Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-29

(Ry Morning journal Special Leased Wire)
indianapolis, Dee. 2S.-Thc United
States government, with stern and de-
cisive swiftncss. today took into its
possession thirty eight union labor vi-
ficials convicted of conspiracy, of pro-
noting explosions on non union work
throughout the land, of aiding in the
destruction which brought loss OF life
at Los Angeles, and of carrying On d
reign of terror" declared to be an
paralleled in the history of the coun-
try Almost the entire executive staff
OF the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
was convicted. Only two Of this union
now remain out of Jail. The head OF
the list of those convicted stands
Frank NJ. Ryan, the president.
Ii was in this union. with 10000
members, that John j. Mcnamara was
secretary treasurer while he conduct
ed the dynamitings out of which the
present convictions grew. Todays con-
victions, coming on a scale unprece-
dented in a federal court were an af-
termath Of the killing of twenty-one
persons in the blowing up of the Los
Angeles Times building on october J.
1870 Mcnamara and bis brothef-
James b.. the Times dynamiter, are
convicts in California: Ryan and his
Mcnamara, are federal prisoners here
awaiting sentence. TWO of those con-
victed were not affiliated with the
iron workers union. but they were
found guilty of joining with the IRON
workers officials in promoting the con-
spiracy one of these is Olaf A. Tvelt-
moe, San Francisco, a recognized Ia
Dor leader on the Pacific coast, the
testimony against whom was that ne
aided in causing explosions at Los An
geles, wrote letters about them and
referred to them as "ChriStmaS pres
ents," after the fatal explosion at Los
Angeles, and that he aided in con-
cealing evidence wanted in California.
He is secretary of the Cafironla
Building Trades council. Hiram h.
Kline, Of Muncie, Ind, the other mem
her of another union convicted, was
formerly an organizer for the United
BrtherhOOd of Carpenters and Jolners
in Detroit.
Another token of the Los Angeles
explosion came in the conviction Oh j.
Il. Munsey, who was charged by the
government with harborlng James B
Mcnamara for two weeks in salt Lake
City, while that dynamiter was fleeing
from the scene of the crime. Many
of those convicted were charged with
knowing only of local explosions on
the work of contractors VINO reluseu
to recognize the union but were thus
brought into the general conspiracy.
Ryan, John Il. Butler, the vice presl-
dent of the union of Buffaloi EuSene
a. Clancy. of san Francisco; Ffahk
G.. Webb, of New York; Michael }.
Young, OF Boston: Phillip A. Cooley,
of New Orleans; Henry W. Legleitner.
Of Denver, and Charles n. Beum, OF
MINNEAPOLIS, were all convicted as
having appropriated out of the union
funds ST. 600 II month with which NC
Namara paid for explosions
Herbert S. Hockin, who resigned as
secretary of the union only rev
weeks ago. who was branded as the
"lago of the conspiracy" in having
helped to instigate the plots and en-
ploying Ortie l.. McManigal 10 carry
them out while afterwards 'petraylhs
his fellow conspirators' to promote ms
own interests, stands among the most
prominent of those convicted. He fig
ured almost daily in the testimony.
Sixteen minutes was all the time re-
ullircd by the court to receive the jury,
read its verdict of "thirty-eight guilty
and two not guilty. and dismiss the
jurors.
That verdict brought to an end the
historic three months dynamite con
Spiracy' trial II meant, except III the
cases OF Herman G. Seiffert. of Mil
waukee. and Daniel Buckley, of Da-
Venport, la, who were the two men
out of forty to be adjudged no'
guilty." that the governments charges
about dynamite plots extending over
six years had been sustained. III meant
alsc that thirty wives, many of whom,
with their children, had patiently sat
through the long -drawn-out ordeal
were at last to be separated from their
husbands.
important details yet remain in con
sequence of the verdicts. Punishmen's
are to be imposed on the thirty -eight
men BY Federal Judge Albert b. An
derson on Monday at 10 o'clock. Pris-
oners who receive terms longer than
one year are to be taken to the federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kan. \ special
train will go by secret route. Detalis
as TO its leaving indianapolis ana us
arrival at Leavenworth are not To pc
made public. IT was learned that
United States Marshal Edward
schmidt, who will accompany the pris-
oners. already had prepared for spe-
cial train. which will leave as soon as
possible after the sentences. = delay
in The arrangement may be caused by