Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-17
EIGHTEEN PLEAD
FOR PARDONS IN
DYNAMITE CASE
Application Declares Men Were
Not Given Fair and I'M
partial Trial.
JUDGE ANDERSON is
ATTACKED IN PETITION
Dept. of Justice Will Probably
Invite Jurist to Make
Statement.

WASHINGTON, March 17.-Applica-
ton for pardon by eighteen of the
labor leaders convicted i'm the 'dyna-
hitting cases" at Indianapolis was filed
today. with the department of Justice
ey the prisoners attorney. Elijah n.
Zoltne, of Chicago. The petition al
legged that the men were innocent and
that Judge Albert b. Anderson, who
presided over the Federal court at
Indianapolis, when they We're con-
vieted, did not give them "A fair and
impartial trial
Mr.. Holine announced that at least
twenty members of the House and
several senators would appear before
the department or the President in
behalf of the convicted men.
Men Who Ask Pardons.
Those applying for the pardons are
Frank NJ. Ryan. president of the In
ternational Association of Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers; Michael
j. Young, Edward Smythe. Paul j.
Morrin, Frank j. Higgins, T. Il. Mum
sey, Frank Mooney, John H. Barry,
Peter j. Smith George Anderson, Will
liam e. Reddin, Frank r. Painter,
Henry w. Legleitner. Ernest w.
Basey, Eugene A. Clancy, Michael j.
Hannah. William Shupe and Michael
j. Cunnane.
The Supreme Court on March 8 re-
fused to review the conviction of
these and six other members of the
iron workers union.
Most of the papers filed We're in
support of charges against Judge An
dersons conduct of the case. The
application alleged that Judge An
derson allowed only such exceptions
to his rulings as suited his fancy;
that he repeatedly seized opportuni-
ties to make long speeches to the jury
commenting upon the facts In a way
calculated to show that defendants
were guilty and that he ridiculed
and intimidated counsel and witnesses
for the defense.
Accuse Judge.
In a supplemental letter to Presi-
dent Wilson, Attorney Zoline stated
that q special train to convey the de-
PENDANTS to the I4eayenworth peniter-
tiary was ordered forty days before
the verdict by the jury. and that the
men were on their way to the peni-
tentiary one hour after sentences
were pronounced upon them, lie
added that, without good reason.
Judge Anderson during the trial
walked from his residence to the court
room accompanied by the police,
many times in view of the jury. Thus
he AYERS the jury gained the impress
sion that q State of lawlessness ex-
listed in Indianapolis, which Judge
Anderson knew was not the case.
1t was also alleged that Judge An
derson during the trial frequently
consulted with the attorney OF the
Erectors Association, and heard sug-
gestions from him privately i'll the
absence OF the defendants and their
counsel.
In support of his charge that Judge
Anderson ridiculed counsel for the
defendants, Mr. Zoline quoted from
the transcript of the trial record,
where Judge Anderson, in reply to
Senator Kern, of counsel for the de-
fense. said he could not control u
Iot of schoolboys." Judge AnderSon's
statement to Chester II, Krum, for
merly United States district attorney
and Judge in St. Louis, that you ex-
hibit strange ignorance as to the
practise of attorneys in court in ask
ing me to note an exception was
also referred to.
VIII Ask Judge for Statement.
To another attorney for the de
PENDANTS, Mr. Hoovey. Judge Ander-
son was quoted as saying: Mr..
Marshal, you put that man down in
his seat And ] will tell you another
thing. / am not going to have any
more trouble with you in this case.
This is the third time l have had to
make you sit down, and the next
time you attempt to do this, / will
put YOU where you will have to give
some bond yourself Do you hear
me-"
Judge Anderson probably will be
asked by the department of justice
to make such statement as he may
care to do in regard To the appliea-