The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-29
GREAT VICTORY
FOR ONERNMENT
On Monday Judge Anderson Will
Pronounce Sentence on Thirty
Eight Convicted Men-Now
Face Prison as Result of
Campaign of Violence
Against Open Shop.
special 10 The Tines-Dispatch.

indianapolis, Ind, December @s.-Ar-
raigned October on Indictments
charging them with conspiracy q"
transport dynamite, nitroglycerin nnd
other explosives on railroad trains In
violation of the United Stntes ln"s'
pleading not guilty and entering on
trial, in which more than twenty vio-
istfons OF the law were proved, ana
IOo explosions shown to have resulted
from such conspiracy, the Jury to-day
returned "a verdict finding thirty-eIghf
members of the international As
.oeistion OF Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers guilty NJ charged In the
indictments.
Judge Anderson nIed Monday morn
irE at 10 O'clock as the time when
hr would snke up the question of SKIING
the punishment for those convicted.
Two OF the men found guilty are
Independents OF the building trades
department OF the American Fedora
non OF Labor There are Frank NJ
Ryan. second vice-president and OLAF
L. Tye.tuoe. a cement worker VINO IS
-he third vice president Of that depart
nent
IneISded in the verdict are men
rom every section 90 the United
states From Massachusetts,. from
california. from Louisiana. from the
Canadian border and from many cities
scattered within these bounds. came
5ne men against whom the government
.n ITS prosecution had won an over
,yhelming victory
only Two ont of Jail.
only TWO International officers Of
.De association are out OF Jail. They
are Messrs- McGl0ry and I'd Lewis
hoard members Both. McGiory and
,.e,gis were elected board members
II the Milwaukee convention in Sep
tcnnber. 1911. after the arrest Of Nc
Namara. They succeeded Henry '"
i.sgIeltner. OF Pitts0ursh. and now Of
Indianapolis. and Eugene \ Clancy
- san Francisco.
b. the irony OF fate. the man who
now becomes the leader Of the union.
McC;lory. IS Z man whom j. J. 4IcNam-
ara had i, IL 10r~ McGlory was an
antiadrninistration man and had sought
the secretary treasury al time
when J. = Mcnamara was holding II
No International convention OF the
iron workers was held in september.
1912 owing 10 the proximity Of THAI
date 10 the beginning OF the trial II
was announced that the convention
would be called a = later date ny
order Of the executive board. Thus il
- for McGIory AID Lewis 10 act
Whether the government officers had
received an animation OF what the YER
dict was 10 be IS not known. but they
took precautions that showed curly n
the morning that they expected con
victions OF practically ali the cfieno-
ants. for they mustered deputies ana
policemen 10 .he number - Iorty. '"c
for each Of the defendants. They Were
~ n
IL the crowd and were seated back OF
the double row OF defendants that ex-
tended halfway across the room
They were instructed 70 act promptly
II a verdict OF guilty were returned.
and II there was any demonstration on
,he part Of anv defendant 10 take him
into custody quickly and see first that
he was deprived . weapons II ne had
any.
Daniel Buckley. financial secretary
81 a Davenport. Iowa. local Tor the past
three years. and Herman seiffert. who
acted as business agent OF a Milwaukee
local for three months. were declared
not guilty b. the jury and were dis
charged by the court.
The indictment for conspiracy was
drawn against fifty -four men, but
,yner the evidence for the government
WAS concluded several We're discharged
on motions Of Lawyers for the defense.
and one was discharged BY the court
when I'll the evidcnce was taken and
,rst before tho jury retired. These
.iininati3us reduced the number of
defendants To- forty. and II these thir-
f.-eirrf wtr. found guilty
Isk~I, to &c severe
Tho duty 81 fixing the penalties de-
,....-... anon Tuf ze Anderson. As the
i. ferdrrfs were found guilty or all
.f.. ..rrfs ~ The indictment. or OF
...,ai, separate onrus- Of carrying dyns-
..,ff.. .r Other explosives on railroad
te,fue. sire punishment MAY 30 cumuia-
fs-e and iu that event The extreme
r..rritr would DO tiirfv-niur years iu
,fssou ard "a nuc aGEregatinG $4,000
Tito H=rt~sr penalty that tire court
..,, f-rnsrs unds- thc law Isl one year
... PRISON and fuc - 500. IS Jtrge
,-Is~eon bal been greatly impressed
t. tic evidence there is Httic doubt
.i..t ia the cases ~ the administrative
.rierre ard tho members ~ the cxccu-
ti,c board. She penalties VIII BE- Sc
we're
THO jury bad been out since 3
..-.ferk Tfursdas afternoon. and not a
,,o-d had been received from a. TiNere
as r, request Tor further instruc-
lions. and The attorneys on both siocs
wore getting a little nervous. though
tf.o government counsel expressed c0n-
edence that some - the DEFENDANTS
probably q majority q them. would
b. found guilty.
Tho hor- ~ fhe defense lay IN dis
agreement and The isnser the jury
VS. out To more probable such an
outcome seemed 20 D.. The defend
ants. NJ e. The assembling 81 court
this morning. did not appear 20 be
1r.orl---..-d OF. Iacs Thlriecnl