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CHANCE FINED
FOR ROWDYISM

Cincinnati, May 13.-Manager Chance
of the Cubs was fined $l0O ana Joe
Tinker and Artie Hoffman, two OF MS
players, were fined $50 each today by
the national baseball commission for
unbecoming conduct on the field dur
ing an ante-season game at Columbus,
O., last April.
The case came before the commission
today in the form of a claim from
the Chicago National league for their
portion of the gate receipts. which
were held back by the Columbus club.
The commission ordered the Colun-
bus club to pay over the amount due
the Chicago team, but fined the play
ers for causing a disturbance.
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ACT AGAINST MATCH


Chicago, May 1a-Mayor Busse an
nounced today that no permit would be
granted for the Gotch-Zzyszke champion
wrestling match which was to have
taken place in the American league ball
park May 30.
Decoration day Is sacred to the dead
heroes of the war" said Mayor Busse In
explanation, land / will not permit profess
sional sports of this type to desecrate It.
Tho managers Of the affair say they have
not yet decided what win be DONE
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EXCELLENT GAME
FOR Is INNINGS

New Orleans, May 13.-New Orleans and
Nashville battled for Is innings after the
score had become to tie in the
seventh inning. The game was called at
the end of the thirteenth inning because
OF darkness. Both pitchers were in good
form and each yielded the same number
of hits, although Hess was found for the
greater number of extra base drives.
Some slovenly fielding marred the game,
but withal the sport was exciting by
brilliant plays. Score.
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The feature of the game yesterday
was the remarkable ease with which
the swatsmen of Charlie Babb ham
mered the curvelets of Johnny Lower
Fine work by Birming CHAM outfielders
.-McBride and Messenger making ex-
= Optional hauls-prevented many en-
.oryonic scores.
Fritz was In fine fett1e and the
Barons had no opportunity to win. An
error in the first inning by Farrell
pernitted Wordsworth to register
whereas had he held McGilvray's fly
The side would have been retired The
score was to l.
The Turtles circled the paths twice in
the third inning. With Rementer
= gown. Fritz was walked. Manners
terrific triple to left scored him. Far
-Erers sacrifice fly to Wordsworth PUT
the runner over.
b In the fourth another was added and
in this instance fine work by Birming-
ham and poor base running by Mem
nhis prevented half a dozen tallles.
4 Tzfnn, first up, singled. Gygh attempt
ced a sacrifice but Lower threw wild
IEto catch linn at the keystone. WHIT
lney attempted a sacrifice but Elhott
,brsw wild to catch linn at third, the
error permitting the runner to score.
4 uc,Sraw struck out Rementer hit to
l+hird and beat the throw to first when
Izvrli ran into a chase between third
2and home, going out. Fritz retired the
Side on a fly to Mcbride.
With one down. Farrell was passed
a m later
when linn doubled to left.
The final runs of the visitors were
Z-annexed in the ninth when the Baron
NNpitcher was done to death. McGraW
Opened with double but went out try
hing to stretch it to third. Rementer
lied to Emery, Fritz singled to the in
held and third and second were occu-
bfea when Warmer doubled to right
barrel then delivered over the key
stone, both men scoring.
Marcan opened the battle by sing
bling to left and took second on Mes
senger's out at first. Molesworth was
A walked. Mcbride forced Marcan at
third. Mcbride then flied to Farrell
who muffed Wordsworth scoring.
with two down the Barons filled
Messenger walking and Wordsworth re-
ceiving the sphere in the ribs But
Mcbride couldn't deliver.
Gygli surprised the fans who ham
mered him out of Birmingham by sing
ling twice and stealing two bases. He
was the only Turtle to escape the fire
of young Elliott.
Farrell had an off day in center
He muffed McGilvray's fly in the first
and Marcan's in the seventh.
Baerwald covered third on account
of an ailment of Altman, and Gran
Gall yielded short to Gygli on account
Of an injured finger.
In the sixth, after swinging so hard
he turned round ana round at the
first one, Elliott put down a little bum
and beat it out He then stole.
1t was too cool for good baseball
There was a slim attendance of the
fans.
Covaleslxi witnessed the game from
the grandstand. He has not signed his
contract yet.
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Sporting News
Lowers C1lYDeS Smashed
To EUery Corner OF Lot;
Memphis Wins Easily
ALLEN WAS WILD
AND LOOKOUTS WIN

