Evening journal., 1912-12-30
I YEARS
In PRISON
FOR RYAN,
LABOR HEAD
Judge Anderson MeteS I'm
priSOnment Sentences Of
From One Year to Six
on Other Convicted
Dynamite Con-
SpiratOrS
SUSPEND SENTENCES On
SIX OF THE DEFENDANTS
by The United Press.

BY The United Press
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind Dec 3d.
Seven years hard labor in the federal
ponltentiary at Leayenworth, Kansas,
was the heaviest penalty imposed by
Judge Albert B. Anderson today on
the sS noted labor leaders, branded
fclons by a jury IN lc dynamite con-
spiracy case This was the punish-
mont moted to Frank M. Ryan, pre-
sident OF the International AssociA-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, and was one year more than
was given TO the other men who were
considered Ryan's chief lioutenants ina
destroying the works of the American
Bridge Company throughout the coun-
try
Six men got of with suspensions
of sentence. while the penalties im-
posed on the others ranged from one
year and ono days imprisonment 10
the seven years sentence imposed on
Ryan
Tho chief sentences other than that
Z imposed on Ryan was six years, the
ponaltv fixed IN the cases of John t.
, Butler of Buffalo president;
{ Eugene A. Clancy. San Francisco;
e OLAF A. Tveitmoe secretary of the
q California Building Trades Council
D and head Of the Asiatic Exclusion
G League San Francisco Herbert S.
/. Hookln. former secretary OF the IRON
d workers. OF Detroit Michael j.
g Young. .vice-presidcnt Boston, and j.
H. Mnlscy. organizer, Salt Lake all
l. loged 10 have been the man who gave
l. 6acc of refuge to Jim Mcnamara,
following the destruction Of the Los
i-tAngelcs Times building
IS Patrick Cooley. of NoW Orleans
a- and Frank Webb Of New ofrk, also
'y received six years
Iy -Four years ia the pcnitcntary was
m the fate of John IT, Barry. Of st
m Louis and Peter j. Smith. of Glove
land. Ohio, district organizers
d. Three years was the penalty given
,r Charles NJ. Bcum. Minneapolis, Muir.
= ray l. Pennell Springfield. Ill., I'D
ward smythe, Peoria Ill.,; Henry w
ls Legleitner Denver Colo; George
,n better known as "Nipper' Anderson
IA Cleveland; Ernest G. W. Basey IN
s dianapolis; Paul J, Morrin, ST. Louis
,p William Il. Roddin, Milwaukee. Mich
ael J Hannon Scranton William J
of Mccain and Wilfort Bet Brown both
N. of Kansas City. and Michael J. Gun
%. name, of Philadelphia
ia Two years imprisonment was order
- ed in the ease of Frank j. Higgins
an Boston: Frank r. Painter. Omaha
ar Richard H. Houlihan, Chicago: and
4, Fed sherman. indianapolis
nj One year and one day was the pen
to atty for william C. Bernhardt Gin
cinnati. James r. Ray. Peoria, ILL.,
William Shoune. Chicago; Edward Il
Phillips. Syracuse. g. y. Charlie
Warhtmcister, Detroit; and +. j
le Mooney of Duluth. one year.
ln Sentence was suspended on patricl
's- r Farrell. New York: James CooneS
at Chicago: James n. Coughlir
me- Chicago; Frank j. Murphy Detroit
cl Hiram n. Kline. Nuncie Ind. an
ed Edward Clark. Cincinnati.
Families Hear Sentences Passed.
For more than an hour before th
men were brought to court. the wive
and children Of many OF them stoo
around the corridors Of the federi
building weeping. The plan to e,
. & clude the women from the courtroom
4 TO prevent scene when the me
were sentenced was not carried out
The 3S convicted men we're in the
he places in court at 9.45 o'clock. The
looked pale and serious
ied District Attorney Charles Milk
ad- moved the court TO pass judgment an
ov, sentence on a verdict Of guilty on ti
,de 3S men. Attorney Krumm for the d.
49, fense. asked for a new trial and WI
denied The next motion to sta
Judgment was also oyerruled
irs judge Anderson asked II any Of q
ers defendants wished to speak i'm the
nee own behalf He waited silently
uat moment 40 defendant arose Al
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