The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-18
VICE PRESIDENT OF IRON WORK FRS IN FEDERAL PRISON ON
 A PERJURY CHARGE.
JUDGES .SCATHING REMARKS
States From Bench that Witness Has Committed Wiful Perjury. Defendant Dowd Discharged
 0rom Custody of Court.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec 17.-John T Butler, Buffalo. N Y., vice president of the International Association oi BrGge and Structural Iron Workers tonight was locked in Jail after his Jond of SlO,O0O had been increased to Slo.000 and after the conrt had said that he committed perjury in Jestliy'rg in his own behalf as q defendant in the dynamite conspir- acy" trial,
 Next to President Frank M Ryan, Butler is highest in office in a labor union Of 12,00O mo.nbers, ard win Ryan he is oaarssl as being one of forty officials who tonspired 10 promote dynamite explesils, ncuding wreckage of the Los Angeles Times building
 At the conclusion of days st sion in which both the prosecution and the defense rested their cases, with the prospect that the trial be placed in the hands of the jury in eight days, Federal Judge Albe1. b. Anderson delivered from the bencl a scathing arTaignment of what he termed "a display that has taken place here in the last two weeks.
 T don't believe" said. Judge An derson, referring 70 tles stc~ies of violence, riots, assaults, and dynamit- ing related on he witness stand, q don't believe, and if Gld would not have any nope of this country that organized labor stands for the things that have been shown here
 This nsan Butler took the stand today and swore to things he knew we're not true and everybody hcrG knew he was committing perjury. There are few people in tllis coun. try who must be told hat the law is the law and, if thcra is any gen tleman in this court room wno feels that the shoe fits him, let him pu, it on. l have never seer 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 34 years
 Judge Anderson's remarks were made after the jury had been retired for the day and after Clarence E. Dowd, Rochester, IN. r., former or ganizer for the International Asso citation of Machinists in Detroit. had been discharged leaving forty men whose cases are to go to the jury.
 Butler, earlier in the day entered general denial that he knew of any dynamite plots. Particularly he de- nied knowledge that the union ap propriated $1,000 a month to S~hn J. McNamara, which the government charges was used to defray expenses of the dynamiters. Check books f; whlcn the stubs recorded aayipen6s to McNama while Butler was a mem Der of the executive bond wer,- r~o- duCed
 Do you mean to say that $1 ,OOo a month was paid out of the union $ funds aad you never heard of it? Butler was asked.
 "I never heard of it's being used for carrying c.a explosions,g he re- piled.
 Were you interested enough in the unions welfare to investigate after the McNamaras were taken to Los Angeles charged vita the murder of 21 persons?'
 "l made no investigation"
 Butler said that the only $1,00C check he h.new of was one payable to Olaf A. Tveitmoe of San Francisco as the iron workers contribution to the Los Angeles strike fund
 District Attorney Miller then arose in court and charged that Butler had been on a drunk for two weeks. and that since being in court he had ex- pressed wish to be m Canada.
 This man Butler has committed deliberate, wilful perjury" said Dis trict Attorney Muller. He knows he is guilty and has stated since he came to trial here that ne wished he had remained in Quebec. Canada as this was not an extraditable of fense. He was druirs for weeks be. fore he came here and since then his illness has been due to whiskey. Tn consideration of the fact thai he aas expressed a wish he had re. mained in Canada and because of his IpelJpring himself, ask that his bono be increased"
 | Has he stated he wished Ae hat iremained in Canada since comins here28 asked Judge Anderson.
 Yes, your honor. right in thi court room.p
 T will increase his bond to $15, poo and the marshal will take hin lin custody
 As he was unable to procure bond Butler was taken to jail 1 Three other defendants includin l Herhert $. Hockin also are in jai
 Two witnesses for the defense al