Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-27

aver is to be the outcome of the three months dynamite conspiracy trial in which forty labor union officials are accused of complicity in the McNamara plots to destroy property, including inc wrecking of the Los Angeles Times building. where twenty one persons were killed, now rests with the jury.
 Federal Judge A. B. Anderson a few minutes after o'clock tonight 1n- structed the jury and ordered it to re- tire. The court then adjourned until 9.3O a. m. tomorrow, thus precluding the return of the verdicts before that time. should they be found. All the verdicts. while separate as to each de- fendant, are to be returned at one time.
 Twelve Weeks Putting in Evidence.
 How long will the jury be out?" was the question asked as the jury filed out. A basis for & belief that verdicts would not be reached when court opens tomorrow and that the jurors may require much longer time was found in the courts instructions ito carefully weigh all the evidence in the case" It has required almost twelve weeks to introduce the evi- dence.
 The defendants who await the out come include Frank M. Ryan, presi- dent of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Work CTS, of which John J. McNamara, the confessed dynamiter, was once secre- tary; various executive board members of that union; Herbert s. Hockin, &C., cused as an accomplice of Ortie Me- Manigal, another confessed dynamiter; Olaf A. Tveitmoe, secretary of the California Building Trades council; TN,-o1. 1..1fC1 w,4 l. E. Munsey, Salt Lake City, Utah. The three last named are charged with promoting the Los Angeles explosion.
 Are Charged With Conspiracy.
 These men are not charged under the federal laws with personally caus- ing any explosion. They are charged with conspiracy to violate the federal laws and with aiding in an illegal transportation of dynamite and nitro- glycerine on 1assenger trains.
 In closing his argument to the jury, District Attorney Charles W. Miller, again referred to the argument of United States Senator J. W. Kern, counsel for the defendants. Senator Kern had left the city, saying he was going to washington.
 Another Whaek at Senator Kern.
 aThe Los Angeles Times building ex- plosion was called the crime of the century" said MT. Miller. but the real crime of the century was this damns- ble conspiracy. It would be an ever lasting disgrace to our country and to our civilization if these forty con- epirators are not convicted Gentlemen of the jury. 6 United States senator, sworn to uphold the laws of his coun- try, has. dared to stand before you in defense of these enemies of the repub- lie. You should find these conspirators guilty and put your seal of conden,na- tion upon such conduct by a United States senator"
 After stating the substance of the various offenses charged and mention ing the nationwide strike of the iron workers' union, which, the government charged, was the motive for one hun dred explosions on the work of con tractors who refused to recognize the union, Judge Anderson in his instruc- tions said:
 Judges Instructions 10 Jury.
 Tt was not unlawful for the struo- tural Iron workers to organize the un- lon to which they belong. It is not unlawful for the defendants to be members of that or any other labor organization. Men have the right tc use their combined power through sucf organizations to advance their inter- ests in any lawful way; but they have no right to use this power in the viola ton of the law. Organized labor if not on trial here. nor Is the right oi labor to organize fin issue, but mem bers of labor organizations owe thu same punishment for its violation al persons who are not members of sucl organizations.
 The defendants are not on trial fol causing these various explosions an( the consequent loss of life and prop. erty throughout the United states shown by the evidence. They are or trial for the cffenses charged in tn, indictment. Evidence of these explo sions, together with the facts and cir cuInstances surrounding them, wer permitted to go in evidence before yo, because they tend to show the com rlunity of purpose. the concert of mint snd action. which is an essential in gredient of the oifenses charEed, an, they should be considered by you upol that Issue alone.
 Strike Declared In 1905.
 '-rhe evidence in this case show that fin August, 1905. there was con troversy between the Internationa Association of Bridge and Structure Iron Workers and the American Bridg company over the open and closed sho question; that in said month of Au gust. 1905. the International declared general strike against the America Bridge company; and that this strik has never been settled. If you fin from the evidence that jn order to car ry out the purposes of the Information al, the defendants, or two or more c them, entered into g. conspiracy to de stroy with dynamite and nitro glycer inc the property of the America Bridge company and other open sho concerns or the structures which the were erecting in various states of tn union, and If you find that such con spiracy to destroy such property in ciuded as a necessary step in the ac cCmplishment of such destruction tn unlawful transportation of dynamit and nitro -glycerine upon the vehicle of common carriers engaged at tn time in the transportation of passen gers, from a place fin one state to place or places in another or otht states of the United States, and if yo further find that such destruction ( property was accomplished by explc slons of dynamite and nitro -glycerir in various places throughout th United States and that the dynamii and nitro glycerine with which sue explosions were produced were as matter of fact transported from sta fo state in suitcases and carrying cas, upon the vehicles of common carrier engaged at the time in the carrying