Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1913-01-03
THIRTY-EleHT DYNAMITERs
CONVICTED.

Indianapolis, Dec. 2S.-Thirty.
eight labor union officials today were
found guilty of completely in the Nc
Namara dynamite plots, including the
Wrecking Of the Los Angeles Times
building. Frank M. Ryan, president
OF the Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers is among those convicted
He, with the others, is accused of u.s.
ing the unions funds to destroy prop
'erty of contractors who refused to
recognize the union. Only two defend
ants were found not guilty. They
were Herman G. Seiffert of Milwau-
kee, and Daniel Buckley of Davenport
Iowa. All those adjudged guilty were
found guilty on all the counts as
charged in indictments.
The jury was discharged and court
adjourned until Monday at which time
sentences will be imposed. After
Judge Anderson had cleared the
court room of spectators and the fam.
lies Of the defendants, the thirty
eight prisoners were taken to the
Marion county jail Seiffert and
Buckley were Immediately discharg-
ed from custody.
The. conviction of Evietmoe. and
Clancy and Munsey of Salt Lake City
sustained the governments charges
that they aided in plotting the Los
angeles explosion. By the verdict
the Jury also sustained the charges
that the Mcnamara brothers were
aided in nationwide dynamite plots
by almost all the executive officials
OF the Iron Workers Union. The DOS
sible punishments vary from any
minimum to maximum Of thirty-nine
and one-half years. Each prisoner
stands found guilty of having joined
aconspiracy to commit offense against
the United States, this being punish
able by two years Imprisonment or a
ten thousand dollar fine or both. Each
prisoner was found guilty on twenty
live charges of illegal interstate trans
portation of explosives. After SEN
tence the prisoners will probably be
: taken to Fort Leavenworth prison by
special train.
Senator Kern of counsel for the de-
fehdants SGen tof1' O. Tie eerdicts
said, Preparations for an appeal
were made in advance and will be
made to the United States Circuit
Court of Appeals in the irregular way"
Almost tragic scene in the court
room followed the announcement of
the verdicts as the prisoners were or
dered one by one to step before the
court, wives and other relatives in
various parts of the room became hys-
terical and some tainted. Mrs. Frank
]. Higgins, leaning over the rail to
embrace her husband collapsed and
fell in a heap. Mrs. John Barry of
ST. Louis on the other hand threw her
arms around her husband with smile
saying, BE of good cheer John. You
cannot expect severe punishment"
Judge Anderson thanked the jury
saying, "If any of you ever appear in
my court for jury duty again all you
have to do is say you served on this
Jury and l will excuse YOU"
The jury foreman was Frank Dare
4 retired farmer. All the others were
farmers and country merchants. At
tOrney Harding, for the defense, said
the verdict was a great surprise and
his only hope was to obtain light
sentence. He said the government
was excellently prepared to carry on
the prosecution.
Charles W. Miller, federal district
attorney who prosecuted the dynamite
cases said after the verdict: This
conviction is not a blow to union Ia
Dor but is of distinct service to labor
in that it rids labor Of the stigma of
such men within its organization"
Indianapolis, Dec. SO.-Secrecy sur
rounds the preparations that are be-
ing made tonight for the removal to
the federal prison at Ft. Leavenworth
Of the thirty-three union labor lead
ers sentenced here today as dynamite
coRspiratOrs. 1t is rumored that the
dynamite speciaP' will depart tomor-