Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-05-26
DLACKMAILERS OF /
WILSON ARE SENT !
TO STATE PRISON
Dunn Gets Five Years and
Davenport Two at Hard
Labor.
MOUNTAINEERS SILENT
As SENTENCE IS PASSED
Judge RelIstab Terms Letters
of Men Foolish Scheme
to Get Money.

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in the local branch OF the fTnifed
States District Court here Today.
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/ the letters. both If them expected
j to scare their would-be victims irlfs
sending them money. and should Be
heavily punished
Judge Rellstab before passing SEN
tence upon the prisoners. informed
them OF the maximum penalty Tor
their crime. and said that il was pos
lsfble for him to send them to prison
for the rest of their lives
4There is no question of your guilt.
Dunn. said the Judge There i
Overwhelming evidence that you ac-
tuaiIy wrote the letters Of which YOU
are accused.
"As for YOU. Davenport. there may
have been some question of your con-
nection with the affair. but the jury
has decided against you Il was Pc
ouliarly a jury question You did not
write the letters. it is true. but the
Jury has found you guilty of the
charge and has recommended mercy
in your behalf. which shall be con-
sidered by this court
These offenses are serious. even
though no attention was PAID 70 tHe
letters.
A aeFooi scheme
4These offenses are serious, even
\ though the letters were amateurish.
7,hev could be characterized as a fool
scheme
II hardly believe any intelligent
neonle would give you money a. a
result Of those letters. but we must
20 behind the letters All men are
subject more or less to fear from.
4 such letter Their movements
might be restricted and their health.
impaired even though they did not.
regard the threats seriously The
black-hand threats are CHARACTERISTIC
of the foreign element
in passing sentence upon you
will disregard your past life and
habits and consider only the court
records and the testimony wnae7
was placed before me nave sew
eral letters from residents Of the sec
ton in which you live but these VIII
not affect your sentences.
Passes sentence.
r,aoa Rallstah then sentenced