The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-03-20
IS CO-0EFENOANTS CONVICTED
WITH SENATOR ON CHARGES
OF ELECTION CONSPIRACY
Court Sentences Michigan Statesman to Two Years
in Prison and Refuses Him New Trial
Pending Appeal to Supreme Court

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich
hlarch 20. Senator Newberry an.
nounced this afternoon he would
continue TO represent in the
United States senate the people
who elected me. "
GRAND RAPIDS. March ao.-sen.
ator Truman ~ Newberrv and fG cf
bic SO co-dcfeudauis were found guilty
Of criminal conspiracy IN the 1913 sem
atorinl election hy iury IN the United
states district court hero today.
iosidcs The senator. the men con-
Ni'ied were his brother, John s. New
perry, luul King. bis campaign man
agcr Frederick Cody New York Lex
lslutvc agent. Charles FLOYD. Grnnti
Rapids Allan \. Tomploton, pres dent
~ the hctruit board uf commerce.
Hannibal Hopkins. puhllritv director.
- FRANK Emery, oiiirc manager:
Harry q. Turner. uotfut: A.. n. Ihll-
son, ot the national republican head.
quarters; Roger Andrnws. Menominse.
publisher. Milton Oukmnu pofrofs
politician; William ,. Michel, Oshkosb.
Wia; Richard Fletcher. state inu,r
commissioner. james p. McGreror.
pyir"t: Fred Henry. Fhut. and George
fr'ANNAH tHANN NaAfa AIMNNa
Al other defendants were Acquitted
nn the first charge and mono was found
guilty ON tho sixth count
Tie penalty h line of $4,000 or
less. and two years. or icss. IN priscn
sentences were pronounced upon
~. convicted men this afternoon as
follows
Senator Ncwbcrry. two years In
IeatcnNOrth and $4,000 fine.
NINaaaaH 1873
LcnNrnwoith and SfO.go0 fine.
Paul King. two YEAR, la IcaVcn-
worih and St0.OOO fine.
Charles \. Floyd. two years ln
ituNcnMnrth and $4,000 fine.
William =. Nickel. two ypnrs.
Allan \. Tcmpl'fon, one year and
-iN months.
Roger NJ. Andrews, one year aud
~iN months.
Milton oasman. one year aud sin
months.
Isiehard ~. Fletcher, one ycnr and
three months
Iancs .; McGrcsor one year .nd
three months.
Fred Henry, one year and three
lInnnihal Hopkins. one year and
one daN.s
day WV
Iuhn :. Ncwbcrry, fined $4,000.
Harry O. Turner, fined 81 900.
u. Frank Emery. rlnsti s.. 600.
George ;. t.add. fined 81 ,OO0.
Judge Sessions uverruled motion
Tor ne wtrial pending an appeal.
Convicted Thcmsclye-
Testimony offered by the defense
was the determining factor ln bring
Ing the jury the verdict Of guilty.
without Paul Kings testimony
that he told senator Newhcrry the
campaign would cost $4,000. the gov
ernment had a weak case and with
out tho King -Nowhcrry letters no
case az an" said one of tho Jurors.
I'VE could find no other way, how
ever. after the defense had taken an
active part In the campaign and
shown by his own writings that he
directed almost every important
move
we are an with you. senator" said
several freed defendants, as they
crowded around hint The chief figure
In iho trial graspod their hands. His
wlfo. brother and son were with him,
Mrs. Ncwhcrry showing the effects u
tho verdict only in the determined
comuusurc with which she met the
fearful condolences OF wives OF other
defendants.
what tears there were appeared In
fact only among the wives OF men
who had been freed.
Judge Sessions announced he would
allow tho dCfgnac 30 days In which