Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31
Head of Structural Iron
Workers Must Serve Z
Years in Federal Prison,
Coast Men Six Each.
SENTENCE OF FIVE
WAS SUSPENDED
Sixth to Have Punishment
Remitted Was Confessed
Dynamiter Edward Clark
a Government Witness.

Dynamiter Edward Clark
a Government Witness.
indianapolis, Ind Dec. 30. Sen.
tences varying from seven wears i'm.
prisonment in the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kas., to one wear an,i
one day, and to suspended sentences.
were today imposed upon the thirty-
elght labor union officials convicted in
the dynamite conspiracy cases.
frank M. Ryan, president OF the iron
workers. international union. was
given sentence of seven years
Olaf A. Tveitmoe Of San Francisco.
convicted on charges of aiding in plot.
ting the destruction OF the Ins
Angeles Times building, and Eugene
"A. Clancy, also of San Francisco wera
given six years each.
Hyan, as head of the Union. receiyed
the heaviest penalty of seven wears,
Herbert S. Hockin received six
years. ="
All the prisoners who received, prison
Terms are to be taken to Leayenworth.
kas., probably tonight. ''
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A remarkable scene In, the stn,rrla
OF the wives of the prisoners to reach
their husbands attended the sentencas
It was ordered that all the spectators
should be cleared from the room md
the prisoners he allowed fustalk WftSxs,
menbers OF their fGfi1igfes.
Some Of the men made pleas for
mercy; others went in the arms d.
their wives. But the court pronounced
the sentences one BY one, regardless
Of the pleas. y. !. 4 ysEg a a q &
\, six h q. men & \ gsyss given ths sysa aibs q!
Fthrnul snspend sem encess Tkl1 IN
included Edward Clark of tnctnn11 n n
the dynamits xil6 scof ffessed 10 nj6y
Ing up ibfidk with the i,eip slsff
Hockin. He had appeared as al witnesss.
for the government
Ortie e. McManigal. another cnn.
fessed dynamiter. was not sentenced
at this time. I. d 81 s,l
In some cases sentences OF one year
and one day were imposed, so that
these men might be confined m III
federal prison. Prisoners with terms sc
less than one year are kept in county
jails ,'TF3 H 4. i.,' ',- ,- 1, r y & 4
Federal Judge Albert +. Is Anderson I
had many of the prisoners whom l,a
said he considered less guilty than tina
rest brought before him TO make stafe-
ments. II Y
For an hour and half the sindge
thus In a conversational way talked
with prisoners, asking them whether
they believed in dynamiting asa
method Of promoting a strike.
All of the men professed innocencess
II hope God will strike me dead
pleaded one prisoner. but he was In 1
terrppted by the court.
Arrangements for taking the prison.
1ers to Leavenworth on special train
already had been made.
Guilty Of Murder. sf:s
Judge Anderson, after the sentences. i
read from the bench q statement I'M
which he said. " 4. IA.
"The evidence, shows some OF these
defendants to be guilty Of murder. Int
they are not charged here with this ]
crime. This court cannot punish them
for It." ~ 1
For the thirty-eight men convicted. /
sentences were imposed as follows Ns
One prisoner received seven years.
N Eight prisoners received six years B
each. h
Two prisoners received four Years
each
Twelve prisoners received three
years each II Il 3
Four prisoners two years each.
Five prisoners received one year
and one day each y
Five prisoners were given their
liberty through suspended sentences
Edward Clark, Cincinnati, though hA /
pleaded guilty, was given q suspended
sentence making a total OF thirty-nine
prisoners disposed OF
The entire proceedings in court as
a climax to the three months dynamite 4
conspiracy trial, required only two
hours, from the time court opened
shortly after 10 a. m. to few minutes
after the noon hour. ss y,
Judge Reviewed Case. & s 4, Il
Before Judge Anderson passed SEN
tence he said he desired to read II
statement. He. then reviewed the his
tory OF the dynamite conspiracy as
well as the evidence introduced and
said: .s
This scheme or campaign sof dyna-
mite was entered into and carried on
throughout the country from the All
lantic to the Pacific. II st q
.tThe evidence disclosed an appalling
list OF crimes In addition TO those
charged in the indictments. THESE /
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