Mobile, May 1S.-Allen's wildness. with
timely hits and slow fielding gave Chat
tanooga an easy game. Conahan and
Swacina had an argument over the UNI
pire's work on balls and strikes that re-
suited in the first baseman being elected
from the game. Both umpire and player
showed temper and Conahan got gem
eral roasting Score:
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ROGERS WAS EASY
FOR CLIMBER TEAM

Montgomery, May 1S.-With a batting
clip that would put any pitcher to the
bad Montgomery landed for IA hits off
Rogers delivery this afternoon, scoring an
easy victory of to over the visitors.
Duggleby, who pitched for the locals,
was in excellent form. Otherwise the
game was featureless. Score:
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Spencer Goes Up

Montgomery, May 13.-President Joseph
F. Montgomery Of the Southern league
team today sent Outfielder Spencer, re-
Gently bought from New Orleans, to
Cleveland, on orders from the Maps man.
ager. who buys him again. Frank got
him from Cleveland.
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Rhoton Sold

Mobile, May 13.-Second Baseman Frank
Rhoton of the Mobile baseball club has
been sold to Augusta, in the Sally, and
will join them Saturday. Rhoton came
here two years ago from Macon, Ga.
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Negro Hanged In DalIa.

Dallas, Tex, May 13.-Bubber Robert
a farmer, after robbing him in Dallas in
November, 1903. was hanged at noon to-
day. Several weeks ago mob attempted
to lynch Robertson after lynching another
negro, but the officers spirited him away.
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High School Plays Republic

The Birmingham High school baseball
team will play the team from the Repub-
lie Iron works this afternoon in North
Haven. The game will be called at 2
o'clock. The High school has showed up
splendidly In baseball this year.
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Pathfinder Concluded Trip

Chicago, May 1S-The Glidden path
finder, with the mud and grim of 13
states speaking wildly of the $500 miles
1t has covered, finished its long trip here
at O'Clock this afternoon
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Totals ...----34 II II
s-Batted for Lower in the ninth.

So MMARY.
Two-base Hits-Wanner, linn, Nc
.Graw.
Three Abase Hit-Wanner
Sacrifice Hits-Farrel, Newton.
Stolen Bases-Gygli 2, Elliott.
Bases on Balls-Lower 8, Fritz 2.
Struck Out-Lower 4, Fritz 3.
Hit by Pitched Ball-Fritz (Moles-
WORTHY.
Time of Game-2:00.
Observation-Disclosures
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Alabama City. May 13.-(Special)--
Dwight defeated Greater Birmingham
here today in close fought game. Score.
to q Dwight secured seven hits to four.
Batteries, Adams and Reese; Roberts.
Fowler and Brown. Umpire. Montgomery.
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R.ip Interfere. yyith Race

Denver, May brain caused the
postponsment Of the automobile races
at Overland park this afternoon after
Barney Oldfeld had covered a mile
against Z strong wind in 641-5 sec
onds, and few minor events had been
run
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Loubet Ii Injured

Paris, May 13-Former President Loubet,
while walking across the Pont Nuef DUR
ing the crush of the noon hour today,
was knocked down. He was only slightly
bruised.
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summary. Ihree-base hts, Walker,
Rogers, Pope. Two-base hits, Miller, Bur-
nett, Matthews. Double plays, Pope to
Greminger; Moran to Walker. Hit by
pitcher, Rogers (Phillips). Base on balls
Duggleby 8, Rogers l. Struck out, Dug
gleby 4, Rogers q Left on bases, Mont
gomery 7, Atlanta 4. Sacrifice hits White
man 2. Pope. Duggleby, Bayless. Stolen
bases, Smith, Miller. Time, 1:35 I'm
pires, Fitzsimmons and Eason
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News From The Fighters Camps

Ben Lomond, Cal, May 13.-To give San
Francisco prize fight enthusiasts an op-
portunity to look him over and note the
improvements that weeks of training has
wrought In his condition, Jeffries, accord
ing to a plan arranged by Manager Ber-
ger, will run up to the city May 27 and
appear in a sparring bout there that even
ing.
Harsh criticism of Jeffries indifference
to Sunday visitors to Ben Lomond, who
on several occasions have been disap-
pointed by his failure to exhibit himself
in action, is believed to have had some-
thing to do with the scheme to hold the
San Francisco exhibition.
Berger reiterates his announcement of
few days ago that hereafter Jeffries
will positively perform for the benefit of
Ben Lomond excursionists every Sunday
afternoon.
Jeffries has decided to pack his week.
days activities from now on into morn
ing hours. Wednesday will be his weekly
day off from the training grind.
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SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE

