Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1911-12-14 | Page 2 | Wickersham Directing Government's Course

WICKERSHAM DIRECTING GOVERNMENTS GOVERNMENT'S COURSE At Attorney torn eY G Gen General ner 1 Has Hs Perso Personal I Charge of Dynamite I In Investigation In- In n- n V Washington Dec 13 A A vi vigorous orous prosecution of ot all connected with the alleged dynamite conspiracy Is the in junction unction from rom the tiro department of or justice justice Jus- Jus tice Ice direct to United States District Attorney Miller under which he lie will conduct the fe federal eral grand jury Inquiry beginning beginning- at Indianapolis tomorrow Attorney General Wickersham through Assistant Attorney General Barr larr personally Is directing the governments government's governments government's gov- gov course The maximum penalty penalty penalty pen pen- alty for tor violation of or the statute Ing ng stringent conditions and restrictions lons upon the Interstate shipment of ot ote explosives e Is 15 eighteen months In the penitentiary and a fine of at 2000 The law aw b by which it Is hoped to reach all who nho may have ha Inspired or directed the tl outrages makes It a crime for two or more moro persons to conspire to break a a federal law This imposes a maximum penalty of or two years years' Imprisonment and fine tine for each offense One or 01 both of at these la laws s 's would appi apply apply ap ap- ap- ap pi ply to ever every Illegal shipment of at ex- ex plosives