The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-13
One DAY TO SIX YEARS
FOR INDIANA GRAFTERS
iaAYOR ROBERTS, OF TERRE
HAUTE GIVEN SIX YEARS
AND FINED $1,000
sixteen, Including Roberts, Will
APpeal-Heavy Bond Required.
Wide Range of Sentences.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April IL
-Four men convicted in Terre Haute
election fraud trials and sentenced Dy
Judge Anderson today TO the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
recei We tnssr eosn satt tnnsaepapers late
today and were given until sunday TO
begin the trip to prison. The other
sixteen. including Mayor Dom NJ.
Roberts. who received prison SEN
fences and appealed and the eighty
seven who were given sentences rang
ing from one day 10 six months in the
local jail, were in jail here tonight.
II was said the sixteen will be given
TWO or three days in which TO OBTAIN
their appeal bonds. which were nred
by Judge Anderson at SO. 900 for each
year the men were sentenced. Edward
Holler. the former chief Of police. who
pleaded guilty. also received a prison
sentence.
The four who withdrew from the ap-
peal are: Jonn NJ. Masselink. city
sealer OF weights and measures. and
former member OF the state Iegisla-
ture; Arthur ellis. Progressive cleo
tion official: Joseph Strauss. LIQUOR
salesman. and George Severn. gam.
bier. Each had been sentenced to a
year and a day in prison and TO pay
a fine Of 800. They departed TOR
Terre Haute tonight and will remain
there until they leave for Leayen-
worth
Roberts Hit Hard.
To obtain liberty pending his ap-
peal. Mayor Roberts. who was sen
fenced TO prison for six years and to
pay a fine OF S2.OOO-the severest sen
tence given. will have to furnish a
bond of $4,000. Efforts TO secure the
bonds for the 16 were begun this ar
ternoon. II all secure bond II VIII
mean a total OF S42O. 900
only eight OF the 116 prisoners es-
capped punishment. -Four were -fven
suspended sentences and four others.
at the request Of United States DIS
trict Attorney Daley were noi sem
fenced. as. he said. Il might invalidate
their testimony in the trial OF Roy
Shattuck. the Republican candidate
Tor congress In the Fifth Indiana dis
trict and four other Republicans who
were candidates for Offices in Vigo
county. The Eve we're Indicted on the
ground that they gave Frank iiess.
whose sentence was deferred. xIUOJ
20 secure their election. The otner
three against whom iudgmnt was not
passed are: John =. Nugent, former
assistant chief OF police: Jack Hines
and John Burns. all OF whom had
pleaded guilty I'm the case Just ended.
Judge Anderson set the trisI for May
II.
Roasted Saloons
In passing sentence today judge
Anderson frequently paused 20 com.
ment on the evidence and the condf.
lions IN Terre Haute While consfd-
ering the case Of a number OF saloon
keepers who had pleaded guilty. ne
eaid
Wy notion ia that the saloon Will
have 70 80. believe the time will
come when the people will rise I'D
and smash the saloon. at least az we
have u now. The evidence in this
case showed that the saloons were the
centers Of nearly all the corruption
In tig election AZ Terre Haute"
Before passing sentence. Judge An
dersfn Overruled motions for new
triaN and 20 arrest judgment. RE
Eav9 counsel for the defense aixty
fayf In which 20 file exceptions to tho
rulhgs