The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-13
Labor Leaders in Dyna-
mite Co n spiracy
Charge in Court.
MOTION To QUASH
is OVERRULED
Cases Will Be Heard Together,
but Judge Allows Case to Go
Over Until October l, So
Defendants May Secure
Counsel-Court Takes
Shot at Roosevelt.

Indianapolis. Ind, March io.-"Not
guilty was the plea OF forty-s!x men
ARA igncd this afternoon in the Fedora,
court here indictments charsia.
completely in the alleged conspiracy
unlaw!ullYs 10 transport dynamite from
state 20 state. Judge a. l.. And, rson
overrulcd all dcmurrers of tho ,icfense,
but granted thirty days for the Hing
OF exceptions 10 his ruling.
motion TO consolidate the cases.
made by United states District Aitor-
ncy Charles W. Miller, was sustained,
but the court consented to hear attor-
neys for the defense TO morrow If they
decided 10 petition for separate trialn.
The court instructed that the defend
ants appear when presentation In the
matter Is made. The trial was set for
October L.
All snid "Nut Guilty"
When Judg Anderson announced he
would overruic the demurrers to the
thirty four indictments. nc turned To
the defendants, for whom seats had
been arranged in tiers, and said:
"Gcn,ien>n, do YOU know the nature
Of the charges agains; you?"
W. do came in heavy chorus
Then one by one, the indicted men.
presen; or former labor union officials
y.
headed BY Frank ". Ryan. president
OF the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural iron Markers.
arose az their names were called ~
the clerk and responded, Not guilty"
Attacks from many angles were made
upon ,hs indictments charging tho de-
PENDANTS with aiding ana :.betting Or
tie L. McManigal and John J and
james H. Mcnamara In the trungporta-
non OF dynamite on passenger trains.
with being principals with McMunigal
and the McNamaraa in the Illegal acts
and with ccnsplring to violate the
United states laws prohibiting such
transportation.
ha, the statute of limitations had
run against the offcnse OF comspirac.
alleged, aud that the indictments did
no, aver violation OF law because I,
was not set out the defendants had
hilslabelcd Packages Of explosives
inc! were alleged - have carried on
passenger trains, were the two pr!n-
cIps! contentious Of counsel for the
deiense. Elijah Solin ami Patrick
oDonnell. of Chicago Walter Ball. of
Aiuncie. ind.. and W, y. Harding OF
this city.
o,erruled Motion.
sm unable TO see the merit in
these interpretations said Judge An
derson. In everything the motions TO
quash. las | read the Acts OF 1856
1919 and 1903 on the subjects, II is
plain TO me that II is unlawful for Il
man 10 carry explosives on any We
hicie, train or vessel OF common
carrier that transports passengers Tor
hire.
In refusing TO accept the theory of
the defense that the statute OF limita-
tons had run III the case, the court
approved the argument OF District Al
torney Miller that the conspiracy as
alleged WAS Il continuing one and
that limit OF time for prosecution had
not expired for the reason that, though
the conspiracy is alleged to have be-
gun in 1905. overt acts are alleged 20
have been committed IN furtherance
as late as April, 1911. Notions TO
quash were not made as to the indict-
ncnts against eight of the hf,y-l
defendants that did not appear in
court. Among them were the McNa-
mara brothers. III San Quentin prison,
California and Critic McManigal. in
jail at Los Angeles.
Judge Talks Politics.
Dtstric, Attorney Miller attempted
unnecessarily 10 have the trial set for
May. In granting delay till October
Judge Anderson took occasion To com
ment on the political situation, lust
because he said To the packed crowd
IN lne courtroom, Il pfoDdbly never
again Will have SO large an audience"
Men indicted have every oppor-
tunity 10 prove themselves innocent IL
they can he went on. This is a guar
anty OF liberty. Here I want 10 say thar
50 certain political philosophers OF our
time succeed in their course there will
not bc any guaranty of liberty Whec
the courts are paralyzcd, liberty is
gone
In consideration of the fact that the
defendants residences were widely
scattered. the court announced that it
would grant until October for them