Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-12-31

Kan, today, was imposed as punish
ment upon SO labor union officials con-
viated of having engaged in the de-
sinrction of property by dynamite
over an area stretching from Boston
to Los Angeles.
Al the mead Of the union whose
strike was given as the motive for
promoting the dynamite plots, Frank
n. Ryan was sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment, the heaviest sentence
of all He is the president of the Iron
Workers International Union.
OF the SO men convicted as conspira-
tors, and aiders in the Mcnamara dy-
namitiag schemes. eight other men,
all affiliated with Ryan, each Were
gwen prison terms of six years.
Two men each were given four
years, i men each were given three
years, four men each We're given two
years, six men each were given one
year and one day, and six men, in
elnifihg Edward Clark. Cincinnati, a
dvnamiter who pleaded guilty. were
allowed their liberty on suspended
sentences.
The elimination of those who receiv-
ed suspended sentences left SO WHO
are to go to Leavenworth, where the
shortest sentence viii be one year and
one day. BY the liberation of Hiram
r. Kline, former official of the Car
pcnter's Union, Olaf Tveitmoe of san
Francisco remained as the only labor
union official among the prisoners not
related with the Iron Workers Union.
But it was Tveitmoe, who was charge
q I..x
connived with President Ryan and
Mcnamara for the destruction of life
and. property on the Pacific coast.
From the bench. Federal Judge Al
bert B. Anderson read in eannaefiet.
with sentencing the men, a statement
in which he said:
The evidence shows some of these
defendants to be guilty of murder"
The court referring to the dynamit-
ings, said also:
The evidence in this case will con-
vince any impartial person that gov
eminent by injunction is infinitely to
be preferred to government by dyna-
mite"
The sentence of Herbert s. Hockin,
termed THE Iago of the conspiracy
and the sentence of Tveitmoe was re-
eeived by each of them without an
expression. Eugene A. Clancy, San
Francisco and T. e. Munsey, Salt
Lake city. both of whom were charg-
ed with assisting in the escape of
James b. Mcnamara from the scene
of his crime at Los Angeles, also re-
ceiyed their sentences in silence
Steps toward appeals in behalf of
all the -.
circuit court of appeals already have
been taken. Chester II. Krum, with
other council, appeared before Judge
Anderson, late today. TO arrange for
the filing of writs of errors. This form
atty may be done, tomorrow.
Meantime, Mr.. Krum said, there was
no prospect of procuring liberty for
amy OF the men through supersedeas
bonds. All the prisoners are to go to
Leayen3orth.
What time the special train is to
carry them there United States Mar
shal Edward Schmidt refused to state.
as he has been instructed to keen in
absolute secrecy the departure and
route of the train 1t was understood
that no efforts were to be made to take
the train out before tomorrow.
Judge Talks With Men.
Less than 20 minutes was required
By the court in the work of actually
imposing sentences, although for an
hour and half before that time Judge
Anderson, leaning over his desk, invit-
ed each prisoner to step up and talk
with him as to his degree Of guilt. The
scene vas unusual. The prisoners had
been arranged three rows deep each
being seated in alphabetical arrange
ments. In front a dozen attorneys for
the defence, whose motions for setting
aside the verdiets and for arrests Of
judgments all we're oyerruled In the
rear, shut off by Il railing, We're the
relatives of the prisoners. There were
perhaps several hundred people in the
rooin, but one voice only was heard at
time. That was the judges voice or
the voice Of Il 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.
IL 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 invi-
tation was repeated Finally six men
arose and stepped forward, one by
one. The six men We're Patrick f. Far
rell, James Cooney, James coughlin,
William c. Barnhardt, Frank j. Muir
ply and Hiram Kline. OF these six, all
but Bernhardt procured liberty through
suspended sentences.
Barnhardt in pleading his case be-,
gan:
Il hope God may strike me dead"
but here the court interrupted.
"Sit Gown. you know you are guilty.
Barnhardt's sentence later was one
year and one day.