Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-12-30

Sentence
Is I Years
Judge Anderson Hands All
but a FewOf the Convicted
DynamiterS from One TO
Seven Years
UNITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 90.-Heavy
sentences were imposed today by
United States Judge A. B. Anderson
here on the ringleaders in the dyna.
mite conspiracy cases convicted of
illegally transporting dynamite.
Frank Ryan, Of Indianapolis, pres
ident of the International Association
of Bridge and Structural Ironworkers
received the heaviest sentence. He
must serve seven years in the federal
prison at Fort Leayenworth, Kan, un-
less higher court grants an appeal
for a new trial
Olaf A. Tyeitmoe and r. A. Clancy,
of San Francisco, also received heavy
sentences. They with several other
labor men, were each sentenced to six
years Imprisonment. Herbert S. Hook
IN, former secretary-treasurer Of the
ironworkers union and the man who
is alleged to have betrayed the Nc
Namara brothers into the hands of
Detective William ]. Burns, received
lighter sentence than had been ex-
pected. He was given but six years.
1t was generally expected he would
receive greater punishment than any
of the other defendants
What they drew.
Frank j. Higgins, of Springfield
Mass; Fred ]. S. Sherman and Houli-
han, of Chicago, were sentenced to 2
years each
Charles Beum and NJ L. Pennell, Of
Indianapolis; Edward Smythe, Of
Springfield, ILL.,; H. W. Legleinter Of
Pittsburg; George Anderson of Cleve-
land; Ernest G. W. Basey, of Cincin-
natl; Paul Morrin, Of st. Louis, NJ. j,
Harmon, of Scranton, Pa, and w E.
Reddin, of Milwaukee, were sentenced
to 3 years each.
Sentence was suspended in the case
of Edward H. Clark, Of Cincinnati
who changed his plea from not guilty
to guilty at the beginning Of the trial.
w. ]. Mccain, of Kansas City, and
w. Bert Brown, also of Kansas City
were each sentenced to three years,
Frank K Painter, of Omaha, was
sentenced to two years.
Michael J. Cunnane, of Philadelphia
was sentenced to three years impris-
Onment, and Fred Mooney, Of Duluth,
to one year. Webb, six years
Patrick A. Cooley, of New Orleans
and Frank c. Webb were each SEN
fenced to six years.
A Pitiful Scene.
When the prisoners took their places
in court at 9:45 o'clock this morning
they appeared pale and nervous. The
hilarlty among the defendants which
had marked the progress of the trial
was absent. An hour before court
was due to open, the wives and chill
dren of the convicted men stood, many
of them weeping, in the corridors
When Judge Anderson arrived, Dis
trict Attorney Miller moved that the
convicted men be sentenced
Defense Attorney Krum immediate
ly asked for a new trial. This was
denied. A motion for a stay OF 1udg'
ment was also overruled.
Judge Anderson then asked the de-
PENDANTS If they wished to speak ID
their own behalf.
There was dead silence in the cour'
room.
Judge Anderson again told the de-
PENDANTS they could make statements
but no one stirred
Finally the court called Patrick
Farrell to the bar.
Judge Interviews oOIhe'
Judge Anderson told Farrell If he
would answer certain questions It
might help his case. The defendant then
told of withdrawing from the union IN
1908, and how he had always opposed
violence. He was excused and James
Cooney of Chicago was called Dis
trict Attorney Miller admitted all the
evidence against Cooney had been IN
ferential and circumstantial. Cooney
said he had never favored dynamliing'
ortie McManigal, he said, had always
d;sliked him, and probably testineu
against him for that reason.
Frank j. Murphy, Of Detroit was
the next defendant called to the bar
Prosecutor Miller said he felt thst