Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-26
Gases of 40 Labor Officials
To Go Within Sc Hrs.
Jury VIII Be Asked 10 Return
Separate Verdict in Each Case.
Dist. Attorney Attacks Statement of
Sen. Kern Made In Defense.

Indianapolis, Dec. 25.-The cases of
the 40 labor union officials, accused
of promoting the Mcnamara dyna-
hitting plots in the iron workers
strike against employers of nom
union labor, will go to the jury with
in SO hours, or possibly sooner.
At the close of argument, tomorrow
night, or, on Friday morning, Federal
Judge Albert b. Anderson will in
struct the jury. 1t is understood the
courts outline of the law as to what
testimony shall be applied to certain
defendants viii require about an hour.
The jurors then will retire to de-
liberate as to the innocence or guilt
of men who, headed by Frank NJ.
Ryan, president of the International
Association of Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers, were brought here,
three months ago, from cities seat
tered from Boston TO Los Angeles to
figure as defendants in what is said
to be the most important trial of its
kind ever held in a federal court.
The jury to be asked to return a
separate verdict for each defendant is
composed entirely of farmers or mer
chants from rurdi districts of Indiana
The fact that the jury must vote on
each defendant after considering the
testimony. the court holds applicable
to him. is the basis for belief thai
verdicts will not he returned in less
than day. There are % counts
against each defendant, % of which
provides a maximum penalty of 12
months Imprisonment and one which
provides a maximum imprisonment of
two years. The government contends
that the penalties for the offences
charged are cumulative in the disere
ton of the court-or a total possible
penalty of 80 and one-h2f years.
District Attorney Charles w. Mil
ler's argument to the jury, today,
was devoted largely to reviewing Nc
Manigal's confession as a hired dy
namter The district attorney main
tanned the confession had been cor
reborated in every important detail
Once only was Christmas mention
ed before the jury, today-that was
when the district attorney referred
to an explosion. which Ortie McMan-
igal caused in the iron works plant in
Los Angeles, on Dec. 25. 1910, and
which the government alleges OLAF A.
Tveitmoe, San Francisco. acknowl
edged in a letter to j. j. Mcnamara
as christmas present to the Pa
cific coast"
Mr.. Miller. who detailed to the jury
the story of the Los Angeles Times
explosion, again referred to Senator
John w. Kern, who had argued before
the jury for the defence.
Senator Kern has said that in
the strike of the iron workers union
against open shop contractors ii
would not have been to the advantage
of these men to blow up jobs" said
Mr.. Miller Senator Kern said the
jobs were those of the Steel Trust
and it wouldn't hurt the Steel Trust
with it's millions TO damage their
property. Think of United States
senator making a statement like that
in a court of Justice. How much mon
ey does it take to- induce u United
States senatayg 10, make statements
like that" arcs. s=...s. s-.=#
Federal Judge Albert b. Anderson
had refused te adjourn court over the
Holiday because Of his desire to. re-
tease the JURY. H-tt-t=--s Is 70