Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-09
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Federal Grand Jury lndicts Fifty-five Wobblies, Charg- ing Them With Conspiring to Hurt Nation in War.
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 SACRAMENTO, Cal, Feb. S--Three indictments, one of which charged fif- ty-five persons with conspiring with William D. Haywood and other Indus trial Workers of the World leaders to hamper the government in it's prose cuIiOn of the war. were returned here today by the United States grand jury The report of the jury terminated its investigation of the activities of al legged Industrial Workers of the World taken into custody here in connection with an inquiry of federal authorities and the Sacramento police into an at tempted dynamiting of the residence of Governor William D. Stephens the night of December 17th last
 A second indictment charged Will jam Hood and George F. Voetter. who were arrested here December 22nd while carrying a box containing sticks of dynamite with having explosives in their possession unlawfully. A third true bill charged Hood with illegally transporting dynamite on a passenger train engaged in interstate commerce
 It was the arrest of Hood and VOet- ter that led to a raid on the Industrial Workers of the World headquarters here, in which a number of men were taken into custody and large amount of documentary evidence was seized. Much of this evidence was presented to the grand jury while the probe was being conducted and some of it was quoted in the conspiracy indictment which was returned today
 Many in Custody
 Forty-six of the fifty-five persons in- dicted today, including Hood and Voet- ter, have been in custody here since late last December Two of them, Frank Reilly and Louis Tori, are want ed on similar charges named in an in dictment returned in Chicago. accord ing to federal authorities.
 The names of nine of the fifty-five were placed on secret file because they had not been arrested Five of these. John W Preston. United States district attorney, announced in court, were involved in charges of conspira- cy to violate the espionage act, dis missed recently in San Francisco.
 The indictments charged the defend ants with a general conspiracy by threats. assaults and intimidation, l" and the distribution of alleged Indus trial Workers of the World literature to Obstruct activities of the govern ment in the prosecution of the war It is alleged that they were members of branches of the organization known as -militants" and rebels" Violation of various sections of the penal code and war regulations and proclamations including the enemy alien and select i've draft acts, also were alleged.
 The defendants also were accused of an organized conspiracy to "injure and oppress certain citizens of the United States by threats and intimida- tion-"
 Documents Reproduced
 Letters mailed to some of the de fendants were reproduced in the in dictment-
 Some of these were from Industrial Workers of the World prisonefs in the Cook county jail in Chicago. They urged men on ''the outside to greater effort in the work" as the best means of helping their fellows in jail in Chi cagO." Two of these letters were signed by "G. A Roberts and James Rowan" who are awaiting trial on in dictments returned in Chicago
 Telegrams sent to P. H. Johnson, assistant United States district attor- ney. who conducted the investigation, by Albert Fox and Frederick Esmond of San Francisco, remonstrating against alleged inhuman treatment of the men in custody here, also were in cOrpOrated in the indictment Fox and EsmOnd signed their names as mem bers of the Industrial Workers of the World defense committee
 A poem belittling American soldiers and alleged to have been written by Miss TheOdoria POllack of San Fran
 reproduced verbatim in the indictment
 The conspiracy indictment returned today alleged that the defendants had entered into a gesnraI conspiracy with leaders of three thousand mem bers of the Industrial Workers of the World organization to overthrow the government" and to carry on a widespread campaign of sabotage ' Assistant District Attorney Johnson said that evidence collected in con nection with the investigation had revealed acts of sabotage in many sections of the United States" He said the campaign was aimed at the destruction of industries and crops. uuHnf EcAI E SAROTAHE pI AIMED