Milford chronicle., 1914-01-09
"a LOSE APPEALS
INDYNAMITE CASE
U. S. Circuit Court Grants
New Trials TO Six
TO GO TO SUPREME COURT
Decision Declares Iron Workers Are
Guilty of Dynamite outrages and
Sentences Are Upheld.

Sentences Are Upheld.
The judgment of the federal court Of
Indianapolis. Ind, sentencing to pris-
on thirty members Of the International
Association Of Structural Iron Work
ers in the dynamite conspiracy cases
was affirmed by the United States cir
cult court of appeals in Chicago in
twenty-four cases, and reversed in six
cases.
The cases reversed were remanded
to the lower court for retrial. The de-
PENDANTS in these cases are: Olaf A..
Tveitmoe, San Francisco; William Nc
Cain, Kansas City, Mo-; James E. Ray,
Peoria, H.; Richard H. Houlihau. Chi
cago; Fred Sherman, Indianapolis;
William Bernhardt, Cincinnati.
The sentence of seven years OF pc
nal servitude against Frank NJ. Ryan,
Chicago, president Of the association,
was affirmed. He was the only one Of
the convicted men in court to hear the
decision.
There were thirty-two convictions
on the charge of conspiracy to trans
port dynamite Illegally. Two OF the
convicted men did not appeal.
No effort will be made by the gov
ernment to compel the return to pris-
on of the men denied retrial, pending
argument on their petition for a re-
hearing. If this petition is denied they
will appeal to the United States su-
preme court.
In respect to the appeal of Ryan the
decision reads:
"This plaintiff was president Of the
association and its active manager.
Letters written by him at various
stages show his familiarity with the
long course OF destroying open shop
structures. Ryan wrote the letter sug-
gesting that reports of expenditures
be discontinued while our trouble is
on He signed all of the checks pre-
sented in evidence as used for the
purchase of explosives. Ryan in his
own testimony confirms the evidence
of his completely"
Concerning Eugene A. Clancy, Of
San Francisco, the decision states that
his conspiring with the McNamaras
and Herbert S. Hockin, who is serving
his sentence, to blow up the Llewellyn
Iron Works at Los Angeles, and for
explosions in the east, is conclusiyely
proved.
Michael J. Young, of Boston, the de-
cision declared, had been proved
guilty of conspiracy in connection with
explosions in Boston, Springfield, Fall
River and Somerset.
Frank C. Webb, Of New York, had
his appeal rejected on the basis of let
ters by him and testimony by Ortie
McManigal, whose evidence frequently
vas referred to by the court.
J. e. Munsey. OF Salt Lake City, is
declared personally to have assisted
James Mcnamara in explosions at
Salt Lake. Peter J. Smith, of Cleye-
land, o., was chiefly implicated on
McAIanigaPs evidence. Paul T. Nor
rim, of st. Louis; William f. Redding'
of Milwaukee: Michael J. Hannon, OF
Scranton, Pa: Murray L. Pennell, Of
Springfield, ILL.,, and W. Bert Brown
Of Kansas City, are declared fully i'm
plicated by McManigars evidence.
The other men refused appeal are:
Edward Smythe, of Peoria, H.; George
Anderson, of Cleveland; Frank J. Hig-
gins; Frank H. Painter, of Omaha;
Fred J. Mooney, OF Duluth, Mimi.
William Shupe, of Chicago, and Mich
ael ]. Cunnane, of Philadelphia.