The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-12-27

A special train will go by a secret route. Details as to it's leaving Indi anapolis and it's arrival at Leaven worth are not to be made public. Ii was learned that United States Mar shal Edward Schmidt, who will ac company the prisoners, already had prepared for a special train, which will leave as soon as possible after the sentence. A delay in the arrange ment may be caused by the appeals which may act as stays of execution of the courts judgments.
 Can Impose 39 Years.
 Thirty-nine and one half years is the maximum punishment for any one prisoner. It may vary from that max imum to any shorter Imprisonment or money fine the court wishes to impose.
 Motions for appeals are to be made Monday. Senator John W.Kearn, now in Washington, and William N. Hard ing, another counsel for the defense, stated that motions in behalf of all the men will be offered.
 District Attorney Charles w. Miller who prosecuted the cases for the gov ernment said he would oppose any ap- peals for light sentences in cases of certain of the prisoners.
 Mondays procedure, according to custom, will be first motion by the government for judgments on the yer diets. The prisoners attorneys may then offer motions to set the verdicts aside on account of lack of evidence.
 Court Has Wide Discretion.
 The imposing of sentences will then be in order Judge Anderson may ask the prisoners singly or in groups whether they have any. reasons to give why judgment should not be imposed on them. A wide discretion rests with the court as to the amount of punishment. Under the convictions the court may dismiss any prisoner, or impose a money fine or sentence, or all of the men to terms in a federal prison not exceeding 39 1-2 years.
 All the men were convicted on all the charges. There was one charge of conspiracy to violate the laws of the United States, carrying a maxi mum Imprisonment of two years and twenty-five charges to transport ex- plosives illegally, each of the latter charges carrying a maximum impris- onment of eighteen months.
 Penalties CulminatiVe.
 The penalties are culminative, thus making a possible total Imprisonment for any one prisoner of 30 and one half years. The charges against each defendant are embraced in fifty-two counts in the indictment.
 After the sentences are imposed it is the duty of the United States mar shal to execute the judgments. Pris- oners receiving less than one year are confined in any county jail in this state. Prisoners receiving longer terms from this district are sent to the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kans.
 Actions seeking an arrest of the courts judgment next will be in or der, Senator Kern and other attorneys for the defense already have stated that appeals in behalf of the convict ed labor union men will be taken to the United States circuit court of appeals.
 File Writs of Error.
 To bring this about the attorneys will file here a petition for writs of errors, accompanied by bills of eX- captions to be signed by the court. This petition may be filed at any time within the present term, which ex- pires next May.
 Upon the granting of the writs of errors they may apply either to this district court or to the United States circuit court for supersedeas bonds. If bonds are granted and the prison CTS are able to furnish them they may
 
 Otherwise tfie men are to be impris- oned.
 Because of their inability to procure bonds ranging from $5,000 to $15,000, four of the men now convicted were kept in jail during a greater part of the trial.
 We have taken no steps to pro- vide bonds,'' said Attorney Harding for the defense. If the men are ad- mitted to bond and we can furnish the bonds, we shall use every effort to keep them out of jail. Otherwise our hands are tied"
 Five Discharged.
 Originally 45 men were included in the charges. Five defendants after the trial began were discharged on the ground that no cases existed against them John J. McNamara, sec retary of the iron workers union, the paymaster of the dynamiting crew." and James B. McNamara, who blew up the Los Angeles Times building, were not tried because they were serving terms in San Quentin prison in California on their own pleas of