Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-31
lEAVENWORTH FOR SO DYNAMIT-
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night?" shortly after the room, where
they were confined. had been cleared of
relatives, a few minutes before the de-
PENDANTS left the room tie song was re-
peated.
Hiram Kline, who was released on sus-
pended sentence, mingled with the friends
and families of the convicted men in the
corridors. He was crying as he babe his
former associates farewell.
The convicted men made final DISPOSE
ton of their effects and arranged their
business affairs with their relatives and
friends As soon as the relatives had
said their farewell they hurried from
the building and many departed for their
homes.
Murphy of Detroit. one of the defend
ants who was released under suspended
sentence, said:
mot because he let me go without pun
ishment, but because l think it is due to
him, l want TO say that fairer judge
never lived than Judge Anderson. / am
absolutely innocent, What | say about
Judge Anderson | say in view of what /
have observed all through this trial. 1
wish all of the judges in this country
from the judges of the supreme court,
from the federal Judges and state judges
on down to the judges of police courts.
were like Judge Anderson
The fact that Edward Clark of Gin
cinnati received suspended sentence al
though he had pleaded guilty was re-
garded as significant in possibly presag-
ing lenieney toward McManigal. McMan-
igal, however, confessed personally to
causing % explosions scattered from Bos-
ton~to Los Angeles All the men who re-
ceived six years sentences, except Mum
sey and Barry of st. Louis, who received
four years. and Beum of Minneapolis and
Legletner of Denver, who each received
three years, were present or former menu
beers of the Iron Workers executive
board As such they were accused of APP
propriating out of the unions funds $1,000
a month for Sec. Mcnamara to carry on
the dynamting campaign.
The testimony was, that part of that
money was used in sending James Il. Nc
Namara to the Pacific coast to blow up
the Los Angeles Times building; that the
money was paid to Mcnamara in checks
signed by President Ryan and marked
by order of the executive board" and
that Leo Rapport an attorney for Nc
Namara, after visiting the dynamiter at
san Quentin prison, came back 10 Indian
apolis, and at McNamara's direction de-
stroyed a small blue checkbook in which
the record of the dynamiting expenses
was kept.
Two little girls gave the chief testi-
mony against Anderson. They said they
were walking along a country road near
North Randall, Ohio. one evening when
they saw Smith and Anderson carrying
q box. 1t was the same box in which the
government charged was carried the dy-
Mantle by which $4,000 damage was done
at North Randall, that night. One little
curly headed girl testified she recognized
Anderson because he had funny face.
In imposing sentences of one year and
one day on six men, Judge Anderson at
first said he would give them one year
each and instantly added another day.
Under the regulations federal prisoners
who receive. one year or less may be con-
fined in county jails.
OF the 80 men convicted, five We're given
their liberty on suspended sentences, thus
leaving 80 men who are to go to Leaven-
worth.
Los Angeles, Dec. 30.-Three federal
grand jury indictments, charging Olaf
A. Tveitmoe and f. A. Clancy of San
Francisco and J. e. Munsey of Salt
Lake City with having conspired to
transport explosives Illegally, which
We're returned in Los Angeles, a year
ago, will not be dismissed despite the
sentences imposed on the men in In
dianapolis. today, according to A. I.
Mccormick, United States district at
torney for southern California. The
cases Of these three and that of An
ton Joilannsen, a Labor leader of San
Francisco indicted with them in Los
Angeles. will come up in the federal
court here, Jan. Is. Johannsen will
be placed on trial. according to Of
ficials.