The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-31
 B CONVICTED LABOR MEN ARE SENTENCED TO FEDERAL PRISON
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(Continued from Page One) ruled Behind, :n the rear, shut off by railing, were the relatives of the prisoners. There were several hun dred persons in the room, but one U voice only was heard at time. That was the judges voice, or the voice of a prisoner, who had stepped forward to plead for mercy.
 Judge Anderson said his reason for wanting to talk to some of the men was that he believed some evidence might have been brought out in the trial which was omitted
 Five Secure Liberty
 ' If there is any one of you who has anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced he may step for ward" said the court. For a moment no one spoke or moved. Again the Invitation was repeated. Finally six men arose and stepped forward one by one. The six men were Patrick r. Farrell, James Cooney, James Cough lin, William c. Bernhard, Frank J. Murphy and Hiram Kline.
 Of these six, all but Bernhardt pro- cured liberty through suspended sen tences
 Bernhardt, in pleading his cause. be- gun;
 
 But here the court interrupted. sit down. You know you are guilty"
 Bernhardts sentence later was one year and one day.
 Do you think dNnamiting is right?" was asked of each prisoner who plead ed The answer invariably was "No, . your honor" Each prisoner disclaimed any knowledge of the dynamite plots.
 Just before passing sentence Judge Anderson announced he wanted to read statement. Before he had proceeded far child in the corridor began to cry and the judge paused long enough to order that the door be kept closed. It was 4-year-old George Bernhardt son of the Cincinnati prisoner. who had been playing in the corridor with Christmas toys In consequence of his crying about third of the prison CTS had been sentenced before the doors We're opened to allow people to go out
 The courtroom was more crowded than usual. Among many women pres ent was Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of the former President. The sentences were read by the court from a slip of paper, the names and the terms of inn prisonment being called off rapidly. few minutes later the courtroom was cleared of all except the prisoners. who, with their families. were allowed to re- main in the federal building until late in the afternoon.
 Prisoners Sing
 At 5:15 o'clock the prisoners, shackled to deputy marshals, with Marshal Schmidt and Superintendent of Police Martin J. Hyland, in the lead, stepped out of the federal building and on their march 10 the county jail began to sing ''On the Banks of the Shannon" The singing continued with crying women and ch- i. dren following the procession almost until the jail was reached. Every effort by the officials to stop the demonstration caused louder singing.
 As the line reached the prisoners en- trance to the jail, the deputies stepped aside, the handcuffs were removed, and the prisoners were checked by Marshal Schmidt. At the entrance of the jail yard i've policemen held back the crowd. The deputies and prisoners marched through the yard, to the entrance, while hundreds of spectators craned their necks and jos tied each other to see how the prisoners bore up under the strain,
 As Anderson of Cleveland, the first man in the line. passed moving picture pho toSrapher, he smiled, and said to his guard: Hes on the job.' Some of the men puffed nervously on cigars, others were still chewing tooth-picks they used after luncheon in the federal building.
 Nine minutes after Anderson the first man, left the federal building the entire procession had reached the entrance of the jail. A few minutes later the hand cuffs had been removed from the last prisoner. and the jail door had clashed shut behind them.
 The prisoners, after they had been sep arated from their relatives at the federal building sang, ''Oh, where is my wander ing boy tonight, and repeated the song a few minutes before they left the room for the jail.
 Hiram Kline, who was released on sus- ,--pended sentence, mingled with the friends and families of the convicted men in the corridors. He was crying as he bid his former associates farewell.
 Murphy Thinks Judge Fair
 Murphy of Detroit, one of the defend- ants who was released under suspended sentence said, Not because he let me go without punishment, but because I think it. is due to him, l want to say that a fairer judge never lived than Judge An derson. I am absolutely innocent What say about Judge Anderson say in view of what I have observed all through this trial. I wish all of the judges in this country from the judges of the supreme court from the federal judges, and state judges down to the judges of the police court were like Judge Anderson"
 Any minimum, which meant liberty through suspended sentence, to a nixi- mum of 39 and one half years, were the Limitations of the amount of punishment within which the court had discretion. Clark's suspension of punishment, after he had pleaded guilty, throws an in- teresting light Ortie E. McManigal, another confessed dynamiter.
 McManigal already had pleaded guilty to the charges here. but he was brought n .oS