The Hartford republican., 1915-04-16
don ROBERTS
GETS SIX YEARS
He Is Also Fined Two
Thousand Dollars.
Circuit Judge and Sheriff Draw
Five Years-Others Get
Three Years.


or Don Roberts. convicted OF fraud
in the Terre Haute election case,
was today sentenced to six years in
Leavenworth prison and ordered to
pay fine of $4,000; Circuit Court
Judge Eli Redman, Sheriff Dennis
Shea were given sentences of five
years and fines of $1,000 each; the
president of the board of public
works, Harry Montgomery, City
Judge Smith, member of the board
of public works. George Arenhardt,
and Democratic Central Committee
Secretary Edward Driscoll were
sentenced to three years each and
given fine of $500.
Louis. Nunely, assistant city en-
gineer. Elmer E. Talbot, former
city comptroller Hilton Redman, son
of Eli e. Redman, John E. Green,
proprietor of a second hand store,
and William s. Crockett, an employe
at the city cemetery were sentenced
to two years and fined 500 each.
Maurice Walsh, county sealer Of
weights and measures. and treasuT--
er of the campaign fund. John d.
Mas sselink, city inspector of weights
and measures and member Of 1911
Indiana legislature, Charles Houek-,
ton, assistant custodian of the city
hall. Joseph O'Mara. street commk-
sioner, Alexander Aczel. inspector Of
street paving. Arthur Gillis, pro-
gressive clerk on the election board.
Joseph Strauss. liquor salesman,
George Severn, gambler. were SEN
fenced to one year and day In the
penitentiary and fined 500. Chief
of Police Holler, who had pleaded
guilty. was given a year and day
sentence and fined 800.
George woodall, William p. O'Don-
nell. George EvansJoh Cia-;., So.
vester Jordan, George Rouse, Clar-
ence Stark, Frank Kiser. Simon
Stingley, all saloonkeepers, and Fred
Morrison. an employe of the egnineer-
ing department of Terre Haute was
sentenced to six months In Marion
county jail and fined SO.
1t was said to be the largest nun-
ber sentenced at one time in the local
Federal Court.
Before sentence was passed. Judge
Anderson overruled motions for new
trials, filed ON behalf of 81 found
guilty by jury last Tuesday and TO
arrest judgement. Exceptions. were
taken to the courts decision.
Notices Of appeal were filed for 20
convicted men who were sentenced
to the penitentiary. Judge Anderson
said he would fix the appeal bond
the same as was fixed in the dyua-
mite conspiracy case two years ago.
This was at a rate of $4,000 for
each year Of prison term given, no
berts appeal bond being $4,000.
AS soon as sentence had been pass
ed on all the courtroom was cleared
and all spectators and defendants
were taken in charge by United States
Marshal Storen and his deputies.
They were served with lunch in the
Federal building and later were TAX
en- to Jail.
There was no demonstration when
the sentences were passed. neither
among the prisoners nor their rela-
tives who crowded the courtroom. Al
though the crowd filled corridors OF
the building very few were allowed
to enter the court room.
Edward Holler. former chief of po-
lice. of Terre Haute. was the only
one of the SO, who pleaded guilty to
receive a prison sentence. Mr.. Daley
announced that four men. whose
sentences were reserved, would be
witness for the government trial of
Roy Shattuck. Republican candidate
for congress in the Fifth district and
four other Republicans on similar
indictment
Judge Anderson set the trial for