The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-04
|. ". v. TRAITORS SENTENCED
HAYWOOD AND ASSOCIATES SENT
UP FOR LONG TERMS.


HAYWOOD AND ASSOCIATES SENT
UP FOR LONG TERMS.
Chicago, Aug. 3o-William D..
Haywood. secretary and treasurer OF
the Nv. w, and IA other mem
bers Of the organization. were SEN
fenced today by Judge Lands to 20
years imp isonment and to pay S2o,-
600 fine each.
Those sentenced with William u.
Haywood to 20 years in the penlten-
tiary and to pay a $4,000 fine are;
Carl Ahlteen, Minneapolis; George
Andreytchins, Chicago; Forest Ed
wards, Minneapolis; Ralph Chaplin
Chicago; Leo Laukki, Duluth; Aure-
lie Y. Azuara, Los Angeles; G. l..
Lambe, Minneapolis; Vladimir Los
! sieff, Chicago; Walter T. Neff, Phlla-
Rdelphia: Charles -Rothfsher, Chicago;
James Rowan. Spokane; Sam Scar
lett, Akron, Ohio; Manuel Rye, BUT
falo, n. Y, and Richard Brazier'
Spokane.
The following were sentenced TO
FIVE years in prison and fined S9.ooo
on each of the four counts
William Morani, Spokane; II. r.
Kane, Globe, Ariz.; John Avila, Pat
erson, N. j.; David Ingar, Youngs-
town, Ohio; William Wehr, Oak
land, Cal; Pierce c.: Wetter, Great
Falls. Mont; Joseph Oates, Glooe,
Ariz.
William D. Haywood, 'uncrowned
king, of the Industrial Workers OF
the World, and III Of his chief aids IN
the conspiracy to overturn the Amer
ican war program, were sentenced TO
20 wears inrthe federal penltentiary
at Leavenworth,. Kan. by Federal
Judge x. M-tLandis here late today.
Ten year sentences were imposed
upon 33 of the organization lead,
ers, five year sentences on 3S, one
gear and one day on II defendants
and ten day: sentences on two others.
Cases against Benjamin Schfacger,
Chicago writer, ard Pietro .Nlsra'
Spring Valley, ILL.,, were continued
ALI sentences on the four counts IN
the Indictment will run -eoncurfentiy,
fines ranging from $4,000 on Hay
wood and MS chief aids, down to
$1,000, were: imposed.
Ninety days is granted in which to
file a bill Of exception and a stay OF
seven days in which to petition for
bail.
TT is the closing chapter in Amer
ica's biggest criminal case, SAID
Frank K. Nebeker. chief prosecutor.
I'VE are confident new trial will
re granted said George F. Wander
veer, chief counsel for the defense.
Before ipronouncing sentence on the
defendants, Judge Lands reviewed at
some length the salient points in the
: governments case, laying especial
: stress On the I. W. w. preamble de-
claring eternal war on the employing
class and denouncing war with 9TH
err nations. the meeting Of the exc
cutive board after America had en-
tered the war at which it was decid-
ed to expef members entering mill
tary service and later the concerted
plant by strikes and rebellion to block
as;S:tHes.- = Z =. - 80
in times Of peace you have le-
gal right to oppose, by free speech,
preparations for war. But when war
has been declared that right ceases
forthwith was the courts closing
remarks.
Aside from slight disturbance in
the corridor when one of the prison
ers became hysterical while being led
away, there was no disorder. There
was deep silence in the court room
as Haywood and his Ia chief as
sistants were called before the bar.
AS Big Bill arose from his seat, a
group of women. who had been weep
ing, started.a Mid ovation which was
quickly, silenced. George Audrey
tchins, the young Russion pet, whose
stormy career since his exile from
Russia for plotting a revolution, is an
outstanding phase of the I. w. W.,
was next called AS he stepped for
ward. he smiled and blew q kiss to
handkerchief.
Then followed Ralph Chafflin, an
other poet, smiling and confident and
Carl Ahlteen, Minneapolis. editor Of
The Alarm pale and nervously twist.
ing his crayat.
SO the procession continued, the
proceedings =5interspersed with an oc-
casional groan from the defendants
and an outcrY from women relatives,
until 95 Of the organizations chief
directors had been sentenced and led
to the county Jail through lanes Of
curious people that surrounded the
federal buildirg.
Vincent st. John. who formerly
held Haywood's Office of general sec
retary-treasurer, was sentenced to 10
years at Leavenworth J. A Nc
Donald, .Heattle, publisher Of q radi
cal paper, was sentenced to 10 years,
while ]. T. (Third Bail Red Doran,
q western coast leader. and Harri-
son George of Pittsburgh, whose
printed vision Of President Wilson
and his cabinet in fight before an
army of I. w. w. was an important
factor in the trial. received sentences
Of FIVE years each.