Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-01-01
THIRTY THREE CONVICTED
DYNAMITERS NOW BEHIND
WALLS OF PENlTENTIARY.
NOT ASSIGNED TO WORK
BECAUSE OF HOLIDAY
Majority Of Men Will 30 Used in Con-
struction Work on New Buildings
Easy Jobs for Ryan and Tveitmoe-
Train Made Slow Trip in Order to
Reach leavenworth BY Daylight.

thirty three labor union officials SEN
fenced at Indianapolis for completely in
the Mcnamara dynamite plots arrived
at the federal prison at 1915 today.
They were Immediately photographed,
dressed in prison clothes and immedi-
ately enrolled as convicts.
AS Frank NJ. Ryan, president Of the
iron workers union, Olaf Tveitmoe, the
Pacific coast labor leader, Herbert 5.
Hockin, John r. Butler, and others
stepped from the train which brought
them from indianapolis they were taxi
en- in charge by the prison authorities.
New Years day thus found the labor
leaders beginning the federal peniten-
tiary punishment for their conEection
with the crimes for which the McNa-
mara brothers, confessed dynamtters,
are serving terms in the state prison at
San Quentin. Cal.
The prisoners were taken by rail di-
rectly into the prison grounds. Their
first view Of the interior was from the
windows Of the train. Within an hour
after the arrival each man had been
subjected to a hair cut and garbed in
the prison ullllOIHl
Not Assigned to Work.
On account of it being a holiday the
details Of assigning the men to work
was delayed until tomorrow. Most OF
the new prisoners are iron workers and
it is understood the warden Is to put
them on the construction of buildings
Tveitmoe, who is secretary OF the
California building trades council, is
the only one of the convi.ted men not
affiliated with the iron workers union
and it is expected he will be given
clerical work Ryan may be given
similar work because of his age and
his apparent feebie condition,
It was memorable trip which
brought the prisoners over the 80 miles
from Indianapolis on New Years eve.
Once started. United States Marshal
Schmidt decided not to reach Leaven-
worth before daylight. so that almost
twenty hours We're passed on the Train
Train WelI Guarded.
The train was guarded at windows
and doors. All the curtains were drawn
and no one was permitted to give out
any word as to the happenings within
The trip across Indiana. Illinois
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been kept secret but at every station
c,.owds greeted the train as the "dyna-
miters, speciar", and cheers and singing
at midnight showed the disposition u
tho prisoners toward New Year
which for them was to begin WIN I'M
prisonment.
At midnight while passing Jefferson
CITY Mo-, Marshal Schmidt passed
around coffee, which was drunk from
tin cups. Each prisoner was perlllltteo
at that time to write out Ne" ear >
messages to members of his family
Revond that outburst Of cheer 1T was
q long monotonous ride for the men.
each of whom was required to sit thru
ont tho night facing an armed guard.
One Prisoner III.
F. J. Higgins. Boston. former New
England organizer for the iron WORK
ers' union, became unconscious on the
train and was placed in physician $
care. He is sentenced to serve two
years.
When the prisoners were registered
If was found that Ryan. aged 5S years,
was the oldest, and Fred Sherman, 2s,
the youngest.
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eight children, has the largest family.
He is sentenced to two years.
Almost the first question asked by
Tveitmoe on entering the penltentiarS
was about the library. Among the
treasures which lie asked tc he a''nWed
to retain was a book of Latin verse
incribed by Anton Iohannsen, another
San Francisco labor leader, VINO mas
been indicted in Los Angeles.
Asked whether he intended to re-
linuuish any of his affiliations to the
Pacific coast Tvitemoe replied, "Abso-
lutely none.
See Dynamited Bridge.
Near Kansas City the prison tram
passed within sight Of the railroad
bridge across the Missouri river when
Ortie e, McManigal confessed he blew
up.
It had not long been daylight when
the train pulled into the penitentiary
ward. The prisoners last view of the
outside was a placid expanse OF the
river.
From the train within the prison
gates the prisoners. We're called forth
and stood two abreast.
.Rcddin and Ryan" read the United
States marshal.
Cooley and Clancy" or "Beum and
Butler"
1t was the last time the men were
to be called by name. Hereafter they
will be merely numbers
Beum Weeps.
In the office of Deputy Warden w. FL.
Mackey the prisoners were relieved of
their pocket possessions. Among these
were photos of wives, mothers and
children Ryan's pockets were the first
searched. He faced the deputy warden
with his shoulders thrown back and his
head erect. 1t required about three
minutes thus to dispose OF the prison
er. He was then taken to another room
to have his prison clothes fitted.
A photograph Of three girls fell from