Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-12-28

men to assist in blowing up the Los
Angeles Times building but also with
having asked for more explosions on
the Pacific coast He is secretary Of
the California building trades council,
an editor and a recognized leader in
labor circles on the coast.
HOCkIN WAS "lAGO."
Also at the head of those found
guilty is Herbert S. Hockin, called
"The Iago of the Conspiracy because
he was charged with first initiating
Ortie E. McManigal as a hired dyna-
miter and then with betraying all the
dynamiters to promote his own ambi-
ttion 1t was he who whispered into
the ear of Detective Burns the names
.of the Los Angeles Times dynami-
ters.''
John r. Butler vice president Of
the Ironworkers, also was convicted,
being branded by The court as a per
jurer' after he had denied that Nc
/ Namara was drawing $1,000 month
4 to pay tor dynamltlng.
ALMOST TRAGIC SCENE.
! An almost tragic scene took place
/ in the court room n the few minutes
following the end of the trial.
AS U. S. Marshal Edward Schmidt
ordered the prisoners one by one to
step before the court, the wives OF a
score of the men in the rear of the
room leaned pitifully over the rail
ings, calling for their husbands.
Mrs. Frank j. Higgins, of Boston
leaned far over the railroad and col
lapsed She had been crying hyster'
ically Another disposition was
shown by Mrs. John II. Barry, of St
Louis With smile she threw her
arms about her husband, begging him
4 to have courage.
"Be of good cheer, John" she said
t"You cannot expect severe punish
ment."
I REMOVES JEWELS AND COIN.
AS soon as his name was called
Frank K. Painter, of Omaha, pulled
stickpin out of his necktie and his
purse out of his pocket and handed
them to one of his attorneys.
Possible punishments vary from any
minimum t., a maximum of 80 and
one-half years, in the discretion of
the court.
Each prisoner, as found guilty,
stands convicted of having in one in
stance, joined conspiracy to com
nit an offense against the United
States government, this being punish
able by two years imprisonment or
fine of $4,000 or both. Each prisoner
also is found guilty of twenty-five
charges OF illegal transportation OF
explosives on Interstate passenger
, trains, each offense being punishable
by an Imprisonment of Is months or
Ia $4,000 fine or both.
While the cumu1ated possible pun
ishments are 80 12 years, the court
intimated in the course of the trial he
would impose sentences in accord
ance with the degree of guilt.
KERN WILL APPEAL.
Senator Kern, of counsel for the de-
PENDANTS, when told of the verdicts,
declared the cases would be appealed.
preparations for the appeal were
made in advance said Senator Kern,
"and will be made to the United
States circuit court of appeals in the
regular way" Further than that Sen
iator Kern declined to comment.
WHAT "ovERTs ACTS WERE.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 2S.-All the
overt acts were charged as being re.
lated to the series of dynamite and
nitroglycerine explosions. including
those on the Pacific coast as well as
those in New England, who were dl-
rected against open shop structural
iron and steel contractors, against
whom strike was called by the In.
ternational Ironworkers' union in
1905.
GO TO LEAvENWoRTH.
After receiving their sentences the
prisoners are to be taken 10 a federal
prison, probably at Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas. A special train probably will
be used for the trip.
JURY OUT 41 HOURS.
The end of the historic trial came
at 10 a. M, the jury having been out
since Thursday at p. m.
At that time the jurors entered
Judge Albert B. Andcrson's court room
passed before the forty men on trial.