At Columbus: Columbia 8, Columbus 5.
At Augusta: Macon g. Augusta l.
At Jacksonville: Savannah 8, Jackson
Vile l.
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Texas League

At Shreveport: Galveston s, Shreve
port 3.
At Dallas: Houston 6, Dallas 1.
At Oklahoma City: San Antonio q
Oklahoma City 3.
At Waco: Waco-Ft. Worth; rain.
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There is no reason why they should not
decide on California man. Californians
have been referees in most of the cham
pionship fights for the last 10 years, and
am strong for having one of them this
time"
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Summary: Two-base hits, Bronkie 2,
vinson, Robe, Flood. Stolen bases, Robe.
Brooks, Butcher. Sacrifice hits, Weimer,
Lafitte, Erloff, Brooks Robe. Double
plays Flood to Lynch. Struck out, Vie
balm 2, Hess g. Bases on balls Viebahn
g. Hess g. Hit by pitched ball, Viebahn
(Brooks); Hess (Bronkie). Passed ball,
Lafitte g. Erloff /. Left on bases, New
Orleans g. Nashville 8. First base on
errors, New Orleans 8, Nashville 3. Time,
2:3O Umpire, Pfenninger.
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Lister Wagner, Rhoton. Sacrifice hits.
Lister McLaurin, Berger 2, Alcock
Three-base hit, Wagner. Two-base hits,
Watson, Carlton. Base on balls. off De-
maree 2, off Allen 6. Struck out, by De-
maree g. by Allen T. Hit by pitcher, by
Demaree Guelsman), by Allen Ulster,
Cartoon. Wild pitch, Allen Double play.
McLaurin to Carlton. Left on bases,
Chattanooga Q, Mobile Z. Time, 2:1s. UNI
pires, Conahan and Carpenter.
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jackson Unconcerned

San Francisco, May 13.-Though Pro-
moter Tex Richard Is plainly apprehensive
that the opposing fight factions may not
be able to agree on a referee at Monday s
final conference. both Johnson and his
manager, George Little, profess confidence
in settlement of the problem on the
appointed date. Johnson said he was GER
tain to put one of his own choice in the
mpch-mooted place, intimating that JEFF
fries would give in, but reports from
Ben Lomond fall short of bearing out the
negro champions sanguine expectation
Jeffries apparently is as firmly resolved
to stand by his own selection as Johnson
is by his and unless the situation clears
in the interval a deadlock is likely
Sam Berger is expected here late today
and Richard is planning to bring about
preliminary conference between JEFF
fries manager and johnson in the hope
of adjusting the difficulty.
81 believe said Rickard, that If
can get these two things together by
Monday they will come to an agreement.
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At Greensboro: Greensboro Z, Ander-
| son ..
At Greenville: Greenville 1, Char
lotte o.
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Brooklyn Wins Easily

Cincinnati, May 13.-Gaspar was hit nara
in the first two innings today and Brook
Ign won. easily to 2. Anderson pitched
fair ball with the exception of the fifth
inning Barger was hit rather hard, but
kept the hits well scattered. Hummel's
batting was the feature. Score; R.H E.
Brooklyn ..-.-...--...-. l40 wv l00-S 10 l
Cincinnati ,...... 900 10 O00-2 II O
Batteries: Barger and Erwin; Gaspar,
Anderson and Mclean. Time, 1:43. UNI
pires, Rigler and Emslie.
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NATIONAL LEAGUE y
Giants Swamped

St Louis, May 13.-St. Louis today gave
New York one of the worst defeats the
team has experienced this year. winnin g
10 to L. The great Mathewson was retired
in the second inning when st. Louis
made seven hits and scored eight runs.
Dickson, who followed, also was hit hard.
Score: R.H.E.
St. Louis .... $50 100 31+-13 IA 0
New York . 900 O03 O01-4 s 5
Batteries: Lush and Bresnahan; Math-
ewson, Dickson and Snodgrass and My
ers. Time, 1:5O. Umpires. O'Day and
Brennan.
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COTTON STATES LEAGUE
Meridian Wins

