Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1913-01-02
CONVICTION OF 38
DYNAMITE PLOT TERS
THREE MONTHS TRIAL.
AND INTRODUCTION OF MUCH
EVIDENCE.

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EVIDENCE.
Indianapolis, Dec. 28.-The thir-
ty-eight labor union officials who
were found guilty of completely in
the Mcnamara dynamite plots
which included wrecking Of the Los,
Angeles Times building, were ac-
cused of using union funds to de-
stroy property Of contractors who re-
fused to recognize the union. Two,
defendants found mot guilty" were!
Seiffert and Buckley.
Among those found guilty were:c
Frank NJ. Ryan, president Of the In
ternational Association Of Bridge.
and Structural Iron Workers; John
T. Butler of Buffalo, vice president: ::
Herbert S. Hockin, former secretary.
and formerly of Detroit; Olaf A..
Tvietmoe of San Francisco, secre-
tary of the California Building.
Trades Council.
government Sustained.
The conviction of Olaf A. Tveit-
moe and Eugene A. Clancy of San
Francisco and J. E. Munsey of Salt
Lake City, sustained the govern
ment's charges that they aided in
plotting the Los Angeles explosion,
in which 21 persons were killed, and
assisted in the escape of James B..
Mcnamara in his flight from the
scene of the crime. BY its verdict
the jury also sustained the charges
that the Mcnamara brothers, now in
prison in California, were aided in
nationwide dynamite plot by almost
all the executive officials of the Iron
Warkers' union and that they know
ingly carried on a conspiracy for
years by causing explosives to be
transported on passenger trains. AS
the head of a union of $4,000 mem
Abers. President Ryan once sat in the
councils OF the American Federation
OF Labor,
John, l. Butler, vice president or
the iron workers. also was convicted
being branded by the court as
"perjurer. after he had denied the
McNamaras were drawing $1,000 a
monthNto pay for dynamitings
Possible Punishment.
The possible punishment varies
from any minimum to 1914 years, at
the discretion Of the court. Each
prisoner, as found guilty, stands;
convicted of having in one instance
joined a conspiracy to commit an Of
fense. against the government, this
being punishable by two years inn
prisonment orr 81 1O,000 fine, or both
Each prisoner was found guilty of
25 charges of illegal transportation
of explosives, each offense is punish
able by imprisonment for 1S months
or $4,000, or both.
Sixteen minutes was all the time
required by the court to receive the
Jury, to read the verdict, "38 gull
ty, two not guilty" and to dismiss
the jurors.
The verdict brought an end to the
historic three months dynamite con-
spiracy" trial 1t meant that the
governments charges about the dy-
Mantle plots extending over six years
have been sustained.
It meant also that 80 wives, many
of whom have children, who sat !,
through the long ordeal. were at last !
to be separated from their husbands.
no Sentence Them Monday.
Punishments are to be imposed /
upon 3S men by Federal Judge An
.derson, Monday ut 10 a. m.
The prisoners who receive more 4
than one year imprisonment will be !.
taken to Leayenworth. Kan. They
will be taken onea special train. the
route Of which is not to be naadeS
public.
Cases win BE Appealed.
s Senator Kern, one Of counsel for
defendants, said the cases would be
appealed to- the United States court
OF appeals. 81, ,5
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DYNAMITE CONsPIRATORs
FOUND GUILTY..
# indianapolis, Dec. 2s: Special.
With the exception of Daniel
Buckley Of Davenport, Ia. and Hsr-
man Seifert Of Milwaukee. an the
defendants In the dynamite conspir-
acy trial were found guilty q con-
spiracy and unlawfully transmitting