Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-12-28
Nest Bound,
So COnspirators Are Guilty

McEsI0, Kansas CITY No; Frank 4.
Painter, Omaha; Peter j. Smith,
Cleveland; Michael j. Harmon gcrsn
tor, Pa: EDWARD e.. Phillips, Syrs
euse, NJ "; Charles Wsehtmsister,
Detroit; Fred j. Mooney, Duluth,
MINI; franz J. murphy, Detroit; Err
nest g. w sas.y, indianapolis; Fred
Sherman, indiana polls; Hiram r.
Kline, Mvneie, ind, former organizer
Of United Brotherhood Of Carpenters
and Jojners,
FOLLOWING FOUND NOT GUILTY.
Herman 9. siefeft, Milwaukee,;
Dsniei Buckley, Davenport, Iowa.
Verdict brought in at 1000 a. m. Al
those sdjudssd guilty we're found
QuiIty on ali the counts as charged In
the indictments, The jury was dis.
charged and court adjourned until 10
O'Clock monday morning, at which
time sentences VIII be imposed.
DISCHARGED FROM CUSTODY.
SejHert and Buckley, the only men
out Of the forty found not guilty, were
Immediately discharged from Gus.
tody. After Judge Anderson had
cleared the court room Of all specta.
tors ard families of defendants, the
80 prisoners we're taken into custody
by deputy United States msrshais
and we're taken 10 the Marian county
Jail
GOVERNMENT SUSTAINED.
The conviction OF Olaf A. Tyeitmoe
and Eugene A. Clancy of San Francs.
col and j &. Munsey OF Salt Lake
City, sustained the governments
charges that they aided in plotting
the Los Angeles explosion, in which
a persons we're Killed, and assisted
in the escape OF James q. McNamara
In his fight from the scene OF the
crime. BY It's verdict the SAy also
sustained the charges that the McNa,
mara brothers, nov IN prison In Cali.
fornia, we're aided In o nationwide
dynamite plot ny almost all the execu.
tive officials Of the iron Workers
union and that they knowingly car.
rted on a conspiracy for years by
causing explosives 10 be transported
on passenger trains AS the head OF
q union Of $4,000 members, President
Ryan once sat In the councils OF tho
American Federation Of Labor.
PROMINENT LEADERS CONVICT.
Ed.
%. A. Tvejtmoe Of San Francisco
was charged with not only supplying
two men TO assist in blowing w tho
Los Angeles Times building, but also
with having asked for more cxpio.
sjons on the Pacific coast. He Is SEQ.
retary Of The California Building
Tradee Council, an editor, and Jrecog.
nixed leader In labor circles on the
coast.
Also at the head OF those found
guiIty ID Herbert 0. Hockin, called
the "ia9o OF the conspiracy" because
no was charged with first Initiating
Ortje 4. McManigai TO fire dynamite,
and then Win ~betrayiny all the dyna.
njters to promote hls wv ambition.
II was he who, as nee SECRETARY OF
the international union, whispered
into tho car OF Detective Burns tho
names OF the Los Angeles TImes dy.
namitsrs.n
John 7. Butler Vice president OF
the Iron workers, also was convicted,
being branded by tho court az a 'per.
juror" after he had denied tho McNn.
smaras ware drawing $1,000 a month
TO pay Tor dynamltlngs.
TRAGIC COURT sCENE.
Almost q tragic scene took place
IN the court room In the few minutes
following the end M tho trial. Al
United Staten Marshal Edward
Schmidt ordered tho prisoners ono by
one TO step before tho court, the
wives o. the score OF men In the rear
Of the room lsaned pltIfully over the
, .raIllngs calling Tor their husbands.
Mrs, Frank y. Higgins of Boston lean
"a far over tho railing and collapsed
She had been crying HISTORICALLY, An
akhsr disposition WAS shown by Mrs
/ V6hn n. dBarty OF 81. Louis. With !
/, smtls she threw her arms about no
husband. begging him 70 have cour
! ~, "oe o. good cheer, John" oh,
{ sAld, "You cant expect Z severe pun
1ishment."
pO8elBLE PUNISHMENT.
The oslbls punlshmsnts vary iron
!. any minimum 10 80 ~ years, a. III
! dlssrstlon o. ths court, Each prison
\ N, ~ found guilty, stands ~convlets,
h ~ having In ons Instance Joined
\ conspiracy 10 commit Az offtna
aSAlnst ths government, this bslnv