Arizona republican., 1920-08-03
Millionaire Socialist Is Sen- fenced to Prison and Is
 Fined $2,000; Verdict Is
 Hailed as Signal Victory
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 CHICAGO, Aug. 2.-WiIliam 5ress Lloyd, millionaire socialist and 19 other members of the Communist Labor party tonight were found guilty by jury of conspiracy to overthrow the United States government.
 The defendants were given various SC m. ences, most of them getting from one to five years in the penitentiary, few being given fines in addition. and several were sentenced to one year in jail. Lloyd got the heaviest sentencey one to five years in the penitentiary, and fine of $2,oOo-
 Max 5edacht of San Francisco, re- porter, was given one to five years in prison and fined $1,OOO.
 Other sentences follow:
 l.. E. Katterfeld, Dayton, Kansas. farmer, one to five years in the peni- tentiary.
 Ludwig Lore. alleged co-author or the Communication party platform and author of alleged radical publi cations. one to five years in the peni- tentiary.
 l.. K England. Moline, Illinois, mem Der of the Communist Labor party state executive committee, one to five years in penitentiary.
 Truth Editor 5 Years
 Jack Carney Duluth. Minn., editor of Truth and member of the partys national executive committee, one to five years in the penitentiary, and $1.000 fine.
 Samuel Ash. Chicago lawyer, one
 Dr. Oscar Jesse Brown. Dekalb, Ills. one year in jail.
 N. J. Christensen. Chicago, one year in jail.
 Edwin Firth, Indianapolis. printer. one year in jail
 s. F. Hankin, Chicago. one year in jail.
 Niels Kjar. Chicago. one to five years in the penitentiary.
 Charles Krumeibn, Chicago, one year in jail.
 Edgar owens, coline. ms. one to five years in the penitentiary
 Arthur Procter. Chicago. one to five years in the penitentiary and s2,00o fine
 Dr. c. F. sandberg. Chicago one year in jail
 Perry H. Shipman, Rock Island. TIL, one year in jail.
 Morris A. stolar. Chicago. one year in jail.
 John vogeI, Chicago. one year in jail.
 The sentences are for the state pen itentiary and the Cook county jail
 The case went to the jury at 12.4s D. m. today and the verdict was re- turned in eight hours and 45 minutes. During part of the time hoevewr, the jury was in recess.
 Says Verdict U. s. Victory
 The defendants were charged with conspiracy to advocate the overthrow ing of the government by force. con- spiracy to publish or distribute printed matter advocating overthrowing of the government by force; conspiracy to belong to an organization advocating it. and conspiracy to attend meetings at which overthrowing the government by force was advocated. Maclay Hoyne. states attorney, in statement called the verdict a signal victory for the United States. Red Driven Into Open
 "In this trial red radicalism was driven into the open" said the state ment. "One important issue decided is that the red card of the l. W. " 4H international and not American and that the only card recognized as American is the card of the American working man in the American Feder- ation of Labor"
 A motion for a new trial will bs argued on September %. The defendants were indicted under the new Illinois law against criminal syndicalism. They were among 300 suspected radicals taken in a raid in Chicago last January. -Hlne members or the Atfu- munist-Labor party were indicted but not all were tried for several fled. some have been reported in Mexico. while John Reed. magazine writer and author, IS in custody in Abo. Finland, charged with smuggling from bolshe- wiki Russia
 Trial Lasted Nine Weeks The trial began on May 10 and nearly nine weeks were consumed in selecting a jury.
 The state centered it's attack on l Lloyd, the most prominent of the de- | fendants. He was charged with openly advocating d revolution against the government and was alleges to have | said that banks should be blown open | to get money to finance the revolution and armories should be rifled for am | munition."
 Several newspaper men who re- | ported speeches made by Lloyd were among the witnesses. as was Mayor | Ole Hansen Of Seattle. Masses of | documents issued by the third inter nationale at Moscow the I. w. w. and similar organizations were introduced Defense Pleads Free Speech The chief defense was that the de- ! fendants were exercising the right of | free speech when making various al | legged seditious statements and that | they had in no way violated their | rights "as citizens of a free republic" | The Communist Labor party was the | outgrowth of a meeting of the left 1919 Three women, indicted with | separate trial.
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