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Show RECORDS OF I j DICTAPHONE I Conversations in Union M Office to Be Read in M Court M Indianapolis. Ind., Oct. 25. Records H taken by governmenut stenographers H of conferences held in the offices H of the International Association of H Bridge & Structural Iron Workers, H after the officials of that union had H been indicted for alleged complicity H with the McNamara brotheis, were H produced for identification at the H "dynamite conspiracy trial today. H Ralph W. Douglass, a newspaper 1 man, was called to testify as to the H presence of a telephone "spy" sys- H tern in the union headquarters. B Douglass said the sound recoiver H was under President Frank M, Ryan's fl desk. Secretary Herbert Sr Hockln M was In the same room at a deBk for- H Tneriv occupied, by J. J.-McNamara. H Aftor eight weeks, the government IH officials assorted, they heard Hockln jl and Ryan make remarks which Indl- H cated 'the presence of the telephone jH system was known. jH On February 12 Douglass said ht i and Assistant District Attorney C W H Nichols recovered the telephone in- jH strument. H The government announced thai H the stenographers' reports are to he M read to the jury late today. In his 1 opening statement District Attorney M Miller said it was Hockln who in M "double crossing" the union had M turned over the office keys so de- M tectlves might put the instrument un- M der Ryan's deal; at sight. M |