The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-22
WILL TAKE APPEAL
IN WALDRON CASE
Attorneys for Minister to
Prepare Motion for
New Trial
PATHETIC SCENES
IN COURT ROOM
Waldron Addresses Court and Says He
Never Did Anything Against Govern
ment-Text Of Judge Howe's Re
marks-Mackley Gets Is Years.
Especial to The Reformer.l
BURLINGTON, March %

BURLINGTON, March %.
By no means did the sentencing of
Rev. Clarence II Waldron to serve 15
years at the federal penitentiary at
Atlanta, Georgia, by Judge Harland B.
Howe in the United States Court at
Burlington yesterday afternoon at 3.l5
o clock, end the famous case, for now
motion for an appeal is to be en-
tered before April 9.
Attorney Rufus L. Brown. as senior
counsel for Waldron, with Attorney NJ.
g. Leary of Burlington win prepare the
motion for new trial, which will have
to be heard in the United States circuit
court of appeals which sits in New
York. Meanwhile Waldron remains un-
der the sentence and is confined to the
Chittenden county Jail at Burlington
without bail
| Yesterday proved to be the Waterloo
of the ''little minister of Windsor as
/ Attorney Brown was wont to call his
client and the well-controlled nerves
went all to shatter shortly after court
convened at 225 clock to pronounce
the sentence.
Attorney Learv was the only one of
the quartet of attorneys for the de
fense who was present as Attorney
Brown had been called to Boston on
Thursday morning and had been unable
| to be present. In accordance with his
instructions, Attorney Leary questioned
the court as to the taking of an appeal
from the findings of the court and jury
and Judge Howe told him that hs
would continue the term until Apri
9 in order that the respondent might
have time to take an exception if hi.
attorneys so desired
Clerk Platt asked If Waldron wa!
present and the convicted minister
stood up rather unsteadilv and with ;
slight waver in his voice answered
"yes
Then the court asked if he had any
thing he would like to say to the eour
, before the sentence was pronounced
The pastor asserted that he did and wa
permitted to address the court.
- believe the court, the iurv. th
district attorney and every witness ha
been strictly honest in this case sal
Waldron, and | hold no animosity tc
wards anybody. | think that every
| body concerned tried to understand tn
facts and testimony fairly and square
ly. l have never in my life said o
done one single thing against the gov
q ernment. Waldron eyes PARTIAL
closed and the tears started to ru
down his face and neck. His cola
began to wilt and his eyes looked lis
less and queer He seemed to be O
+, the verge of a complete collapse bl
. he pulled himself together and col
tinued, Ny only teachings in rel
!. elon have been with my mother an
a father and in the two colleges and
have never taken active part in Il
worldly things and do not believe
them, though | have voted and belle,
i is the duty of every citizen to do S
am not asking for clemency nor ca
! / expect it from the court after Il
verdict of the jury, but in my belief
nave been sincere and am to this mi
Le ute l am now on the verge of one
y the mysterious journeys of life al
7. what It's end can mean / do not kno7
For myself | do not care, but for N
dear little wife and my only child
feel my sorrow keenly.' Here Il
. tears began to flow afresh and Wa
dron S voice came between the 10,
r sobs that could be heard over the e
5 tire courtroom. = | thank the court f
n ITS kindness during my case and f