The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1913-01-02
50 DYNAM|7ERS
ARE FOUND GUILTY
JURY DECIDES THAT ALL Elk.
cEPT TWO OF 40 DEFENDANTS
MUST SERVE SENTENCE.
GOVERNMENT SUSTAINED
Verdict Upholds U. S. In Charging
Nationwide Plot-Seiffert
and Buckley Dis
charged.

charged.
Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 30.-Thirty-
eight of the 40 defendants in the dyna-
hitting conspiracy trial have been
found guilty.
The two freed by the jury. which re-
turned a verdict after being out many
hours, are Herman Seifert of Milwau-
kee and Fred Buckley of Buffalo. The
men found guilty include Frank Ryan,
president of the Iron Workers union,
and many other high officials of that
organization.
Dramatic Scene In Court.
The scene just before the appointed
time for the courts converting was in
tense1y dramatic. Easily the most
picturesque defendant, both because
Of his prominence as a labor leader
on the Pacific coast and because of
his studious habits, Olaf A. Tveitmoe,
San Francisco, sat in the very middle
of the courtroom, his hat in one hand
and his cane in the other.
Tveitmoe had been known as the
literary parsonage of the trial be.
cause of his persistent readings of
poetry during the testimony about
dynamite plots. Ryan, the head of a
union of 10000 members, sat in the
last row of the defendants seats, hav.
ing changed his position from a point
near a table once occupied by Sen.
ator ]. ". Kern, his counsel. In front
of him was located j. E. Munsey, Salt
Lake City, accused by the government
of having assisted in the escape of
James B. Mcnamara while the latter
was fleeing from the scene of the Los
Angeles explosion.
Confronting all those in court, high
above the judges desk and illuminat.
ed by the soft glow of electric lights,
hung a huge allegorical painting, rep.
resenting Justice" which the de.
PENDANTS had looked upon as week
after week they heard stories of vic.
lence, assaults, riots and dynamiting
related from the witness stand.
List of Guilty.
The following were found guilty:
Charles N. Beum, Minneapolis.
t%ernational Association of Bridge an
Structural Iron Workers.
John T.. Butler, Buffalo. vice presi-
dent.
Herbert S. Hockin. former secretary
and formerly Of DETROIT.
rotary Of the California Building Trades
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Michael j. Young, Boston.
Frank ]. Higgins. Boston.
+ = E;ra e; M y n Nsb Salt Sa Lake SSH City.
P Pat t i. FARE Farpeli He New fo York.
John E. Barry, st. Louis.
Paul j. Morrin, st. Louis.
Paul w. Legleitner. Denver.
William p. Reddin, Milwaukee.
Michael J: Gunnan, Philadelphia.
James Cooney, Chicago.
James H. Coughlin. Chicago.
Edward sm Eaa Peeeriai H. Iaa III
James E. Ray, Peoria, II.
MILFORD Bert Brown, Kansas City.
William J.. Mccain, Kansas City. Mo.
frank X. Painter. Omaha;
Peter j.. Smith, Cleveland.
George Anderson, Cleveland.
Edward F.: Phillips. Syracuse. y; 7.
Ghar1ss J. " MurpRyi pet1 Ditro Mich Mich
Ernest G. w. Basey, Indianapolis.
Fred Sherman, Indianapolis.
Hiram R. Kline, Muncie. Ind. for.
mer organizer for the United Brother.
hood of Carpenters and Joiners.
Sentences Set for Monday.
The jury was discharged and court
adjourned until today when sentences
will be imposed.
Possible punishments vary from any
minimum to a maximum of t%hirty-nlne
and one-half years, in the direction
of the court.
Each prisoner found guilty stands
convicted of having in one instance
joined a conspiracy to commit an Of
tense against the United State gov
eminent, this being punishable by two
years Imprisonment or a fine of $40,
900, or both.
Each prisoner also is found guilty
of twenty-five charges of illegal trans
portation of explosives on interstate
passenger trains, each offense being
punishable by an Imprisonment o,
eighteen months or a fine of $4,000
or both.
While the possible punishments are
thirty-nine and one-half years, thu
court intimated in the course of thu
trial he would impose sentence In &C
cordance with the degree II guilt.
Stand BY Beum.
Minneapolis, Dec. 30.-Labor lead
ers in Minneapolis stand by Charlie.
Beum, Notwithstanding his conviction
by a federal jury in the dynamite case
at Indianapolis. They declare that hi.
position as secretary and business
manager for the Building Trades coun
Gil will be kept open for him.
Revision Warning Issued.
Washington, Dec. 30.-"Prepare fol