The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-05
ONE YEAR IN PRISON FOR
HAMBURG CONSPIRATORS
Ship Line Itself Fined $1-Judge Howe Says LESS Talk
of Money the Better'-Bail for Four
Defendants Increased.

set aside, Judge Howe denying all these
customary motions. ito move for the
sentencing Of these defendants. 1t 10
Unnecessary for me to r.peat the facts
VI the case hu; | must say to you. your
Honor. that the punishment OF these men
must be substantial. not so much be-
cause Of the criminality OF the defend
ants. but In order that their punishment
may serve as a warning to others"
II only wish to remind your Honor
returned Mr.. Rand. that these defend
ants we're ~actuatcd by no corrupt pur-
poses. II. despite this. injury was done
to the United States they wish to express
here through me their deep regret. The
defendant Or. Karl Buenz. as between
himself n the others. begs me also to
remind your Honor that the whole plan
was his. that the Others obeyed his or
ders and that he In turn was obeying the
orders of his s%uperiors."
Joseph P~oeppinghaus.' Judge Howe
read from manuscript after he had SEN
fenced the other three shipping men TO
eighteen months imprisonment. us sen
fenced to serve a term Of one ear and
one day. I do not think he participated
In forming the conspiracy tbroades'
grins o Poepp!nghaus1. and then toe
his actions we're largely directed by the
three individual defendants.
There was no evidence h the cor
poration. the Hamburg american Line,
did anything In the conspiracy excep,
what was done by the three individual
defendants. and quite likely DR.. Buenz
was the only person participating in
the conspiracy who had the power t.
bind the corporation.
THE corporation could not consr,re
think. agree or act except an It did ~
900 Lt-. a-I l.. -.
ished for all he did in the conspiracy
| am not inclined to impose much pun.
ishment on the corporation In these ctr.
cumstances. although in the eye OF tLe
law 1t Is guilty of the offence charged
Then. too. the less odor Of money there
Is from this sentence. the better. This
Is another reason that leads me to take
this view regarding the corporation,
Therefore. II Is sentenced to pay a an
OF 81 without costs OF prosecution.
The physical condition of DR.. Buen1
Is said to be poor. n he Is certainl,
much advanced in years. However. the
case Is to go to the Court OF Appeals
and possibly to the Supreme curt ant
II judgment should be affirmed in III.
higher courts, and II 1t should appear
that the imprisonment imposed woulc
be a peril to him.. the Executive Depart
ment OF the Government should TAX
such actiOn as VIII De Just In view OF
his condition at that time and this sour
hould see to II that The Depart ment o.
Justice gives such attention and makes
such recommendations in this regard a.
will bring about such action
MFR. Rand then obtained from Judg,
Howe four months extension of the cour
term for the preparation and presenta
ton OF such formalitles as are necessar,
TO take the case up before Federal ap
pellste departments. The belief wa.
general when the four defendants walked
toward the street later that they vii
enjoy liberty on bail for a year or tw,
at least while their troubles are beini
thrashed out through higher courts.
And by that time" iemar k-d one on
timist interested in the defence's sid,
Of the ca Sc. whose opinion seemed TO b,
shared by all his friends. the val II
Europe Will have heen ended and per
haps nobody will ave TO go to Jail a
all
But a Federal official present saw II
the convictions and jail sentences and n
the case in general "an opportunity I,
prevent harmful activity Of fore!gi
agents" h~enceforth.
"Whether such agents represrrt m,