Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-31
LIFE TERM FOR
DYNAMITER SCHMIDT
Jury conviets Member Of Mcnamara
Crow Of First Degree Murder-To
Be Arraisnsd For Sentence on Mon.
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Sory S0nVIctS M0m0er OF McN ANA rd
Crow Of First Degree Murder-Te
BE Arraisnsd For Sentence on Mon.
day.
Los Angeles, Dec 31.-Matthew A.
Schmidt. who was convicted Of murder
in the first degree last night as an ac-
complice of James B. Mcnamara in the
blowing up Of the Los Angeles Times
building here Oct, 1, 1910. will appear
in court next Monday forfsentence.
At that times Job hartman, one OF
his counsel will FLEA motion for a
new trial and It has been agreed that
the case win be continued until Jan
~, for arguments on the motion.
Matthew A. Schmidt was convicted
Thursday night OF first degree murder
as the accomplice Of James b. Nc
NamaEa, in the blowing up Of the Los
Angeles Times building here fiye years
ago. ...:stsf 81 ES rs. y4a
The spec,as chassse was of. having
murdered Charles Hagerty. one Of the
twenty victims Of the Times explosion.
The jury was out forty six minutes.
The jury fixed Schmidt's punish
ment for life the same penalty, i'm
posed on James B. McNamara after the
latter. had confessed In court four
years ago that he placed the bomb
which blew up the newspaper plant.
David Caplan, another alleged ac-
compIice Of McNamara, who was ar
rested last February near Seattle
shortly after Schmidt had been taken
into, custody in New York, is in Jail
awaiting trial also on. the charge OF
having murdered Charles Hagerty.
The courts charge to the jury had
been regarded as distinctly favorable
to the defendant and the verdict came
as sharp shock to Schmidt and his
friends. Schmidt, however, heard it
without show Of emotion. His sister,
Miss Katherine Schmidt, Of Chicago,
who had been weeping most of the
day while attorneys argued for the
life Of her brother, also received the
Judgment Of the jury with calmness.
Time for the imposition Of sentence
on Schmidt was fixed for next Mon
day and his counsel will then inter-
pose motion for new trial. It was
agreed that arguments on this motion
would be heard on Jan. H.
Nathan Coghlan, Schmidt's chief
counsel, said If the motion for new
trial was denied the case would be
carried to the highest courts.
Members Of the jury said that three
ballots were taken. On two the jurors
stood II to 1 for conviction. There
was no question in the minds Of the
jury, members Of the panel stated,
! that Schmidt not only had purchased
from the Giant Powder Company of
San Francisco. the 500 pounds Of 80
per cent nitroglycerine from which
James B. McNamara made the twenty
pound bomb which blew up the Times
building, but that he had counseled,
aided and abetted Mcnamara in carry
ing out the plan that resulted in the
killing Of score Of men.
David Caplan, who was indicted
with Schmidt on the same charge
that Of having murdered Charles Hag-
erty, one Of the twenty victims Of the
Los Angeles Times explosion-also will
appear in court Monday. Captains case
was to have been set for trial that day,
but this matter also will be continued
to Jan. IL.
Schmidt was not allowed to see any
one after he was returned to the coun-
ty Jail last night after the reading OF
the jury's verdict.