Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-27
Judge Anderson, After Care
fully Instfucting Jurors, Con-
signs Case to Them for Final
Verdict.
SENSATIONAL TRIAL
LASTS TWELVE WEEKS
Any One or All of Unionlsts
Accused Of Dastafdly Con-
spiracy May be Found Either
Guilty or Innocent
m, Manning Journa, spreia, Leased Wire,

IN. Meaning Journal Special Leased W'rei.
Indianapolis Dec. 26.--WhateVer -
.e ha tho outcome of the three mohths
..dvnamite conspiracy trial, IN witch
forty labor union officials are accuseu
of completely in the Mcnamara pio'a
to destroy property, incihuihs "e
wrecking of the Los Angeles iiii'.'
huilding. where twenty-one peopr'
,vere KILLED now rests with the jury
Federal Judge Anderson, trW mn
,tes after S o'clock tonight, instruc'e'
Tho i,,ry and ordered it to retire. l"'
CONT then adjourned until $50 O'Clock
tomorrow. thus precluding the return
- tha yerdicts before that tihe'
should they be found
All the verdicts, while separate as
"a each defendant, are to be returheu
at one time. /, ~. >,
.IIow long will the jury be outf
uas tho ouestion asked, as the jurors
filed out.
,rhe basis for the belief that the yer
a;cts would not be reached when court
onens tomorrow was found IN the
COURTS instructions carefully TO weigh
All the evidence in the case.
1t has required alllost t"e'NN
Ia introduce the evidence. me ue-
PENDANTS who await the outcome n
ciudr Frank~M. Ryan, prs siassns siipasls 1t. II ~
International association .sol niiass
ana structural Iron Workers. OF wnlen
John j, Mcnamara, the con1esseu ~
natniter was once secretary' Naiiou7
executive board members OF ,'a'
unipn. Herbert S. Hockin, accused ~
an accomplice OF Ortie e. McMahisai' =
another confessed dynamiter; oial a.
Tveitmoe, secretary OF the 1ailioi iin
building trades council; e. a. clancy
San Francisco, and j. r. Munsey' san
Lake City, Utah.
The three last named are charseu
with promoting the Los Ahseles *,
plosion. These men are not chais
under the federal laws with person"i's
causing any explosions. Ihey ale
charged with conspiracy TO Vloia'e
federal laws and with aiding IN the
Illegal transportation of dynaml'e aho
nitroglycerin on passenger trains
In closing his argument TO the jury
District Attorney Miller again reicrre'
to the argument of United states sen
ator Kern, counsel for the defendants
Senator Kern had left the CITY, saylht
he was going to WashlnH 'oA'
..,rhe Los Angeles Times buildini
avnloson was called the crime OF tn
century" Mr.. Miller said, 'put IN
real crime of the century was I'M
damnable conspiracy. 1t would De ~
everlasting disgrace to our couh'r
and TO our civilization II THESE lori
conspirators are not convicted. zen
tlemen of the jury, United state
sa,nt,t sworn TO uphold the laws Q
the country. has dared to stand peioi
Won in defense of these enemies OF W
republic. You should find these con
spirators guilty and put your sea- =
condemnation upon such conduct py
United states senator.
After stating the substance or u
various offenses charged ana lhei
tioning the nationwide Strike oi -
iron workers union, which the gov
ernment charged was the motiVe 10
100 explosions on the WORK ol eoi
tractors who refused to recognize III
union. Judge Anderson IN MS 'hs'' "
tions, said.
"ft was not unlawful for the stru'
tural iron workers to organize g
union to which they belong. II is NJ
unlawful for the defendants "
members of that or any other iao'
organization. Men have the iish'
use their combined power throus
such organizations to advance ''ie
interests in any lawful way; put .ii'
have no right to use this power IN -
violation of the law. Ofsahi@eo "a
is not on trial here, nor is the us
of labor to organize an ISSUE p"' ''e
bers of organizations owe tne sa''
obedience to the law and are hapie
the same punishment for its N.o'"'''
as persons who are not hheh'"''
such organizations. .
.sThe defendants are not on triai :
eausin. the various explosions ana
consequent loss of life and p'ope'
throughout the United states sho'
bv the evidence, but they are on u.
for the offenses charged IN 'iie
die,nent Evidence of these exp
sions. together with the facts ana
eumstances surrounding them, we
permitted to go in evidence peio'e
because they tend to show 'he oo
munity of purpose, the concert Vi III,
and action. which is an esseh''a'
credient of the offenses charged
they should he considered by you UP
that issue alone.
The evidence in this case sho
that in August. 1905. there was u .
froversy between the lnternaioh"' :