Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-18
EID OF DYNAMITE
CASE DRAWS NEAR
both GOVERNMENT AND DE
IENSE HAVE RESTED
THEIR CASES.
jude SCORES DEFENDANT
Case May Go to the Jury Next Week
Each Side Has Four Days
for Argument.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. IL
John r. Butler, Buffalo, \. Y, vie,
president of the international assOcla'
ton Of Bridge and Structural Iror
Workers, tonight was locked in jai
after his bond of $4,000 had beer
increased to $4,000, and after tho
court had said he committed perjury
in testifying in his own behalf as d
defendant in the dynamite conspir-
acy" trial.
Next 10 President Frank NJ. Ryan
Rutler is highest in office in a labor
union of 1900 members and with
Ryan he Is charged as being one OF
forty union officials who conspred tC
promote dynamite explosions includ-
ing the wreckage of the Los Angeles
Times building.
At the conclusion Of a days session
in which both the prosecution and the
defense rested their cases, with the
prospect that the trial would be plac-
ed in the hands of the jury in eight
days, Federal Judge Albert B. Ander-
son delivered from the bench a scath-
ing arraignment Of what he termed a
display that has taken place here in
the last two weeks"
Dcnounces the Defendants.
'I don't believe" said Judge Ander-
son, referring to the stories Of VOL
ence, riots, assaults and dynamittng
related on the witness stand 81 don't
believe, and II / did, would not
have any hope for this country-thal
organized labor stands for ,he things
that have been shown here.
",rhis man Butler too the stand
today and swore to things he knew
We're not true, and everybody here
knew he was committing perjury
There are few people In this country
who must be told that the law is the
law and, II there is any gentleman In
this court room who feels that the
shoe fits him, let him put 1t on.
have never seen display such as has
taken place here in the last two weeks
and have been a lawyer and on the
bench for the last thlrty-four years.
Judge Anderson's remarks were
made after the jury had retired for
the day and after Clarence e. Dowd,
Of Rochester, n. Y, formerly organ
lzer for the International Association
of Machinlsts IN Detroit, had been dis
charged, leaving forty men whose
cases are to go to the jury.
Butler earlier in the day entered a
general denial that he knew Of any
dynamite plots. Particularly he de-
MED knowledge that the union appro-
priated $1,000 a month to John j.,
McNamara, which the government
charges was used to defray expenses
OF the dynamters. Check books in
which the stubs recorded payments to
Mcnamara while Butler was a mem
Der Of the executive board were pro-
duced.
"Do you mean to say that $1,000 a
month was paid out of the unions
funds and you never heard of it?'
Butler was asked
"I never heard Of it being used for
cnrrying on explosions" he replied.
Made No Investigation.
"Were you interested enough in tho
unions welfare to investigate after
the McNamaras were taken to Los
Angeles. charged with the murder Of
twenty-one persons"
"T made no investigation"
Butler said that the only $1,000
check he knew of was one payable to
Olaf A. Tveitmoe, Of San Francisco.
as the iron workers contribution to
the Los Angeles strike fund.
District Attorney Miller then arose
in court and charged that Butler had
been on n drunk for two weeks" and
that since being in court he had eX-
pressed n wish to be in CanaGa.
Drunk for Weeks.
This man Butler has committed
deliberate. wilful and malicious per-
Jury" said District Attorney Miller.
"He knows he is guilty and has stated
since he came to trial here that he
wished he had remained in Quebec
Canada. as this was not an extradit-
able offense. He was drunk for weeks
before he came here and since then
his illness has been due to whiskey
I'm consideration of the fact that he
has expressed wish that he had re-
mained in Canada, and because of his
perjurins himself, I ask that his bond
be increased" -.
Has he stated that he wished he
had remained In Canada since coming
here@" asked Judge Anderson.
eyes, your honor, right in this court
room"
II will increase his bond to $4,000
and the marshal will take him into
custody"
As he was unable to procure bond,
Butler was taken to Jail. Three other
defendants, including Herbert s.
Hockin, also are in Jail. Two witnesses
for the defense are under bonds and
held 20 the federal grand jury on
charges OF perjury.
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