Norwich bulletin., 1912-12-31

Anderson announced he wanted to read a statement Before he had proceeded far the child in the corridor began to cry and the judge paused long enough to order that the door be kept closed It was 4-year-Old Georsfe Bernhardt- son of the Cincinnati prisoner, who had been playing in the corridor with Christmas toys. In consequence of his |, crying about one-third of the prisoners had been sentenced before the doors were opened to allow people to go out
 Mrs Benjamin Harrison Present. The court room was more crowded than usual. Among many women pres ent was Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. widow of the former president. The sentences were read by the court from a slip of paper the names and the terms of imprisonment being called off rapidly A few minutes later the court room was cleared of all except | the prisoners, who with their families were permitted to remain in the fed eral building until late in the after noon,
 ! Prisoners Sing "on Banks of Shannon" | At 3.15 o'clock the prisoners. shack led to deputy marshals with Marshal ! Schmidt and Superintendent of Police | NJ. J. H!land in the lead, stepped out of the federal building and on their march to the Marion county jail began to sing On the Banks of the shan non.' The singing continued with crying women and children following | the procession almost until the jail was reached. Every attempt by the l officials to stop the demonstration caused louder singing.
 As the line reached the prisoners entrance to the jail the deputies stepped aside, the handcuffs were re- moved and the prisoners were checked by Marshal Schmidt. The prisoners marched in alphabetical order, Ander- son of Cleveland leading and Young of Boston bringing up the rear.
 Not one of the six men whose sen tenCes were suspended by Judge An
 derson accompanied the melancholy procession from the sceRe of the trial to the jail.
 Moving Picture Man Busy.
 The wives and friends of the con- victed men had taken leave of them a half hour before Marshal Schmidt or
 dered the prisoners to get ready for the trip to the jail.
 At the entrance of the Jail yard, five ] policemen held back the crowd The
 deputies and prisoners marched
 
 hundreds of spectators craned their |. necks and jostled each other to see
 how the prisoners bore up under the
 strain. As Anderson, of Cleveland. the
 first man in the line, passed moving picture stenographer. he smiled and
 said to his guard: Hes on he job"
 Some of the men puffed nervously on
 cigars, others were still chewing tooth picks they used after luncheon in the
 federal building.
 Parting oF Relatives. Nine minutes after Anderson, the first man, left the federal building, the ! entire procession had reached the en- trance of the Jail. few minutes later l the handcuffs had been removed from ] the last prisoner and the jail door had shut behind them.
 The prisoners had been separated from their relatives at the federal , building. The wife and two daughters of Edward F. Phillips of Syracuse
 N Y., were the first to leave the room
 They were crying as the door closed. George Bernhardt, the four year ole
 son of the prisoner, brought smile ' to the faces of many when he left the 5 corridor with a 1ervy Goodbye" that . elicited a eheery response from the most downcast of the prisoners, The
 boy won the, friendship of tha defend ants and their families by the cheer | fu front he maintained throughout the trial. When his father was sentenced