The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-01-03
GUILTY DYNAM|TERS
ARE SENT TO JAIL
Ryan Given Seven Years, Clancy
and Tveitmoe, Six.
SENTENCE SUSPENDED ON SIX
judge Anderson Gives President of
Union Longest Term-Ail Are
Taken to Fort LeavenWorth
Prison or Special Train.

indianapolis, Dec. 31.-Sentences
/ aggregating 113 years were imposed
| by Judge A. B. Anderson in federal
| court upon thirty-eight labor leaders
| found guilty Saturday in the national
| dynamite conspiracy. The heaviest
sentence was seven years, pronounced
upon Frank NJ. 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 a special train
to leave by secret route for the fed
eral prison. To prevent possible dem
onstrations on the way to Leaven-
departure were announced.
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.
In considering the cases of the men
on whom judgment was withheld
Judge Anderson said that he would
rather make a mistake and suspend
judgment than to make mistake in
infiicting undeserved punishment. He
said he was inclined to show lenfency
wherever he could.
The prisoners We're brought into
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 filed 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.
When a seven-year sentence was
passed upon Ryan there was wave
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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 collepse.
Edward Phillips, father of a golden
haired daughter of five years, stag
gered as he was led from the court
room. He was the most visibly af-
fected of all when he was sentenced
for one year.
Herbert S. Hockin, the double
crosser," and called the ''Iago" of the
conspiracy, was much pleased over
the six-year sentence he drew, for it
is believed he confidently expected
the heaviest sentence of all, and be
smiled for the first time in many
weeks as he was led from the court
room.
William Shupe's eyes were filed
with tears as he was led away. He
leaves wife and five children in Chi
cago who must share his punishment
with him. He was sentenced for one
year and one day.
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:
| IF all the judges were like that
man, we would have a better coun-
| try"
| Hiram Kline, OF Muncie, Ind, whose
| sentence was also suspended cried
| like a 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
err counsel, was forced to leave the
| courtroom.