Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30


country would be filed. The evidence
has been bad enough, but this report
may not be convincing As to Cooney
I have not reached a decision yet"
NEVER ARRESTED BEFORE.
Coughlin was asked his connection
with the union. The district attorney
interrupted, saying the evidence was
enough to justify the verdict.
DO you think the dynamiting cam
paign of six years was right?" asked,
the judge.
NO, sir" replied Coughlin. Cough
lin told the court he was married and
had two children. He vas never ar
rested before. AT this time the Judge
did not indicate when he would i'm
/ pose sentence. II is believed he
would call one by one many of the de-
| PENDANTS and impose sentence shortly.
AS Frank Murphy of Detroit, was
called, the judge announced his pur-
/ pose in questioning the men.
81 am doing so because / don't be.
/ lieve you have had the defense you
ought to have had" said the judge.
You don't have to answer any ques-
tions If you feel the answers will pre-
| judice your case"
81 believe Murphy guilty" said Mil
/ ler. but not so guilty as some of the
/ others.
Hiram Kline of Muncie was called.
Kline explained the 500 bill he
was accused of paying to Charles
/ Wachmesiter as part of a fund to be
used in blowing up buildings in De
troit, He asserted the money had
nothing to do with the proposed ex-
/ p.ostons- Miller s45dsthis ought to
have been brought out on the stand.
William Bernhart of Cincinnati was
called
"Bernhart," said the judge. 81 feel
sorry for you, but it is too late to ex
plaih now. The letters you wrote were
bad"
81 hope God may strike me dead
Bernhart attempted to continue.
Don't talk that way" said the
court. you know you are guilty. Sit
down"
Bernhart's wife and little boy CRIED
as he sat down.
Seiffert and Buckley, the only mer
adjudged not guilty, came to court as
. spectators and endeavored by leanine
|. over the ratings to cheer the prison
ers.
CRIMES REVIEWED.
Before he passed sentence the judge
reviewed the history of the conspiracy
} as well as the evidence introduced
and said:
The evidence disclosed an appall
p ing list of crimes in addition to thost
in the indictments. The crimes wer,
committed in the name of organize,
labor. | do not believe organized Ia
/ Dor approves such practices. ANY g
ganizatioE that approves and adopt
the methods of these defendants i
an outlaw and will meet the fat
] which outlaws have met since civilil
2 ed society began. The evidence show
r some OF the defendants to be guilt,
Vi llAhA AIAs buN lhNs NdAAlOt Dt NudIE
ed here with that crime This cour
cannot punish them for it."
, PATHETIC SCENES.
A remarkable scene In tn
y struggle OF wives of the prisoners [
reach their husbands attended the ser
I tences. Some men made pleas of mel
e cy, others wept in the arms OF thei
c wives. Judge Anderson had many @
/ the prisoners whom he said he consiC
cred less guilty than the rest brough
Y before him to make statements.
i For an hour and a half the Judge i
1 a conversational way talked with th
prisoners, asking whether they belie1
/. ed In dynamiting In the promotion {
> strikes.
d All professed innocence.
: Arrangements for taking the pri
=. oners TO Leavenworth prison on a sp
a cial train have been made.