The Forrest City times., 1913-01-03
FORREST CITY, ARK FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JAN. B. 1913.

within few hours by a telegraphic
signal
October l, trial begins exactly two
years after Los Angeles explosion, so
defendants present: three discharged
by government; Ortie Z. McManigal
pleads guilty leaving 46 for trial
October 3, jury secured composed
mostly of farmers; government opens
its case.
October 5, Herbert S. Hockin accus-
ed by district attorney with having
been a spy within the ranks of the
dynamiters, and with having given in
formation to the prosecution.
October 7, Edward Clark, Cincinnati,
pleads guilty to having blown up a
bridge at Dayton, Ohio, and accuses
Hockin of having furnished the dyna-
mite; 45 defendants remain for trial.
November 8, McManigal begins re
lating his confession on the witness
stand; duplicates iron workers union
officials as having pointed out jobs
for him to blow up; names Hockin as
starting him in the business.
November %, Hockin's bond in
creased, in default of which he is com
mitted to Jail, after more testimony
that he was employed by detectives
while an official of the union; court
denounces Hockin as mot to be trust
ed by any one, day or night Miss
Mary Field, writer, denounced by
the district attorney as an anarchist
for criticisms published in union mag
azine; Olaf A. Tveitmoe, San Francis
CO, a defendant, also denounced by dis
trict attorney for publishing "anarchis-
tic" criticism OF the trial.
December 2, government concluded
its case, after presenting $40 witnesses
whose testimony covers $4,000 pages !;
four more defendants discharged by
the government, leaving Al for trial;
defense begins. Hockin resigns as
secretary-treasurer of the iron work
ers' union.
Chief prosecutor, United States Dis
trict Attorney Charles w. Miller.
Chief counsel for the defense, Unit
ed States Senator John w. Kern and
William n. Harding.
Federal judge who conducted trial.
Albere B. Anderson.
Labor union of which most of the
defendants were members, Information.
al Association of Bridge and Structur-
al Iron Workers.
Charges: Illegally transporting dy-
Mantle and nitroglycerin on passen-
ger trains, or conspiracy to do the
same.
The defendants are:
Frank NJ Ryan, president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers; John T. But
Ter, Buffalo, vice president; Herbert S.
Hoclin former secretary; Olaf A.
/ Tvietmoe, San Francisco, secretary oi
the California Building Trades Coun-
Gil; Eugene A. Clancey, San Francis
co; Phillip A. Cooley, New Orleans
Michael j. Young. Boston; Frank J.
Higgins, Boston; J. +. Munsey, Salt
Lake City. Utah; Frank C, Webb, New
York Patrick f. Farswell. New York ;
John II. Berry, st. Louis; Paul j. Nor
rim, st. Louis; Henry w. Legleitner
Denver; Charles y. Beum Minneapo-
lis; Herman G. Seiffert, Milwaukee ;
Michael J. Cunnane, Philadelphia;
VIM. E. Reddin, Milwaukee; Richard
II. Houlihan, Chicago; James Cooney,
Chicago; James II. Coughlin. Chicago
William Shupe, Chicago; Edward
Smythe, Peoria, H.. Murray L. Hen
nell Springfield, H.; Daniel Buckley
Davenport, Iowa VIM c. Bernhardt,
Cincinnati; Wolford Bert Brown, Kan
sas City. Mo; VIM. J. Mccain, Kansas
City, Mo; Frank X. Painter, Omaha;
Peter J. Smith, Cleveland, o. George
Anderson, Cleveland, O; Michael ].
Hannon, Scranton, Pa; Edward f.
Phillips, Syracuse. n. y; Charles
Wachmester Detroit; Frank J. Muir
ply, Detroit; Fred J. Mooney. Duluth
Ernest G. ". Basey Indianapolis; ;
Fred sherman. Indianapolis; Hiram
r. Kline, Muncie, Ind, former organi-
ger for the United Brotherhood Of
Carpenters and Joiners,