The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-30
That Was Imposed on Frank
M. Ryan at Indi-
annapolis
EIGHT CONVICTED
MEN GOT SIX YEARS
Two Sentenced to Two Years
Sentences of Five
We're Suspended

indianapolis, Dec. 30--Frank NJ. Ry-
an of Chicago, international president
of the Bridge and Structural Iron Work
ers' union, who was convicted in United
States court here Saturday in the dyna
mite conspiracy cases, was sentenced to
seven years Imprisonment by Judge Al
! bert b. Anderson to-day.
| Six-year terms We're imposed on Eu-
gene A. Clancy of San Francisco former
vice president of the union and mem
| Der OF the international executive board
from 1904 to 1911; Michael j. Young
of Boston. member OF the executive
board from 1909 to date and business
agent OF the local in Boston; Philip A.
Cooley of New Orleans, member of the
executive board from 1910 to date; John
T. Butler OF Buffalo, first vice president
of the union and member of the execu-
tive board in 1000, 1902. 1904, 1906 to
date; Herbert S. Hockin of Detroit,
formerly business agent of Detroit,
member of the executive board from
1909 to date and appointed secretary
treasurer to succeed j. j. Mcnamara,
but resigned during the trial; Olaf A..
Tveitmore of San Francisco, secretary
treasurer of the California Building
Trades Council, editor of organized
Labor" and president of the Asiatic
Exclusion league; John +. Munsey of
Salt Lake City, business agent OF his
local; Frank c. Webb, member OF the
executive board in 1907 and 1905
Four-year terms were imposed on John
II. Barry of st. Louis. member Of the
So s.1
business agent at st. Louis; Peter J.
Smith of Cleveland, business agent OF
his local
Three-year terms were imposed on
Paul ]. Morrin OF st. Louis, president
and business agent OF his local in 1909
aud 1910; Henry Legleitner of Inianapo-
lis, formerly Of Pittsburg once member
OF the executive board and now pres
ident OF the indianapolis local. Charles |
y. Beum of Minneapolis, member OF |
the executive board in 1888; Michael j. /
Cunnane Of Philadelphia, business agent |
Of his local; Edward Snythe of Peoria, |
ILL.,, business agent and financial secre
tary of his local; Murray J.. pennell of I
Springfield, ILL.,, president and recording /
secretary Of his local; w. Bert Brown |
Of Kansas City business agent of his
local; NJ chael J. Harmon OF Scranton,
Pa, business agent of his local; Ernest
G. w Basey Of Indianapolis, business
agent Of local for two years; William
]. Mccain of Kansas City. business
agent of his local William f. Reddm
of Milwaukee, business agent of his
local; Frank J. Nipper Anderson Of
Cleveland, member of local.
Two-year terms were imposed on the
Frank J. Higgins of Bos
Lon, New England organizer for the
inion in 1911; Richard II. Houlihan of 1
shicago. financial secretary OF his local;
Frank X. Painter. formerly of Omaha
md business agent of his local; Fred
sherman OF indianapolis, business agent /,
Il his local. /,
One-year and day terms were inn |
i Chicago, business agent of local;
ames l.. Ray of Peoria, Ill, president
i local: William Bernhardt of Cincin-
at. financial secretary of local until
'eginning of trial;' Edward Phppils OF
syracuse, \. Y, financial secretary and
reasurer OF local; sWachtmeister
( Detroit business agent OF local. Fred
looney of Duluth, Mimi, financial sec /;
atary of local.
The sentences on the following were !
uspended: Patrick J. Farrell, mem :
er of the executive board in 1906 and !.
D07 and secretary treasurer of the Iron Z
Workers Council of New York; James /,
ooney, Chicago, business agent of his To- :
al; James Coughlin of Chicago, as
slant business agent of his local; Hi :
Inn r. Kline of Muncie, Ind, former !,
! general organizer for the United !,
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners :
America. and Frank J. Murphy of =
etroit, business agent of his local. !
On motion of the government, Edward y
lark of Cincinniti. the confessed dy-
,miter, who testified for the govern.
ent. was given suspended sentence.
II who received prison terms viii be o
ken to the federal penitentiary at
'avenworth Kansas, probably to-
ght.
Only a few people greeted the prs- b
Iers when they brought into the fed =
al building this forenoon, and those re
ere mostly wives and women relatives ~
/ the outset all the motions for new b'
ials of the IS convicted men were tc
erruled by Judge Anderson. "
After overruling the motions. Judge ~
lderson likewise disposed of the mo- 81
ms for arrest of Judgment Then, y
rning toward the prisoners, who were A
ranged in alphabetical order in three ho
VS.. he said: lit has been more be
iieult than was expected TO arrive at
e degree of guilt in each Of your cases.
i've YOU anything TO say why sentence
ould not be pronounced -
In reply TO this question. Frederick "
Farrell, speaking in his own behalf.
q that be never had been in SYM
thy with dynamiting and he had voted -.
ainst continuing the iron workers :,
ike. Later the sentences were inn 90