Meridian, Miss, May ESPECIAL Me
ridian made it two straights from vicks-
burg in hard-fought contest. Porter
field, in left for Meridian, again starred
His sensational catch of Relfs' long drive
was the feature of the game. Manager
Mills of the Vicksburg team was put out
of the park in the second inning by I'M
pire Hayes for disputing decisions. Score
R.H E.
Meridian ........... Ol0 900 OPS 6 8
Batteries: Winges and Shields; Necks
and w. Gutierrez.
At Jackson: Hattiesburg TO- Jackson T.
At Yazoo City: Greenwood 8, Yazoo City
8, 10 innings, darkness
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FRITZ TWIRLED EXCELLENT GAME
FOR VISIroRS-THE BARON OUT
FIELDERS HAVE MUCH TO DO.
royALEskI IN GRANDsTAND
sourHERN LEAGUE STANDING
Results Yesterday

Memphis s, Birmingham /.
Nashville 4, New Orleans 4.
Montgomery 6, Atlanta 3.
Chattanooga s, Mobile 2.
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION

At Kansas City: Toledo 2, Kansas
City 0.
At Minneapolis: Indianapolis s, Min
neapolis 8.
At st. Paul: Louisville 1, st. Paul O.
At Milwaukee: Columbus 2. Milwau-
kee 1.
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3. Buick No. /, Louis Chevrolet.
4. Buick No. 2. Robert Burman.
s. Marion, Louis Strang.
8. Cole, w. Endicott.
Z. Houpt-Rockwell, Montague Roberts.
s. Simplex, c. Basic.
8. Fiat, e. P. Parker.
10. Selden, George Mack.
L. Rainier, Louis Disbrow.
L. Croxton-Keeton. c. H. Lund.
Ffrst-hour score: Buick No. /. Sc miles;
Buick No. e. second; Fiat, third.
All cars going well.
At midnight, the end of the third hour
the score stood:
Buick No. /, 1853 miles; Buick No. 2, 16
miles; Stearns No. 1, 100 miles.
Record, 167 miles, made by a Buick last
year.
Strang Into Fence
New York. May 13.-Louis Strang
driving a Marion car, ran into the
fence at the turn into the stretch al
1918. His position in the race was
eighth at the time of the accident
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Couldn't Hit Berger

Couldn't Hit berger
Philadelphia, May 13-Philadeiphfa
again defeated Cleveland today, 7 to 2.
The home team hit Berger hard. Cleve-
land did not get 3 hit off Morgan until
two men were GU. in the eighth inning
and only one man got to first base up to
that point Score: R.H. E..
Cleveland ................OoO OOO Wv !
Philadelphia 900 OH III IA
Batteries-Berger, Mitchell and Bemis;
Morgan and Livingston and Lapp. Time,
hours. Umpires, Connolly and Dineen.
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Boston. May 1a.-Boston Won from St.
Louis today, making 1t three out of four.
The visitors played poorly and the home
team batted hard at opportune times.
Score: hH. f.
al. Louis ,,............... 900 010 O00-1 4
Boston .............. .o03 100 40@-S 10 1
Batteries-Powell, Stremmel and XII
lifer; Wood and Carrigan. Time, la.
Umpire, Evans and Egan.
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Eddie Smith Favored

Ben Lomond. Call, May 13.-It developed
here today, where the sole discussion CEN
ters on the selection of the third man for
the Emeryville ring that Eddie Smith of
fornia referees under consideration who
will prove acceptable to this camp. Berger
is known to be particularly averse to
either Jack WEIGH or Eddie Graney,
which leaves Smith practically alone in
the California field. Just what the OBJ
lection to Jack WEIGH is based on is not
known, but 1t is rumored that the objec-
ton to Graney is based on personal differ
ences between him and Berger. In the
meantime it is known here that there
are powerful influences working for
Graney, and IL the feud between him and
Berger can be patched up, it is believed
the blacksmith will be selected.
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DeIehanty's Batting wins

New York, May 13.-Detroit broke even
in the series with New York today by
capturing the last game, to 3. Dele
hanty drove in the winning runs in the
seventh inning after Quinn had purposely
ma ssed Crawford. Score: R.H.E.
Detroit ................. 2O1 900 200-5 II
New York ............ COZ 010 OO0-3 2
Batteries-Stroud and Stanage; Quinn
and Sweeney. Time, 1:54. Umpires,
OLoughlin and Perrine
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Pittsburg, May 1S.-Pittsburg was shut
out today by the splendid pitching of Ew-
ing. The latter allowed but three hits
and only two Pittsburg players reached
third base. Ewing made four hits and
batted in two runs. Score: R.H E.
Pittsburg ......... 600 600 600 3
Philadelphia ............ ITO COZ OO-4
Batteries: Powell and Gibson; Ewing
and Doom. Time, 40. Umpires, john
stone and Moran
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Hippodrome Collapse,

