Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1913-01-03
GREAT DYNAMITE CONSPIRACY.
One Of the Most Important Trials in
Criminal Annals.

Onc OF tHo most tuPoFtaHs tFlats !"
Criminal Annals.
What probably has proved to be one
Of the most important criminal trials
ever held in Americas trial which ex-
posed the intricate machinery of band
Of labor leaders organized for the dis
semination Of fviolence-comes to close
with the verdict Of the jury sitting In
Indianapolis in the dynamite case. Or
ganized labor was not on trial-a fact
which was pointed out many times In
the course Of the trial by Judge Ander-
son and the agents Of the United States
government, but the hands of justice
was raised against those men in high
places who had abused the trust re-
posed in them by the millions Of labor
ers whom they misrepresented.
The governments exposure Of con-
spiracy which resulted in the wrecking
Of buildings, bridges and construction
machinery in nearly every state in the
Union, destruction which carried with
II a considerable loss Of life, had been
before the court more than three
months. Legal talent Of national prom
inence was arrayed on both sides, and
every point In the case was contended
bitterly.
The dynamite conspiracy hinged
about the operations Of the Mcnamara
brothers who confessed to their master
part in the dynamiting Of the Los
Angeles Times building and other SINH
lar operations. Fifty-two other men
were indicted as partners In the great
labor conspiracy, and it was the part
of the Indianapolis court to determine
which Of those on trial were guilty of
the charge preferred In. the indict-
ments.
Operations in New York.
Twelve Of the men indicted were
eliminated from the case before the
jury's verdict was brought In. Ortie
McManigal and Clark pleaded guilty
and McManigal was used as one of the
governments strongest witnesses In the
Mcnamara trial and the other trial just
finished in indianapolis. One man in
dicted never was found; another was
incapacitated by a broken leg and
eight men were discharged in the course
of the trial for lack Of evidence against
them. In this muster was included
Clarence E. Dowd, general organizer
of the machinists' union. It was upon
the guilt of the remaining two-score
that the jury was forced to pass.
The heavy hand Of the labor conspir-
ators first was manifested In the course
of the strike against the American
Bridge company in 1905. AS the result
of trouble between the company and a
New Haven union local a general strike
was called by Frank Buchanan, now
congressman. but at that time interna-
tional president of the iron workers.
Dynamite first appeared In the con:
fiict In December, 1905. The American
Bridge company was constructing q
bridge at Miller's Falls, Mass, and at
this spot thirteen sticks Of the explo-
sive were found. A fuse attached EVIL
IDENTIFY had gone out and saved a gi-
gantic explosion.
Early In the same month a series of
attacks was begun in New York as
result Of the strike. The number Of
these had run. to three score before the
end Of 1906 and murder had been in
cluded In the crimes committed. The
violence went on almost unabated. all
though several iron workers were con-
victed and sent to Sing Sing.
Newark Has Taste Of II.
Eight times In 1905 dynamite was
put into service as a result Of the tre-
mendous struggle to force the Ameri-
can Bridge company, to give up its
"open shop" policy and to unionize its
entire operations. The outbreaks Of
violence extended as far west as Cleve-
land, where an attempt was made to
dynamite the Hotel Frankfort on March
"a Several employees OF the Ameri-