Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-28

so with having asked for more explos-
ions on the Pacific coast. He is secre- /
tary OF the California Building Trades
council, an editor and recognized lead
er of labor circles on the coast.
HOCKIN CALLED "IAGO.-
Also at the head of those found
guilty is Herbert Hockin, called the
Iago Of the conspirators," because he
was charged with first initiating Nc
Manigal as a hired dynamiter and then
with betraying all the dynamiters TO
promote his own ambitions. 1t was he
who once, as secretary of the interna-
/ tional union, whispered into the ear
/ of Detective Burns the names of the
4 Los Angeles Times dynamiters.
! Vice President Butler of the Iron
workers, also convicted, was branded
/ by the court as a 'perjurer" after he
had denied that Mcnamara was draw
ing $1,000 a month to pay for dynamit-
ings. An almost tragic scene took
place in the court room in few min
utes following the end of the trial AS
Marshal Schmidt ordered the prison
ers one by one TO step before the
court, the wives of a score of the men
in a rear room leaned pitifully over
the railing and called for their hus-
bands.
ONE WIFE HYSTERICAL.
Mrs. Frank J. Higgins of Boston
leaned far over the railing aAd collaps-
ed She was crying Historically. A
different disposition was shown by
Mrs-,.Jahn -BarrS-0E ST. Louis With
a smile she threw her arms about her
husband, begging him to have cour-
age. BE Of good cheer, john" she
said, You cannot expect severe pun
ishment."
AS soon as his name was called
Frank Painter of Omaha, pulled a
stickpin out Of his necktie and purse
out of his pocket and handed them
To his attorneys.
James Cooney of Chicago sat with
outward calm reading a newspaper
while the verdicts were being read.
301k YEARS MAXIMUM.
Possible punishments vary from
any minimum to a maximum of 5912
years in the discretion of the court
Each prisoner found guilty stands
. convicted of having in one instance
: Joined in a conspiracy to commit al
offense against the government, this
being punishable by two years i'm
= prisonment or a fine of $4,000 or both
Each prisoner was also found gull
ty Of % charges Of illegal transpOr
+ tation of explosives on interstate pas
senger trains, each offense being pun
+ ishable by Imprisonment of Is months
or $4,000 fine, or both.
While the cumulated possible pun
ishments are 39h years the court in
E timated in the course of the trial h
would impose sentences in accOrdanc
/ with the degree of guilt. All over
acts were charged as being related t
% the series of dynamite and nitro-glyC
crime explosions, including those o.
the Pacific coast as well as those i
- New England. which were directe
- against the open shop" of structure
iron and steel contractors, agains
whom a strike was called by the intel
national union in 1905.
JURY OUT SINCE THURSDAY.
IN After receiving sentence the prison
" ers will be taken to a federal prisol
.. probably at Leavenworth, Kan. A sp'
ID cial train will probably be used.
Y The end of the historic trial cam
n at 10 o'clock, the jury having been OF
IS since Thursday at p. m. The face
Ze of the jurors were intensely pale 6
III they came in with the verdicts.
e. Gentlemen of the jury, have yC
en agreed on your verdicts?" aske
es Judge Anderson.
Id We have" said the foreman, risiE
be from his seat The voice was like
I'D whisper, but il echoed throughout Il
nd court room. Sobbing women We
ed heard from the part OF the room whe
ey the wives of the defendants sat.
k bundle OF white papers was passt
ID, from the jury box to Clerk Butle
b. On those papers was written liber
or Imprisonment for many more m,
than are usually tried by a jury.
ms RYANS NAME FIRST.
rs, Silence again was restored save I
ed the rustltAg papers which the Gle
oy tremblingly held in his hands a.
ne which he proceeded to read. The III
ey name was Ryan. Guilty" the Gle
OF read I'VE find the defendant Ryj
oe guilty as charged in the indictment
AS All who could see him looked at Rya
- a gray-haired man Of 81, and appe;
a. ing older than the man who travel
- for the unioh so much that he said
81. had no home, and save for two gro1
- sons had no family. Il have a f