The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-12-29

eIGht OF the TABOR union oHiCid''
weri today founo guilty of com
plcity in the Mcnamara dynamite
plots, including the wrecking Of th'
Les Angeles Times building.
Frank II. Ryan, president OF th'
Bridge & Structural Iron Workers
Was among those convicted. He witr
The others Was accused Of using
the unions funds to destroy thc
Property of contractors who refused
10 recognize the unit
Only two Of the defendants were
found not guilty. Tney are Herman
G. Seiffort Of Milwaukee and Danie'
Buckley of Davenport, Iowa.
Al. OF those adiudged guilty were
found guilty on all the counts. as
charged in the indictments. Ihe
,urv was discharged and the cour,
then adjourred until Monday. al
which time rhe sentences VIII D.
imposed After judge Anderson hal
cleared the court room OF the spec
tators and the families of the de-
fen ndants, the thirty-eisht prisoners
were ,aken to the Marion county jai'.
SeiHert and Buckle were immedl-
atelv DISCHARGED from custody.
lne conviction OF Tivetmoe an"
Clancy and Mulsey OF Salt Lake
civ sustained tho government
charges that they aided in plottih;
the Los Angeles Iimes explosion.
Dsy the verdict, the jury also sus'
tanned the charges that the McNa-
nara brothers were ->ed in then
nation wide dynamite plots by al
most all the executive officials o.
the Iron Worieis' un:on.
rhe possible punishment varies
from any minimum to maNimul''
of thirty.nine and one-half years.
Each prisoner stands found guilt
of having joined in Il conspiracy 80
commit an offense against tie Uni
led States this peing punishable by
two years Imprisonment or ;e.-
thousand dollar line or both. Each
prisoner was found guilty on twen-
ty-five charges of illegal interstate
transportation OF explosives.
after the sentence OF the prison
ers Monday, they will probably be
taken to the For. LeavenWolth prls'
on by special train.
Senator Kern of counsel for the
defendants, when told of the YER
diet said, preparations Tor an ap
peal were made in ad?ance ami
vii! be made to the United States
circuit court of appeals in the res
uiar way"
An almost tragic scene il the
court room followed the announce
ment of the verdcts. AS the pris
oners were ordered one step betorh
the court, the wives ami other rel
atives in various parts of the room
became hysta arical and some tainted.
Mrs. Frank J. Higgins, leaning over
the rail to emDraCr her husband,
collapsed and fell in a heap. Mrs.
John Berry of st. Louis, on the
other hand, threw her arms around
her husband with smile saying.
BE of good cheer, John: you cal
not expect se'ers punishment
Judge Anderson thanked the jury,
saving: ''W any of you ever appear
in my court for jury duty again, all
you have to do is to say you served
on this jury and | will excuse you
The jury foreman was FRANK
Dare, retired farmer All OF the
other members of the jury were
farmers and country merchants.
Attorney Harding for the defense
said the verdict was great sur
prise and the only hope was tc
obtain light sentences. He said the
government was excollentlv prepared
to carry on the prosecution.
Charles w. Miller, federal district
attorney, who prosecuted the dyna-
mite cases. said after the verdict
Today: This conviction is not
blow to union labor, but it is
distinct service to labor. in that II
rids labor Of the stigma of such
men within its organization
Story Of Trial.
II was scene blended with trac-
,dy that confronted those who week
after week sat through the hstor-
C dynamite conspiracy" trials.
Now it was a baby crying from
he rear of the court room, where
he wives and children OF the de-
endants sat: now it was the heavy
'oice of man seated in the wit
,css chair and defending himself
oainst the charges Of a nation
tide conspiracy in which officials
r union labc" were deeply con
'erned Witnesses from near and !
ar came anl went. but those whose !
ate rested with the jury remaine1 /
here. listening to the accusations |
nd to t. of. repeated story of the |
;ilhng of 81 people in the Los An /
-eles Times explosion.
The court room itself seemed n |
itting settins fer that sombre sto-
V. Surrounded BY great marble