New Britain herald., 1917-07-10
QUICK SENTENCE IN
 ANARCHISTS TRIAL
Berkman and Goldman Given Two Years and Fined $10,00O

New York, July 10.-Emma Gold man and Alexander Berkman, anar- chists, were convicted yesterday of conspiracy against the selective draft law. The trial had been on ten days in the federal court. The jury was out only 36 minutes. Full sentences of two years and $10,0 900 fine each were at once imposed by Judge Mayer and the protesting convicts were turned over to Marshal McCar- thy, who had authority to start with them for prison on the first available train.
 The Goldman woman was assigned to the Missouri state prison at Jeffer son City and Berkman to the Federal penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga. They de manded two days more here to wind Up their affairs. It was refused.
 II consider their further presence in New York a menace to the commun- ity," said the Marshal when the pair came into his custody adding: "This is the beginning of the end of the anarchists in New York;
 The prisoners and a dozen associate Reds camped in the federal building until 10 D. m. Then Deputy Marshal John Whalen and Mrs. Whalen, the latter specially deputized, took the Goldman woman to the Jersey Gen. tral Station at Communipaw and got accommodations on the 1 80 a. m. eX- press for the West.
 Deputies M. F. Bowler and John McQuade took Berkman to the Penn sylvania Terminal and got passage on the 12:3O train for the south.
 When the jury announced it's ver- dict of guilty at 5:57 D. m., Berk- mans sprained, bandaged foot jerked up and he set his teeth together. The woman, who had one hand on his shoulder, turned pale, then scarlet. Mary E. Fitzgerald, one of her dis ciples put an arm around her neck and kissed her. Several young anar- chists fell to crying softly.
 Berkman Stunned by Verdict
 Berkman appeared too stunned for speech, but the Goldman woman jumped up and moved to set aside the verdict as being against the weight of the evidence. She also asked that bail be continued flor a few days until they could get their business in shape. Prosecutor Content urged inn mediate sentence. To this the judge assented, and the pedigrees of the prisoners were ordered taken.
 He Cried Against "Bigotry."
 Berkman's was-Born i'll 1869 at St. Petersburg; single; an alien; both parents dead.
 Emma Goldman's was--Born at Kovno, Russia, in 1869; single; father dead mother living at Rochester, N. Y.; citizen of the United States.
 In answer to the question, Are you a. citizen?" she said, Not by own ap- plication, but by my fathers"
 When asked if he knew any reason why sentence should not be passed, { Berkman stood up with the aid Of his cruitches and said:
 We are innocent of the charge and l are convicted as anarchists through 1 prejudice and blgotry.
 She said:
 'The courts refusal of delay proves prejudice against us as anarchists, be- l cause we are 'cranks.' We are going l to stand by our opinions.
 A murmur among the spectators in l the far corner of the court was quick 1 lv stopped by criies of "Silence!' by | the deputy marshals, who partly 1 cleared the room. Then half a dozen ! of them closed in around the Gold i group.
 Berkman an Ex-convict.
 MT, Content read the record of ! conviction at Pittsburgh. l July p, 1892, for the shooting of ] Henry C. Prick. steel man, in the i strike. Rerkman served l IA years of 21 year sentence, getting one-third off for good behavior.
 'This is the man. added Mir. Con- t4nt nointins at Berkman, "Who went l to Tricks office and tried 10 murder him in cold blood. shooting him like rat in a corner. without giving him d chance for his life. This is the men who would now have us believe, by his words on this trial, tha' he does ,ot believe in violence.
 Thinning toward the Go'0nlap Mo-