The Calumet news., 1912-02-19
ENTENzA GETS
ALLEGED DYNAMiTERs IN
DETROIT OUT ON BAIL


Attorney Antonio p. Entenza, for
merly of Calumet. now located i'm De
troit is counsel far Charles A. Wach-
meister and Frank j. Murphy. Detroit
ironworkers who have been arrested in
connection with the alleged nation
wide dynamite conspiracy Mr. Enten-
"a has just succeeded in getting the
accused men out on, bail. having in
terested a Detroit capitalist, Andrew
II. Green, in their behalf. The Detroit
Journal says:
| Andrew III. Green. Jr., capitalist
manager of the $4,000. 900 Solvay Pro-
cess Co. in Delray, caused n sensa :
tion this morning when he stepped
] forward and furnished $4,000 bail for
Charles A. Wachmeister and Frank
]. Murphy, the ironworkers who have
languished in the county Jail since
| Wednesday as dynamite plot suspects
The two men will be released this
1 afternoon and will return TO their
| wives and children, after pledging
| themselves 10 be present for trial al
! indianapolis on March IL with the 9TH
er 81 labor men accused in connection
with the nation wide dynamite con-
! spiracy alleged as result of Detec-
i tive Burns investigation following tho
/ Los Angeles Times disaster.
/ Announcement OF Mr.. Green's action
\ was made at IL o'clock this morning
tby Attorney Entenza. at the conclusion
i .f
at the formers Office.
Il Almost from the moment OF the ar
rest of the two men Entenza has KEEP
up persistent and untiring campaign
to procure their RELEASE and has beer
ably seconded by members of the To-
cal Iron Workers. Owing to the larg,
amount of the bail fixed and the COM
paratlyely small numbers OF the loca
Iron Workers. however, their efforts
were unsuccessful. Herbert S. Hockin
who returned TO Indianapolis las
night to secure reduction in the bal
required, after having failed to raise
the amount in Detroit yesterday, was
Immediately notified by wire of Mr.
Green's action.
Friends Await Result.
During the conference between En-
tenza and Green, n little group ol
4 Iron Workers, officials and friends oil
the imprisoned men. sat in the outer
office with eyes trained anxiOusly on
the door, waiting the result of the
conference.
/ Ia
tion that sprang eagerly from theii
| lips as the reporter emerged.
4 A moment later Entehza came out
end gave them the glad tldings, and
directly two of the men were off tc
notify the families of the imprisoned
| men.
| In consentng to give bond for the
two men MIR. Green stated that he
| wishes it to be understood that he is
acting not from sympathy. but as a
matter of principle.
! II do not want MY action miscon.
strued," he said. But under the Law
man is presumed to be innocent un-
til proven guilty. and If these men are
proven guilty l hope they will be pun
ished to<the full extent of the law. IN
I'll their trial, however II Is only a
matter of justice that we suspend judg-
ment as To their guilt or innocence"
There is often much injustice in our
method of holding men in detention
until time for their trial." continued
Green. The man with property OBJ
tains immediate release on bail, the
man without often languishes in jail
for longer period before his trial than
| he is sentenced to serve afterward,
even II proven guilty.
| I'm this case the probabilities are
that the accused men may not come
up for trial before the middle of next
May, which means long term OF un-
just confinement for them in case they
are proven innocent, and an eternity
of cruel suffering to their families"