Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-04
USED SOLDIERS
WIFE TO KEEP
OUT OF ARMY
Pair Lived on Money Allotted
by Government From the
Fighting Mans Pay

How Peter Bedell. Scranton. used
Beatrice STRAIT. wife of a roldie9, as
30 dependant to obtain exemption for
himself In the draft. was narrated by
witnesses in federal court here yes
terday afternoon. 1t was .'elated that
Bedel appropriated the wife and
child of the soldier and, stating they
were dependent upon him, obtained a
Class classification. At the same
time, federal officers say. the wife
was drawing an allotment from the
Government, taken from her hus-
bands salary, and was helping TO sup
port Bedell with this money. Bedell
denied knowledge of the first mar
nage, but letter purportlng TO be
written by him to the strait woman
was read in court. The letter pleaded
with her and urged her not to go
back to Strait. on the strength of
this evidence. Judge c. y. Wilmer
imposed sentence of six plonths in
Lackawanna county jail for the wom-
an and eighteen months IN the East
crn Penitentiary for the man.
Arthur w. Grove. Halifax, was fined
$500 on charge of violating a sec
tion of the Penal Code. Roy Regi,
McConnellsburg, was found guilty of
evading the draft in the famous age
case and his sentence will oe imposed
to-day. In this case Regi affirmed he
was over the draft age and the Gov
,ernment declared him under age. thus
violating the selective conscription
act by failing to register.
Jesse w. Mummey. Milton, was CIV
en- four months in Jail on the charge
of embezzling postal funds. Postal
Inspector G. L. Moser brought the
case before the court and stated there
had been full restitution of funds.
For that reason small sentence was.
given.
William Patterson. Gettysburg, was
fined So on charge Of petty larceny.
Harry Roache. Scranton, who was
charged with impersonation of 4
United States officer was lined $50.
Morgan c. Davoes. Scranton, received
q fine of $40 for bootlegging, and Will
liam B. Horn. York. was fined S5 on
the same charge.
True bills against Robert f. and
Felen Chenoweth, Harrisburg, on the
charge of violating the Harrison drug
act were brought in by the Federal
Grand Jury yesterday afternoon in
Federal court, sitting here. 1t is
probable the hearing of the case Will
be begun this week, but. because of
to state definite time.
Roy Regi, McConnellsburg, accused
OF trying to evade registration under
the selectivo conscripton act was
given a sentence of ten days in Jail
at the morning session. The court
stated in the decision that he was
fully satisfied the effort to falsify the
age of the defendant was due to the
efforts Of the father, and the father,
George Regi, McConnellsburg, was
gwen sentence of sixty days in jail
with 500 fine for conspiracy to OBJ
struct the conscription act.
A. L. Franklin, WaynesSoro, was
given a sentence of three months on
a charge of bootlegging. A number
of small sentences were imposed, in
GLIDING a sentence of seventy-eiGht
days for Andrew Miller Scranton.
Stacker
Late in the morning the trial of
John II. Reinard. Port Trevorton. was
opened. 1t is charged the defendant
made threats against the president.
The hearing continued until the re-
cess declared by the court.