Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-30
'Thirty-eight Convicted Dy-
namiters Are Arraigned
at Indianapolis.
2 MOTIONS OVERRULED
Defense Asks That VerdiCtS Be
Set Aside and for an Ar
rest of Judgment.

Indianapolis. Ind, Dec. 30.-Sen-
fences were imposed as follows this
afternoon on the men convicted in the
dynamite conspiracy:
PRESIDENT RYAN,-Seven years.
BUTLER. TVIETMOE. HOCKIN,
WEBB. CLANCY. COOLEY, YOUNG,
MUNSEY--Six years.
BARRY AND SMITH-Four years.
BEUM. CANNANE. MOTRIE, LEG
LlETNER, BASEY, PENNELL. AN
DERSON. BROWN, SMYTHE, HAN
NON. REDDIN, MCAIN-Three years.
PAINTER, SHERMAN, HIGGINS,
HOULIHAN-Two years
SHUPE, RAY. BARNHARDT, PHIL
LIPS, WACHMEISTER, MOONET-
Cne year and one day
Sentences on the following were sus-
pended; Patrick Farrell. James Coo
ney. James Coughlin, Hiram Kline,
Frank Murphy
Edward Clark, who confessed, was
given suspended sentence.
McManigal. the confessed dynamiter,
was not sentenced at this time In
some cases sentences of one year and
one day were imposed, so these men
might b. confined in a federal prison.
Prisoners with terms Of less than a
year are kept in county jails.
indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 3O.-All mo-
lions for new trials for the 3S labor
union officials convicted in the dyna-
mite conspiracy cases today were
overruled by Federal Judge Anderson.
Motions for arrest of judgment in be-
half Of all the men were also over
ruled
AS soOn as court convened. a few
minutes after 10, District Attorney
Miller rose from his seat
III the court pleases, the govern
rlcnt asks for judgments on the YER
diets" he said. Chester H. Krum,
counsel for the prisoners, then ad-
dressed the court. I'VE ask in behalf
Of the 80 men found guilty that the
verdicts be set aside"
Motion overruled." said the court.
Motions for arrest of judgments
were likewise disposed OF.
FARRELL IN A PLEA.
Turning toward the prisoners, Judge
Anderson said: 1T has been more diff
fcult than was expected to arrive at a
degree Of guilt in each OF your cases.
Have any Of you anything to say why
sentence should not be pronounced?'
Silence greeted the question until
Patrick Farrell stepped before tho
Judge.
Your honor" said Farrell, Il
have something to say in my own be
half"
Something that might have been
said in your behalf that was not
Faid?" interrupted the court. rs 1t a
fact you were not in sympathy with
the dynamlting campaign"
That is a fact, your honor" re-
sponded Farrell. In 1907 voted
against a resolution to continue the
strike OF the ironworkers. / never
have been In sympathy with dynamit
Ing"
WILL TAKE INNOCENT WAY.
"Farrell's action in trying to keep
certain officials in the Ironworkers
union might be construed two ways,
said District Attorney Miller.
Then we will take the innocent
way" said Judge Anderson. Il have
been on the bench 10 years and have
never sentenced a man l believed in
nocent."
Farrell was one OF the least guilty
OF all OF them. and with proper lega
advice he might have been found not
guilty" said Miller.
Farrell was told TO resume his seat
James Cooney of Chicago next ap
peared. Cooney was questioned
whether he had written any letter!
about dynamite plots. He said he new
er had and Miller said no letters o.
Cooney's we're introduced because
there was none Of Importance.
why should McManigal testify
falsely against your" asked the court
NOT FOR VIOLENCE.
Il dom know" answered Cooney.
DO you believe organized labor ha!
right 10 resort to violence. II
strikes" asked the court.
Il do not." said Cooney.
Miller told the court that three wit
nesses corroborated McManigars ties
timony. McManigals testimony wa
that he met Cooney and President Ry
an in a saloon in Chicago and tina
they all referred to dynamiting non
union Jobs.
James Coughlin Of Chicago was mex
called. While Coughlin was watkins
forward Judge Anderson said: e
learn that one Of these defendants tolC
al officer Of the court that II al. iron