Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-28

1.-THE dynamiters grew bold in vic
lating the Federal laws in carryin
these deadly explosives on passen
ger trains, because they neve
dreamed of prosecution.
THAT was what emboldened Nc
Namara. the secretary of the unioI
to get an appropriation of $1,000
month so that the work of destruc
tion might be carried on systenati
cally 1t was what made him boil
enough to send his brother, James E
Mcnamara, to blow up, not only tn
Los Angeles Times building, but ais
plot to blow up the whole city of Lo
Angeles.
Benefit TO Organized Labor.
This prosecution will be benef1
to organized labor. 1t will purge it o
the rough tactics. The whole United
States owes a debt of gratitude t
that jury"
The foreman of the jury was Franl
Dare, New Lisbon, Ind, a retired
farmer All the other jurors were
farmers or country merchants.
Immense crowds assembled in the
streets about the Federal building
when the verdicts were being read
and when the prisoners were brought
out, each handcuffed between two
deputy marshals. the streets became
so clogged that police had to force
the people back.
AS they emerged handeuffed on the
top steps of the building with gray
haired Frank Ryan, his face scanned
with care, in their lead, the group
of prisoners stood between two CO.
lossal marble statues representing
Liberty and Justice. The scene was
bathed in a golden winter sunlight.
The crowds looked up but were si-
lent
Silence, too, attended the prisoners
as in a file almost half a block long
they marched linked to their keep
ers toward the Marion county Jail.
People looked from upper parts of
buildings, from the windows of
street cars and from the sidewalks,
but there was no demonstration. For
five blocks the prisoners thus
through the streets to reach
the Jail in the southeastern section
of the city.
Jury POlIed at Defense's Request.
The only request by counsel for
the defense after the verdicts were
read was by w. n. Harding, who
asked that the Jury be polled. The
judge replied that it would take too
much time to poll each juror on each
count against each defendant, and
the matter was passed.
Any motions by the defense will be
made Monday morning, when SEN
tences are to be imposed. William
A. Gray, Philadelphia, counsel for
J. Cunnane, said no attempt
to get bail would be made today as
he believed 1t would be useless. He
said, however, that an appeal on a
writ of error would be made Monday
and that bail, pending the hearing
of the appeal, would be requested.
In the report of the jury, as handed
in by Foreman Dare. the names of
Wachtmeister and Frank J..
Murphy, of Detroit, and Hiram r.
Kline, of Muncie. Ind, were written
in the margin of the sheet of paper
and the court requested an explana-
ton. Foreman Dare said the names
were written in the margin merely
because there was not enough room
at the bottom of the sheet and that
they were included in the list of
guilty.
Jurors Forever Exempted.
"If ever any of you jurors are
drawn for jury duty again in this
court all you win have to do will be
to tell me that you served in this
trial and you will be excused" said
Judge Anderson in discharging the
Jurors.
II want to express publicly the
thanks due you from the community
for your faithfulness to duty. You
have been cut off here for three
months from your family and your
friends and not one word of COM
plant has been heard from any of
you"
When the jury left the room, Judge
Anderson ordered court adjourned
until 10 o'clock Monday morning.
Daniel Buckley, of Davenport, Ia,
did not hesitate, when the judge an
nouneed his discharge. He passed in
front Of the others, and his face
showed he did not know whether to
laugh or cry. Herman Seiffert, of
Milwaukee, waited until his name was
called by Marshal Schmidt.
After about half of the prisoners
had been led away, Marshal Schmidt
brought smiles to the faces of those
who remained by announcing that the
wives of the prisoners would be per-
mitted to visit them tomorrow in jail
He asked that the word be passed to
the prisoners who already had been
led away.
Great Surprise, Says Harding.
"It was a great surprise to US" said
Attorney Harding, for the defense
HWe struggled through this long trial
in the presumption that all these men
were innocent. There were more thar
a dozen of us attorneys We talked
to each defendant long and earnestly
and we believed from what they told
us they were innocent. Ryan and the
olhSiS usSldled again anu AGAIN OhSJ
were in absolute ignorance of McNa-
mara's damnable dynamitings.
"The government was well prepared
to carry on it's case. Perhaps there
never has been trial of such mag
nitude in which the prosecution wai
so thoroughly prepared. Our hope
now is to secure as light sentences al
noSsihle We believe on Monday sOna
of the men will be given only shor
terms, as the court intimated som'
weeks ago It had not been shown tina
they all were equally guilty.
What motions as to appeals W
intend to make will be offered Mon
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