Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-18
Vice President
 Butler in Jail
JUDGE ANDERSON CHARGES HIM
 WITH PERJURY
BOND, IS RAISED $5OOO
Court Remarks That in 30 Years\ Ex-
 perience He Has Never Seen a Dis
 play Like the Trial of "Dynamiters."

:. Indianapolis, Dec. 17-John T. But Ter, Buffalo, N. r., vice president or the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers, tonight was locked in jail after his bond or S10,000 had been increased to $l5,0UO and after the court had said he com nitted perjury in testifying in his own behalf as a defendant in the "dyna- mite conspiracy" trial.
 Next to President Frank M. Ryan, Butler Is highest in office in labor union of 12,000 members. With Ryan he is charged as being one of forty officials who conspired to promote dy- namite explosions, including the wrecking of the Los Angeles Times building.
 Scathing Arragnment by Judge. | At the conclusion of today's session, | in which both the prosecution and the defense rested their cases, federal Judge Anderson delivered from the | bench scathing arraignment of what he termed "a display that has taken place in the last two weeks" "I don't believe" said Judge Ander- son referring to the stories of violence, riots, assaults and dynamitings re- lated on the witness stand, T don't 1 believe, and if l did I would not have any hope for this country, that organ | ized labor stands for the things that have been shown here.
 Butler Deliberately Perjured Himself.
 This man Butler took the stand to- day and swore to things he knew were not true and everybody here knew he was committing perjury. There are a 1 few people in this country who must be told that the law is the law, and if l there is any gentleman in this court room who feels that the shoe fits him, | let him put it on. 1 have never seen a display such as has taken place here | in the last two weeks and 1 have been a lawyer and on the bench for the last thirty-four years"
 Organizer Dowd Discharged. l Judge Andersons remarks were made 1 after the jury had been retired for the day and after Clarence E. Dowd | Rochester, N. Y, formerly organizer i for the International Association of Machinists in Detroit, had been dis charged in the ground that sufficient evidence did not exist against him Dowd was the only defendant to be i discharged, leaving forty men whose cases are to go to the jury The case is expected to be in the jury's hands in about eight days.
 Butler Makes General Denial.
 Butler earlier in the day entered g general denial that he knew of any dynamite plots. Particularly he denied knowledge that the union appropriated $1,660 month to John J. McNamars which, the government charges, vii be used to defray the expenses of the dynamiters. Check books in whicf the stubs recorded payments to Mo Namara while Butler was a member o1 the executive board, were produced.
 Do you mean to say that $1 0o0 { month was paid out of the union. funds and you never heard of it 2 Butler was asked.
 Never Made Investigation.
 'T never heard of it's being used fol carrying on explosions" he replied.
 Were you interested enough in thu unions welfare to investigate after tn, McNamaras were taken to Los An geles charged with the murder of g persons?"
 T made no investigation" Butle said :.