The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-22
WILL TAKE APPEAL.
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the fair treatment which it has exhibit
ed. | now commit myself to the mercy |
of the court and the righteouness of
justice u
Mrs. Waldron, who was seated in
side the court rail with her husband,
her husband, but when he sat down she
seemed relieved. Many women in the
courtroom were seen to wipe their eyes
and many a throat .gulped bacls-the sob
that would try to escape.
Then the court asked counsel Leary
If he had anything that he wanted. to
| say in behalf j of the defendant
before sentence was pronounced. He
replied with a lengthy argument
for elemency and for light sem
tenee for the sake of the wife and
child. He stated that in reasoning Wal
! dron was different from any man he had
ever known and that he was so reli-
gious that worldly things did not mat
ter much TO him. He urged that the
court at least admit the pastorsto bail,
but this was refused by the court be-
cause no notice of appeal had been
/ given before the time of the pronounc-
ing of the sentence.
In pronouncing the sentence Judge
/ Howe said:
IAN attempt is an endeavor 20 do
something, but falling short of ac-
complishment. The defendant is guilty
of an attempt to create insurbordina-
ton, disloyalty and refusal of duty in
our military forces. If he had succeed
ed it would have constituted a greater
danger than the armed forces of our
enemies. Not only the fathers and
mothers, their sons and daughters, but
all good citizens are sacrificing every
thing that is dear to them and which
makes life worth living, to sustain the
nation in it peril. The defendant, how
ever honest he may be in his religion
or pacifsm, has actively engaged in
opposing the nation in this great con
fiict. A person who attempts such
things should be severely punished, as
an example to others. There are alto
gether too many persons in this coun
try who need such a warning. They
should change their course to one which
will sustain the nation rather than de
feat it. They do not heed ordinary
warnings, nor do they regard the Law
of the land or policies adopted by con
gress. | am satisfied that the defend
ant S friends used their best efforts Il
dissuade him from opposing the nation
The controversy in his church did no
have the slightest effect in bringin,
about his prosecution or conviction. !
minister of the gospel has much influ
ence and his high calling aggravate
rather than mitigates his offence H
may have been sincere in his beliefs
but that makes him all the more effec
tive and dangerous.
Therefore, being satisfied that tn
verdict of the jury speaks correctly
and having regard for the differen
\ views that can be taken as to what tn
punishment should be, the court ha
concluded that the punishment shoul
be severe, as the only right and PR
i dent thing to do to such a person as til
j defendant, Notwithstanding what his r
= hgious or paeiffstie beliefs may b
II The law Of the land is supreme rattle
than the belief of any individual.
THE sentence is that the defendal
serve term of 10 years at the feder
| penitentiary at Atlanta, Georgia, al
/ that he stand committed until the Sc
| tence is complied with.
Done in court at Burlington, tn
| 2lst day of March, 1918
(Signed) Judge Harland B. Howe.
/ Following the reading of the Sc
tence by Judge Howe the eourtroo
was cleared of the majority of the spe
tators, but Waldron, his wife and h
father remained to hear the senten
Of Harold G. Mackley of Holland, Y
convicted yesterday on the same char
by the jury in % minutes. Mackl
got 10 years at Atlanta, the same
Waldron, and he will be sent doy
there on the night train this eveni
in charge of deputy marshal
There were a number of % Holy Ro
ers in the court when sentence W
imposed and all the while they we