The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1912-12-28

WORKERS..
Fred j. Mooney, Duluth; Financial
secretary Iron Workers Local.
Feverish Excitement
A pin drop could have been heard
when the jurymen took their seats in
court A tip had gained circulation
that a verdict was coming at 10 o'clock
and feverish excitement pervaded the
building and the crowds outside.
The defendants were calm but sever
al paled when the brief verdict was
read, followed by the calling of their
individual names. The wives and chill
dren of the convicted men complete
ly broke down and wept bitterly.
1t required but a short time for
Judge Anderson to complete the pro-
ceedings by ordering that the convict
ed men be taken into custody and re-
turned to court Monday forenoon,
when the matter of sentences will be
taken up. No appeal can be taken
until that time.
Penalty Is Severe.
The indictments under which the de-
PENDANTS were convicted today con-
tanned fifty-two counts, carrying a
maximum penalty Of thirty-nine years
and fines, according to the judgment
of the court.
Judge Anderson also has power to
suspend sentence.
The court room and corridors of the
federal building were ordered cleared
Immediately after adjournment. The
prisoners were handcuffed, each to
plain clothes officer, and the process
sion one block long marched from the
court to the Marion county Jail, five
blocks away, without any demonstra-
ton on the part of the large crowds
along the streets. The procession was
headed by U. S. Marshal Schmidt and
Chief of Police Hyland, and reached
the Jail at 1880.
Defendants Cheerful.
Because of the immense throngs
that gathered about the federal build
ing and adjacent streets the matter of
removing the prisoners secretly from
the federal building was considered
but the original plan to march them
through the streets was finally carried
out.
During the march to the Jail the de-
PENDANTS joked with their escorts and
cheerily greeted acquaintances along
the route. The wives and children of
the prisoners will be permitted to Wis
it them in Jail on Sunday.
History of the Case.
The indictments of the accused men
were the direct outcome of the arrest
and confession of the McNamaras and
Ortie McManigal, who acknowledged
the dynamiting of the Los Angeles
Times building on the night of Octo-
Der l, 1910, at which time 21 men were
killed.
The overwhelming evidence which
enmeshed these labor leaders was
found in letters taken from the offices
of the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Ironworkers.
There are about 10000 of these let
ters and kilograms which fell into the
hands of the government, and by
means of these the prosecution was
able TO follow the movements of the
dynamiters from the very beginning OF
the dynamite campaign. in 1905, up to
the blowing up of the Westchester and
non last year.
The determination to carry their
point with dynamite, seems to have
been made by the leaders of the
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Association almost Immediately after
their strike against the American
Bridge company in August 1905.
During that year four structures
that were being erected by the Amer
lean Bridge Company, We're blown up
Twelve Explosions.
The following year witnessed twelve
explosions and in 1907 the number
fell to six.
But the year 1905 found the dyna
miters more active and determined
than ever. According to the indict
ments. % explosions, causing loss Of
life as we'll as great material damage
occurred during that year; outrages
for which the defendants We're held
directly responsible.
In 1909 the record was twenty-five
explosions, and in the following veal
1910, the record of twenty-nine was
again reached,
liz bitis sNsAs o1tuI iSu Tie bloNiIs
up of the Los Angeles Times buildins
and the lamentable death of q mer
who We're at work in the building a
the time.
Although during this year the dyna
miters had wrecked the Llewellyn IroI
Works at Los Angeles, the Pan Amer
lean Bridge Company plant at New
castle, Indiana, the power plant of The
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Rail
way at Omaha and destroyed the Bis
metal works at Kansas City. it wa
the blowing up of the Los Angeles
Times which focused the attention o
the entire country upon the reign o
the terrorists.
A great detective agency with unlim
tied resources was put upon the trai
of the dynamiters and on April &C
1911, J. B. Mcnamara and Ortie Nc
Manigal We're arrested at Detroit
McNamara Arrested.
Two days later. J. J. Mcnamara
secretary of the association, was al
rested in his Office here during meet
ing of the executive board. Immedi
ately following the arrest a thorough
search of the Offices was made ant
hundreds of letters were found whicl
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