Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-24
FLOOD Of EVIDENCE
AGAINST THE ACCUSED
Severe Arrangement Follows
the Afternoon Session
Senator Kern Denies the
knowledge Of Publication
Of Article in the Iron
Workers Magazine.

lndlandpOllD NOV. E5.-1eH minutes
before time for adjournment In the dy-
Mantle conspiracy trial late this af-
ternoon Herbert S. Hockin Of Detroit.
secretary treasurer Of the Internation-
al Association of Bridge and Struct-
ural Iron Workers, and one of the As
defendants. was ordered taken into the
custody of United States Marshal Ed
ward Schmidt by Judge Albert s.
Anderson.
The order followed severe arraign-
ment of Hockin by District Attorney
Miller, after the jury had been taken
from the court ROOM Miller asked the
court to raise the bonds Of Hockin
and the other six members of the ex-
ecutive board of the Iron Workers
from $4,000 to $4,000. Hockin's bail
was raised ana in default he went to
! Jail, but Judge Anderson declined to
I; increase the other bonds
"The evidence shows that Hockin
cannot be trusted at any time any
day, in any road. at any place, or on
any proposition declared Judge An
derson "Hoclin has betrayed every
person he has ever associated with
and would undoubtedly betray his
bondsmen."
| The action followed flood of evil
dence against Hockin dumped into
court late today, evidence which Mil
Ter said he did not realize was so inn
portant until he received it today. The
testimony was that of L. L. Jewell of
Colon. Panama, formerly superintend-
ent of erection for the McClintock-
Marshall Construction company of
! ttcI,,, Do 20 vu.hn fv, y0t
1910, Hockin was said to have be-
trayed the McNamaras and McMan-
igal, the informer. for the Los Angeles
Times dynamiting.
| Letters Are Produced.
! Jewell produced letters which were
read in court, aimed to show that
Hockin had been exerting his every
effort to turn his fellow union Officers
over to the federal authorities.
Hockin did not finch. His wife, a
small. sad faced woman, was in tears.
She stood right behind him. in open
court as he. stated he could not raise
the larger bond
Her cries were heard throughout the
big marble building when the mar
shal separated ter from Hockin.
When she had composed herself
somewhat, Mrs. Hockin said Please
say for me that Herbert never be-
trayed my slightest confidence. don't
believe a word of his betraying any
body"
Hockin's motive, said Miller. was
selfishness. He was after ]. ]. Nc
| Namara's position as secretary-trea
urer Of the union and meant to get
him out of the way at any cost, de-
clared the prosecutor.
Kern Dise,aims knowledge.
! The Jewell Hockin sensation fol-
lowed another aimed at the defense.
Miller read an article ty Miss Mary
Field in the unions official monthly
magazine. in which the trial was
called farce" Judge Anderson was
plainly angry at the defendants for
permitting such an article to appear
in their official organ, at time when
they were being tried. Senator Kern.
of the defense, hastily declared him.
self innocent of any acquaintance with
the article. saying he considered 1t
''very unfortunate" to have appeared
at this time.
| Miss Field. who has held a seat ev-
cry day of the trial. was absent today
/! and, did not witness the unhappy eff
fleet of her attempt to befriend the
unionists.
Miller called Miss Field an anarchist
and asked that she be barred from the
court room. She was said to be em-
ployed on San Francisco newspa.
per.
The district attorney and Judge An.
derson plainly indicated that she
/ would he citoA FIR couta,uvt ~ court