Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-18
STARTLING STORY OF NATIONWIDE DYNAM|T|NG
PLOT TOLD At GREAT TRIAL OF union OFFICIALS

t@ndar's toward the ,aW is illus; rated
~ an incident hat took pace with
III" defendant HnrkM The unContra-
dicted evidence shows that the defend
AIT HOCkin al che tire during the life
II The conspiracy sought 10 purchase
nltTO@!! GERM from d certain witness OF
he government. This witness asked
him how h" proposed to tanc It away.
HOCkln sad in suit cases on the train.
Ihe witness asked him if he knew
what the Jaw was, and It's penalty,
Whorerpon iIol Kin replied Damn the
law. The letters Of many Of these
defendants and certain Of the proceed
,ngs OF tho conventions Of the interra-
,iOnal association brought the same
Cisrecard for Jaw.
The evidence disCloses an appalling
list OF crimes in addition to those
charged in the indictments. These
crimes We're all committed in the name
Of organized labor. | will not believe
that organized labor approves such
practices. Any organization that ap-
proves and adopts the methods o.
these defendants is an outlaw and
will meet the fate which outlaws have
met since civilized society began,
The evidence shows that in the early
Tart of the struggle one court issued
an injunction against violence. 1t is
the enc bright spot in the dark history
Of this conspiracy. In recent years we
have heard much denunciation of gov
eminent by Injunction; but a consid-
GRAFTON of the evidence in this case
will convince any impartial person that
government by injunction is infinitely
to be preferred 10 government by dy-
Mantle.
The evidence unqueStiOnably estab-
fishes that the officers and persons oc-
cupying positions as members of the
executive board of the international
association, from the time OF the &C
tion of the board in directing the omis-
sion from the monthly publication OF
The detailed expenses as stated, up to
the time of the arrest of the McNa-
maras and McManigal, each knew of
and aided the purchase and unlawful
transportation of dynamite and nitro
glycerin as above stated. The only
question has been how far the conspir-
acy extended, and whether or not all
of the defendants on trial were parties
thereto.
All Defendants in Conspiracy.
The evidence clearly established
that each Of the defendants found
guilty by the verdict of the jury was
a member of this conspiracy and in
some measure aided and abetted in the
unlawful transportation as charged in
the indictment. Upon this proposition,
there can be no reasonable question.
The only difficulty is that now devolv-
ing upon the court to determine, as
near as may be possible, the degree
of guilt of the leaders in this business,
the relative degree of guilt of the other
defendants, and to apportion the pun
ishmei1t accordingly.
In fixing the punishment to be met
ed out to the leaders in these crimes,
the court must not forget that they can
only be punished here for the offenses
they have been guilty of committing
against the United States. The appall-
ing crimes growing out of this conspir-
acy were allowed to be shown in evil
dence only because they tended to
show the community of purpose, the
concert of mind and action, which is
an essential ingredient of the crimes
charged, and the effect of such evil
dence carefully was limited to this in
the courts instructions to the jury.
The court must not now give it any
other effect.
The evidence shows some of these
defendants to be guilty of murder, but
they are not charged here with that
crime; this court can not punish them
tor it, nor should it be influenced by
such consideration in fixing the meas
ure of punishment for the crimes
charged.
Punishment Must Be Tempered.
The certainty of punishment, not it's
severity, is the important considera-
ton in the administration of criminal
Justice. Such punishment should be
meted out as shall warn others that
even if they desire to accomplish law
rul ends, they must not violate the law
in the attempt to realize them. Keep
ing these considerations in view, the
court must repress that Indignation
which every law-abiding citizen natur-
ally feels at the crimes which the evil
1ence in this case discloses, in add
ION to those for which the defendants
have been found guilty, and, as near
IS may be possible, cOnfine the pun
shment within it's proper scope.
Those convicted and their sentences
are:
Frank NJ. Ryan, Indianapolis, presi
lent International Association of
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers,
years.
Herbert S. HOckin, Detroit, and In
formerly seCretary-treasul
,r Iron Workers Union, 6 years.