The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-24
His Bond Is Increased From
$4,000 to $4,000 Which
He Is Unable to
Make
DEFENSE'S COUNSEL
REPUDIATES SOME
ACTS OF DEFENDANTS
Woman Writer Denounced as an An
archist "Who Ought to Be Ex-
cIuded From Court Room"
H0ckin Gave Burns
Information

Indianapolis. November 9S.-Impris-
onment of Herbert S. HoclSin. one of
the chief defendants in default of an
increased bond; the denouncing by the
district attorney of a woman writer
In the court room as an anarchist"
and a reputation by attorneys for the
defense of some of the acts of the de-
PENDANTS were among sensational in
cidents at the dynamite conspiracy"
trial today
Hockin, secretary and treasurer of
the International Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers, was
taken to jail because he was unable
to increase his $4,000 bond to $4,000,
ordered by the court after witness
had said lie was in the employ of
day or night by anyone Hockin is the
successor of J. J. Mcnamara, the dyna
miter, and is regarded as one of the
principal defendants.
Miss Mary Field of New York was
branded as an anarchist who ought TO
be excluded from the court ROOM" for
certain articles she published concern
ing the trial in the Union Magazine
All OF the officials Of the union on
trial including Frank NJ. Ryan. the
president; ]. I. Butler vice president,
NJ. J, Young, Boston, ana p. A.zGooiey.
New Orleans were denounced for pub
lisling what Judse Anderson said was
IAN outrageous contempt OF court"
Judge Anderson stated that as It was
saturday night be would not be in
clined TO increase the bonds of the
last named defendants. although he
would not act ON the motion at this
time
Counsel Repudiate Acts
No sooner had the court spoken than
Senator Kern and william Harding,
counsel for the defense, declared they
had not been consulted about publish
ing the article critcizing the trial and
that they disavowed the sentiments
therein expressed.
Pointing toward the table where sal
about 10 lawyers for the defense, Judge
Anderson said he 'had in mind certain
persons who represented themselves 10
be attorneys, and II | learn to be true
things which l have heard these attor-
neys said, the arm Of the law will deal
heavily with them"
Concerning Miss Field, who has been
present in the court room for several
weeks. District Attorney Miller said
she had often been seen in the com
pany OF defendant, Olaf A. Tveitmoe
of San Francisco. who conducted the
same sort of a publication as that which
published Miss Fields article"
Lindsey l.. Jewel, now an engineer
on the Panama canal, had testified that
in August 1910. the month before the
Los Angeles Times explosion, Hoclxin
had been giving information about the
dynamiters; that soon after the ex-
plosion Hockin worked directly with
william j. Burns, detective. to- whom
he described fully Just who the dyna-
miters were; that Hockin, while still
an official Of the union. worked for pay
In trailing the dynamiters with Burns
four months before the arrests were
made and that HocISin said he over
heard conversation between J. j.
Mcnamara and President Lynch Of the
International Typographical union
about a proposed explosion on the Pa
cific coast.
Extract From Article
An extract from Miss Fields article
to which District Attorney Miller re-
ferred as typical. was:
"On The 9Th Of October these i5 defend
ants walked into court and pleaded not
guilty to the charges OF the Steel trust
Then began the farce OF trial, a trio1
IN which money. prestige. power was the
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