Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31

guilty Of them all and had he had
proper legal advice he might have
been found not guilty" said Mr.. Miller.
Farrell Is from New York and was
an executive board member of the iron
workers union. He was told to resume
his seat.
Disapprove Of Dynamitins.
James Coughlin, a former iron
workers business agent in Chicago,
was next called. ..
Il Coughlin was asked about his con-
nection with the union. The district
attorney interrupted saying the EVIL
Idence was enough to justify the YER
dict. -.
"Do you think the dynamiting cam
paign carried on for six years was
right?" asked Judge Anderson.
mo sir, your honor, do not said
Coughlin.
| Coughlin told the court he was
married and had two children. he
said he never had been arrested be-
fore.
At this time Judge Anderson did not
indicate when he would impose SEN
fences. 1t was believed he would call
up one by one any Of the defendants
and impose sentence shortly.
Just as Frank j. Murphy, Detroit,
was called Judge Anderson announced
his purpose in questioning the man.
Il am doing so because l don't be-
lieve you have had the defense you
ought to have had" said the judge.
"Thats why am questioning you. You
don't have to answer any question II
you feel the answers will prejudice
your case"
Murphy was asked whether he had
not been arrested in July, 1911, after
the McNamaras were arrested. The
tprisoner replied he had been acquitted.
do you believe man ought to be
sentenced if he is found guilty.
"l es l do"
| District Attorney Miller said:
81 believe Murphy Is guilty, but not
80 guilty as some of the Others
Hiram r., Kline, Mnncie, Ind, for
mer organizer for the carpenters un.
ion, was called. Besides Tveitmoe he
Is the only prisoner not connected
with the iron workers union.
Kline explained 500 bill he was
accused of paying to Charles Yacht
meister as part of fund to be used
for blowing up buildings in Detroit
| The prisoner asserted the money
had nothing to do with any proposed
explosions The district attorney said
this evidence ought to have been
brought out on the stand.
| Court Stopped Bernhardt's Talk.
| Willim c. Bernhard of Cincinnati,
was called, Judge Anderson said:
'Bernhardt feel sorry for you, but
it is too late to explain now. The
letters you wrote were bad
| 81 hope God may strike me dead
Bernhard attempted to continue.
| Now, don't talk that way said the
court. You know you are guilty.
Sit down.
| Bernhardt's little boy and his wife
both cried as he sat down.
Attorney M. G. Lift. counsel for
Charles N. Beum, of Minneapolis, held
a long conference with Judge Ander-
son over the judges bench. Beum
was one Of the executive board men,
bers accused of appropriating $1,000
month to Mcnamara for dynamiting
purposes.
! Prisoners In Wagons.
| Shortly before the hour for recon-
vening court, the prisoners were TAX
en- from their cells in the county jail,
each handcuffed between deputy mar
shals, and after being lined up in the
Jail, were carried in wagons. four
prisoners at a time, to the federal
building five blocks away.
At the head walked Ryan. the 81
year old labor leader, whose pale face
showed the long ordeal through which
he had gone since the indictment of
himself and his fellow workmen last
February. Behind him came Michael
J. Young and Frank J. Higgins, both
of Boston. Four Chicago men walked
together. Hockin at distance from
the others brought up the rear. 1t was
Hockin who was accused of having
turned over to the government much
of the evidence upon which the men
were convicted. but Hockin himself
was branded by the government as
"the worst dynamiter of them ALL"
At the federal building but few peo
pie greeted the men. These were
the wives and the women relatives
who for forty-eight hours have paced
the distance between the Jail and the
court with their appeals to see the
prisoners.
In the court room the prisoners were
|
ing to the alphabetical arrangements
of their names.
The first man in the first row was
George Anderson CT Cleveland, Ohio
and the last man in the last row was
Young of Boston. The Inference from
this was that the men would be called
alphabetically when the sentences are
imposed. Heretofore, they were per
mitted to sit where they pleased.
!, Judge Anderson was in his chambers
early, prepared to impose sentences
should they not be delayed by motions
and arguments.
Cheer Their Fellows.
Herman G. Seiffert Of Milwaukee
and Daniel Buckley, Davenport, Iowa
the only two Of the forty men on tria
who were adjudged not guilty, came
into court as spectators and leaning
over the ratings, endeavored to chez
the prisoners. The appearance of 81
many men, all waiting to learn how
long they were to be deprived of theil
liberty, was that Of crowd which
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