Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-28
DR.. James r. Hull
405-406 Safety Building,
Rock Island

many children were separated from !
husbands by the verdicts. Almost the +,
entire staff of the executive officials
of the ironworkers' union We're con
victed The only officials not on trial
were Secretary McGlory of Cleveland
and Ed Lewis of San Francisco, men,
Der of the executive board.
SEES BENEFIT TO LABOR.
District Attorney Miller said: Moth
Ing else could be expected Evidence
of a nationwide conspiracy. which be-
gan in local smuggling assaults on non
union workmen, and grew because To-
Cal authorities failed to prosecute, be-
came finally so bold that dynamite was
resorted to. This prosecution viii be
a benefit to organized labor. Purge
it if rough tactics. The whole United
States owes a debt of gratitude to the
jury"
The foreman of the jury, Frank
Dare, is a retired farmer. All the
other jurors are farmers or merchants.
Immense crowds assembled about the
federal building when the verdicts
were,being returned and when the pris-
oners were being brought out, hand
cuffed. For five blocks the prisoners
marched the streets to the Jail.
DEFENSE SURPRISED.
Judge Anderson announced his dis
| charge. He passed in front of the
others and his face showed he did not
know whether to laugh or cry.
| 1T is a great surprise to u.s." said
Attorney Harding for the defense. I'VE
struggled through a long trial on the
presumption that all of the men were
| Innocent There were more than a
dozen of us attorneys. Ryan and 9th
ers declared again and again they
were in absolute ignorance of McNam-
ara's damnable dynamiting. Our hope
now is to procure as light sentences
as possible"
Tvietmoe, often referred to by the
district attorney as the ''paymaster
of the Pacific coast" twirled his hat
OF his cane as he waited his turn to
be led to jail
|
Smythe of Peoria, when asked to step
forward, his face wreathed in smiles.
Ortie Mechanical, confessed dyna
inter, who was the chief witness for
the government, and Edwark Clark OF
Cincinnati, who pleaded guilty at the
opening of the trial, remain to be dis
posed of.
EIGHT DISMISSED.
Since the opening of the trial, Oct
:, l, eight defendants have been dismiss
ell on the ground there were no case!
against them. The discharged were
PATRICK RYAN, Chicago.
j. w. IRWIN, Peoria, Ill.
ANDREW KAVANAUGH, Spring
field, Ill
JOHN CARROLL, Syracuse, N. Y.
MOULTON DAVIS, Westchestel
Pa.
WILLIAM K. BENSON, Detroit
STURGEON MEADOWS, Indianarc
lis.
CLARENCE DOWD, Rochester, \
Y, formerly of Detroit The latte
was discharged on motion of the dc
feLse.
APPEAL Is READY.
Washington, Dec. 2S.-Senato
Kern, counsel for the defendant
when told Of the verdicts at IndianaI
oils, declared the cases would be al
pealed to the United States circu
" court Of appeals. He said preparation
;, for appeal were made in advance.
STATE MAY PROSECUTE.
Washington, Dec. 28.-Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham will consider tn
| question of turning over to the va
: ious state authorities evidence take
at the dynamite trial for such actio
as the local authorities might wish t
- take toward possible prosecution {
; the convicted men on charges of a.
cessories to murders and destrucIio
of property. According TO officials,
: is possible sentences for the FEEDER;
conviction might be suspended Will
I the men are tried in the state court
d or after serving part of their sci
; fences might be turned over to tn
state authorities.
GOHPERS SILENT.
) New York, Dec 2s-"I have L
} statement to make now and probabl
{ will have none to make hereafter
/ was the reply of Samuel GOmper