The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1913-01-04
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October l, trial begins exactly two
years after Los Angeles explosion, 81
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 accus
ed by district attorney with HAVING
been a spy within the ranks of the
dynamiters. and with having given in.
formation to the prosecution.
October Z, Edward Clark. Cincinnati
pleads guilty to having blown up a
bridge at Dayton, Ohio, and accuses
Hockln OF having furnished the dyna-
mite: 40 defendants remain for trial.
November ,9.-McManigal begins re.
lating his confession On the witness
stand; duplicates iron workers union
officials as having pointed out Jobs
Tor him to blow up; names Hockin as
starting him in the business.
November %, Hockin's bond in
creased, in default of which he is com.
mltted to Jail, after more testimony
that he was employed by detectives
While an official of the union: court
denounces Hockin as mot to be trust
ed by any one, day or night" Miss
Mary Field, a writer, denounced by
The district attorney as an anarchist"
Tor criticisms published in union mag
azine; Olaf A. Tveitmoe, San Francis
co, defendant, also denounced by dis
trict attorney for publishing "anarchis-
tic" criticism of the trial.
december z, government concluded
its case, after presenting $40 witnesses
whose testimony covers $4,000 pages;
four more defendants discharged by
the government, leaving Al for trial;
defense begins. Hockin resigns as
Secretary-reasurer of the iron work
ers' union.
Chief prosecutor, United States Dis
trict Attorney Charles w. Miller.
Chief counsel for the defense, Unit
ed States Senator John w. Kern and
William n. Harding.
Federal judge who conducted trial, |
Albere B. Anderson.
Labor union of which most of the |
lefendants were members, Internation-
Il Association of Bridge and Structur-
i Iron Workers.
Charges: Illegally transporting dy-
lamite and nitroglycerin on passen-
'er trains, or conspiracy to do the
ame.
The defendants are:
Frank NJ. Ryan, president of the In
irrational Association of Bridge and
tructural Iron Workers; John T. But
er. Buffalo, vice president; Herbert s.
[ockin. former secretary; Olaf A
vietmoe, San Francisco, secretary of
ne California Building Trades Coun.
ii; Eugene A. Clancy, San Francis.
D; Phillip A. Cooley, New Orleans;
lichael j. Young, Boston; Frank ].
iggins, Boston; ]. E. Munsey, Salt
axe City, Utah; Frank C. Webb, New
ork; Patrick F. Farswell, New York;
ohn H. Berry, st. Louis; Paul ]. Nor
n, st. Louis; Henry w. Legleitner,
enver; Charles N. Beum, Minneapo-
5; Herman G.. Seiffert, Milwaukee;
ichael ]. Cunnane, Philadelphia;
IN. E. Reddin, Milwaukee; Richard
. Houlihan, Chicago; James Cooney,
hicago; James H. Coughlin, Chicago;
lillian Shupe, Chicago; Edward
nythe, Peoria, ILL.,; Murray L. Hen
III, Springfield, ILL.,; Daniel Buckley,
avenport, Iowa; VIM. C. Bernhardt,
ncinnati; Wolford Bert Brown, Kan
S City, Mo-; VIM. ]. Mccain, Kansas
ty, Mo-; Frank K. Painter, Omaha;
ter j. Smith, Cleveland, o; George ,
lderson, Cleveland, o; Michael ].
annon, Scranton, Pa; Edward E. q
lillips, Syracuse, N. Y; Charles p
achmeister, Detroit; Frank ]. Muir. "
y, Detroit; Fred ]. Mooney, Duluth; d
nest G. w. Basey, Indianapolis; Il
ed Sherman, Indianapolis; Hiram o
Kline, Muncie, Ind, former organi. le
: for the United Brotherhood of a.
rpenters and Joiners. c,