The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1912-01-01
LABOR men
| GAN DELAY
TRIAL
Separate Hearings May Be
Demanded by Tveitmoe,
Johansen and Clancy
FORTY CASES AHEAD
ON COURT CALENDAR
Usual Proceeding Would Take
a Year to Reach Con-
spiracy Charges
BURNS PREDICTS ARREST
OF SCHMIDT AND CAPLAN
BURNS PREDICTS ARREST
OF SCHMIDT AND CAPLAN
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- Os ANGELES. Dec. 31.--UnIess
the conspiracy charges against
Ithe lasor leaders indicted Sat
sflzg 1re disposed Of as unex-
'peetedls as the Mcnamara trials It is
likely that the cases viii extend over
period Of several years.
Olaf Tveitmoe. secretary treasurer
OF tae California. State Building Trades
council; E. A. Clancy, former member
Eof the executive board of the Interna-
tionaI Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers; Anton Johansen. organizer
of the state Building Trades council,
and ]. T. Munsey. secretary of the Salt
Lake local Of the international Asso-
station of Bgidge and Structural Iron
Workers. may b etried Jointly, but it is
moro than probable that each will be
granted a separate hearing.
More Arrests Predicted
l-uture dispositior of the indictments
against schmidt and caplan. alleged
acconaplices OF the AicNVamaras, is prob
lemsticaL although it was intimated by
one OF Burns detectives yesterday that
this pair would be in custody within
six weeks
The indictments OF the McNamaras
and AIcManigaI will remain in effect
pending the surrender of these prison
efs by the state authorities. McManigal
viii be taken to Indianapolis within the
next two weeks, where he Will face
for the second time grand jury of
the UniteI states He will then be
brought back to Los Angeles TO await
procedure in the state court.
owing 10 the congested condition of
the criminal calendar in the United
States district court. the possibility of
the conspiracy cases being set for trial
before next July is remote. unless the
men enter their pleas before January
6, the last day of the present term.
Forty Cases Ahead
If pleas are recorded before that
date the cases will be placed on the
term calendar of January 8, the open
ing Of the new term. In that event.
following the customs Of federal prac-
tice. the court would set the cases for
trial unless opposition thereto should
be noted by the United States attorney
or counsel for the defense.
Forty criminal cases are at Issue and
ready to be tried before Judge Olin
Wellborn. II the regular procedure
we're adhered to it would be at least
year before these 40 cases were dis
posed Of.
Startling Finale Expected
Los ANGELES, Dec. Silt was re-
pbrted late this afternoon that Anton
Jehansen, one of the labor leaders in
dicted here yesterday by the federal
grand jury, left for San Francisco to
hold conference with labor leaders
there O'af A. Tveitmoe, secretary
treasurer of the California State Build
ing Trades council, and J. E. Munsey of
Sat- Lake City. secretary and business
ssent Of the International Association
OK bridge and Structural Iron workers,
intend to remain here until after
thqir arraignment, set for Tuesday
FEDERAL oficials and county officers,
according to intimations made during
the day. expect a finale to this case
eQpally as startling as that Of the Nc
Nainara trial and similar in nature. A
fsaeral oficial said this afternoon that
he oeheved that sooner or later one
OF ne indicted men would break down
ana give enough facts to make conyic-
tioa Possible. United States Attorney
A. Mccormick and his assistants are
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