The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-29

oace placed extra guards about the jail to prevent demonstrations by crowds.
 Out side the jail there was enacted a scene in which joy played no part. It had to do with the wives, sisters and children of the defendants.
 The verdict delivered in the som bre courtroom in so brief a time struck first silence and then an out burst of hysterical sobbing among the women who for months had hoped for a different result Some of the women attempted to climb over the railing which separated them from that part of the room where the de- fendants sat Arms appealingly were stretched forth Mrs. Frank J. Hig- gins, Boston, tainted as she saw her husband led away. The children of others began to cry. but the orders of tbe court were inexoraAe.
 Clear the courtroom" demanded Marshal Schmidt. who with a staff of deputies had uhirty-eight pairs of handcnlfs ready.
 But a scene almost like a page from Victor Hugo, was yet to be wit nessed on the streets in the terror ized faces and frenzied gesticulations of those who followed in the wake of the procession to the jail.
 Three Tnen abreast, a prisoner with handcuffed deputy on each side, the procession itself almost a half q block long, marched through crowded etreets among crowds that looked on in silence It was as silent as a pantomlme, save far in the rear In that rear were rushing and trying to keep up, the women who had become confused in emerging from the fed eral building and who were inquiring the way 10 the jail. Many of the wo- men elbowed through the crowds courageously keeping the pace set by the prisoners ahead, but others lag ged behind or lost their way.
 Yet at the county jail the relatives of ths prisoners and labor union as soeiates soon appeared in such great numbers that it was impossible to admit them.
  with government officials as to what steps to take in handling those who claimed the privilege of seeing the prisoners.
 Lawyers first and the women af- terwards," he finally announced as his decision as to who should be ad- mitted 10 the cells.
 This afternoon and tonight the lawyers and the women divided the time allotted for visitors,
 At the door of one of the corridors to the jail. President Ryan of the Iron Workers union, was interviewed tonight. He was not allowed to be seen in his cell, but in response to request, he was led ont into corri- dor.
 q have nothing to say about the verdicts. except this, said MT Ryan. Greater men than we have been incarcerated. In olden times they used to cut off the ears of honest men"
 What will be done in the interests of the Iron Workers union, now that all but two of the officials are in
 
 prison?H
 T will say nothing about that at this time," replied Ryan.
 | K. McClory, Cleveland, who re- gently was appointed secretary or the union to succeed Hockin and Ed Lewis. a member of the executive board are the only officials now out of prison.
 The Iron Workers international headuuarters where dynamite and nitroglycerine were found hidden, ap- peared to be deserted except for two women stenographers. The steno- graphers said they did not know where MT. McClory and MT Lewis were.
 Originally, fifty-four men were in cluded in the charges here. Eight defendants after the trial began, were discharged on the ground no cases existed against them. John j.. McNamara, secretary of the Iron Markers union, the 'paymaster or the dynamiting crew. and James B McNamara, who blew up the Los An eeIes Times building were not tried because they were serving terms III san Quentin prison in California on their own pleas of guilty.
 John J. McCray. who was formerly member of the Iron Workers exc cutive board and who, when last known. was living at Wheeling, ", Va. never was found. Daniel J. Broppy. New York, had a broken leg