Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-01-07
DYNAMITE CASES
TO Be APPEALED
Twenty-four Labor Men Will
Fight Courts Affirmation of
Their Conviction.
PETITION IN TWO WEEKS
" Denied, United States Supreme
Bench Will Be Next Step Of
Defendants.

Chicago. ILL.,, Jan. 7.-An immediate
appeal will be taken from the affirma-
ton by the United States circuit
court of appeals yesterday of the con-
viction of "a members of the Interna-
tional Association OF Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers on the
charge of dynamite conspiracy.
Thirty men were convicted on this
charge in the United States district
court at indianapolis and given prison
sentences. The upper court reversed
the conviction in the case of six of
them and remanded their cases back
| for new trials.
Those whose convictions were af-
| hrmed have 80 days in which to file
petition for a rehearing in the court
of appeals. Attorney Elijah y. Zoline,
counsel for the convicted labor men,
announced a petition for a rehearing
will be filed within two weeks. II
this petition is denied. the United
States supreme court will be petition
ed to take the cases of the "a men
/ fer hearing on a writ|of certiorarE
Men Who Were Sentenced.
| Frank VI. Ryan of Chicago, presi-
dent of the association, was sentenced
10 seven years. The other men re-
ceived sentences ranging from one TO
six years. Several served a few
months at Leavenworth pending their
release on bonds by the court of APP
peals. Those whose sentences were
affirmed are:
FRANK NJ. RYAN.
JOHN II. BARRY of St. Louis, Sec
ond vice president of association from
1906 to 1909.
EUGENE \ CLANCEY fof San
Francisco. vice president OF the asso- !
citation from 1906 to 1911.
MICHAEL ]. YOUNG of Boston, |
member of executive board of asso- !
citation since 1909.
FRANK c. WEBB of Hoboken, y. j., |
member of executive board for some /
time.
PHILIP 4. COoLTY of New Or |
leans. member of executive board at
times.
JOHN T. BUTLER of Buffalo. prior /
to the alleged conspiracy -s-s'a-lt /
OF the association, second vice presi-
dent from 1909 TO 1911.
J. Z. MUNSEY of Salt Lake City.
financial secretary and business agent
for local No. 81 from 1908 to 1911.
PETER ]. SMITH of Cleveland, bus
mess agent of local 30. IL during 1905
and afterward, from 1909 to 1911.
CHARLES II. BEAM OF Minneapo-
lis. one time member of executive
board.
HENRY W. LEGLEITNER of Pitts
burgh. member of executive board,
lived in Denver when indictments
were found
EDWARD SMYTHE of Peoria. fl
nancial secretary of local No. 113 from
1909 TO the end of 1911.
GEORGE ANDERSON of Cleveland,
member of local No. IL.
ERNEST C. w. BASEY of Indian
apolis. financial secretary and bust
ness agent for local No. 80 from 1909
to 1910.
W. BERT BROWN of Kansas City,
financial secretary of local No. 10.
PAUL ]. MORRIN of St. Louis, bust
ness agent of local No. Is from 1909
to 1911: president of local for one
year and at different times organizer
for association.
WILLIAM f REDDIN of Milwau-
kee. president. financial secretary and
business agent of local No. al var
ious times between 1906 and 1911.
MICHAEL ]. CUNNANE of Phila-
delphia. business agent of local No.
13 from 1906 TO 1912.
MICHAEL J. HARMON of Scranton.
financial secretary and business agent
OF local No. %.
MURRAY L. PENNELL of Spring
field. Ill. during 1909 president OF To-
cal No. as. financial secretary from
1910 TO 1911. and from May to Deem
Der. 1911. financial secretary and
treasurer.
FRANK J. HIGGINS of Boston.
president OF local No. Z at one time
and in 1910 an dearly part of 1911 So
cial organizer for association.
FRANK Z. PAINTER of Omaha.
president of local No. 81 from 1909
10 1910. and financial secretary and
treasurer from 1910 to 1911.
WILLIAM CHUNE OF Chicago. bus
mess agent for local No. 1 from 1910
10 1911.
FRED MOONEY of Duluth. financial
secretary OF local No. 80 from 1907 TO
1911.
These Get a New Trial.
Those whose convictions were re-
Versed and who will get a new trial
are:
OLAF A. TVEITMOE of San Fran
cisco. secretary OF the California
Trades council.
WILLIAM MCAIN OF Kansas City.
business agent OF local No. Is.
JAMES F. RAY of Peoria, former
president OF local No. 112.
RICHARD II. HOULIHAN OF Chi
ago. former financial secretary OF To-
al No. /.
FRED SHERMAN OF Indianapolis.
orIper president local No. %.
WILLIAM BERNHARDT OF Cincin-
lati. former financial secretary OF To-
al No. -.
one important effect OF the decision.
to lawyers. is that IL for