Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1913-01-02
CONSP|RATORS ARE
DECLARED GUILTY
THlRTY-EIGHT OF FORTY MEN
ACCUSED OF DYNAMITE OUT
RACES CONVICTED.
Men Convicted Of Carrying on Reign
Of Terror Declared to be Unparal-
eled in History OF Country
Face Terms in Prison.

indianapolis. Ind-The jury IN the
dynamite conspiracy case on Friday
brought in a verdict against thirty.
eight OF the defendants. all OF whom
were charged with promoting explo.
sions on non-union work Throughout,
The land. OF aiding in the destruction
which brought loss OF life at Los
Angeles. Cal. and OF carrying on a
reign OF terror declared TO be I'M
paralleled in the history OF the coun.
.ry
Almost the entire executive san Of
he International Association otBridse
and Structural lronworkers was con.
gic'ed Only two officials OF that
inion now remain out OF jail. At the
head OF the list OF those convicted
stands Frank NJ. Ryan. the president.
1t was in this union. with 1900
members. that John J. Mcnamara was
secretary-treasurer while he conducted
the dynamitings out OF which the pres
ent convictions grew.
Saturdays convictions. coming on o
scale Unprecedented in federal court
were an aftermath OF the killing OF p
persons Ia the blowing up OF the Los
Angeles Times building on October /
1910. Mcnamara and his brother
James b. the Times dynamlter. are
convicts in California
The thirty eight labor union officials
convicted OF conspiracy and OF promOt.
ng the Mcnamara dynamite plots
throughout the country will face the
prospect OF receiving prison terms
-anging from any minimum TO n pos
sible maximum OF thirty.nine and one
lalt years each
Senator Kern OF counsel for the dc
PENDANTS. when told OF the yerdlc.s at
indianapolis. declared the cases would
be appealed
J. Z. Munsey OF Sal Lake. was one
u the men convicted. Munsey was
he business agent OF the local union
u the Structural Iron Workers. The
chief charge against him was that he
1arbored J. b. Mcnamara at the time
the latter was on his way 20 Califor.
MIA in connection with projected dyna.
hitting plots
In addition to Ryan. the men con.
sicted are. J r Butler. Buffalo. vice
president OF the International Associa.
ton OF Bridge and Structural Work.
ers; II S. Hockin. former secre,ar,
and formerly OF Detroit: Olaf A Tvet.
moe. San Francisco. secretary OF the
california Building Trades council.
Eugene A. Clancy san Francisco:
Philip A. Cooley. New Orleans; Mich
ael J. Young. Boston. Frank X. His
gins. Boston, J. +. Munsey. Salt Lake:
Frank G. Webb. New York: Patrick
+. Farrell. New York: John II. Harry
81 Louis; Paul j. Morrin. 81. Louis.
Henry w Beam. Minneapolis: William
r. Reddin, Milwaukee: Michatel ]
Cunnane. Philadelphia: Richard n
Houlihan. Chicago James A. coonev
chicago: James 4. Coughlln. Chicago.
william Shupe. Chicago: Edward I
amythe' Peoria. H.: James r. RAJ /
cora, ILL.,: Murray L. Pannell. Spring |
heiu' III William c. Bernhardt. Gin /
innati; Wllford Bert Brown. Kansas |
cry. Mo; Frank K Painter. Omaha: I
Peter j. Smith. Cleveland: George An |
nerson. Cleveland: Michael J Han /
non scranton, Pa; Edward T.. philllps /
syracuse; Charles Wachtmeslter. DE.
'roit; Frank J Murphy. Detroit: Fred /
j. Mooney. Duluth; Ernest G w /
'asey, indianapolis; Fred Sherman
Fred X. Kline. Muncie /
ma. former organizer for the United
brotherhood Of Carpenters and Join