Y, Of the International machinists'
union-will thus be excluded from
the iron workers defense fund.
The Mcnamara brothers. now in
prison in California. and McManigal.
in prison on his own confession, also
indicted here. are, Of course not con-
sidered.
The federal grand jury that brought
the indictment. charging Hockin with
being one Of the instigators Of the
dynamite plots and the originator Of
the alarm clock scheme to set of
bombs, and all the other union in
dicted officials with aiding in the
plots, has not been discharged but
may be recalled.
It is said If any information which
might be secured through questioning
the defendants or through pleas Of
guilty. warrants 1t. the Jurors ses-
sions will start at once. and 9 REIN
vestigation Of the entire conspiracy
will be begun. --.'.'.