El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-12-30


I'VE certainly will appeal in the
case of eacn mar" said Mr. Krum.
There are about 30 errors upon which
We shall base the petition and We are
confident of an ultimate reversal"
This trial never Will be reversed,
and the men will serve out the pun
ishment imposed by the court" said
district attorney Miller.
Jail BesIeged Sunday.
The gray stone county prison, bear
ing over its portal in black letters the
words Jail entrance" was besieged
Sunday by hundreds of visitors. The
scenes among the women relatives Of
the prisoners clamOring to be admitted
were similar to that in the courtroom
on Saturday when by the VerdicTS
about 80 wives were separated from
their husbands. Only those who had
permits were admitted but the en-
trance to the jail was filled with
baskets of food, tagged with the
names OF certain prisoners.
When all the visitors had been ex-
cluded, the prisoners looked down
from the second floor into the recrea-
ton room, where the regular Sunday
afternoon program of religious music
was played on small organ, beside
which stood a Wilted Christmas tree.
Only Two Officials Out of Jail.
Not one of the prisoners would talk
about the verdicts. The only statement
forthcoming from the union was issued
by secretary Joseph E. McClory, Clevs-
land, who, with Ed Lewis, San Fran
cisco, an executive board member
is the only union official out of jail.
In spite Of all the trouble we have
faced during the last 20 months, our
organization is stronger today than It
ever was" declares Mr.. McClorys
statement to the 1900 iron workers.
I'VE have in our ranks an abundance
of capable leaders and our affairs VIII
continue to be managed with the best
care and ability Obtainable. The OBJ
legation of the organiza ton to its
members will be fully performed in
every respect and we feel confident
that our men will remain loyal. The
absence of some of our officers viii
not interfere with the management"
Evidence to State
District attorney Miller said today
he had taken no step toward lending
to local authorities for prosecutions
locally, any evidence held by the gov
eminent. He said undoubtedly the gov
eminent would yield evidence to as
sist in local prosecutions.
It was repeatedly stated by the dis
tr1ct attorney and by judge Anderson
before the jury that the present trial
never would have been necessary
had the dynamite explosions in Cleve-
land and other cities in the last six
years been stopped by vigorous prose-
cutiOns."
Officers afraid to Do Duty.
The most significant thing of this
trial has been the testimony that
jobs have been blown up in the heart
of great cities, that workmen have
been assaulted, riots have occurred
and even murders have been committed
without there having been any ar
rests" said Mr. Miller. Local Off
Gals have feared to do their duty and
police court judges have overlooked
crimes. Of course, the dyDamiters had
good grounds for their boldness. They
felt safe under those conditions"
Haywood Assails Court.
Denver, Colo, Dec. 30.-WilIiam D.
Haywood, former secretary of The
Western Federation of Miners, has
issued a statement in which he de-
clared that it is his belief that the
government, in connection with its
prosecution of the dynamite cases, was
subOrned by the steel trust
TT is my opinion" declared ne,
that some outside influence was
brought to bear upon the government
in connection with the SO convictions.
Behind the prosecution was the steel
trust which brought to bear certain
pressure on the federal court in its at
tempt to break up organized labor
Just how far that influence and