Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-10-04
For Trial Of the Dyna-
miters at indianapolis.
Evidence Of Alleged Illegal
Shipment as Well as
What Was Done with the Dynamite
VIII Be Admitted.

Shipment OF dynamite and nitro
glycerine, but also evidence as to what
was done with the explosives will be
admitted at the trial of the As men
accused of completely in the "dyna-
mite plots
Federal Judge Albert B. Anderson
so ruled. today. His decision thus
opening to the prosecution the right
to show a motive by going into the
details of many explosions, including
that which wrecked the Los Angeles
Times building, Oct. 1, 1910. followed
the empanelling of jury and a Sc
we're arrangement of the defendants
in the opening statement by District
Attorney Charles w. Miller.
Addressing the jury and pointing his
finger at Frank NJ. Ryan and the 40
other men seated in the court room.
he declared the trial had begun of
the instigators of the most far
reaching conspiracy in the history Of
this country in which, during more
than five years, property of meal
eulable value had been destroyed and
many. many lives had been lost.
Eight farmers, two retired farmers.
one grocer. and one grain dealer, all
residing in country towns or rural dis
tricts in Indiana, compose the jury
The jurors are:
Samuel Morrison, North Vernon, re-
tired farmer; formerly carpenter.
j. II. Smith, winchester, retired grain
dealer; Seneca Chambers, Anderson,
farmer; William Jackson, Greencastle.
farmer; Marion E. Dobbins, Maxwell.
farmer: Frank Dare New Lisbon, re-
tired farmer; John L. Thomas.
Jamestown, farmer; Allen Spaulding,
Sharpesville. farmer; Martin II. Da-
Wis, Forest. farmer and bank presi-
dent; r. D. Brookshire. Roachdale.
farmer: Frank Sutton, Nebraska.
Ind. farmer; Joseph Barger, Ridge
vile, grocer.
Judge Anderson ordered the jurors to
be kept under guard until their verdict is
rendered.
II feel ii Is my duty to do this, said
Judge Anderson. you will not be allow
| ed TO communicate in any way with the
Outside world until this trial is ended ex-
| eept that you will be permitted to COM
municate with your families under the
| supervision of the court
1t took just Is hours to secure the Jury.
Mr.. Miller. opening, said the govern
ment would prove that the defendants.
all of whom are former or present OFF,
Gals of labor unions, entered into con-
spiracy to blow up the "5ebs' OF en-
lployers of non-union labor
1--WE will show that dynamite and nitro
glycerine were carried from a pIace In
one state to a place In another state on
passenger trains on which thousands of
men. women and children were travel
ing said Mr.. Miller. Evidence will
show that an Internal machine was de-
vised whereby a charge of explosive with
a long fuse attached. was set off by an
alarm clock so that the dynamiters could
be hundreds Of miles away when their
destructive work was accomplished. We
will show that James B. McNarnara and
John J. Mcnamara, who are now IN
lprison in California. one of them for muir
der and Ortie e. Mechanical who has
pleaded guilty. We're active in this dyna-
hitting business and that all the present
defendants are guilty with them
Here Senator j.. r. Keen. counsel for
the defence. objected TO the reference to
one of the McNamaras being sentenced
for murder.
"Is that important, your honor?' asked
Senator Keen.
Mr.. Miller maintained that since the
McNamaras also are indicted in In
dianapolis. lac had a right to show
why they were not present He SAID
it VIC uld develop to what use the ex-
plosives We're put.
I'VE object to this sort of evidence
on the ground that it is not compe-
tent" said William n. Harding oil
counsel for the defence Every state
in the Union permits the use of dy-
Mantle and nitro giycerine for one
purpose or another and the presump-
I ton in law is that if the explosives
4 are at a given place there are there
, legally. The only charge upon whict
Q these men can be prosecuted under
: the federal statutes is that of illeg
: al interstate shipments
Judge Anderson overruled the OBJ
lection. He said if a man from th'
station in Indianapolis went with
suit case containing explosives to Pc
oria. MS. it was competent TO show
why he carried the explosives.
: The governments statement con
>. tanned full history of the cases ant
- named Boston, New York, Jersey City
! Hobeken. Albany. Buffalo, Cincinnati
" Cleveland, Chicago, Milwaukee, oma
~ la. Kansas City. Mo-, Salt Lake City
Utah, Los Angeles and San Francis
% co as among the cities where the de
> PENDANTS met to carry on conspiracy
An ivory handled umbrella inscrib-
ed with the initials Re. c." Mr. Mil
Ter said would be produced to she"
that Edward Clark visited place a
* Cincinnati where an explosion was Z
take place and that Clark forgot his
umbrella. leaving il as Token" Of
i his visit to be found in the wreckage
IS The district attorney said Herbert 5
e Hockin, successor of j. j. McNamara
a as secretary of the union. visited Gin
y cinnati on dynamiting jobs and thai
e he also conferred with Michael ]
= Young of Boston and Frank G.. Webs
: of New York about jobs which Me-
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