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VERDICT OF GUILTY
INNEWBERRYC CASE
Senator and 16 CO-DetenddntS
Guilty Of Conspiracy
GIVEN PRISON SENTENCE
Two Years at Leavenworth and $4,000
Fine Imposed on Chief Defendant.
To Appeal to Supreme Court.

Grand Rapids, Mich, March %
Senator Truman II. Newberry and six
seen of his eighty-four co-defendants
were found guilty of criminal conSpir-
acy in the 1918 senatorial election by
il jury in the United States district
court here.
Besides the senator the men convict
ed were his brother, John 5. NcWber-
ry: Paul King, his campaign manager;
Frederick Cady, New York legislative
agent: Charles Floyd, Grand Rapids :;
Allan A. Templeton, president of the
Detroit board of commerce; Hannibal
Hopkins, publicity director; b. Frank
Emery, office manager Harry O. Turn
er, Detroit; E. V. ChilSOn, of the ma
tlonal Republican headquarters; Rog-
er Andrews, Menominee, publisher;
Milton Oakman, Detroit, politician !;
William J. Nickel, Oshkosh, Wis. {;
Richard Fletcher, state labor commits
sioner; James +. McGregor, Detroit !;
Fred Henry, Film, and George 5.
Ladd, Sturbridge, Mass.
ON the first charge and none was found
guilty on the sixth count.
Sentences We're pronounced upon the
convicted men as follows: Senator
Newberry, two years in Leavenworth
and $4,000 fine; Frederick Cody, two
years in Leavenworth and $4,000 fine !;
Paul King, two years in Leavenworth
and $4,000 fine; Charles A. Floyd, two
years in LeavenwOrth and $4,000 fine !;
William J, Nickel, two years; Allan A.
Templeton, one year and six months !;
Roger NJ Andrews, one year and six
months: Milton Oakman, one year and
six months; Richard II. Fletcher, one
year and three months; James F. Me
Gregor, one year and three months !;
Fred Henry, one year and three
months; Hannibal Hopkins, one year
and one day; E. V. ChilSon, one year
and one day; John 5. Newberry, fined
$4,000; Harry o. Turned, fined $1,000;
3. Frank Emery, fined $1,000; George
s. Ladd, fined $1,000.
Judge Sessions Overruled motion for
a new trial pending an appeal.
Counsel for Senator NeWberry an
nounced the case would be carried to
the supreme court.
Judge Sessions announced he would
allow the defense ninety days in which
to perfect an appeal and meanwhile
would release the convicted men on
bonds. The amount of bail for each
was fixed at the same amount under
which the men were held for trial, but
the court ordered that the bonds be
renewed or new ones filed.
Senator NeWberry announced he
would continue to represent in the
United States senate the people who
elected me-" The senator said:
Il am proud of the fact that the
record In this case contains nothing
Of which I need be ashamed.
mo proof of fraud, bribery or other
despicable crime was produced and l
was convicted under law that is not
thoroughly understood and whose in
terpretation by the court is open TO
further adtudica ton. Under the charge
I was made a conspirator If I had
knowledge that my campaign was 60
ing to cost others than myself more
$3.50 That, to my mind, is the nub
Of the whole thing.
Being conscious Of no criminal con-
duct, unless after conference with my
senatorial associates they deem 1t in
advisable, I will continue to represent
In the United States senate the peo-
Die who elected me. I have no person
al wish to crowd myself into the SEN.
ate. but I will continue To hold my
membership until the senate itself or
the highest court in the land decides
otherwise. Whether l shall continue
to exercise my functions as senator,
pending these determinations, depends
upon the advice of other senators, as
l have stated"