Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-31
SENTENCE PASSED
ON LABOR LEADERS
PRESIDENT RYAN GETS THE
HEAVIEST SENTENCE;
SEVEN LEARS.
SIX FREED BY COURT
JUDGE SAID EVIDENCE SHOWED
SOME WERE GUILTY OF MUIR
DER THOUGH NOT SO
CHARGED
BY Associated Press.

by hthotlhs-1 Ifers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec go
Imprisonment In the federal prisol
at Leavenworth. Kan, today was i'm
posed upon SO labor union official
convicted OF having engaged In thu
destruction OF property by dynamite
over an area OF country extendini
from Boston TO Los Angeles
As head OF the union. whos'
strike ia a motive for the dynamit
ing, Frank NJ. Ryan, who was sen
fenced to seven years was given The
heaviest sentence OF all as presiden
OF the lronworkers lnternationa
Union.
Eight others affiliated with Ryan
we're given six years and two were
given four years. twelve were given
three years. four were given two
years. and six were given one veal
and one day. and six including. Ed
ward Clark OF Cincinnati, a govern
ment witness, we're allowed liberty
on suspended sentences
From the bench Judge Anderson
read while sentencing men, "evi'
dence shows that some OF these de-
fendants are guilty OF murder, and
the evidence will convince any i'm
partial persons that government by
Injunction is infinitely to be preferred
N.. nj ~ a "
Steps toward appeals TO the Unit
ed States Circuit Court in behalf oil
all the prisoners have been taken.
Meanwhile It appears that there Is
no prospect for procuring liberty OF
any OF the men through a suppressed
- hooar ~
United States Marshal Schmidt
refused to state what time the spe-
clal train to Leavenworth prison viii
leave
Judge Anderson asked each man
for reasons why the sentence should
not be passed. saying he believed
the defense was not properly con
ducted.
Six men rose and stepped forward,
one by one. were Patrick +. Farrell
James Cooney James Coughlin, w.
c. Bernhadt. Frank J Murphy and
Hiram Kline.
All but Bernhardt procured their
liberty through suspended senten-
ces. Bernhardt began his plea.
Hope God may strike me dead, y
but the court interrupted at this
point. saying "Sit down. YOU know
YOU are guilty" His sentence was
one year and day. the other five
prisoners declared they did not ap-
prove OF dynamiting and disclaimed
knowledge OF the plots After sen.
tences. prisoners and families were
allowed to remain in court room till
late this afternoon, then shackled
10 deputy marshals. the prisoners
we're marched back to jail. singing
On the Banks OF shannon.
The singing continued all the
way with the women and children
adding TO the noise with loud sob
bng and crying.
At the Jail yard five policemen
kept back the crowd while hundreds
Of spectators craned their necks TO
see how the prisoners bore up.
All prisoners receiving suspended
sentence had testified in their own
behalf
After pronouncing the sentence.
Judge Anderson read the statement
In which he said Evidence shows
thar some OF these defendants are
guilty NJ murder. but they are not
charged here with that crime, but
this court cannot commit them for II
nor should il be- influenced by such
consideration in finding the sentence
but should measure punishment for
the crimes charged
Sentences are as follows
Frank VI. Ryan. : years. John T.
Butler. Herbert s Hockin. Olaf A..
Tveitmoe. Eugene 4 Clancy. Phillip
Cooley. Michael Young J +.
Munsel. Frank c. Webb. years
Peter ]. Smith. John u Barry.
years Paul J Moorin Henry W.
Legleitner. Charles n Beaum. Mich
ol Cunnane. Edward Smythe. Muir
ray L. Pennell. Wilford y Brown
George Anderson. Michael ! Han
non. Ernest G.. W. Basey. William J.
Mccain. William ?. Reddin years
Fred sherman. Frank G Painter.
Richard u Houlihan. Frank J Hig-
gins. . years. william s. Hupe. Jas
r. Ray. William G. Bernhard Ed
ward T. Phillips. Charles WacEt-
meiser. Fred ! Mooney : year and
day Patrick F. Farrell james
Cooney. James Couehlin. Hiram =
Kline and Frank Murphy. sHs-