New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-31
PRISON. FOR. 80 IN DYNAMITE
4 ~ CONSPIRACY; SIX FREED

inn and on their march to the Marion
County Jail began to sing ION the
Banks of the Shannon" The singing
continued, with crying women ana en'-
dren following tho procession, almost
until the jail was reached. Every e.
fort by the officials to stop the demon
stration caused louder singing.
AS the line reached the prisoners en-
trance to the jail the deputies s'eppou
aside. the handouts were removed am
the prisoners were checked OH pS Ma
shall Schmidt The prisoners marched j."
alphabetical order. Anderson, OF 'IeNo-
| land leading. and Young. OF BOSTON,
bringing up the rear.
Not ono of the six men whose sentences
were suspended by Judge Anderson accom-
panied the melancholy procession from
the scene of the trial to the Jail. the
wives and friends OF the convicted men
had taken leave Of them hall an hou'
before Marshal Schmidt ordered the prs
oners 10 get ready for the trip to the jan
At the entrance of the jail yard nNe
policemen held back the crowd ihe
deputies and prisoners marched throoe"
the yard to the entrance, while huhofeus
of spectators craned their necks anu
iostled one another, to see no" the pm
oners bore up under the strain. As All
derson. the first man In the line, passeu
o moving picture photographer he sinileh
and said 10 his guard Hes on the 1op'
Some of the men pulled nerNousS vi
cigars: others still were chewing the
toothpicks they had used after iuhcheoh
in the Federal Building.
Nine minutes after the first man let
the Federal Building the entire PROCESSION
had reached the entrance OF the jan.
few minutes later the handcuns mad peeh
removed from the last prisoner ana t's
Jail door had clashed shut behind them'
The prisoners had been separated from
their relatives at the Federal Building'
The wife and two daughters of Edward
F. Phillips, Of Syracuse. were the nrs'
10 leave the room. They were crying as
the door closed
George Bernhardt, four years o'u'
brought a smile TO the faces Oh many
when he left the corridor with her'S
"goodby" TO his father that ehciteu
CHEEKY response from the most dowhcas'
OF the prisoners. The boy won the frienu-
shin OF the defendants and their faniiiies
bv the cheerful front he maintained
throughout the trial When ms ia'"e'
was sentenced the boy was piayihs III
one of the corridors and making IL re-
sound with childish shouts OF sIee' me
prisoners at the request of Ed Smythe'
of Pc ,ria. Ill. sang ''Oh, Where is My
Wandering Boy Tonight shortly atter
the room where they were conhneo hau
been cleared OF relatives. A rev minutes
before the defendants left the room ''e
song was repeated.
Kline Cries His Farewell.
Hiram Kline who Was released on sus-
nended sentence. mingled with the friehds
and families OF the convicted men IN Tue
corridors. He was crying as he bld MS
former associates farewell. The convicted
men left the final disposition OF their ei-
fects and business affairs TO then rem
lives and friends As soon as inc ie"
tiyes had said farewell they hurried from
the building and many departed Tor their
homes.
Murphy OF Detroit. one OF the DEFEND
Iants who was released under suspended
sentence. said: Not because ne let me
20 without punishment. but because !
think IL IL due him. want to say thst d
fsirer Judge never lived than Judge An
derson. | am absolutely innocent. Nhat
| saw about Judge Anderson | say III
view Of what | have observed all through
this trial. I wish all OF the judges In this
country. from the judges OF the supreme
Court. from the federal judges and state
Judges on down To the judges or ponce
court. were like Judge Anderson
Any minimum, which meant liberty
through SUSPENDED sentence, to maxi
mum Of thirty-nine and one-hali year
was the limitation of the amount oi
punishment within which the court had
discretion. .o,,. can.
ltences excepting J. L. Munsey. OF SAIL
lake City, and John II. Barry. OF 81
| Louis. who received four years, an
Charles n. Beum. OF Minneapolis, ana
1anrv W IegIeitner. of Denver, who
.ach received three years, were present
or former members OF the ironworhers
executive board. As such they were ac-
cused OF appropriating out OF the uiho,i
funds 1900 a month for John .. ~. ~.
Namara the secretary, 10 carry vi VIC
dynamiting campaign. H., a..ro,a.d
| All the men who received suspenu,v,u
sentences were among those who test,
fed I'm their own behalf: Ryan testineo
In his own behalf, but Tveitmoe. clancy
Webb Hocxin, Munsey Young ana Coo
Low did not The court instructed VIZ
iurv that the fact that these men dlu
not take the stand was not to be cohsio'
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