The Oskaloosa herald., 1913-01-02
RYAN IS GIVEN
LONGEST Term
SEVEN YEARS AT HARD LABOR
IN LEAvENWoRTH.
SEVEN DRAW SIX YEARS EACH
TWO Get Four Years; Twelve Three
Years; Four TWO Years; Six One
Year and One Day, and Six
Have Sentence Suspended.


Indianapolis, Dec. 30.-Seven years
lof hard labor in the federal prison al
Leayenworth, Kansas, was the heayi
lest penalty imposed by Federal Judge
Anderson today on the thirty-eight
noted labor leaders, branded felons by
q jury in the dynamite conspiracy
case.
This was the punishment given
Frank M. Ryan, president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge and
structural Iron Workers. ....
This was one year more than was
given to the other men who were
considered Ryan's chief lieutenants
in destroying the works of the Amer
lean Bridge Companies throughout
the country,
Six men got off with suspension OF
sentence while the penalty imposed
on the others resulted from one year
and one day Imprisonment to the SEN
tence imposed Oh Ryan.
The chief sentences other than
that imposed on Ryan was six years
in prison, these being consigned to
Butler of Buffalo, Vice President
Clarrey of San Francisco; Hockin,
former secretary of the iron workers
at Detroit; Young of Boston, and
Munsey, of Salt Lake City; Patrick
Cooley of New Orleans and Frank
Webb of New York:
Four years in the penitentiary was
the fate of Barry of st. Louis and
Smith of Cleveland, Ohio.
Three years in the penitentiary
was given Beum of Minneapolis, Pen
nell of Springfield, ILL.,, Smythe of
Peoria, Legleitner of Denver, Ander-
son of Cleveland, Basey of Indianap-
oils, Moran of st. Louis, Reddin Of
milwaukee, Harmon of Scranton, Nc
Cain and Browne of Kansas City, and
NJ ]. Climmane of Philadelphia.
Two years Imprisonment was or
dered in the cases of Higgins of Bos-
ton, Painter of Omaha, Houlihan of
Chicago and Fred Sherman.
One. year and one day was the pen
atty for Bernhard of Cincinnati, Ray
of Peoria, ,Shonte, of Chicago. Phillips
Of Syracuse, Wachmeister of Detroit
and Mooney Of Dnluth. &C..
Sentence was suspended on Farrell
of New York, Cooney of Chicago,
Coughlin of Chicago, Murphy of De-
troit, Kline of Muncie, Indiana, and
Clark of Cincinnati,
...., Appeal is Taken.
Indianapolis, Dec 30. - Sentencing
of the thirty eight union labor men
found guilty of ,cOnspiring unlawfully
to transport explosives from one state
to another is expected to occupy all
day. Attorneys were permitted to
speak on behalf of each defendant
and each prisoner allowed to make
Ia statement. Judge Anderson ex-
poets to have something to say to
each man as he comes up for SEN
tence. Court met at 10 O'Clock this
morning. Preliminary motions for a
new trial and other plans to complete
the records are being made by Ches-
ter Krum, of st. Louis. for the de-
PENDANTS before sentences are pro-
nounced. Judge Anderson Is not ex.
pected to grant any motion postpon-
ing the infiiction of punishment. APP
peal Is to be taken in every instance
to the United States circuit court OF
appeals at Chicago and Judge Ander-
son asked to admit the men to bonds.
Everything failing to release the men
here pending an appeal, writ OF
supersedeas is to be asked of the cir
cult court of appeals in Chicago to Sc
cure for the convicted men their tenn
porary liberty. 1t Is reported that
arrangements have been made to run
a dynamite special from indianapolis
to Fort Leayenworth prison imme-
diately after all thirty-eight men have
been sentenced Attorney Krum
based his appeal on ninety assign
mems of error during the trials pro-
gress. That the jury went outside
the record in holding certain defend
ants guilty for acts preceding their
entry into the alleged conspiracy was
declared by Krum to be ample
grounds for appeal He said the YER
dict in this measure was not constitu-
sideration of the appeal cannot come
In Chicago before June. ,-ia
The Guilty Men.
Two OF the defendants, Daniel Buck
ley OF Rock Island, ILL.,, and Herman q.
Sieffert Of Milwaukee, were found not
guilty.
Each OF the Ss men convicted will
today be sentenced separately. The
maximum penalty is thirty-nine years
and six months in prison and a fine Of
$4,000. Under that maximum the
Judge can impose sentence according
to his opinion of the personal re-
sponsibility Of the men In the crimes
for which they were tried. Should he
believe any Of the defendants innocent
he can release them.
Those found guilty:
Frank NJ. Ryan. president OF the In
ternatioDal Association of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers.
John T. Butler, Buffalo. vice-presi.
dent.
Herbert 8. Hockin. former secre-