The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1909-05-20
TURPENTINE MEN SENTENCED.
Judge Names Imprisonment as Pun
ishment for Law ViOlatorS.

ishment for Law Violators.
Savannah, Ca, May 14.-Overru]-
ing the motion in arrest of judgment
offered by the defense, Judge William
B. Sheppard this afternoon sentenced
the five men found guilty OF violating
the Sherman antitrust law, and for
the first time so far as is known, jail
sentences in two cases were imposed.
The sentences follow:
Spencer P. Shotter, chairman of the
board of directors of the American
Naval Stores Company, three months
in Jail and a fine of $4,000.
Edmund S. Nash, president OF the
company, $4,000 fine.
]. F. Cooper Myers, vice president
of the American company and presl-
dent of the National Transportation
and Terminal company, three months
in Jail and fine OF $4,000.
George Mead Boardman, of New
York, treasurer of the American
Naval Stores Company, $4,000 fine.
Carl Moeller, of Jacksonville, Fla,
agent of the American and general
manager of the National Transporta-
ton and Terminal Company in Jack
sonville, $4,000 fine. :,
Shotter and Myers were sentenced
to terms in the Chatham county jail,
Judge Sheppard imposing the pun
ishment upon them because they had
been before the court two years ago,
entering pleas of guilty. At that time
Judge Emory Speer, who was presld-
ing, stated that a term in prison
would be imposed if they should come
before the court again. Nash was ex-
cused on the former occasion when
the grand jury returned a mo bill'' as
to him, as he was witness before the
grand jury. Moeller's sentence was
made heavy because Of his connection
with the terminal, yards in Jackson
Vile, where regarding and regaug1ng
were alleged to have taken place.
The case will be appealed to the
United States court of appeals just as
soon as the bill of exceptions can be
prepared and certified to by the court.
In the meantime motion for a new
trial will not be made before Judge
Sheppard. A writ Of error citing 55
grounds was filed by the defense I'M
mediately after sentence was passed.
Counsel attacked nearly everything
the court permitted to come before
the Jury to which the defense entered
protest. It begins with the courts
failure to sustain the demurrer to and
indictment and ends with an excep-
ton to the jury's verdict.
Bond in the sum of $4,000 was
given for all the defendants Jointly
and they were discharged pending the
determination of their appeal.
The costs they must pay II the
conviction and sentences stand will,
it is said, reach SIT, 900, which, in the
event the sentences stand, will be ap-
portioned among the five convicted
men. The defendants we're sentencd
sparatly. Judge Sheppard made no
long address, but merely gave them
an opportunity to say why sentences
should not be pronounced, a privilege
of which they took but small advant-
age, and then passed the sentences.
Shotter was the last to be sentenced.
Judge Sheppard made his longest
speech then, probably 100 words.
The defense was represented by W..
w. Mackall, Former Judge Samuel B.
Adams and Gen. Peter w. Meldrim.
With. Mr.. W. NJ. Toomer, of Jackson
Vile the government vas represented
by Assistant District Attorney Alex
Ackerman. The case will be fought
by the defense until there is no power
to which the defendants can appeal
further before the Jail terms will be
served or the fines paid.