Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-28
So ARE FOUND GUILTY.
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arms about her husband. BE of good
cheer, john" she said You cannot
expect severe punishment"
AS soon as his name was called.
Frank Il. Painter pulled a stickpin out
of his neclStie and his purse out of his
pocket and handed them to his attor-
ney. James f. Cooney sat with out
ward calm reading a newspaper until
his name was called.
Prison Awaits Them.
The punishments vary from any min
imum to a maximum of 39h years.
Each was found guilty Of having
joined in a conspiracy against the
United States government. This is
punishable by two years and a fine of
| $4,000 or both. Each was also found
guilty Of % charges of Illegal trans
portation OF explosives on interstate
passenger trains.
After receiving sentences the pris-
Ioners will be taken to prison, probably
Fort Leavenworth, in a special train.
The end of the historic trial came at
I 10 a. m, the jury having been out
lsince Thursday at s p. m. As the Jurors
filled in only their intensely pale faces
indicated the importance of what they
were about to reveal The sobbing of
women came from the rear or the court
room
Foreman Speaks in Whisper.
Gentlemen of the jury. have you
agreed upon verdicts," asked Judge
Anderson
1--WE have" replied the foreman, ris-
ing His voice was whisper but 1t
reached throughout the court room.
bundle of papers was pessed TO the
clerk and he read the names of the
guilty Almost the entire staff of the
executive officers of the iron workers
was convicted. Only two officials were
not on trial.
Daniel Buckley did not hesitate when
Judge Anderson announced his dis
charge. He passed In front Of the
others and his face showed that he
did not know whether to laugh or cry.
Herman Seifert waited until his name
was called by Marshal Schmidt. Kline
and Tveitmoe are the only men con-
victed who are not members of the
iron workers. Tveitmoe, Clancy and
Munsey did not testify in their own
behalf. j. r. Munsey, alias Jack Bright,
of Salt Lake, walked out of the court
room manacled to a deputy with a
cigarette in his mouth. The prisoners
were placed in the section OF the Jail
reserved for federal prisoners.
Statement by Miller.
Charles w Miller, United States dis
trict attorney, who prosecuted for the
government, said: 1T is nothing but
I
dence shows the conspiracy began in
local sluggings and assaults on nom
union workers and grew because local
authorities failed to prosecute. They
became finally so bold that dynamite
was resorted to. The dynamters grew
bold in violating federal laws in carry
ing about explosives on passenger
trains because they never dreamed of
prosecution.
THAT was what emboldened McNa-
mara, secretary Of the union to get the
appropriation of $1,000 month SO that
the work of destruction might be
carried ON systematically It was what
made him bold enough to send his
brother, James r.. Mcnamara, to blow
up not only the Los Angeles Times,
but also plot to blow up the whole city
OF Los Angeles.
This prosecution will be a benefit
to organized labor 1t will purge 1t of
the rough tactics The whole United
states owes a debt of gratitude to that
jury"
Crowds About Building.
The foreman of the jury was Frank
Dare, Of New Lisbon, Ind. retired
farmer. All the other Jurors were
farmers or country merchants. I'M
4nense crowds assembled in the streets
about the federal building when the
verdicts We're being returned and when
tile prisoners were brought out, each
handcuffed between two deputies, the
street became SO elogged that the po-
lice had To force people back
As they emerged. handcaffed. on the
top steps Of the building, with gray
haired Frank NJ Ryan, his face scanned
With care. in the lead, the group of
prisoners stood between two colossal
marble statues representing Liberty
and Justice. The scene was bathed in
golden winter sunlight The crowds
looked mp but We're client
silence. too, attended the prisoners as
In file almost half a block long they
marched, linked 10 their keepers, to-
ward the Marion county jail People
looked from upper parts of buildings,
from windows or street cars and from
the sidewalks. but there was no dem
enstratien. For five blocks the pris-
0nprs thus marched through the streets
10 reach the jail In the southeastern
section of the city.
Kern Says He Will Appeal.
Washington, Dec. Ex-senator Kern
IF counsel for the dynamite defendants, |
when told of the verdict declared the |