Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-01-03
union men GUILTY
RESULT OF THE LONG TRIAL OF
ALLEGED DYNAMlTERs AT
INDIANAPOLIS.
ONLY.TWO OUT 40 WERE NOT GUILTY
Wives of Prisoners Weep and Shrek
When Long Trial Comes to An
Embellishments Will Be
Sentenced Monday.


men tried for illegal transportation of
dynamite were declared guilty by the
jury, after having been out 40 hours
and 20 minutes.
Buckley and Seifert were found not
guilty.
The defendants entered the court
room and awaited developments with
suppressed excitement.
Extra bailiffs were stationed at the
elevator entrances and on the first
floor. All attempting to pass were
closely questioned. The courtroom
doors were locked.
The trial resulted from allegations
that dynamite had been transported
from one state to another Much of
the evidence centered about the Los
Angeles Times explosion and other
dynamitings that had occurred through
out the country.
The defendants were declared guilty
on So counts, and the verdict was gen.
eral. Defendant Wachmeister wept
The judge thanked and dismissed the
Schmidt to take charge of the defend
ants. Defendant Painters wife tainted
and was carried out. When the jury
entered the defendants assembled in a
double line. 1t required a minute to
read the verdict.
Defense Attorney Harding attempted
to address the court, but was not al
lowed to do so. After the courtroom
was cleared of spectators, the defend
ants filed out singly between fifty
deputies to the Marion county jail. 1t
is expected the convicted men will get
a chance to appeal on resumption of
court this week, when they will be
sentenced.
The jurors FASTENED from the court
room. Seiffert and Buckley wanted to
hank them, but had no opportunity.
Iome of the wives of the defendants
Eept and shrieked Historically. A
minute after the verdict, Defendants
Butler, Smythe and Smith laughed
loudly over joke by one of their num-
ber
Attorney Miller declared later: "The
conviction os not blow at union la
Dor, but rids labor of the stigma of the
presence of such men,"
The verdict did not mention Nc
Manigal, the McNamaras, or Clark.
But it is expected Clark and McMan-
igal will soon be sentenced. Schmidt
led the march to jail.
It is believed Judge Anderson will
fine some. and give others minor SEN
fences. The conviction of Murphy,
Cooney. Mccain. Painter and Ray was
a surprise.
Judge Anderson denied request of
the defense to call jury poll, declar-
ing he did so privately.
Tveitmoe was nervous during read
ing of the verdict The indictments
were returned February G, Burns gath
ering evidence for the arrangements.
Chronology Of Dynamite Trials.
October 1, Government author
tiles, exactly one year after the Los
Angeles Times explosion, for the first
time consider possibility Of federal
prosecution for illegal transportation OF
explosives.
February 6. 1912-Federal grand jury
returns indictments against 81 labr
union officials.
February 14-Most of the defend
ants, scattered over the country. ar
rested within a few hours by a tele
graphic signal.
October Trial begins exactly two
years after Los Angeles explosion, sc
defendants present; three discharged
by government; Ortie e. McManiga
pleads guilty, leaving 46 for trial.
October 3-Jury secured. composed
mostly of farmers; government opens
its case.
October 5-Herbert S. Hockin &C
. cused by district attorney with having
been a spy within the ranks of the
dynamiters and with having given in
formation to the prosecution.
October Edward Clark of Cincin
natl pleads guilty to having blown VI
a bridge at Dayton, Ohio, and accuses
Hockin of having furnished the dyna
mite; 45 defendants remain for trial.
November 9-McManigal begins re
lating his confession on the witness
stand; duplicates ironworkers' unioI
officials as having pointed out the job:
for him to blow up; names Hockin a.
starting him in the business.
November 23-Hockin's bond in
creased. in default of which he is com
mitted to Jail, after more testimon tina
he was employed by detectives while
an official of the union; court de
nounces Hockin as mot to be trusted
by any one, day or night; Miss Mar!
Field, a writer, denounced by the dis
trict attorney as an anarchist" fo
criticisms published in union maya
zine; Olaf A. Tveitmoe of San Fran
cisco. a defendant, also denounced b!
district attorney for publishing "an
archistic" criticisms of the trial.
December 2-Government concludes
. fits case, after presenting $40 witnesses
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