The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-07-29
JAMESON SENTENCED
Hes Guilty Of Violating the Foreign
Enlistment Act
THE RAIDER WAS UNMOvED
Other Defendants Punished and
VIII Serve Is Months Without
Labor-The Court Room Was
Crowded-No Demon stration.


London. July 2s--The Jury In the
Jameson South African case found all
the defendants guilty OF violating the
foreign enlistment aot.
Before Lord Chief Justice Baron Rus
sell of killow. Baron Pollock and JUS
tice Hawkins. In the queens bench di-
vision of the high court OF justice to-
day the trial of DIR. Jameson. Major
John Willoughby. Col. r. Grey. Col. ii,
+. White, Major Il. White and Capt.
Henry #. Coventry. charged with vlo-
lation OF the neutrality laws In lnvad-
ing the territory of the South African
republic. was concluded The argu-
ments having been concluded yester-
day, the chief Justice began summing
up to-day. Lord Russel's remarks
were distinctly hostile to the defend
ants. He began by pointing out that
none of the facts In the case against
the prisoners had been contested and
said that there was no doubt In regard
to their having taken part in or abetted
the proceedings at Ptthani and Mafe-
king, where the invading forces We're
mustered preparatory to entering the
Transvaal II was entirely unimport-
ant. in the opinion OF Lord Russell,
whether the foreign enlistment act had
been proclaimed at the places named In
1881 There was no doubt the expedi-
tion was of military character and
whether II was aimed to overthrow the
Transvaal government or force a
change of laws In the republic. It was
equally an expedition against friend
ly state.
Lord Russell throughout summed up
most adversely to the raiders and con-
cluded with submitting to the jury a
series of questions difficult to answer
anyway but afflrmatively. After an
hours absence the jury returned and
answered all the questions In the af-
fir-mative Thereupon the chief justice
said that this finding amounted to a
verdict of guilty and he directed the
jury to so find.
DIR. Jameson was sentenced to Is
months Imprisonment, without labor;
Major John Wllloughby to 10 months.
Major White 10 seven months. Capt
Henry +. Coventry. Col. b. Grey and
Col. II. F. White to five months.
The attendance at the trial OF DR..
Jameson and his associates was never
so large as to-day, and the greatest In
tersst was manifested In the proceed
ings The opening part Of Lord Rus
sell SuIliIfliIik up, HbWtNti, uhu his
two hours recapitulation of the evi-
dence was uninteresting. and even Dr..
Jameson and the other defendants
dozed at the time.
The Jury, after having retired at
about l:30 o'clock, returned at about
b:2l, and the defendants were hastily
summoned to their places. The judges
came in FIVE minutes later and the
jurymen gave an affirmative answer to
all the questions which had been pro-
pounded to them by the chief justice.
but they added a rider to the effect
that the disturbances at Johannesburg
were provocative. Lord Russell then
directed that their answers were equiv
alent to a verdict Of guilty. The fore
man said that they were not unani-
nous upon that point. but his lordshtp
repeated his explanation and then the
Jury retired together for about 80 min
utes and rendered a verdict of guilty.
DIR. Jameson and his codefendants were
apparently unmoved. His lordship
then passed sentence upon the prison.
ers. There was absolutely no demon
stration in the court room when the
prisoners were taken away. or outside.
when they were escorted to the jail
The sentence imposed upon Dr. Jane
son and his companions were very gen.
orally discussed In the lobbies OF parlia-
ment to-night. Contrary to the feel
ing manifested by the spectators and
the sympathizing friends In the court
room, the sentences were lighter than
were expected by the men In parlia-
ment II Is recognized. however that
the sentences are more serious for the
military prisoners than the mere term
fixed for their Imprisonment. since II
Is expected that they will he cashiered.
In commenting upon the sentence pass
ed upon DR.. Jameson and his associates,
the Graphic approves the verdict ana
expresses the belief that after the pre-
lIminary committee has inquired into the
raid the crown will find II desirable to
reduce the sentences. The Daily Tele-
graph considers that the court has found
a medium between indulgence and exces-
sIve vigor. The Times says: The conclu-
sion will commend itself TO the general
judgment OF the country"