The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-31


 sentence should not be pronounced, Ryan, remained silent.
 Steps toward appeals for all the prisoners to the United States court |of appeals already has been Aiken.
 Chester H. Krum, with other coun- sel, appeared before Judge Anderson late today to arrange for the filing of writs of errors. This formality may be done tomorrow.
 Meantime Mir Krum said there was no prospect of procuring liber- ty for any of the men through super sedas bonds All the prisoners are to go to Leavenworth
 What time the special train is to carry them there United States Mar shal Edward Schmidt refused to state as he has been instrueed to keep in absolute secrecy the departure and route of the train. It was said no efforts would be made to take the train out before tomorrow.
 Less than twenty minutes was re- quired by the court in the work of actually imposing sentences, although for an hour and a half before that time Judge Anderson invited each prisoner to step up and talk with him as to his degree of guilt.
 The scene was unusual. The pris oners had been arranged three rows deep each being seated in alphabeti cal arrangement In front sat a dog en attorneys for the defense, whose motions for setting aside the verdiets and for arrests of judgment all were Overruled. Behind, in the rear, shut off by a railing, was the relatives Of the prisoners. There were several hundred persons in the room, but one voice only was heard at time. That was the judges voice, or the voice of a prisoner who had stepped for ward to plead for mercy.
 Judge Anderson said his reason for wanting to talk to some of the men was that he believed some evidence might have been brought out in the trial which was omitted.
 'If there is any one Of you who has anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced, he may step forward" said the court. For a moment no one spoke. Again the in vitation was repeated. Finally six men arose and stepped forward one by one. The six men were Patrick F. Farrell James Cooney James, Couehlin, Vim. C. Bernhardt Frank J. Murphy and Hiram Kline.
 Of these six all but Bernhardt pro cured liberty, through suspended sen tences, Bernhardt, in pleading his cause. began;
 "I3hope God may strike me dead"
 But here the court interrupted: "Sit down. You know you are gull ty."
 Bernhardt's sentence was one year and one day Do you think dyna- hitting is right?" was asked of each prisoner who pleaded The answer invariably was mo. your honor" Each prisoner disclaimed any know ledge of the dynamite plots.
 Just before passing sentence, Judge Anderson announced he wanted to read a statement Before he had pro ceeded far a child in the carridor be- gan to cry and the judge paused long enough to order that the door be kept closed. If was four year old George Bernhardt. son the Cincin- natl prisoner, who had been playing in the corridor with Christmas toys. Owing to his crying aboHt one third of the prisoners had been sentenced before the doors were opened to al low the people to go out.
 The courtroom was more crowded than usual. Among many women present was Mrs. Benj. Harrison widow of the former president. The sentences were read by the court from a slip of paper. the names and terms of Imprisonment being called off rapidly. A few minutes later the courtroom was cleared of all except the prisoners who, with their fam flies were allowed to remain in the federal building until late in the af- ternoon.
 At 3:15 o'clock the prisoners, shackled to deputy marshals, with Marshal Schmidt ana Supt. or Poilce Martin J. Hyland, in the lead step ped out of the federal building and on their march to the county jail, began to sing "On the Banks of the Shannon The singing continued with crying women and children foi- lowing the procession, almost until the jail was reached. Every effort to stop the demonstration caused louder singing.
 As the line reached the prisoners entrance to the jail, the deputies step ped aside, the handcuffs were remov- ed and the prisoners were checked by Marshal Schmidt At the entrance of the jail yard, five policemen held back the crowd The deputies and prisoners marched through the yard
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