White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-10
CONVICTION OF kEMPER
MAY LEAD To LONG
PRISON SENTENCE

Harry kemper convicted OF hav-
ing attmpted to provoke an assault
or an officer OF the United States
army, and sentenced to six months
In jail and fine of five hundred
dollars. is at the beginning of his
real troubles. BY his action and the
action OF his conviction he practical
ly loses citizen rights, and the chance
to enlist and enter the service at the
conclusion of the sentence imposed
by the local court. When ne has
served his sentence in White Pine
county. he will be turned over TO
the federal authorities, where he will
be dealt with according to the mill
tary code as laid down In the articles
OF war. The offense Is serious one
and punishable by a long term in
federal prison. If by any chance, he
thought TO evade military service BY
the ruse of Jail sentence, he will
find 1t is a case OF jumping ont
of the frying pan into the fire. The
government and articles of war ap-
pear 10 have all such loop holes well
guarded
Harry Kemper, found guffty by Il
Jury in Justice Collins court. Thurs
day. of an attempt to provoke an as
sault upon soldier of the United
States army. was sentenced TO pay
a fine of $500 and serve six months
in the county Jail. IN pronouncing
sentence Justice Collins expressed to
the prisoner his regret that he did
not have the authority to order him
to stand up before a firing squad.
Justice Collins is not alone in this
wish
Kemper was arrested last Sunday
afternoon, on complaint OF Corporal
Harkins. recruiting officer of the
Ely district. Following his arrest
Kemper was afforded the opportuni-
~ to secure bail, but to the everlast-
lns credit OF all concerned. no one
would advance bail for the white
livered Boche sympathiser, and he
was locked up.
The details OF kemper's offense,
as brought out at the trial, are par
ticularly disgusting Walking up to
Corp. Hark ins, Kemper asked the Of
ficer when he could get out, Kemper
having previously qualified in class
one and made application for en-
listment in the engineers corps.
Corporal Harkins told Kemper that
he would go as soon as he received
the order to go Whereupon Kemper
answered hat he would go when he
got id good and ready to go,
perhaps in ten days or perhaps not
at all After a few more words be-
tween Kemper and corporal, the lat
ter ended the discussion by going
into his office while Kemper pro-
ceeded up town. Further alleged
actions on the part of Kemper were
that he publicly Dragged of having
l0t Ohtco 1td1CS 0AhA
Ger and that the officer lacked the
nerve to resent the insult.
The trial Thursday brought out q
quantity of evidence tending to show
that when Kemper is behind the bars
he Is where he belongs. District At
torney Whiteley conducted the prose-
cution and Attorneys c. A. Eddy and
b. B. Belcher had the nauseous job
OF appearing for the respondent.
When the attorneys for the defense
demanded that Kemper be tried by
jury, the demand was cheerfully and
willingly granted. The outcome was
F., particularly gratifying as it made the
guilt of the prisoner appear about
twelve times stronger than otherwise.
District Attorney Whiteley lost no
opportunity to show up the pro-Ger-
man inclinations of the prisoner and
was enabled to bring out lot of tes-
timony of a conclusive nature. The