Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-15
HEAVY FINES ALSO ARE INFLICTED
Three Others Get on With Fines
Two Receiving severest Punishment
Pleaded Guilty 70 Conspiracy in
Restraint Of Trade Two Years Ago
and Were Then Fined and Warned.
(By Associated Press.)

SAVANNAH, GA. May 4.-Ovcr-
ruling 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 jail
sentences in two cases were imposed.
The sentences follow: Spencer 4.
Shotter. chairman of the board If d.
rectors of the American Naval stores
Company. three months In Jail and a
fine OF $1,000: Edmund S. Nash. presi-
dent OF the company. $4,000 fine; J. b.
Cooper Meyers. vice president OF the
American Company and president OF
the National Transportation & Terni-
nal Company three months in Jail and
a fine of $500: George Mead Board
man. of New York, treasurer Of the
American Naval Stores Company, So
600 fine; Carl Moller. of Jacksonville.
Fla. agent of the American and gene
raj manager CT the National Transport
tstion & Terminal Company In Jack
sonville, $1,000 fine.
To Serve In Jail.
Mr.. Shoiter and Mr.. Meyers were
sentenced to terms In the Chatham
county jail. Judge Sheppard imposing
the punishment upon them because
they had been before the court two
years ago and entered peas Of guilty.
At that time Judge Emery Speer.
who was presiding, stated that a term
in prison would be imposed II they
should come before the court again.
Mr.. Nash was excused on the for
msr occasion when the grand jury re-
turned a no bill" as to him as he
was a witness before the grand jury
Mr.. Moller's sentence was made
heavy because of his connection with
the terminal yards in Jacksonville
where Regarding and re-guaging were
alleged to have taken place.
Appeal VIII Be Taken.
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 n motion tor
new trial Will not be made before
Judge Sheppard. A writ of error cit
ing 80 grounds was fled by the de-
Tense Immediately after sentence was
passed. Counsel attacked nearly ey-
erything the court permitted TO come
before the jury to which the defense
entered protest.
II begins with .he courts failure 90
sustain the demurrer TO the indict-
menr and ends with an exception 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.
Costs Will Be Heavy.
The costs hey must pay II the
conviction and sentences stand WI,
it is said reach $1,000. which viii ia
even; the sentences stand. be appcr-
toned among the five convicted men
The defendants we're sentenced sepa-
raieIy. Judge Sheppard made no icng
address. but merely gave them an op-
portunity to say why sentence should
not be- PRONOUNCED. Of which they tcot
no advantage. Nr. Shelter was the
last % be sentenced
Judge Sheppard made his longest
speech then Of 100 words.
The dcfon.c was represented By "
W. Mscan. former Judee Samuel y
Adams ard General Peter ". Mel
drim. With Mr.. W. c. Tooner. Ct
jacksonville the government vas rep
resented BY Assistant District Attor-
ncy Alex Alderman. The case WI nc
fought BY the defense until there -
no power to which the Defendants caa
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