Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-01-02

ers Must Serve From one to seven
Years.
Indianapolis, Dec. 31-Sentences
aggregat1ng 113 years were imposed
court upon thirty eight labor leaders
found guilty Saturday in the national
dynamite conspiracy. The heaviest
sentence was seven years, pronounced
upon Frank M. Ryan, president of the
International Association of Bridge
and Structural Ironworkers. Judge
Anderson suspended sentence on six
Of the convicted dynamiters.
Eight Of the convicted men got SEN
fences Of six years, two of the men
got four-year terms; twelve drew
three-year sentences, four men got
two years and six got one year and a
day.
All the prisoners who received pris.
on terms were taken to Leavenworth,
Kan.
United States Marshal Edward
Schmidt arranged for special train
to leave by secret route for the fed
eral prison. To prevent possible dem
onstrations on the way to Leaven.
worth no details as to the time of
departure were announced.
Six Are Given Freedom.
Edward Clark, who pleaded guilty
and turned states evidence, received
a suspended sentence
Judge Anderson also suspended
sentence of Frank J. Murphy of De.
troit, James Cooney of Chicago.
James A. Coughlin of Chicago, P. F.
Farrell of New York and Hiram
Cline of Muncie, Ind, former organic
er of the Brotherhood Of Carpenters
and Joiners.
Judge Comments on Action.
In considering the cases of the men
on whom Judgment was withheld
Judge Anderson said that he would
rather make mistake and suspend
judgment than to make a mistake in
inflicting undeserved punishment. He
said he was inclined to show leniency
wherever he could.
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the federal courtroom under heavy
guard and the situation was one of
intense gravity while the convicted
men waited for Judge Anderson to
begin imposition of sentence.
The courtroom was filled with spec
tators who followed with breathless
interest every incident.
The defendants looked worried and
the feeling that sentence would be
pronounced together with fines gave
way at the last moment. -g
When seven-year sentence was
passed upon Ryan there was a wave
Of surprise, throughout the room.
Among the families Of the defendants
in the courtroom there was much evil
dence OF grief and it was feared that
some Of the women would Scollepse.
10 Hockins Pleased by Sentence.
., Edward Phillips, father Of q golden.
haired daughter Of i've. years, stag.
gered as. he was led from the court
room. He was the most visibly at.
ffected of all when he was sentenced
for one year. .4g44gl. III, Etgy Asa1t t..
O Herbert S.. Hochn, the double
crosser,""t and called the "'Iago" of the
conspiracy. was much pleased over
the six-year sentence he drew, for 1t
Is believed he confidently expected
the heaviest sentence of all, and he
smiled for the first time in many
weeks as he was led from the court.
room. s, .sa5,t ,sfas,e.. p. ,s...r =.
William Shupe's eyes were filled
with tears as he was led away. He
leaves wife and I'VE children in Chi.
cago who must share his punishment
with him. He was sentenced for one
year and one day. ..
3. Murphy Thanks Judge.
Frank J. Murphy, whose sentence
was suspended, walked straight to
Judge Anderson and, extending his
hand, expressed his great apprecia
ton. Outside the court Murphy re.
marked:
eff all the judges were like that
man, we would have better coun.
try" th ..,ts II , I...
Hiram Kline, Of Muncie, Ind, whose
sentence was also suspended, cried
like baby as he clasped Judge An.
derson's hand in appreciation His
attorney, Walter Ball Of Muncie, also
wept, and Joseph G. LETTER, his 9th
er counsel, was forced to leave the
courtroom. He said, though he had
been on the bench for many years, he
could not stand the scene Of such
mingled sorrow and happiness. "
The New Year.
Each New Year is a leaf Of our love'l
rose; rsas 5#ags sa
It falls, but quick another rose-leai