Evening journal., 1912-12-30
7 YEARS IN
JAIL FOR RYAN,
LABOR HEAD
contInned from FIrst Paee.

NOHtluueu from fiIal rage.
derson repeated his request There
was dramatic slnce in the ROOM
Judge Anderson then asked Patrick
Farrell, Of New York. one Of the pris-
oners to come forward and answer
some questions. consideration Of
which the court said might favor
Farrell when sentencing him
Anderson asked Farrell about his
appearance before the Union l1xecu-
tive Board in 1907 relative to a strike
in New York at that time. The court
said that he heard Farrell had voted
then to end the strike against the
American Bridge Company. This
point had not been brought out at
the trial
Il was not in favor Of the dynamite
campaign" answered Farrell. "I
quit the union In 1903 and have not
held a card since" said Farrell
II was the first time i'm FEDERAL
Court history here. that the Judge
helped to bring out favorable point
for a prisoner about to be sentenced
The faces of some OF the convicted
men lighted up with hope
Farrell was questioned at length
IN detail and Judge Anderson seemcG
impressed in his favor The court
said ~ Farrell had opposed the dyna-
hitting he deserved consideration.
District Attorney Miller said tnat
his action against Farrell during the
trial would have been different if the
defense had brought out these favor
able points.
Gle is one of the least guilty, /
believe said Miller. "and certainly
would have moved for his discharge
had the defense put up a better fight
for Farrell %
81 will never sentence a man ne
( lieye not guilty regardless Of she
verdict declared Judge Anderson.
Farrell sat down. No final action
IN his case was taken at this point
James Cooney, Of Chicago, was call
ed forward
The Court told Cooney he need not
answer questions"
81 do not fear" replied Cooney lie
said in reply 10 questions that he mad
been a member OF the Illinois Bar and
believed in the constitution.
Miller told the Court there was no
evidence against Cooney but Ortie Nc
Manigal's statement that they once
talked dynamiting in Chicago.
The district attorney. unlike his
action in the Farrell case. opposed
leniency for Cooney
"Cooney is mentioned In letter
from Hockin to Mcnamara" said the
prosecutor, "as introducing McAlamgal
to President Frank Ryan and talking
too much
t..N
the evidence Of CoOney's knowledge
Of explosions Miller replied It was
all inference but was strong circum-
stantinl evidence CoOncy said he
did not believe i'm dynamting
He said Ortie McManigal did not
like him and that probably was the
reason Mechanical testified against
him
Frank Murphy. Of Detroit. who
came up next admitted he was ar
rested and acquitted for melting a
riot in Des Moines, I'm July. 1911 fol-
lowing his arrest i'm the dynamite
| conspiracy case
Miller called attention to this but
said he felt Murphy was much less
guilty than others.
/ Judge Anderson asked Murphy II
he thought a guilty man should be
punished.
Certainly replied Murphy
Hiram Kline, OF Muncie. when call
ed forward. was asked II he thought
Robert Ross the principal govern
ment witness against Kline, had any
reason for testlfying falsely against
him
Kline said no except that Ross
/ was never particularly friendly
William Bernhard Of Cincinnati,
appealed to the court for leniNtcy
The court told him he had written
some bad letters and helped the con-
| spiracy along.
81 hope God strikes me dead II ]
am guilty" pleaded Bernhard
| After additional remarks by the
court the sentences were passed