Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-12-31

smile she threw her arms about hel
husband, begging him to have cour
age BE Of. good cheer, John" she
said. You cannot expect a severe
punishment"
i: AS soon as his name was called
Frank K Painter of Omaha, pulled a
stick pin out of his necktie and took his
his attorneys. James F. Coony one OF
the Chicago prisoners sat with outward
calm, reading newspaper, while the
verdicts were being read and threw
down the paper only when his name
was lied to step before the court.
,a Maximum Term, is Long. a.=
Possible punishments varying from
any minimum to a maximum Of thirty
nine and one half years, in the dis
erection of the court.
Each prisoner as found guilty stands
convicted OF having in one; instance
joined a conspiracy to commit an of.
Tense against the United States gov.
eminent, this being punishable by two
years Imprisonment or a fine OF
$4,000 or both. .
Each prisoner also is found guilty
of twenty-five charges of illegal trans
portation of explosives on interstate
passenger trains, each offense being
punishable by an Imprisonment Of is
months or a. fine Of $4,000 or both.
r While the eliminate possible pun.
ishments are thirty-nine anu one-half
years, the court intimated in. the
course of the trial he would impose
sentence in accordance with the de-
gree OF guilt.
All the overt acts were charged as
being related to the series Of dynamite
and nitroglycerine explosions, includ-
ing those on the Pacific coast as we'll
as those in New England, which were
directed against "open shop" struc.
tural iron and steel contractors,
against whom a strike was called by
the international iron workers union
in 1905.
After receiving their sentences the
prisoners will be taken to a federal
prison, probably at Fort LeavenWorth,
Kas A special train probably will be
used for the trip.
Jury Reported at 10 A. N.
The end Of the historic trial came
at 10 a. M, the jury having been out
since Thursday at 5 p. m.
At this time the jurors entered
Judge A. B. Anderson's court room,
passed before the forty men on trial
and indicating the Importance Of what
they were about to reveal, only. by in
tensely pale faces, sat down.
GENTLEMAN of the jury, have you
agreed upon verdicts?" asked Judge
Anderson.
:"We have.' said the foreman rising
from his seat. --.. S..
His voice was like whisper, but it
echoed throughout the court room. The
sobbing of women was heard from that
part of the room where the wives Of
the defendants sat.
A bundle of white papers was passed
from the jury box to Clerk Noble G.
Butler. On these papers was written
liberty or Imprisonment for many
more men than are usually tried by
one jury.
Back in the rear of the court room
the suppressed sobbing again sug-
gested agitation.
Everybody remain seated de-
manded the United States Marshal.
Silence again was restored save for
the rustling Of the papers which Clerk
Butler tremblingly held in his hands
and which he proceeded to read The
first name was Ryan. Clerk Butler
it and cleared his throat.
Guilty" he said. 1--WE find the de-
PENDANT guilty as charged in the indict-
ment." All who could see him looked
at Ryan, a gray headed man of 81
years of age, and appearing older,
man who had travelled for the union
so much that he said he had no home,
and save for two grown sons had no
family. az
Il have furnished room In Chi
cago," was his oft repeated declaration
Of his home.