Las Vegas optic., 1914-01-06
HE WILL HAVE COMPANY
SEVERAL OTHER OFFICIALS or
THE UNION GET THE SAME
MEDICINE
some GET A REHEARING
AMONG THESE ARE OLAF A.,
TVEITMoE AND FIVE OTHER
ALLEGED DYNAMiTERs


| Chicago, Jan. 6. The judgment or
the federal district court at Indiana
polls sentencing to prison 80 mem
bers OF the International Association.
Of Structural Iron Workers was al
firmed today by the United States
J circuit court of appeals heer in "a
cases. Six cases were reversed
The cases reversed were remanded
to the lower court for re-triaL The
defendants in these cases are: Olaf
A. Tveitmoe, San Francisco; William
Mccain, Kansas city; James E. Ray,
Peoria, Ill. Richard II. Houlihan, Chi
cago; Fred Sherman, Indianapolis.
Ind, and william Bernhart, Cincin
natl, o.
The sentence Of seven years penal
servitude against Frank M. Ryan OF
Chicago, president of the association.
was affirmed. There were 80 conyic-
tons on charges Of conspiracy to
transport dynamite illegally.
Ryan was the only one Of the con
victed men present in court when th
decision was rendered. No effort vii
be made by the government to corn
pei the return to prison Of the moi
denied re-triaI pending the hearing q
their petition for a re-hearing Of the
case. If this petition is denied. it
was announced by Cass E. N. Soline.
Of counsel for the convicted dyna
miters, that an appeal viii be taken
to the United States supreme court.
The decision reads, in respect to the
appeal Of Ryan:
This PLAINTIFF was president Of the
association, and its aetiveamanager.
Letters written by him at various
stages show his familiarity with the
long course Of destroying open-shop
structures. Ryan wrote the letter
suggesting that reports OF expendS-
lures be discontinued, while our trou-
BILE is on He signed all Of the
checks presented in evidence as used
for the purchase Of explosives. Ryan's
own testimony confirms the eviden-
ces Of his completely
Concerning Eugene a. Clancy OF
San Francisco. the decision states
that his conspiring with the McNa-
maras and Herbertss Hockin, who is
serving his sentence to blow up tho
hlewellyn Iron works at Los Angeles.
and for explosions in the east, are
concIuslvely proven.
Michael ). Young Of Boston, the de-
cision holds to have been proven gum
ty Of conspiracy in connection with
explosions in Boston, Springfield, Fan
River and Somerset
The appeal Of Prank G. Webb OF
New York was rejected on the basis
Of letters by him and testimony BY
Ortie Mechanical, whose evidence fre-
quently is referred to by the court.
Phillip A. Cooley 81 New Orleans
member Of the legislative COMMITTEES
Of the Iron Workers, ana John Il Butt
Ter, Of Buffalo. second vice president
Of the organization. were held to be
active consipiratofs with the Mcla-
maras
John H. Berry Of st Louis audited
the books Of the assoeiatfsn with spe-
cial reference to explosion expendi.
tures, as did Charles N Benm Of Min
neapolis, according to the decision
Henry W. Legleiter Of Pittsburgh
personally delivered to John McNa
mara a case for carrying nitro-glycerin
and was active in planning explosions
Ernest w Basey Of indianapolis
also audited explosion expenses ana
made threats against non-union jobs.
which threats were executed. Il Naa
shown
J. p. Munsey of Salt Lake city i@
declared to have personally asslstpd