The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-01-01
OYNAM|1ERS ARE GUILTY.
TnIRTH-EIGlIT LABOR UNION
OFFICIALS CONVICTED.
Men Who Conspircd to Destroy Prop
erty and Kill NOn-CniOn WOrkmcn
Must Pay Penalty for Crinlcs-!At-
tOrneys Will Appeal to Higher
Court.

indianapolis, Dec. 2S.-Ihe United
States government with stern and de-
cisive swiftness, today took into it's
possession 3S union labor officials con-
victed of conspiracy in promoting ex-
ploslons on non-union work through
out the land, of aiding in the destruc-
ton which brought loss Of life at Los
Angeles. CAL, and Of carrying on a
reign of terror declared to be unpar-
alleled in the history of the country.
Almost the entire executive staff Of
the International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
was convicted. Only two officials Of
that union now remain out Of Jail. At
the head Of the list Of convicted
stands Frank NJ. Ryan, the president.
1t was Of this union, with $4,000
members. that John j. Mcnamara was
secretary-treasurer while he conduct
ed the dynamitings out of which the
present conviction grew.
Today's convictions. coming on
scale unprecedented In a federal
court, were an aftermath of the kill
Ing Of q persons in the blowing up
Of the Los Angeles Times building,
October 1. 1910. Mcnamara and his
brother. James B., The Times dyna-
m
Ryan. and his fellow officers are
awaiting sentence. Two Of those af-
fected were not affiliated with the
Iron Workers union. but they were
found guilty Of joining with the iron
workers In promoting the conspiracy.
One Of these IL Olaf A. Tveitmoe of
San Francisco. recognized labor
leader on the Pacific coast. the tes-
timony against them was that he aid.
ed In causing explosions at Los Ange-
les. wrote letters about them and re-
ferred to them as "Christmss pres
ents" after the fatal Times explosion,
and that he aided in concealing evil
dence wanted in California. He Is Sec
retary Of the California Building
Trades council.
Howard r. Kline Of Muncie. Ind,
the other member OF another union
convicted. was formerly an organizer
for the United Brotherhood Of Car
penters and Joiners in Detroit.
explosion came i'm the convic tion Of J q.
Il. Munsey. who was charged by the
government with harhnring James
Mcnamara for two weeks in Salt Lake
City. while that dynamiter was fee
Ing from the scene Of his crime.
Many Of those convicted were
charged with knowing only Of local
explosions on the work of construc-
tors who refused to recognize the
union. but were thus brought into the
general conspiracy.
Ryan. John T. Butler. vice presi-
dent Of the union. Buffalo: Eugene A.
Clancy, San Francisco; Frank c.
Webb. Michael J. Young. Boston;
Phillip A. Cooley. New Orleans; Henry
w. Legleitner. Denver, and Chas N.
Beum. Indianapolis. were all convict
ed as having appropriated out of the
union funds $1,000 a month which
Mcnamara pair for explosions.
Herbert s. HOckin. who resigned
as secretary Of the union few weeks
ago. and branded as the "lago of the
conspiracy" helping to form the con-
spiracy plots and employing Ortie f.
McManigal to carry them out. while
afterwards "betraying his fellow con-
spirators." to promote his own inter-
ests. stands among the most promi-
nent Of those convicted. He figures al
most daily In the testimony.
Sixteen minutes was all the time re-
quired by the court to receive the jury.
read Its verdict Of "38 guilty and two
not guilty." and dismiss the jurors.
Tha: verdict brought to an end the
historic three months dynamite con-
spiracy trial. 1t meant, except in the
cases Of Herman G. Seiffert Of MIL
waukee and Daniel Buckley of Daven-
port. Iowa, who were the two men
out of 40 to he adjudged not guilty,
the government charges about dyna-
mite plots extending over six years
have been sustained.
The verdict was handed to the clerk,
who read the same as follows:
We. the jury. find the defendants,
Frank NJ Ryan. Herbert 3. Hockin,
Eugene A. Clancy. John r. Butler,
Michael j. Young, Henry w. Lcglcit-
ner. Philip \. Cooley, Frank c. Webb,