New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-01-04
LABOR CHIEFS DON CON
VICTS' STRIPES.

Feuefal HFlSoH Htit dt 80 w
day. They Immediately were
photographer, dressed III pen'-
tentiary clothes, and formally en-
rolled as cOnyiets.
As Frank NJ. Ryan, president
of the Iron Workers lnterna-
tional Union, and his fellow pris-
oners stepped from the special
train which brought them from
Indianapolis, they We're taken IN
charge by the penltentiary a'l-
thorities.
New Years Day thus found
the labor leaders submitting to
the beginning of punishment Tor
their connection with crimes for
which the Mcnamara brothers,
confessed dynamiters, are serving
terms in the State prison at San
Quentin, Cal.
The prisoners were taken by
rail directly into the prison
grounds. Within an hour after
arrival each prisoner had been
subjected to a hair cut and was
garbed in the prison uniform.
Because of the holiday, the de-
tails of assigning the men was de
layed until tomorrow. Most OF
the new prisoners are iron work
ers and it was understood the
warden was to put them on the
construction of buildings.
Ryan may be given clerical
work because of his age and his
apparent feeble condition.
1t was a memorable trip which
brought the prisoners over the
$40 miles from Indianapolis on
New Years Eve. Once started,
United States Marshal Edward
Schmidt decided not to reach
LeavenwOrth before daylight, so
that almost twenty hours were
passed on the train.
The train was guarded at Win
dOws and doors as rolling ad-
junct of the penitentiary, all the
curtains being drawn and no one
being permitted to give out any
word as to the happenings within.
The trip across Indiana, llli7
nois, Missouri and into kansasa
was to be kept secret, but at ev
ery station crowds greeted the
train as the "dynamiters' spe-
citl."
At midnight. while passing JEFF
ferson City, Mo-, Marshal Schmidt
passed around coffee, which was
drink from tin cups. Each pris-
oner was permitted at that time
to write out New Years mes
sages to members of his family.
1T was a monOtOnOus ride for
the men each of whom was re-
quired to sit Throughout the night
facing an armed guard.
F. j. Higgins, Boston, former
New England organizer for the
Iron Workers Union became un-
conscious on the train and was
placed in a physicians s care. He
is sentenced to serve two yeass.
Near Kansas City the prison
train passed within sight of the
railroad bridge across the Miss
ouri river, which Ortie E. McMa-
nigal confessed he blew up.
It had not long been daylight
when the train pulled into the
penitentiary yard. The prison
ers' last view of the outside was
a placid expanse of the Missouri
river.
From the train, within the
prison gates, the prisoners were
called forth alphabetically and
stood two abreast.
"Reddin and Ryan" read the
United States Marshal, Cooley
and Clancy" or "Beum and But
ler." 4
It was the last time the men
were to be called by name. Here
after they will be called by num-
Der.
In the office of Deputy Warden
w. Fl. Mackey, the prisoners
were relieved of their pocket pos
sessions. Among these were pho
tographs Of wives, mother and
children.
Ryan faced the deputy warden
with his shoulders thrown back
and head held erect. 1t required
about three minutes to search the
prisoner. He then was taken to
another room to have his prison
clothes.
Sentences: !
Seven Years.-Frank M. Ryan,
Chicago, president of the Inter-
national Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers.
Six Years.-Olaf A. Tveitmoe,
San Francisco. secretary of the
California Building Trades coun-
ell; Herbert s. Hockin, former
secretary Of the iron workers un-
ion, and formerly of Detroit; Jon
T. Butler, Buffalo, vice president
Of the union; Eugene A. Clancy,
San Francisco; J. E. Munsey,
Salt Lake City, Utah; Philip A.
Cooley, New Orleans; Frank c.
Webb, New York; Micheal j.
Young, Boston.
Four Years-John Fl. Barry,
St. Louis; Peter ]. Smith, Cleye-
land.
Three Years.-Charles N.Beum,
Henry W. Legleit-
ner, Denver; Ernest 9. Basey. In