Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-03-20
.NEVBERRY Is;
SENTENCED N TO
U. 5. PRISON
Senator Given Fine pf $1o,-
600 and Two Year Term;
Full Penalty.
Sixteen Others are Found
+. Guilty; Remainder Of Men
Not Guilty.

5tt Grand Rapids, Mich, March 90
Senator Turman II. Newberry and 16
of his 81 co-defendants were found
guilty Of criminal conspiracy in the
1918 senatorial election BY a jury in
the United States district court here
today. The penalty is fine of $1O,-
900 or less and two years or less in
prison. i. ~
Tho Sentences.
Sentences were pronounced upon
the convicted men this afternoon as
follows: E @E SO"
Senator Newberry. two years in
Leavenworth and $4,000 fine.
Frederick Cody, two years in Leay-
enworth and $4,000 fine.
Paul King, two years in Leaven-
worth and $4,000 fine. #.
Chas. A. Floyd, two years in Leav-
enworth and $4,000 fine.
b 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 H. Fletcher. one year and
three months.
Erred Henry, one year and three
Hannibal Hopkins. one year and
r. V. chilson, one year and one
day. 4..,
John S. Newberry, fined $4,000.
,, Harry 0. Turner, fined $4,000.
B. Frank Emery, fined $4,000.
George s., Iadd, fined $1,000.
Judge Sessions overruled motions
IN t,sfn
Testimony offered by the defense
was the determining factor in bring
ing the jury to the verdict of guilty.
without Paul Kings testimony
that he told Senator Newberry the
campaign would cost $4,000, the
government had weak case and
without the King-Newberry letters no
case at ALL" said one of the jurors
We could find no other way, how
ever, after the Geiense itself had sup
plemented the scanty government
proof that NewDerry had taken an
active part in the campaign and
shown by his own writings that he
\ directed almost every important
moye." rs
| II The Jurors would not discuss 4 the
! number OF ballots taken but said thai
early in the proceedings they agreed
THAT a conspiracy had existed. From
! that point they went down the line
of defendants and once past the
s group connected with the manage;
ment of the campaign, madei rapid
progress. IA
| I'VE are all with you, senator, =
saidseveral freed defendants ais they
!!.crowded around him. The chief fig
!; lre in the trial grasped thei1
! hands. His wife, brother and sor
were with him. Mrs. Newberry show.
4 ing the effect of the verdict only ir
the determined composure with
which she met the fearful condo.
| What tears there were appeared
in fact only among the wives OF the
men who had been freed.
90 Days Allowed.
Judge Sessions said he would al.
perfect an appeal and meanwhile
would release the convicted men or
bonds. The amount of bail for eact
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.
It was exactly HEP a. m. when the
court announced that verdict haG
been agreed upon. 1t took only ter
4 minutes 10 reaQ anu CneCk the YER
dict and discharge the jury.
Il ''The fight has only begun" sale
Chief Counsel Murfin of the defense
and his thought was echoed by Mar
tin w. Littleton of New York. Tn,
eastern attorney added that the find
ing had been a great shock"to him
The verdict was, described as al
most exact justice by Frank e. Dale,
land w. H. iEichhorn, attorneys, wht
lhave been in charge of the govern
ment case.