The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-11-16
UnpatriOtiel Men ! | i
A Sentenced
South Dakota is Backing Up the Gov
5ss ernment BY Arresting violators
of the Espionase Act i. Il Il
MEN ARRESTED ARE q
ELL Known HERE
Federal Judge Gives Patriotic Address
sSsss and Defines Free Speech After
Sentencing Men i. .5s,

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In the Aberdeen Sunday American
D Of November 4tl; was published the
l following article. The men who
were arrested are known by a mum.
her Of people here who were former
Nv residents Of Hutchinson county,
South Dakota. The article follows:
Judge Frank Youmans, In federal
B B court this morning, denied the mo-
i55tion for q new trial and following q
ringing address on h patriotism and
the duty of Americans to their coun-
try sentenced the n Hutchinson
county farmers, who were convicted
1 last week Of violation Of the espi0n-
age act. to terms in the federal peni:
i ;tentiary at Leavenworth, Kas, rang
i Ing from one year and one day to
y Ave years, and to pay fines running
from $500 up to $1,000 each. Pending
appeal TO the United States court
of# appeals. Judge Youmans granted
An arrest of Judgment, placing the
B bonds In the case Of August Friedrich
4 ats SIS, 900 and Of the other 26 defend
ants So, ,00O. Ss
All of the convicted men this af-
ternoon furnished bonds and left for
\ their homes in Hutchinson county,
i pending action on the appeal taken
to the higher court. .s. :.s 5'gS %
Sentences Imposed s..1 n
81 Name Term Fine
3 August Friedrich, 5 years !. 81 900
sSGottliebs Galster, 3 years j. =. 500
III. II. Schmidt. 2 years I. !. !. &C.,: 5000
3 Jacob II. Pietz, 4 year, 7 day 80 300
August J. Herr, year, i day 300
Il HI H. shnider.* ! year, ! day. 800
Chris Herr, year.1 day ~. !. 800.
3 q J.H stoebner, year. day 800;
piets. year, vi. 800
Frey. year, n day. 300;
Adolph Herr. year, ! day 300
SH d. Schnabel, 4 year, 4 day 300
IT. Stoebner, year, / day 81 300
Andres stoebner. ] year. 1 day 300
John j. Stoebner, i year, / day 300
Fred g. Pietz. i year, 1 day Il 800
3 Emanuel Baltzer, year, 4 day. 300:
Gott. Baltzer, 4 year. 4 day. 300.
Fred Lenschmide, year, q day 300
Geo. g. Pietz, 4 year, | day 800
4 H. H. Meisenhoelder,1 = year 1day 300
4 SiGothelf Schnabel, I year, 1 day. 300
Jacob Stoebner, 1 year, 1day {. 800
~ xtao yrSe1 5-9&,sFA am
Henry q. Pietz, a year, 4 day 300
GottIieb Stoeb ebner, 4 year, day -. 300
s,.m. stoebner, ! year day 300
Henry a. Pietz, year, 1day 300:
anticipation Of the event that.
\ has been looked forward to- with 80:
much interest on 8 the part Of the
public, It was 70 crowded court ROOM
that faced Judge Youmans when he.
took HIS seat on the bench this morn.
Ing. The case OF the Il Hutchinson:
county men was imnned lately called
and counsel Tor the defense made
motion Tor "a new trial "a one Of the
1 most remark patriotic addresses
ever delivered Ii n court room in
Sioux Falls, Judge Youmans defined
the course Or true Americans IN time
crisis. aiming "a detail why the
ssourt denied the motion: s:ss5
Defines Free Speech
The right to crit ticizes the adminis-2
& stration of the law Il one thing !: the:
VIOLA ation of the law is an entirely.
Inherent thing. said the Judge. The
right l,s tree speech u one thing:
the IL % prevent Al i of1cer from
Esl,si sIn1ing hiss duty under the law
Inherent thing.
t li,ot be 4 sos exercised 90 TO-
scoonsta atnse iiolati on ott the Iaw.a
u legal iin itselfa acannot IA
sinnc q an lnlaw wtnls manner. The ight
Ssoi position anfi free speech in this case
were TIE thinly eileds etenses nsed!
to obstlact the enlis istment and recruit