New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
9|NB DEFENDANT FREED
AND ANOTHER JAILED
rI,rence E. DOwd, Rochester,
discharged; John 7. Butler,
Buffalo, Called Perlurer.
scOLDING FROM THE BENCH
uould Have No Hope for Coun-
try if Stories of Union VIC
lence Were True, Says
the Judge.

,udianapolis. Dee John T. Butler.
j., puSalo. vice-presideut of the Interna-
nal Association Of Bridge and Structu-
-, rrorvorkers. was locked in jail to-
...b, after his bond of $4,000 had been in
-,..sd 10 $4,000 and after the court had
Ia that he committed perjury in testify
- ss defendant in his own behalf
ysyt 10 Frank VI. Ryan. the president,
s.tler is highest in office in labor union
=, tve,ve thousand members. and with
u,,n he IS accused Of being one of forty
,scials who couspired 10 promote dyna-
res EXPLOSIONS including the wrecking
. The Los Angeles Times Building
A, the end Of a days session. in which
nth the prosecution and the defence
,s.,ed their cases. with the prospect that
81, case will 60 10 the jury in eight days.
,,sss Albert B. Anderson. Of the federal
court delivered from his seat a scathing
,,raignment Of what he termed "a dis
,lay that has taken place here I'm the last
two weeks
Il don't believe" said Judge Anderson.
,,rtrring 10 the stories OF violence riots,
assaults and dvnamitings related on the
vitness stand. or don't believe-and II I
MI would not have any hope for this
eo1n,ry-that organized labor stands for
he things that have been shown here "
He added
This man Butler took the stand to-day
and swore % things ne knew were not
tue, and everybody here knew he was
people in this country who must be told
that the law is the law, and if there is
any gentleman iu this courtroom who
feels that the shoe fits him, let him put
Il on / have never seen a display such
as has taken place here in the last two
the bench for the asst thirty-fOur years.
Forty Defendants Now.
Judge Anderson's remarks were made
after the jury had been retired for the
Gay and after Clarence r. Dowd, OF
Rochester, formerly organizer for the
International Association of Machinists
IN Detroit had been discharged on the
ground that sufficient evidence did not
exist against him. Dowd was the only
defendant 10 te discharged. leaving forty
men whose cases are TO go TO the jury.
Butler earlier in the day had entered
a general. denial that he knew Of any
dynamite plots. Particularly he denied
knowledge that the union appropriated
leD month TO John J.. Mcnamara.
which, the government charges. was used
10 defray the expenses of the dynamiters.
Checkbooks in which the stubs recorded
payments TO Mcnamara while Butler was
member Of the executive board were
produced
DO you mean to say that 5000 a
month was paid ont OF the unions funds
and YOU never heard of ito Butler was
asked
81 never heard Of its being used for
carrying on explosions" he replied.
Charles W Miller, the United States
Attorney, then arose in court and charged
that Butler had been on a drunk for
two weeks and tina; since being in
court he had expressed a wish TO be in
Canada. Miller continued:
This man Butler has committed de-
lberate, wiiful and malicious perjury. lie
knows he IS guilty and has stated since
ne came 20 trial here that ne wished he
had remained i'm Quebec, Canada, as this
was not IN eXtTaditable offence He was
orunk for weeks before he came here
and since then his illness has been due
10 whiSkey. In consideration Of the fact
that he has expressed a wish ne had re-
mained in Canada and because Of his per-
ilfnE himself. ] ask that his bond be
iAcressed.