Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-28

. | JANE a.. SIhCd6o
smiles to the faces of those who remained
by announcing that the wives OF tne
prisoners would be permitted to visit
them tomorrow in jail. He asked that
the word be passed to the prisoners WHO
already had been led away. .
at was a great surprise to us, SAID
Attorney Harding for the defense. we
struggled through this long trial in the
presumption that all these men were in
nocent There were more than dozen
of us attorneys. We talked to each de-
PENDANT long and earnestly, and we, De-
l.eved from what they told us tney were
innocent. Ryan and the others declared
again and again they were in absolute
ignorance of McNamara's damnabl dyna-
mfings.
Praises Government.
THE government was we'll prepared to
carry out it's case. Perhaps there never
has been trial of such magnitude in
which the prosecution was SO thoroughly
prepared.
Our hope now is to secure as light
sentences as possible. We believe Mon
day some of the men will be given only
short terms, as the court intimated some
weeks ago it had not been shown that
they all were equally guilty.
What motions as to appeals we in
tend to make will be offered Monday. The
court is bound to recognize our appeals
to the United States circuit court or APP
peals and to give bonds pending the ap-
peals, but the bonds may be so heavy
the prisoners cannot furnish them. In
that case they. of course, Will nave 10 re-
main in Jail.
Not Members of Union.
KEno formarly an oroanizer for the
Carpenters Union in Detroit. and Tveit-
Trades Council, are the only men con-
victed who were not members of the
ironworkers' union.
Referring to Kline, who was then on
the stand in his own behalf, Judge An
derson said: His connection with the
conspiracy was as white as the driven
snow as compared with that of some OF
the Others.
Tveitmoe and Munsey did not testify in
their own behalf. Tveitmoe often was re-
ferred to by the district attorney as the
"paymaster of the Pacific coast and was
directly charged with furnishing David
Caplan and NJ. A. Schmidt indicted on
murder charges as accomplices of James
b. Mcnamara and as having gotten Mrs.
Caplan out of California SO she could not
be used in prosecutions there.
Tveitmoe twirled his hat on his cane
DIS lie WdlIeu HIS W NC leu d y.
to Jail. He smiled as he marched up
to Marshal Schmidt and was placed in
charge of a city detective. Ryan look
ed neither to the right nor the left as
he came forward.
Smythe Smiles Broadly.
"On the job responded Edward
smythe of Peoria, ILL.,. when he was
asked to step forward, and his f1orid
round face was wreathed in smiles.
J. f. Munsey, alias Jack Bright,
of Salt Lake City. walked out of the
courtroom with a cigarette in his
mouth.
The prisoners were held in line in the
corridors, which had been cleared and
each handcuffed to bailiff. Marshal
Schmidt and Superintendent of Police
Martin ]. Hyland led the march to the
Marion county jail
placed in the section of the jail re-
served for charges Of the federal gov
eminent. which is on the second floor
of the building, on the south side.
Mechanical Not Disposed Of.
Ortie E, McManigal, the confessed dy-
namiter, who became the chief witness
for the government, naming numerous
men as having assisted him in causing eX-
plosiOns and Edward Clark, Cincinnati,
who pleaded guilty at the opening of the
trial here, remain to be disposed Of.
Clark probably will be sentenced with
the others Monday. He confessed to
blowing up a bridge at Dayton, Ohio.
McManigal has been here in custody
of a deputy marshal of Los Angeles
county. Cal, as loan to the federal
prosecution. He probably will not be sem
fenced here at this time, but will be re-
turned to Los Angeles county, there to
await sentence on his plea of blowing up
an iron works.
Eight Men Dismissed.
Since the trial began October L. eight
defendants have been dismissed on the
ground that no cases existed against
them. At the opening of the trial those
discharged were:
Patrick Ryan, Chicago; j. w. Irwin
Peoria, ILL.,, and Andrew ]. Kavanaugh,
Springfield, Ill.
December =. when the government rest
ed its case the following were discharged:
John r. Carroll, Syracuse, n. "; Moul-
ton III. Davis, West Chester, Pa; William
X Benson, Detroit, and Sturgeon z.
Meadows, Indianapolis
December II, Clarence r.. Dowd, Roch-
ester, n. Y. formerly of Detroit, was dis
charged on motion of the defense.