Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-01-02

IndfAnAnOliE,
government. with stern ana decisive swift
ness yesterday took into It's possession 81
union labor officials convicted of con-
spiracy. Of promoting explosions on nom
union work throughout the land. of aid
ing in the destruction with great loss of
life at Los Angeles, ana of carrying on a
reign of terror" declared to bo I'M
paralleled in the history Of the country.
Almost the entire executive stalf of the
International Association of Bridge and
structural Iron Workers was convicted
Only two officials of that union now re-
main out Of jail. At the head of the list
of those convicted stands Frank NJ
Ryan the president
II was in this union, with 12No0 mem
bers, that John J. Mcnamara was secre-
tary-treasurer while he conducted the
dynamitings out of which the present con-
yictions grew.
These convictions yesterday morning,
romins on a scale unprecedented in a
federal court, were an aftermath of the
killing OF q persons in the blowing up
Of the Los Angeles Times building october
J. 1910 NcNamara and his brother, James
y. the Times dynamter are convicts in
California; Ryan and his fellow officials
former associates Of Mcnamara, are
federal prisoners here, awaiting sentence
TWO NOT IRON WORKERS.
Two of those convicted We're not affiliat-
ed with the iron workers union, but they
we're found guilty of joining with the iror
workers officials in promoting the con
spracy.
one Of these is Olaf A. Tveitmoe, sar
Francisco. a recognized labor leader or
the Pacific coast, the testimony againS
whom was that he aided in causing eX
plosions at Los Angeles, wrote letters
about them and referred to them as
christmas presents after the fatal cX
plosion at Los Angeles and that he aidet
in concealing evidence wanted in Cairor
MIA. He Is secretary of the Californi;
building trades council. Hiram r. Kline
Muncie. Ind, the other member of an
other union, convicted, was formerly a
organizer for the United brotherhood o
Carpenters and Joiners in Detroit.
MUNSEY PROTECTED DYNAMITEF
Another token of the Los Angeles ex
plOsion came in the conviction Of J. j
Munsey, who was charged by the gov
eminent with harboring James Il. Nc
Namara for two weeks in Salt Lake City
while that dynamiter was fleeing fror
the scene of the crime.
Many Of those convicted We're charge
with knowing only of local explosions o
the work of contractors who refused t
recognize the union, but We're thu
brought into the general conspiracy.
Ryan, John r. Butler of Buffalo, vice
president of the union, Eugene A. Clanc
M = ~
York Michael j. Young of Boston, PhiIli
Cooley of New Orleans, Henry ~
Degleitne" of Denver and Charles y
8eum Of Minneapolis, were all convictC
as having appropriated out of the union
'unds thousand dollars a month Will
which Mcnamara paid for explosions.
HOCKIN AMONG CONVICTED.
Herbert S. Hockir, who resigned n
secretary of the union only a few week
ago. who was branded as THE Iago o
the conspiracy and with having helpe,
10 instigate the plots and employing Ortiz
f. MECHANICAL to carry them out, Will
afterward "betraying his fellow con
spirators" to promote his own interests
stands among the most prominent of thos
convicted. He figured almost daily T.
the testimony.
Sixteen minutes was all the time re
CURED by the court to receive the jury
read its verdict of '3s guilty and tw
not guilty" and dismiss tue jurors.
The verdict brought to an end the his
oric three months dynamite conspiracy
rial. 1t meant, except in the cases q
Herman G. Seiffert, Milwaukee, am
paniel Buckley, Davenport, la, who wer
he two men out of 10 to be adjudged "no
guilty" that the governments charge
about dynamite plots extending over 81
FEARS had been sustained.
1t meant also that 30 wives, many o
'hom, with their children, patiently ha
sat through the long drawn-out ordca
We're at last to he separated from thci
husbands.
TO PRISON BY SPECIAL TRAIN.
Important details yet remain in con
sequence of the vcrdicts Punishment
are TO be imposed upon the rs men b.
Federal Judge Albert b. Anderson to
morrow morning at ton o'clock.
Prisoners who receive terms longe
than one year are to be taken to tn
federal prison at Leavonworth Kans,
special train will go by secret route
Details as to its time of leaving Indiana
polls and its arrival at Leavcnworth ar
not TO be made public.
1t was learned that United States Mar
shall Edward Schmidt, who will accom-
pany the prisoners, already had prepare
for a special train, which will leave a
soon as possible after the sentences.
A delay in the arrangements may b
occdsioned by appeals which may act a
stays on the execution Of the court
judgments.
MAXIMUM SENTENCE 29l4 YEARS.
Thrty-ninc and ono-half years Is tn
maximum punishment for any one pris
oner It NAV vary from that maximum
10 any shorter Imprisonment or none
fine the court may decide to impose.
Motions for appeals are to be made tC
morrow, Senator John w. Kern, now /
Washington, and William n, HARDING
another counsel for the defense. state
that motions in behalf of all tho men wi
ba Offered