Norwich bulletin., 1913-02-18
\ Fine of S5, 900,
 A Year in Jail
SENTENCE OF CASH REGISTER
 PRESIDENT.
JAIL FOR 2s OTHERS
Terms of Subordinate Officials Range
 from Three Months to One Year Appeal Taken to U. s. Circuit Court.

Cincinnati, Feb. 17-President John H. Patterson of the National Cash Register company of Dayton. O., today was sentenced to serve one year in the county jail at Troy. O.. and to pay a fine of $5.000 for violation of the Sherman anti trust law. Twenty-eight other officials and employees of the company were given jail sentences and were ordered to pay the costs of the prosecution.
 Judge Scores Defendants.
 The sentences were pronounced after United States Judge Hollister had scored the defendants bitterly for their declared were needless in concern where millions of dollars could have been made legitimateiy. Closing, he said:
 .The government is strong enough to protect it's people, whether this pro tection extends to the transportation of dynamite across the land for the purpose of blowing up bridges or the laying of the hands upon men who seek to stff1e competition by illegal business methods"
 The Sentences.
 George Edgeter of Dayton, secretary of the company, was given the lightest sentence-three months. William Bip- pus, treasurer; Alfred A. Thomas of Dayton and Jonathan B. Hayward of New York were given nine months in jail
 The following were sentenced to one year: Edward A. Deeds, Dayton, vice president; William K. Muzzy. Dayton; William Plum, Dayton; Robert Pat terson, director; Thomas J. Watson, sales manager; Joseph B. Rogers, as sistant sales manager; Alexander c. Harmed, salesman; Frederick $. High, district manager, Boston; Pliney Eyes, district manager, San Francisco; Ar fh1J1 A hJ1S Morgan, Dayton Charles T. Walmsley, Chicago; Charles s. Snyder, Elizabeth, N- J.; Walter Cool, Denver; M. M. Jones. Pittsburg; M L. Lasley. De Alexander w. Sinclair, New York: John J. Range, Washington: M. G. J. Keith, New York; William Cummings, Brooklyn; J. c. Laird, Toronto; W. c. Howe, San Francisco' E. H. Epperson, Minneapolis.
 Motion to Arrest Judgment.
 Upon the concurrence of District At torney McPherson, Judge Ho11ister set aside the judgment in the case of George A. Edgeter. Edgeter had not been connected with the cash register company during the time fixed in the Judgment was set aside.
 A motion was made for an arrest of judgment on the grounds that the Sherman law Is unconstitutional insofar as 1t attempts to create offenses and i'm pose penalties. The motion also charged that the Sherman law con hicted with the provision of the sixth amendment that in all criminal prose- cutions the accused shall enjoy the right to-ibe informed of the nature and cause of the accusations against him and that it conflicts with the tenth amendment in that the averments of the court were vague and indefinite.
 Patterson's Bond Doubled.
 Following a notice of an appeal to the circuit court of appeals. the bond of President Patterson was fixed at s10, 900, twice it's former amount. The other bonds were left at $5,000
 Nine of the convicted men were sen tenced with President Patterson to the Miami county jail at Troy, ten were sentenced to the county jail in Day ton and eight in the neighborfng jail at Lebanon, Warren county.