Milford chronicle., 1913-01-03

One Prisoner Given Seven Years
Eisht ce, Six Years Eacn, 1wo -Four
Years, Twelve Three years, -Four
TWO Years and six One Year and
Cne Cay
The thirty ght labor union leaders
convicted in me federal court on Sat
urday OF conspiracy in connection with
the interstate transportation Of dyna-
mite, were called up for sentence in
indianapolis, Ind.
Cue prisoner received seven years.
eig. six years each, TWO four years
eacA, twelve three years each, four
TWO years each, SIX one year and one
day each. Five prisoners were given
their libery through suspended sen
ten,es. One, though he pleaded guilty,
was given a suspended sentence, max
ing total OF thirty-nine prisoners
disposed of.
Frank n. Ryan, head Of the Iron
workers union, was given the heaviest
sentence, prison term OF seven
years. Others were given terms rang
ing from one to six years.
Olaf Tveitmoe, of San Francisco, !
convicted on charges OF aiding in plot
ting the destruction of the Los An
geles Times building, and Eugene A. |
Clancy, also Of San Francisco. were
given six years each, as was also Her
bert S. Hockin, once secretary of the
International union.
Terms of Imprisonment were i'm
posed as follows:
Seven years-Frank NJ Ryan, presi
dent Of the lronworkers union.
Six years-John T. Butler, Buffalo.
vice president; Herbert S. Hockin,
former secretary and formerly of De
troit; Olaf A. Tyietmoe, san Francis
co, secretary of the California Build
ing Trades Council; Eugene A. Can
cy, San Francisco; Philip A. Cooley
New Orleans; Michael j. Young. B0s
ton; J. E. Munsey, Salt Lake City
Utah; Frank c. Webb, New York
Four years - John II. Barry, ST.
Louis; Peter j. Smith, Cleveland.
Three years Paul j. MOrrin. 81
Louis; Henry w Legletner. Denver:
Charles n. Baum, Minneapolis, MINI
Michael J. Cannane, Philadelphia: Ell
ward Smythe, Peoria, H.; Murray l..
'ennell, of springfeld, ILL.,, WiHor;
Bert Brown. Of Kansas City. Mo:
ieOrge Anderson, of CleseIa O..
Michael J. Hannon, Scranton. Pa:
ernest G. w. Basey, indianapolis VIII
lam }. Mccain, Kansas City, WilHan
g. Reddin. Milwaukee
Two years Fred sherman, Indier
polls; Richard P Houlhan, Chicago.
frank J. Higgins, Boston, Frank X
'ain' er, Omaha.
One year and one day-Edward Z
Phillips, New York: Charles WacAt
leister, Detroit; Fred } Mooney. Gu
nth; James Z Ray Peoria, H.; Wi
am C. Bernhard, Cincinnati; vii
am Shupe, Chicago.
Sen ences on the following we're .us
ended Patrick F. Farrell, New York;
4mes Coouey, Chicago James CougA
n, Chicago Hiram R. Kline, Muucie.
nd. Frank Murphy. Detroit
On motion of the government, Ell :
ard Clark. C,n,innai, confessed dy
amiier. who tes iled for the eoverH ;
ent, was given a suspended sentence. :
One Of the six men who were gi e :,
leir liberty by suspended sentene es.
lark, confessed to blowing up
ridge with the help OF Hockin. He
ppeared as a witness for the govern.
ent. Ortie E. McManigal, another b
1ntessed dynamiter, was not sentenc- 5
! at this time. h
A remarkable scene in the struggle Il
y the wives Of the prisoners to reach
Ieir husbands attended the sentences. b
was ordered thar all the spectator, "
2 cleared from the room and tie II
'isoners be allowed to talk with the
embers OF their families. fl
The sentences OF one year and one n
~ were imposed so that these men n
light be confined in a federal prison Il
risoners with terms OF less than one G.
sar are kept in the county jails.
Federal Judge Albert B. Anderson
Id many Of the prisoners whom, he
i'd. he considered less guilty than Vi
e rest. brough; before him TO make Ia
atements. Thus Tor an hour and in
If the judge in a conversational way
ked them whether they believed in
'namiting as a method of promoting
strike. All OF them professed inno-
nee.
All the prisoners who received W
,son someone's y,era tal.aD =, tbo ia
teral prison al Leavenworth Kan. O.
Murder Mystery Is Cleared .