The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-01-02
38 DYNAM|TERS
ARE FOUND GUILTY
JURY DECIDES THAT ALL Elk.
cEPT TWO OF 40 DEFENDANTS
MUST SERVE SENTENCE.
GOVERNMENT SUSTAINED
Verdict Upholds v. S. In Charging
Nationwide Plot-Seiffert
and Buckley Dis
charged.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 30.-Thirty-
eight of the 40 defendants in the dyna-
hitting conspiracy trial have been
found guilty.
The two freed by the jury, which re-
turned a verdict after being out many
hours, are Herman Seifert of Milwau-
kee and Fred Buckley of Buffalo. The
men found guilty include Frank Ryan.
president of the Iron Workers union,
and many other high officials of that
organization.
Dramatic Scene In Court.
The scene just before the appointed
time for the courts converting was in
tenseiy dramatic. Easily the most
| picturesque defendant, both because
of his prominence as a labor leader
on the Pacific coast and because Of
his studious habits, Olaf A. Tveitmoe,
San Francisco, sat in the very middle
Of the courtroom, his hat in one hand
and his cane in the other.
Tveitmoe had been known as the
literary parsonage of the trial be-
cause of his persistent readings of
poetry during the testimony about
dynamite plots. Ryan, the head of a
union of 10000 members, sat in the
last row of the defendants seats, hav-
ing changed his position from a point
near a table onoe occupied by Sen
ator j. w. Kern, his counsel. In front
of him was located ]. E. Munsey, Salt
Lake City, accused by the government
of having assisted in the escape of
James B. Mcnamara while the latter
was fleeing from the scene of the Los
Angeles explosion.
Confronting all those in court, high
above the judges desk and illuminat.
ed by the soft glow of electric lights,
hung a huge allegorical painting, rep
%resenting Justice" which the de-
PENDANTS had looked upon as week
after week they heard stories of vic.
lence, assaults, riots and dynamiting
related from the witness stand.
List of Guilty.
The following were found guilty:
Charles N. Beum, Minneapolis.
Frank M. Ryan, president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers.
John 7. Butler, Buffalo. vice presi-
dent. !
Herbert S. Hockin, former secretary
and formerly of Detroit.
Olaf a. Tveitmoe. San Francisco, sec
rotary of the California Building Trades
ouncil
Eugene A. Clancy, San Francisco.
Michael J.. Young, Boston.
Frank j. Higgins, sBoston:
Patrick +. Farrell, New York.
Paul J. Morrin. st. Louis.
Paul w. Legleitner, Denver.
William E.. Reddin, Milwaukee.
Michael J; Gunnan, Philadelphia.
James Cooney, Chicago.
James II. Coughlin, Chicago.
William Shupe, Chicago. %
Edward Smythe, Peoria, Ill.
James L. Fennell, Springfield, Ill.
James f. Ray, Peoria, Ill.
William c. Bernhard, Cincinnati.
MILFORD Bert Brown, Kansas City.
William ]. Mccain. Kansas City, Mo.
Frank X. Painter, Omaha.
Peter j. Smith, Cleveland.
George Anderson, Cleveland.
Michael j. Hannon, Scranton Pa.
Edward f: Phillips. Syracuse, N. Y.
Charles Wachtmeiser, Detroit. Mich,
Frank j. Murphy. Detroit, Mich.
Ernest G. w. Basey, Indianapolis.
Fred sherman, Indianapolis.
Hiram r. Kline. Muncie. ind, for
mer organizer for the United Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners.
Sentences Set for Monday.
The jury was discharged and court
adjourned until today when sentences
will be imposed.
Possible punishments vary from any
minimum to a maximum of ~thirty-nine
and one-half years, in the direction
of the court.
Each prisoner found guilty stands
convicted of having in one instance
Joined a conspiracy to commit an Of
sense against the United State gov
eminent, this being punishable by two
years Imprisonment or a fine of s1O,-
900, or both.
Each prisoner also is found guilty
of twenty-five charges Of illegal trans
portation of explc sives on interstate
passenger trains. each offense being
punishable by an Imprisonment of
eighteen months or a fine of $1,000.
or both.
While the possible punishments are
thirty-nine and one-half years, the
court intimated in the course of the
rial he would impose sentence in &C,
cordance with the degree of guilt.