Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-25
Governments Counsel De-
c|ares No Lawyer Has Dared
Utter a Word in Defense of
Two Men Accused.
KERN SCORED FOR NOT
BEING IN WASHINGTON
In Dramatic Speech Demand
Made for Verdict Against
Those Charged With Dyna-
mite Conspiracy,

tBy Morning journal Special Leased wire)
Indianapolis. Dec. 24.-Standing be-
accused bomb plotters." United States
District Attorney Miller challenged
any Of the defense's twelve lawyers 10
speak in behalf of J. f. Munsey, OF
Salt Lake, or for Herbert $. Hockin,
former secretary of the Iron workers
union. Munsey was accused of 1dr-
boring James b. Mcnamara in the lat
ter's flight from Los Angeles after
blowing up the Times building and
was branded by the district attorney
"as one of the men who ought now
to be in San Quentin prison for mur-
der along with the McNamaras. >
Hockin was declared to be the lago
of the conspiracy who started the dy.
namiting and then snitched on the
others to promote his own ambition
No one accepted Mr.. Miller's Offer.
The dramatic scene ensued soon after
United States senator Kern ended his
argument as coming from "onc VINO
ought to be in Washington" If 1t re-
quired 100000 for Clarence Darrow
to bring the trial OF the McNamaras at
Los Angeles to successful plea II
guilty, what must ii have cost to re-
tain counsel here. with ex-judge and
a United States senator as lawyers 2"
shouted Mr.. Miller. How can mea
for mere money raise their voices for
such consummate criminalsy'
.'Yet In all this long trial. | have
1,oI,. ,,f
of the defendants. Who of the lawyers
will stand up and say Hockin is not
guilty? who will say that Munsey is
not guilty? | will give twenty min
utes Of the governments time to any
lawyer who will argue that these me'
are not guilty
Here the district attorney turned
from the jury box. looked with an out
stretched hand toward the attorneys
and paused. Senator Kern was not
present For a minute Mr.. Miller
waited with the court room In silence.
mo answer" said Mr. Miller.
There Is not a lawyer present who
will defend Iockin or Munsey. Not
voice in behalf of these men. SEN
ator Kern paid by the public to per-
form public service, who ought to
be in Washington now attending 70
his duties instead of being here, has
dared to appear in this court and in
total disregard for the law has APP
pealed to the prejudice and passici
of this jury in behalf of the wives aiiu
children of these defendants. VINO ap-
pealed in behalf Of the women and
children. who were relatives of the
twenty-one persons killed in the Los
Angeles explosion? Nobody. Four
hours were taken up by the defense
with Hiram II. Kline, about whose in
nocence they assert there is no douDt.
But only three minutes were given TO
Olaf Tveitmoe. of San Francisco.
Enough evidence has been produced
to show that Tveitnoe, Eugene A.
Clancy and Munsey all ought to
be with Mcnamara in san Quen-
tin prison for murder. II | were the
prosecuting officer of Los Angeles
county. Tveitmoe and Clancy would
be prosecuted for murder and If the
jury was composed of honest men they
would soon be with the McNamaras,
along with some others.
And among the others would be
II tdilk M. itSdii, PiCoiNSie - '''~ -
ternatonal Iron Workers union, and
Frank Webb, of New York. No wit
nesses appeared here for Webb and
he did not take the stand. ! would
have given him something to explain
if he had
Mr.. Miller commenced on the failure
of Philip A. Cooley, of New orleans to
testify in his own behalf. Cooley,
ber of the unions executive boaru
is charged with planning to cause ex-
plosions in southern states about the
time Of Mcnamara arrest.
Cooley did not take the stand be-
cause he saw what poor showing
Sonn 4. Bauer, wee president of the
union. made" said Mr.. Miller. Butler
on leaving the stand was accused rl
perjury and his bond was increased to
$4,000 in default of which ne 's IN
Jail.
New light on the trial here showing
as the government charged that 1t
grew out of attempts to. obstruct the
removal of evidence from indianapolis
to Los Angeles. was given by Mr.. Mil |
Ter. He said the reason the federal
investigation began here was because
Leo NJ. kdppapOTt. attorney iot tho
international Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers. of which
j. ]. Mcnamara was secretary, des-
troyed evidence on instructions from
Mcnamara. while the latter was IN
Jail and because Frank III. Baker
prosecuting attorney of Marion coa1ty,
Ind. Joined in the. obstruction against
the removal Of evidence to J. H. Fred