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

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hitting were caught the jails of the
country would be filed. The evidence
has been bad enough, but this report
may not be convincing. As to Cooney
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.
mo, sir" replied Coughlin. Cough
/ lin told the court he was married and
had two children. He was 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-
tons if you feel the answers will pre-
| JUDGE your case"
81 believe Murphy guilty" said Mil
Ter, but not so guilty as some of the
I others.
Hiram Kline of Muncie was called
Kline explained the 500 bill he
was accused of paying to Charles
/ Wachmesiter as part of fund to be
used in blowing up buildings in De
troit. He asserted the money had
nothing to do with the proposed eX-
p.osions- Miller sa59athis 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 men
adjudged not guilty, came to court as
spectators and endeavored by leaning
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-
ing list of crimes in addition to those
in the indictments. The crimes were
committed in the name of organized
labor. l do not believe organized la.
Dor approves such practices. Any -
ganization that approves and adopts
the methods of these defendants is
an outlaw and will meet the fate
which outlaws have met since civiliz
ed society began. The evidence shows
: some OF the defendants to be guilty
= OF murder. but they cannot be charg
ed here with that crime. This court
cannot punish them for it."
, PATHETIC SCENES.
A remarkable scene IN the
struggle of wives of the prisoners &c
reach their husbands attended the sen
fences. Some men made pleas of mer
! cy. others wept in the arms of their
, wives. Judge Anderson had many OF
the prisoners whom he said he consid
cred less guilty than the rest brought
: before him to make statements.
For an hour and a half the Judge in
t a conversational way talked with the
prisoners, asking whether they believ
ed In dynamiting In the promotion o.
b strikes.
I All professed innocence.
! Arrangements for taking the pris
oners to Leavenworth prison on a spe
, cial train have been made.