The Sentinel=record., 1912-12-27
FATE OF FORTY LABOR UNION OFFICIALS NOW RESTS WITH
 THE TWELVE MEN.
VERDICT LOOKED FOR T0DAY
Judge lnstructs Jurors That All Or None May Be Found Guilty on All or Any of the Counts in
 the Indictment.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 26-What. eHer is to be the outcome of three months dynamite conspiracy" trial, in which forty labor union officials are accused of complicity in the Mo Namara plots to destroy property, in e.udlng the wrecking of the Los An geles Times building when twenty one persons were killed, now rests with the jury.
 Federal Judge Albert B. Anderson, a few minutes after five o'clock to- night instructed the jury and order ed it to retire The court then ad- journed until 9:30 a. m, tomorrow thus precluding the return of the yer diets before that time should they be found. All the yRrdictss while separate as to each defendant. are 70 be returned at one time.
 How long will the jury be out?" was the question asked as the jurors filed out A basis for belief that verdicts will not be reported when court opens tomorrow and that the jurors may require a much longer time was found in the courts instruc- ion to ecarefully weigh all the evid- ence in the case" It has required almost 12 weeks to introduce the evidence
 The defendants who await the out come include Frank NJ. Ryan, presi- lent of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Work CTS. of which John J. McNamara, the confessed dynamiter, was once secre- ary; various executive board mem bels 'of that union Herbert s. Hook in. an accused accomplice of Ortie McManigal, another confessed dyna- hitter; Olaf A. Tveitmoe, secretary of the California Building Trades coun- sil: Eugene A. Clancy, San Francisco, and J. E. Munsey, Salt Lake City Utah The three last named are charged with promoting the Los An seles explosion.
 These men are not charged under the federal laws with personally caus- ing any explosions. They are charg- cd with conspiracy to violate federal avs and with aiding in an illegal transportation of dynamite and nj troglycerlna on passenger trains.
 In closing his argument to the jury District Attorney Miller again refer red to the argument of United States Senator Kern, counsel for the defendants. Senator Kern had lef: the city. saying he was going to Washington
 The Los Angeles Times building explosion was called the crime of the century, said MT. Miller but me real crime of the century was
 his damnable conspiracy. It would be an everlasting disgrace to our country and to our civilization II these forty conspirators are not con victed"
 Gentlemen of the jury, a United States senator, sworn to uphold the laws of his country, has dared to stand before you in deIense of these enemies of the republic. You should find these conspirators guilty and put your seal of condemnation upon sucn conduct by a United States senator
 After stating the substance of the various offenses charged and mention ing the nation wide strike of the iron workers union. which the govern ment charged was the motive for l00 explosions on the work of contractors who refused to recognize the union' Judge Anderson said;
 Tt was not unlawful for the struc- tu-al iron workers to organize the union to which they belong. IL IS not unlawful for the defendants to be members of that or any other labor arpanization. Men have the right 10 use their combined power through srch organizations to. advance thelr interests in any lawful way; but they have no right to use this power II, the violation of the law. Orgahizeu labor is not on trial here, nor IS the right of labor to organize, an issue hnt members of labor organizations owa inc same obedience to the law and arc liable to the same punish ment for its violations as persons who. arc not members of such organ izations. .,a, sor
 "The defendants are on trlal lol causing the various explosions ana he consequent loss of life and prop ersv throuehout the United states shown bv the evidsnce. They are on i trial for the offenses charged Tn the indictment. Evidence ot these eN plosions. together with the facts ana circumstances surrounding them were nermitted to go in evidence De fore voas because they tend to snow inc community of purpose. the con csrt of mind and action which IS an essential ingredient of the offenses ehnraed and they should be consid