Evening star., 1914-05-17
LABOR LEADERS
LIBERTY NEAR END
Convicted in "Dynamiting
Cases." They Must Enter
Prison in Three Weeks.
NINETEEN ARE ORDERED
TO GO TO LEAVENWORTH
Five Others Already Have Returned
to Prison-Only President Can
Save Men.

CHICAGO. May 16-Nineteen of the
twenty-four labor leaders sentenced in
the "dynamiting cases" who have
been free on bonds. have but
three weeks of liberty.
the United States circuit court of
appeals today ordered them to sur
render June to the warden of the fed
eral prison at Leavenworth, Kan. or be
taken to the penitentiary from Chicago
on that day The order will affect only
nineteen of the twenty -four men, five of
them having returned voluntarily to the
penitentiary after the United States cir
cult court of appeals denied them a new
trial. They are Murray L. Pennell
Springfield. H.; Frank c. Webb. New
York: Philip A. Coonley, New Orleans;
John T. Butler. Buffalo. and Edward
Smythe of Peoria.
Elijah Zoline of counsel for the defend
ants pleaded for time before the re-
manding order went into effect.
These men are scattered all over the
country he said 1T will be hardship
for them to be separated from their fam
lilies Immediately. They are all under
heavy bond and to enable them 10
straighten their affairs before they go to
the penitentiary is why l ask for time
Only a pardon from the President can
now save the convicted men from serV-
ing their sentences. which range from one
to six years.
Mr.. Zoline said he had presented the
President with petition carrying nearly
half million signatures.
Cases Under Amusement.
The court also took under advisement
cases of Olaf Tveitmoe of San Francisco,
Richard H. Houlihan OF Chicago ana
William Bernhardt of Cincinnati. These
three were granted new trials and argu-
ments were made today on the govern
ment's petition for a rehearing OF their
cases and the sustainment OF the lower
courts conviction.
Former United States District Attor-
ney Charles Miller of Indianapolis argued
the governments case before Judges sea
men. Baker and Mack. He was aues
toned closely by the judges relative 10
the part the three defendants are sald 70
have played in the original conspiracy
as they were granted new trlals oeeaos se
the court ruled there was no eVloence "
incriminate them in the general con-
Counsel for the defendants we're nope,
full that the order granting a ne" ulai
to Tveitmoe, Houlihan ana befnhafot
would remain in effect
Story of the Cases.
History of the dynamiting cases dates
back to August 10, 1905. when the Inter
national Association Of Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers declared
strike against the American Bridge
Company and bridges and buildings erect
ed by "open shop concerns were dyna-
mited. There were nearly 100 instances
of such violence until 1911. when the
Mcnamara brothers and Ortie McMan-
igal were arrested. In 1912. thirty-nine
men were found guilty in the federal
court at Indianapolis of conspiracy TO
transport explosives Illegally.
They were sentenced December 30,
1912 Six of the thirty-nine were given
their liberty on suspended sentences.
The others were checked IN at the
Leavenworth pententiary New Year
day, 1913. All except Herbert S. Hockin
OF Detroit appealed and were granted
writ of supersedeas January ,, 1913. and
ordered released on bonds OF sloOOo for
each year of sentence imposed
In 1919 two were paroled, and all save
six of the remaining thirty were released
as they furnished bonds. January =
last the United States circuit court of
thirty and denied new trial to twenty
four. March . the Supreme Court Of
the United States refused to review the
conviction Of the twenty -four and the
last hope Of being saved from the peni-
tentiary by the law was shattered.
Leaders ordered to Prison.
Those ordered to prison are: Frank NJ
Ryan, Chicago, seven years; Eugene A.
Clancy. San Francisco. six years; Mi
chael j. Young. Boston six years; John
II. Barry, st. Louis. four years: Charles
\. Beum Minneapolis. three years: Hen
ry w. Legleitner. Denver, three years;
George Anderson. Cleveland, three years:
Frank ]. Higgins, Boston, three wears:
Frank X. Painter. Omaha, three years.
Fred j. Mooney Duluth, one year: Will
liam Shupe, one year: Ernest G. w
Basey. Indianapolis. three years; ]. L.
Munsey, Salt Lake City six years; Peter
]. Smith, Cleveland, four years; Paul j.
Morrin, st. Louis, three years; William
E. Reddin. Milwaukee. three wears:
Michael J. Harmon, Scranton Pa, three
years: w. Bert Brown. Kansas City,
three years: Michael J. Cunane, Philadel-
phia, three years.
William J. Mccain. James E Ray
and Fred Sherman We're granted new
trials and the cases against Olaf A.
Tvsitmoe. Richard II. Houlihan and Will
liam c. BerQhardt are still pendipp