The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1904-10-20
THEIR Sentences
ARE AFFIRMED
The Three "Big Ones" Convicted Of
Naturalization Frauds In the
City of St. Louis.
U. S. CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS
AfflRMS THEIR SENTENc@s.
They Are Three of the Men Through
Whose Manipulation the Valued
Right of American Citizenship
Has Been Chenpened Among the
Foreigners of 81. Louis.

st. Louis, Oct 1S.-An opinion af-
drming the judgment OF the st. Louis
federal court in the cases of Thomas
e. Barrett, former marshal of the st.
Louis court of appeals; John p. Dolan,
former chairman Of the democratic
central committee. and Policeman
Frank Garrett, who were found guilty,
November IL last, Of aiding and abet-
ting fraudulent naturaliza ION, and SEN
fenced to terms OF five years each In
the Missouri penitentiary, has been
handed down by the United States
court of appeals, in session at st. Paul,
MINI.
Barrett, Dolan and Garrett are now
out on boad, which they furnished to
the court in the sum of $4,000 each.
Under the rules Of the United States
court, the sentence does not become
operative for rs days, which time Is
allotted the defendants to file a motion
for a rehearing. II no rehearing is
granted, they must proceed at once to
the penitentiary, Notwithstanding any
appeal which they may take to the
United States court at Washington.
The conviction of Dolan, Barrett and
Garrett was brought about mainly
upon the testimony of John Barbaglia,
once the king of Dago HILL" and John
]. Murphy, clerk Of the st. Louis court
Of appeals.
During the course of an investigation
is months ago. the federal authorities
learned that aliens coming to st. Louis
and not entitled TO citizenship had
been naturalized by the Wholesale;
that not only did these applicants often
fail to appear at court, but that they
were handed the necessary papers at
their homes.
A number of arrests followed these
disclosures. and among those caught
were Nathan Levin, president of the
Hebrew Jefferson club, and John Bar
baglia. Levin is now serving q fve-
year sentence In the Missouri peniten-
tiary. Barbaglia received a similar
sentence, but after he had been con-
hned IN the penitentiary about three
months, he decided to turn states evil
dence and reveal the identity of the
men higher up" who had prompted
him to dispose Of bogus naturalization
papers for the purpose Of enlisting
them as voters.
1t developed at the triple trial OF
Barrett, Garrett and Dolan that hun
dreds of naturalization papers were
distributed to the residents of "Dago
hill"
One large batch in particular was
delivered at Barbaglia's house one
night, just before election. in 1902, by
Policeman Frank Garrett.
Garrett, II was shown, had received
the spurious certificates which Long
John" Dolan. who previously had con-
ferred with Barbaglia regarding the
matter, had secured.
Further, the testimony revealed that
blank certificates were taken from the
Office of John ]. Murphy, clerk of the
court of appeals, and an examination
Of these established that the signature
of the clerk was forged by Marshal
Barrett,
The revelations resulted in the res
ignation of Barrett as marshal OF the
court Subsequently, Barbaglia was
pardoned by President Roosevelt.