The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-21
Maximum Penalty Is
Given Newberry on.
Conspiracy Charge
u. S. Senator from Michigan, win
Retain Seat in Washington
Unless Forced Out BY
His Colleagues

Grand Rapids, Mich. March 90
Two years in the federal penitentiary
and q fine OF $4,000 was the SEN
tence imposed upon United States
Senator Truman Fl. Newberry in the
United States district court here to-
day. Judge C. w Sessions imposed
the maximum sentence after Senator
Newsberry and sixteen of his cam
paign chiefs. including his brother
John s. Newberry, had been found
guilty by a jury OF conspiracy to vio-
late the federal statue limiting sena-
torial campaign expenditures Sem
fences imposed upon the sixteen other
ranged from two years Imprisonment
and $4,000 fine to a fine or $1,000.
A request for a ninety day stay of
execution was grantd all the de-
PENDANTS by Judge Sessions and they
were permitted to go on their own
recognixance until new bonds can be
made.
Mr.. Newberry will not voluntarily
rellnquish his seat in the United
States senate. It was announced after
passage or the sentence. He will par
ticipate actively as a senator unless
ousted from his position either by di-
recton or advice OF senate associates
or by affirmation OF his conviction
by the federal supreme court
On the other hand attorneys for
Henry Ford. whom Newberry defeat
ed by 1000 votes, are expected to
press the senate committee on cleo
tons and privileges to resume it's con-
s1deration OF recount OF the New
eerry-Ford vote. which was continued
until verdict in the present case
REPORT rs DIFFICULT
~ IS The general conviction of those
round guilty that the senate commit
Tee viii be unable to return an intel
iigable--or Acknowledgment because
-M-l&--a Assumed -ihal-thG Communicates.
not possessed OF all the ballots cast
IN the election Under the Michigan
law, defense attorneys have pointed
owl. there is no requirement for pre-
serving the election ballots for
period eQuaf-to the interim between
the election and the order for the re-
count Those ballot boxes which the
senate possesses are simply the result
or haphazard conservation
IL jury arrived at its verdicss on
a h.ris only OF defense testimony and
exhibits. This irony upon the iudg-
ment OF the most noted criminal and
civil lawyers in the country was free
~ expressed by several of the Jurors
who discussed the methods OF the Jury
deliberation.
i IL the defense had not entered any
testimony was the composite state
ment of the Jurors. I'VE would not
have been justified in finding that any
conspiracy existed"
Those who were convicted and the
sentences imposed follow.
United States Senator Truman TT
Newberry, two years and $4,000.
900.
Paul H. King. two years and sic,
600
Charles A. Floyd, assistant general
900.
William J, Nickel, two years.
Allen A, Templeton. one year and
six months
Roger N. Andrews, one year and
six months.
Milton oakman. one year and six
months.
Richard H. Fletcher. one year and
three months
Fred Henry, one year and three
months.
James r. McGresor, ono year and
three months
Hannibal A. Hopkins one year and
ono day.
Ebert " chilson one year and one
day.
John D. Newberry, $4,000 fne.
p. Frank Emery $4,000 me.
Harry o. Turner $4,000 hnc.
George 8. Ladd, of Sturbridge Mass
$1,000 fine.