The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-17
MUST SERVE SENTENCES
IN "DYNAMITE CASES"
Iwcnty-Four Convicted Labor Leaders
Have HUT Three More Weeks
of Liberty.
PRESIDENT THEIR ONLY HOPE
Circuit Court OF Appeals Orders De-
fendants To Surrender mt Leaven-
worth Prison june q,

Chicago, May lG.-Tho twenty-tour
labor leaders sentenced IN the "dyna-
mite cases." who are at liberty on
bonds, have but thrcc moro weeks or
liberty Tho United States Circuit
Court OF Appeals to-day ordered them
TO surrender on June . to the warden
u the Federal prison at Leavenworth,
N>an.' or be taken TO the penitentiary
from Chicago on that day.
Elijah Xolinc. counsel for tho de-
PENDANTS. pleaded for time before the
rcmnnding order went into effect.
These men are scattered all over
the country" he said "It will be a
hardship for them to be separated
from their families immediately They
are all under heavy bond and to en-
able them to straigliten their affairs
"eiore they 60 TO the penitcntiary IS
why | ask for time"
ONLY PARDON DY WILSON
CAN SAVE CONVICTED MEN
Only pardon from President Wilson
IAN save the convicted men from serv-
inE their sentences. Mr.. Zolinc said
II: Had presented the President with
petition carrying nearly 100000
signatures.
The court also took under advise
ineht cases OF Olaf 1vcitinoc. OF San
Francisco; Edward III. Houlihnn ~
Chicago. and William Bernhardt, of
CINCINNATI. These three were cranten
new trials. ana arguments were made
on The governments petition for a re-
nearing OF their cases. and to sustain
thc lower courts conviction
Former United States Attorne,.
Charles Miller. OF India napolis, argued
! INC governments case before Judpca
seaman. Baker and Mack. Counser
ior the defendants were hopeful that
1he order granting new trial to
IVe!tnoc. Houlihan and Rernha rdt
would remain in effect.
history or the dynamiting cases
uates back TO August 10. 1905, when
'ie international Association of Bridpa
ana Structural Iron Workers declarel
a strike against the American Bridge
Company. Bridges and buiIdinos
erected by open shop" concerns us'",ngs ass
oEnafnited. There were nearly 100
instances Of such cases until 1o1,
when the Mcnamara brothers and Or
tie McManigal were arrested.
THiitTY-NINE MEN FOUND
GUILTY OF CONSPIRACY
In l'la thirty-nine men were found
guilty In the Federal Court ut Indian
apons OF conspiracy to transport ex-
piosives illegally. They .were SEN
fenced on December go. 1912 Six Of
the thirty-nine wcro freed on SUSPEND
ca sentences. The others were check
ell In at tho Leavenworth pcnitentiary
on New Years Day, 1913 All cxcept
Herbert S. Hockin, Of Detroit. appeoI
ed and were granted writ OF super
sedeas on January 3, 1918. and ordered
released on bonds OF $4,000 for each
year OF sentence imposed
In 1913 two wero paroled. and all
save SIX OF tho remaining thirty were
released AZ they furnished bond On
January last, the United States Cir
cult Court of Appeals granted n new
trial to six OF the thirty and denied
Il new trial TO twcnty-four. On March
tho United States Supreme Court re-
fused to review the conviction OF tho
twenty-four. and the las; hope OF be-
ing saved from the penitentiary by
the law was shattered.
The order Will affect only nineteen
OF the twenty -four men. five Of whom
went voluntarily to the penitentiary
after the United states Circuit Court
of Appeals denied them IL now trial