The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1919-10-31
YOUNG MAN VIOLATED
THE DRAFT ACT
TEARS IN HIS BEHALF
Federal Court Opened In Man.
kato Today; Session To Be
Very Busy One

arraigned before Judge Wilbur
Booth in the federal court this morn
ing on charge of violating Section
vi. of the draft act, was sentenced
to serve term of ninety days in
the Freeborn county jail. Assistant
United States Attorney William And
erson presented the case against
Sharp.
He stated that the young man was
registered properly under the draft
and was called for service on April
80, 1918. He failed to appear at the
time, going into South Dakota and
later returning to Northern Mime
sota, where he registered for the
second draft under the name OF K.
B. Stevens.
Mrs. Sharp, mother Of the young
man, appeared in the court and
burst into tears upon his arraign-
ment. Attorney Anderson said he
had been informed that the mother
was largely to blame for the, action
of the young man as she encouraged
in him the teaching that it was not
right to fight. Between sobs, the
mother pleaded with the court to
visit upon her the punishment to be
meted out to her son. Sharp, in
answer to the court, said he did not
realize the seriousness of the offense
and declared he had great desire
to serve in the navy and tried to get
into that branch of the service. The
maximum penalty for the offense
was year in Jail and fine of ST.
900. Judge Booth sentenced the
young man to ninety days imprison-
ment.
In passing sentence Judge Booth
stated it was not only his duty to
punish Sharp for the offense COM
mitted, alone. but that it was due
the men who did serve, that those
who evaded the draft should be pun
ished by the law.
Booze Carriers Were Fined.
James w. Reed, James c. FLEECE,
James w. Weed, Harmon A. Ken
nedy, all entered pleas of guilty to
charges of violating the Reed amend
ment by carrying or attempting to
carry liquor into Iowa. Attorney
John E. Regain appeared for the de-
PENDANTS. In each case he asked
the court to be as lenient as pos
sible. The men each were sentenc-
ed to pay a fine of $500.
There is no grand jury this term
.of court and the criminal matters
disposed of are all that are listed
to come up. Petit Jurors IN court
Ia, s,,rr NIT
two o'clock this afternoon. Case No.
3, that of A. c. Finke versus o. E.
Ferguson ct al. is listed to come up
flor trial at that time This is one Of
the suits brought to recover dam
Gges for alleged outrages perpetrat-
ed on Mr.. Finke because it was
claimed he was not in sympathy with
the government during the war.
Three Cases to Come Up.
Three of such cases are listed to
come up this term, in each case the
damages demanded being 100000.
Attorneys Tom Davis of Marshall,
Mimi, Arthur LIE Sueur of st. Paul,
Thomas Spelling of Minneapolis
were in court this morning repre-
senting the plaintiffs 1t is under
stood that Attorney James Manahan
will appear later during the cases.
Attorney Pierce Butler of St. Paul
appeared for the defendants.
Federal court officials here in
clude Judge Wilbur Booth, C.. l..
Spencer, clerk, Alfred Jacques.
United States attorney, William And
erson, assistant United States at
To A
States marshal, James A. Mcclure,
assistant United States marshal, w.
]. Conroy, court crier. Gailiffs are
Bennett Williams, w. H. Anderson
and Lyle Soaring.
A large number appeared before
Judge Booth this morning with wit
nesses to get their second papers
and become naturalized citizens of
this country. Among those to whom
citizenship papers were granted
were: Jacob Origas, Frank A. Neu-
best, Adam Miller, George c. And
erson, Hans Johnson, Peter Erick-
son, Richard C. Kraul, C. A. Mar
shall, v. V. Cruissack, Hugh Jones,
Eric Strom, Morris Holm, Henry J..
Stubbl, l.. G. Olson, Albert Carlson.
Carl, E. Hanson, Oscar De Clerk,
Charles F. Smith, James Smith. Nels
c.. Mortenson, Felix Nitzskowski.
Naturalization Officer w. Griffin
examined each of the applicants be-
fore they were recommended for DO.
pers. He asked them more particu-
larily about their war record and
every young man was asked wheth-
er or not exemption was claimed on
the ground that he was an alien,
Mems Case Taken Up.
This afternoon when court conven.
ed the calendar was again changed
and the case of John Mems versus n
p. Huntington ct al, comprising some
twenty five defendants was taken up
The work of drawing a jury was he.
gun. Pierce Butler, for the defense
in questioning jurors stated he want
ed it understood from the first tbat
the defendants in the suit denied OIL
Fart or participation or KNOWLEDGE in
the wrongs which are alleged IN how
been committed against Maine 7,
was expected that much time uor,d
be taken in drawing a jury. This snit
is FOR Sl0O,OO0. Jurors were exam.
ined one by one at the suggestion of
the court. VI
The veto IN effect Means that II
quor can be sold in those states uhono
there is no prohibition law in force
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