Salt Lake City, Utah, May 13.-Part of
the hippodrome, at Saltair resort, in which
1t had been proposed to hold the Jeffries-
Johnson battle, collapsed at a boxing
match last night.
Three thousand persons were in the
structure, 100 of them being thrown into
the waters of the lake.
The fight ring was erected on the stage
at one end Of the saucer-shaped bicycle
track. The bottom of the saucer had
been turned into an auditorium for the
spectators. Up one side Of the saucer and
down on the other were stairs leading
to the pier jutting out from Saltair pa
vilion. The whole hippodrome rests on
piles driven in the lake and Is over the
water.
When Cyclone Johnny Thompson had
been proclaimed the winner of the fight
with Pete Sullivan the portion of the
crowd nearest the stairs made a rush for
the outer air. One hundred people were
massed on the steps when they sank to
the floor of the amphitheatre, and an in
slant later broke through the floor and
dropped with their living burden into the
water. Ropes sticks and boats were used
In the work of rescue. The wounded were
placed on the floors of the improved hos
pital cars and hurried back to the city.
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Where They Play Today

Memphis in Birmingham.
Nashville In New Orleans.
Atlanta in Montgomery.
Chattanooga in Mobile.
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w. and L. ........ -. 100 900 001-2
Alabama ....,.... 900 600 000-0
Summary: Three-base hit, Erwin.
Sacrifice hit, Strass. Stolen bases,
Strass. Waddill. Wild pitch, Pratt.
Struck out, Moran Is, Pratt 1. Bases on
balls, Pratt Z. Umpire, Larsen.
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Washington Wins

washington, May 13.-Washington
knocked Young from the game In the
second inning and defeated Chicago to 1.
Groom pitched well, having but one bad
inning, when Chicago scored its run,
base on balls forcing runner over the
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Boston Wins

Chicago, May 13-Frock held Chicago
to three hits, today and Boston won to
0. Miller, who was traded to Boston by
Chicago for Pitcher Richie, played right
field for the visitors. He made one hit
and was robbed of two others by sensa-
tional one-handed catches by Schultz.
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Score: R.H T
Chicago . 900 900 900
Boston . 200 0l0 000-3
Batteries: Brown and King; Frock anc
Graham. Time, :35. Umpires, Klein ant
Kane.
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virginia League

Virginia League
At Lynchburg: Lynchburg 2, Dam
Vile /.
At Richmond: Richmond 1. Ports
mouth s.
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BatterIes. WInges and ShIe1ds; Necks
and w. Gutierrez.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-19
CASE GOES TO JURY.
Trial Of Eight alleged Coun-
terfeifers Near End.

The case OF the eight men charged with
counterfeiting. among them Ignazio Iupo,
known among his countrvmen as The
Wolf who confessed TO murder in Italy,
and GiuSepp Morello, alleged leader of the
band. will be sent TO the jury this morning
after Judge Ray delivers his charge. Coun-
sci for the government and the accused
men concluded summing up at 1870 o'clock
last night.
Witnesses were heard Yesterday morning
for the prosecution to -disprove the alibis
submitted by several OF the men The
counsel for the defence had in rebuttal sew
eral men on the stand to disprove charges
made in the latter days of the trial.
William J. Byrne, Of counsel for the pris-
oners, began the summing up He said that
the principal government witness, Antonio
Comito. was an acknowledged counterfeit"r
and that his evidence was depended upon
by the prosecution to convict the prisoners
He denounced the alleged aspersion cast
upon Sicily by Abel ]. Smith, Assistant
United States Attorney, implied and direct,
in his cross-examination-
Mira beau l. Towns. who has been the
examining counsel for the men on trial,
followed. He declared that Lupo was not
being prosecuted. but prosecuted, and that
the whole course of the governments pro-
ceedings bore that stamp
Mr.. Smith closed with an address Of three
hours duration, in which he laid especial
stress on the reliability of the witness
Conlito. He also depicted the terrors OF
Sicilian vengeance. Of which the witnesses
for the government We're in fear The
maximum penalty that may be inflicted on
Lupo is ninety years and fine of 5000.
The indictment has six counts, and the
men can be sentenced on each count