Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-02-15
DEATH SENTENCE
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to fight against the odds, Bolo return
ed 10 his cell
Awed by the soldiers with fixed bay
onets those who had gathered in the
court room refrained from all demon
stration, out the great crowds outside
the court house emitted a terrific roar
and cheer Of approval as word of the
sentence reached them. plainly showing
the favor which the sentence Of de1tn
found abong the French people
Swiftly the news of the coming exc
"utlon OF Bolo spread throughout the
city. Colonel Noyer had not vet COM
pletcd reading the sentence when the
cheers of the multitude from outside
drowned his voice.
The cOurtmarlial was unanimous IN
condemning Bolo. 1t stood for time
four to three against the conviction Of
Porchere. but finally compromised, six
to one on conviction on the charge of
commerce with the enemy" carrying
lighter sentence. The judges DELHI
Grated only few minutes, and as they
filed into the court room, it was plain
ly observable that Bolo Pash's fate
was sealed.
An appeal will be entered on tech
'iiN oiNN' tul tHt SSlleidl lIcI1u VI Cpiil~
mcnt heard IN legal. journalistic and
political circles is: with Bolo'S deaf L
Boloism will die
Court Martial Acted Quickly
Paris, Feb. 14.-Bolo Pasha was sen
fenced to death. The court martial
which condemned Bolo to death DELHI
Grated for only - minutes.
Darius Porchere. a co-defendant. was
sentenced to three years Imprisonment
Filippo Calvilinie. another co-def, nd
ent. who is under arrest in Italy. wa
sentenced to death although he is not
within the courts jurisdiction.
The speedy return of the court mar
tia came almost as a greater sur
prise to the crowds in the courtroom
awaiting the verdict than the actual
sentence of death itself, which had
been predicted from the outset
Bolo took the announcement with ap-
parent calm. but Porchere was visibly
moved, though whether at n.s own es-
cape from his patrons fate or at the
sentence imposed upon Boo was NOT
easy to determine.
The crowd made no demonstration,
but filed >noisly from the courtroom.
discussing the verdict
Final Plea for Life
When the Bolo Pasha treason trial
opened today, Albert Sales. the at
torney for the Levantine financier. TOOK
the floor to make a final plea for his
clients life. The crowd in the court
room listened with spellbound atten-
tioI and With obviously greater SYM
PATTY than had been shown on the
earlier days Of the trials to the law
yer's impressive speech
The attorney charged an "abomina-
hle press campaign" against Bolo with
being largely responsible for the al
most unanimous belief in France prior
to the trial that his client was guilty
and added that hardly 10 men conviro-
ed of his innocence could be found
in the country. This press campaign
NJ Sales asserted, had been deliber-
ately instituted by Senator Charles
Humbert. former owner of lie Journal.
after the senator had failed to induce
Bolo to sell back the stock in lie Jour-
nal at half the price Bolo had paid for
that.
NJ. Sales went lengthiiy into Bolo's
personality and severely criticized the
authorities. He declared that the YER
est principles of elementary law which
presumes a man innocent until proven
guilty had been disregarded.
The attorney scored the prosecutor
Capt Mornet. and Capt. Bouchardon
of the Paris military court. for raking
up BoIo's past, and insisted that the
prisoner. was not on trial for bigamy
or theft. but for treason.