The Washington times., 1913-01-01
DYNAMITERSBEGIN
TERMS IN PRISON
Thirtythree Union Officials Reach Fort Leavenworth Are
Bathed Have Their Heads Shaved, and Don
Garb of the Institution.

FORT LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, Jan.
latter a dreary twenty-hour ride from
indianapolis, the thirty-tbree union Of
ficia,s convicted in the dynamite coz
spiracy case, arrived at the Federal
Irison here in their special train at
Z 4. m. and began serving their SEN
tences on New Year dag.
Beginning with President Frank NJ.
RYAN, of the ironworkers, the men were
received by the warden. signed the
prisoners book, were bathed, their heads
shaved. and their bodies clad in the
dark gray prison garb. They were then
lined up in the warden's office anu
given numbers.
An all night vigil was kept by the
guards On the special. The prisoners
dozcd, gossiped. smoked. or a'e al
night. The cars were stuffy, baby ven
ti,ated and all doors, windows, anu
blinds were locked tight all the ume.
As the old year. died and the new year
80. horn nrisoners and guard rum
49, .cross the plains of missouri an
,vcrs. served coffee and sanoWiches oy
n...s,,a, ecbuIdt. Cigars ard cigarettes
were passed later.
Hockin Is OStraclSeu.
A. Marshal schmidt passed back and
forth through the train he was quleti!
accosted by each defendant with a whis-
pered request that he ask the warden
of the prison not to make Herbert ..
Hockin his cell mate. The other thirty
two prisoners have ostracised Hockin.
ignoring him completely. He is iooAeu
upon as traitor. man
Tne spirits Of the thirty-three men
were fitfully gay and GUM Inc nnyI. ani.
NJ. Ryan. the only seven-year man, VINO
sat with bowed head in silence through.
out the trip. Olaf A. Tveitmoe. coast
labor leader, who began serving his SIX
year sentence was veitnooe sn1taer whose hob
by is literature, asked particularly
about the prison library.
Learning Prison Rules. \.
Frank ]. Higgins, of Boston, one Oh
the prisoners, was overcome about mid
night by the foul air and wearisome
trip. He was attended by the physician
provided for the trip by Marshai
Schmidt.
Immediately after the thirty-three men
were transformed from private citizens
to full-fedged prisoners in the penite,n. en-
IlarN IOUdy luty "
book of rules, outlining the military dis-
cipline they will follow.
Eacf man received "a copy OF tne
book. Absolute silence must be oo-
served by the prisoners in line. In the
dining room and in their cells after
O'clock i'm the evening. They may con-
verse only in low tones with the man
next to them while at work
Code of Signals for Food.
At meals they have series OF sig
mails TO the ..trusty'' walters for what
they want. Each man eats at little
table, OF his own. A spoon is raised for
more soup. hand for bread. a fork
for potatoes, and other signals for other
articles. They may write two letters
week. All mall is supervised as 1t comes
in and goes out.
Marshal Schmidt maintained absolute
secrecy on the train. No one was per-
mitted to get on or off throughout the
trip. Some of the prisoners carried their
joking up to and even inside the prison
walls.
Red" Smythe. of Peoria, said he was
going to demand his nitro-glycerine cans
from the district attorney when he gets
out of prison so he can put one on
each end Of the mantel at his Peoria
home.
Most everyone on the special cheered