The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-18
UNION OFFICIAL
LOCKED IN JAIL
Nice-President OF Structural Iron
Workers Charged With
Peri Jury.
FAILS TO RAISE $4,000 BOND
Judge Anderson Delivers Scatll-
ing Arraignment OF Stories
of Violence

Indianapolis. Ind, December IL
John T. Butter. of Buffalo. y. Y. vice.
president of the International Associa-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers tonight was locked in jail
after his bond of 5000 had been in
creased to $4,000 and after the court
had said he committed perjury in tes-
tifying in his own behalf as defen-
danr in the dynamite conspiracy
trial
Next TO President Frank NJ. Ryan.
Butler is highest in office in labor
union of l2.oo1 members. and with
RYAN he is charged as being one or
forty officials who conspired to pro-
mote dynamite explosions. including
the wreckaye of the Les 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 Will be placed
in the hands of the jury in eight days,
Federal Judge Albert 2. Anderson de-
livered from the bench scathinS ar
raignment Of what he termed "a dis
play that has taken place here in the
last two weeks"
Il don't believe said judge Ander-
son referring 90 the stories OF vio-
Ience. riots. assaults and dynamitihgs
related on the witness stand. 81 don't
beIieve-and If did I would not have
any hope for this country-that or
Canized labor stands for the Things
that have been shown here.
This man Butler took the stand to-
dav and swore to things he knew were
not true. and everybody here knew he
was committing perjury. There are
4 few people in this country who mus
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,
L.; him put il on. have never seen
a display such as has taken place here
in the last two weeks. and have been
4 lawyer and on the bench for the
last thirty-four years"
Dowd u Discharged.
Judge Anderson's remarks were
made after the jury had been retired
for the dag. and after Clarence b
Dowd. Of Rochester. y. Y. formerly
organizer for the International Asso-
citation OF Nachinists in Detroit had
been discharged. leaving forty men
whose cases are to 20 to the jury
Butler earlier in the day entered
general denial ludl IT, hH'FN " 80
dynamite plots Particularly ne ne
MED kn,wIedge that the union appro-
p-tated 81 GOO q month TO John J. Nc
Namara. which the government charges
was used to defray the expenses 81 the
<ynamiters. Chcckbooks I'm which the
stubs recorded payments 10 McNarna'a
while Butler was member J IN"
executive board were produced
DO you mean 10 say that si."o" =
month was paid out 81 the unioa fuu"s
and YOU never heard OF IL, Butter
was asked.
Il never heard Of is being hsto 10
carry on explosions" be replied
We're you interested enough ~ t"c
unions welfare 20 Investigate after
the McNamaras were taken 10 los
Angeles charged with the murder OF
twenty-one persons
Il made no INVESTIGATION.
Butler said that the only si."p' check
he knew Of was one payable 20 Olaf \
Tve,tnae. % san Francisco. the iron
u ,rk.rs. contribution 10 the Los Ange-
les strike fund.
District Attorney Miller than arose
In court and charged that Butler had
.sbeen on , drunk for two weeks snd
that since being IN curt no had er-
dressed . wish to be In Canada
This man Butler has committed
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