The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-03-21

Sharing the fate of the senator were his brother, John s. Newbery, and fifteen campaign managers, including Frederick Cody, New York, and Paul H. King. Detroit. Both these men re- ceived the limit sentence with their chief.
 Charles A. Floyd. Detroit, was also sentenced to two years in the peni- tentiary, but he was fined only half as. much as Newberry.
 The brother was fined s1o,oOo, and was one of four who were not sem ' fenced to Leavenworth. The lightest sentence went to George S. Ladd of Sturbridge, Mass, and he was fined s1,000.
 SENTENCE PRONOUNCED
 Sentences were pronounced upon the convicted men this afternoon fol- Iowss,
 Senator Newberry, two years in Leayenworth and s10.000 fine.
 Frederick Cody. two years in Leayen- worth and $i0,00O fine.
 Paul King. two years in LeaveD- worth and $1O.00O fine.
 Charles A. Floyd, two years in Leav- enworth and s5.0OO fine.
 william J NH1chei. TWO wears.
 Allan i. Tempieton. Roger NJ. An- drews and Milton OnI<man. year and six months.
 Richard II. Fletcher. James F. Me- Gregor and Fred Henry. one year and three months.
 Hannibal HopSins and E. V. Chiison, one year and one day.
 John s. Newberry. fined $i0,000.
 Harry 0. Turner and B. Frank Em- cry. fined $2.OO0.
 George $. Ladd. fined 1000.
 Judge Sessions overruled motion for a nev trial pending an appeal.
 The jury was ready with its erdict al 1i:l2 a. m. Less than half an hour later they had been discharged by the court after freeing sixty eight of the eighty five defendants. There was a brief respite for luncheon, then the senator and his assistants were brought into court again. News of the 4 convictions had been spread around the city and the room was damned Ordered to stand before the bar. the men ranged themselves in crescent, the senator On the left and his brother next.
 NOTHING TO SAY
 The stir of ranging the men before the bar died away to absolute still- ness In quiet tones Judge Sessions asked if any of the men wished to say anything before sentence was pronounced. They stood mute. Then the court, in even voice. read the time honored formula of sentence
 "Truman H. Newbery, in your
 case 1t is the judgment of the
 court that you be confined in the
 penitentiary at Leavenworth for
 the full time ard period of two
 years and he fined $1o,ooo," said
 the judge.
 caught the words that showed the judge had addressed against the prin- cipal defendant the heaviest sentence allowed by the law Each succeeding sentence to prison, or heavy fine, was received in stoical science. Immedi- ately after the sentences had been passed Frank c. Daley of Indianapolis special assistant attorney general and chief prosecutor, wiped the slate clean by moving the dismissal of ten of the 1855 respondents to the indictment who had pleaded mo contest" He also moved the discharge of Elmer F White of Traverse City, who was given a seerance because of illness and of James Daley, a Muskegon contrac- tor. who went to South America on business before government officials could serve him with a warrant.
 Ninety days were granted the attor- neys for the convicted men in which to perfect an appeal Then court ad- journed
 While the jurors said they had
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