Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1913-01-08
'DYNAM|T.E| !: IN !. JAIL
ITHIRTY-THREE PRISONERS ARE
PLACED IN UNITED STATES
$5 ss5f5 PENITENTIARY. e *;
KNOWN B NUMBER in FUTURE
Men Are Stripped Of Their Belongings
and Given convicts' Garb--Hockin
Most Bitterly Despised Man
;%5$ In the Entire Crowd.

LeaVenworth, Kan, Jan. 3-For the
last time in many months to come LOT
some and several years for others the
S:83 dynamiters, who arrived In the
penitenttary here Wednesday, heard
their names called as they stepped
from the train. Henceforth they VIII
4 be known by the numbers only.
The SO prisoners, "A guards and five
newspaper men in the dynamite spe-
cial' rode into the sallyport Of the
prison at $40 o'clock Wednesday
morning Just 20 hours after leaving
Indianapolis, Ind. The prisoners were
lined up in twos and their names
called alphab etically. Anderson and
Barry led the line ofs march with
Mike Young bringing up the rear.
They passed through the second steel steel
barred gate into the big prison yard
and train and deputies were left be-
1 hind. The newspaper men accom-
panied the prisoners. $35
The march ended at the office OF
Deputy Warden y Mackey, where the
prisoners were dressed In =. such in n
formation as the prison authorities de-
sired being given and the clothing OF
the prisoners searched. Each one
gave up some little trinket, watches,
pocket books, etc. which were placed
IN an envelope to be returned to them
upon their completion Of sentence.
Charles Beum, former member OF
/ the Iron Work ers' executive board,
broke down and Swept like child
when a picture Of his wife and chill
4 dren was taken from him. Frank w.
Ryan, president Of the Iron Workers,
had q rosary, a prayer book and 50
cents. tx Nipper" Anderson was the
$plutocrat OF the bunch, giving up SOL.
Several OF them didn't have cent.
From the deputy warden's office the
men were taken to the Office OF the
record clerk, where additional infor-
nation was given and s. the finger
print records taken. They will be
taken back to this Office for their
3Bertflion measurements.
I I'd The prisoners we're taken to the
bath house, where they were required
I! fo battle and give up their citizens
I clothing, convict garb bring being ex'
changed for such. Some of them went
to the barber shop and had their mus
\ taches shaved off, among them being
Ryan, Tveitmoe and Butler. s
AT the noon hour the 33 marched
& into the big prison dining hall for their
flrst meal inside the penal institution
!. and were seated before the other con-
5victs were marched In. It was q sad
y procession and some Of them held
their heads low both on the march and
3 1T the table and several did not eat.
The first meal consisted Of vegetable
4 soup, boiled beef, parsnips brown
& gravy, bread and water.
Herbert s. Hockin was the most bit
terly despised man In the bunch and
/. all Of the other men had it lin" for
him. On the way from Indianapolis
I the men dubbed the train the, Hook
I'M special and each man feared he
was to be assigned to a cell. these be-
ing for two prisoners with him. But
X the officials OF the prison, seeming
possible trouble, placed Hockin IN
cell by himself. The men were all
given numbers
President Ryan was given the nrst
h NUMBER, that being 1920 and the last
one to be numbered was Charles
SWachtmeister, Detroit, this being 8452.