The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1914-05-21
ORDERS PRISON
FOR DYNAMITERs
Federal Court Rules Against "a
Iron Workers.
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PARDoNS THEIR ONLY HOPE
Steel Workers Directed to Surrender
at the Government Penitentlary At
Leavsn~orth, Kan, Before
June 6.

Chicago, May lS.-Frank NJ. Ryan,
president of the International Associa-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers, and 10 other members OF the
organization must report June to re-
sumo the serving of their sentences in
Leavenworth penitentiary for CON
spiracy to transport dynamite on pas
, senger trains. The explosive was useG
to wreck bridges and buildings erected
by nonuniOn labor.
The United States circuit court or
appeals issued a mandate that the
serving of sentences must be resumed
within three weeks for all but six or
the thirty members of the association
originally sentenced.
Retriai Of Three Opposed.
The government opposed retrial of
Richard II. Houlihan Of Chicago, Will
lam Bernhard of Cincinnati and Olaf
Tveitmoe of San Francisco, who will
probably learn this week whether they
vii! be granted new trials. This will
depend upon the decision based upon
the oral arguments.
The government offered no opposi-
ton to the retrials ordered for William
J. Mccain of Kansas City, James b.
Ray of Peoria and Fred Sherman Of
indianapolis. No date has been set
for the hearings. ..
Sentences of from one to seven
years must be served by the 20 men
who will go TO prison in June. They
were convicted of conspiracy to trans
port dynamite on passenger trains in
1910 and 1911. Involved in the case
was the wrecking of the Los Angeles
> Times building.
Twenty-Four to Serve.
When the men affected by the man
date reach the federal prison there
will be "a iron workers in that peni-
Tertiary The men and the terms i'm
, posed upon them at the time of their
conviction are as follows:
Frank NJ. Ryan, head of the Iron
Workers union, Chicago, who was re-
leased from the penitentiary on bond
February 2, 1913; seven years. Ecu.
gene A. Clancy, San Francisco, who
was released on bond March 2, 1913:
s. six years. Michael J. Young, Boston
L released on bond; six years. Frank C.
o Webb. New York, now in prison sery'
. Ing sentence of six years. Phillip A,
Cooley, New Orleans, now in prison
p serving a sentence OF six years. John
r. Butler Buffalo, in prison serving
I six years. John n. Barry, st. Louis,
| released on bonds February IL. 1913;
I four years. Charles n. Beum. Mime
apolis, released on bonds; three years.
Henry w. Legleitner, Denver, released
on bonds March rs, 1913; three years.
( Ernest G. w. Basey, indianapolis, re-
leased on bonds; three years. J. K
Munsey, Salt Lake City, released on
bonds; six years Peter J. Smith,
Cleveland, released on bonds March
/. /, 1913; four years. Paul J. Morrin,
:, St Louis, released on bonds February
y Il, 1913; three years. William K. Red
), din, Milwaukee, released January 81,
1913; three years. Michael J. Harmon.
; Scranton, Pa, released on bonds !;
q three years. Murray l.. PenneE,
Springfield, ILL.,, serving three-year
{ term in penitentiary. w. Bert Brown,
r Kansas City, released on bonds Janu-
J airy u, 1913; three years. George Az
derson, Cleveland, released on bonds
September IS, 1913; three years. Frank
derson, Cleveland, released on bonds
:, three years. Edward Smythe, Peoria
Ill.,, released February Is, 1913; later
returned to penitentiary and now sery.
ing three years. Frank X. Painter
Omaha released on bonds April "a
1918; three years. Fred ]. Mooney,
Duluth, released on bonds January 29
1918; one year. William Shupe, re-
/, leased on bonds January Is, 1913; one
year. Michael J. Cunnane. Philadel'
' phia in prison; three years.
Thirty-nine men were originally
'ound guilty in the United States dis.
# trict court at indianapolis. Six of the
o thirty-nine we're given their liberty on
h suspended sentences. The other 3S
t were checked in at the penitentiary
New Years day, 1918.
, Thirty-two Of the men imprisoned
4. all except Herbert S. Hockin OF De.
h troit appealed. The United States cir.
cult court of appeals ordered their re,
lease on bonds of $4,000 for each year
. of sentence imposed. Two were pa,
: rolled. All save six of the remaining
, thirty were released on bonds. The
United States circuit court of appeals
e granted new trials to six and denied
v new trials to "a. The United States
l. Supreme court refused to, review the
conviction of the "a. aa>t a4-E hEs
Pardons are being sought for many
OF the convicted men. Only pardon
Y from President Wilson can save them
l. from serving the terms imposed. Mr.
s Zoline asserted: There is still ray
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