Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-18
Fate ofAIleged Dynamiters
in Jury's Hands
Next Week.
$50 WITNESSES HEARD
John 7. Butler Denounced and
Sent TO Jail as a
Perjurer.

indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 1s.-Defend-
ants in the dynamite" trial faced a
prosper today that their cases will be
in the hands Of the jury by Friday of
next week. The interval will be de-
voted 10 argument by the jury, in
which each side was allowed four
days. and final instructions of the
Judge Both sides rested after $50
Witnesses had been heard and $4,000
puges Of testimony taken.
POLITICIANS BLAMED.
Politicians standing between the
labor unions and the courts" were
blamed Tor the Mcnamara dynamite
plots the outset of the governments
argument 70 the jury today. Pronounc-
ing the series of explosions scattered
over the country as a conspiracy more
CastGrdly and more threatening to so
Gle than the crime OF an individual"
Special Assistant District Attorney
Noel told the jurors they were called
upon 10 render a verdict in the most
lmportan trial in recent years.
Organized crime has here appeared
to an amazing degree" said Noel, "and
Il was carried on and grew. because
locally the arm of the law failed. Had
the local authorities done their duty
this conspiracy could not have spread.
but II appears politicians for obvious
reasons stood between the labor unions
nd ,4-fry ,Hyfy 10 ~ hn
CRIMINALS GROW BOLDER.
"A strike Of iron workers was called
Plain assaults became murderous as
saults. then. unchecked by local courts
and favored by politicians. the crimi-
nails grew bolder and dynamite and
glycerine were resorted to.
The Los Angeles Times was blown
mp with the murder of 81 persons.
After that reckless disregard of life
came a wanton desire to take life
OF 100 explosions in the United States
the government has proved that 92
were on property of open shop contrac-
tors or firms which refused 70 recog.
nize the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers. "
president of the International Asso
citation Of Bridge and Structural Iron
workers, was locked in jail last night
on charge of committing perjury IN
testifying in his own behalf as a de
'ondaut.
Al the conclusion OF the days ses
sion Federal Judge Anderson from
his seat sternly remarked:
Il don't believe-and If | did ! would
not have any hope for this country
that organized labor stands for th'
,hings that have been shown here.
This man Butler took the stand 10
day and swore 10 things he knew wer,
not true. and everybody here knew h'
was committing perjury.
Il have never seen a display suci
rs has taken place here in the las
two weeks and have been a lawye
and on the bench for the last g.
years"
ONE DEPENDANT SET FREE.
The judges remarks were made al
ter the jury had been retired for IN,
day and after Clarence L. Dowd, Re
chester. n. Y. formerly organizer 70
the International Association of Ma
chinists in Detroit, had been discharg
ed on the ground that sufficient evI
dence did not exist against him. Dow,
was the only defendant discharged
leaving 40 men whose cases are to q
TO the jury.
Butler earlier in the day denied tha
he knew Of any dynamite plots. PaI
ucularly he denied knowledge that tn
national union appropriated $1,000
month 70 John J. Mcnamara, whicl
the government charges was used [
Gefray the expenses Of the dynamiterS
Check books in which the stubs r,
corded payments TO Mcnamara Will
Butler was a member Of the eXecutiv
board We're produced.
DENOUNCED BY PROSECUTOR.
Butler said the only $1,000 check h
knew OF was one payable to Olaf :
Ivcitmoe, san Francisco. as the iro
workers contribution to the Los Al
Eeles strike fund.
District Attorney Miller then aros
IN court and said This man Butle
mas committed deliberate. willful, an
malicious perjury. He knows he
guilty and has stated since he cam
10 trial here that he wished he had r
mained IN Quebec. Canada, as this
not an eNtraditable offense. He Wa
drunk for weeks before he came her
aud since then his Illness has been du
20 whiskey
In consideration Of the fact that
h s expressed wish he had rename
In Canada and because Of his PERU