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New Britain herald., 1918-02-06

employe of the plotters and Joseph Zeffert, messenger who carried bombs to the agents of the plotterS in Man. haitian.
 Motions of Defendants Denied. Lawyers for the defendants moved to set aside the verdict and to arrest judgment, both of which were de- nied.
 Judge Howe then announced that he would impose sentence immedi- ately, and called Captain Rintelen to tho bar.
 ''The severest punishment that I can impose in this case,' said Judge Howe, lis eighteen months at hard labor in the penetentiary and a fine of $2,OOO. When Congress passed the law under which you have been tried and convicted it did not anticipate the commission of such crimes as you men stand convicted of Had the Congress had reason to anticipate such acts on the part of persons like you the law would have been made much more severe Such a law as is necessary has now been passed, but unfortun- ately it was not enacted until after the commission of this crime.
 "This court regrets that it has not
  ishment to these defendants. Had I the power the sentence I am about to impose would be a great deal more severe. Rintelen I sentence you to eighteen months at hard labor in the Federal Penitentiary, fine you $2,000 and charge you with the cost of your trial Your sentence will begin inn mediately at the conclusion of the son. tence you are now serving for other offenses.'
 Captain Otto Wolpert, a giant in size whose featu: es somewhat re- semble those of Hindenburg, was next called for sentence. His lawyer pleaded for clemency and Judge Howe rcplied:
 T am not impressed with the argu- ment, and this crime is so grave that this court would not consider for 9 moment the imposition of any other sentence except the extreme penalty permitted by the law governing it.
 Ernest Becker'S lawyer said Becker was very poor, that he had family in Germany, and that he aided tho plotters to get Q little extra money, and did not realize he was committing a wrong.
 T cannot agree with yQu," replied the Judge. '"The sentence as in the other cases is the absolute maximum permitted by the law"
 When Zeifert, the only American born defendant, was called for sen- tence his lawyer pleaded that Zeffert had not a drop of German blood m his veins, and was, like his parents born an American
 "That only makes the case, so lar
  vating," replied Judge Howe, and III his case I impose the maximum pen atty"
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
COURT ACTION FOR S1,652.

|The National Iron Works of Hart I'd, has brought suit against the lw Britain Builders Co. to recover 1852. The writ was issued by At fney Nathan A. Schatz of Hartford ad the papers were served by Deputy Aeriff A. P. Marsh. The writ is re-
 aTnable in the superior court on the st Tuesday in March.
New Britain herald., 1918-02-06
MILLS SELLS BUSINESS.

Announcement has been made by J. Willie Mills of the sale of his manufacturing business at 216 South Main street to the New Britain Tool Co. The new owners took possession at once. The lease on the factory building IS for six years. Mills has not announced his future plans The New B ritain Tool Co. is composed of A. Adrian Carlson, E. w Carlson
 Carl Hammar and Rudolph Sandberg.