Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1920-10-08
HAYWOOD MUST
SERVE 20 YEARS
big Bits Conviction, With 90
Others, Is Upheld.
WILL APPEAL TO HIGH COURT
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals at Chi.
eaeo Affirns Verdict Against |. w.
w. Leaders by Jury in Judge
Landis' Court.

Chicago, Oct 6.-The sentence inn
posed on William d. (''Blg Billg) Hay
wood and 80 other l. w. Y. was af-
firned by the circuit court of appeals.
The sentences range from one year
TO twenty years and the fines from ST.
600 to $4,000. Haywood. as |. w. w.
chieftain. drew the heaviest sentence
and fine of 20 years and $4,000.
big 9ill'' Haywood is believed to be
in the East. During the time Of the
New York bomb explosion the federal
authorities Immediately began search
for him. 1t was found that he had been
delivering lectures in New York. Phil
adelphia and other Eastern cities.
attorney to Ask Rehearipr.
Otto Christensen, attorney for the
defendants. gave out the following
statement
THE court uuashed the first and Sec
ond counts and. as matter of course,
! shall petition the court for rehear-
ing, which, in all probability. viii take
several weeks to dispose of, and until
the court OF appeals has finally dis
posed of the case ! am not in posi-
ton TO say WHAT the next move will be.
'FEhe defendants are still OF the opin-
ion that they acted within the law and
necessarily will want the matter car
ried to the United States Supreme
court If the court of appeals should de-
ny rehearing."
Twenty-six of the defendants, I'M
Guiding big Bill" are at liberty on
bonds, II have completed their sem
fences and the remainder are still in
the penitentiary.
In affirming the lower courts verdict
Judges Page, Alschuler and Baker. sit
Ting en- banc. struck off the FIRST two
counts and only affirmed the sentences
of the second two. This, however, viii
not mean less sentence in any in
stance. as the entire number was indict-
ed under four counts, and the fines
and sentences were TO be paid and
served c0neurrently- that is, in paying
one fine and serving one sentence the
debt with the government would be
squared
Prison for Haywood.
Haywood and others will now have
10 serve prison terms for conspiracy
to violate the selective draft" and CON
Spracy TO violate the espionage act"
These were the last two counts. The
first two struck off by the circuit court
were direct violation of the selective
service net" and direct violation of the
espionage act"
In removing these counts the judges
announced, congress did not intend
in face of the constitutional prohibit
ton to inflict punishment two times for
the same oifense."
The verdict of Federal Judge Lands
was upheld. In doing this the court
said: We find no abuse Of the trial
courts discretion of controlling the
scope of the cross-examinati0n of the
witnesses and find no error In the
charge TO the jury"
The defendants during the trial said
Judge Lands had taken the cross-ex.
animation in his own hands. and this
they considered unfair. Several other
complaints, including that of the SELF.
IRE of their property, were thrown out
by the higher court,
The court of appeals said that iii
had never been deemed unreasonable
10 hunt and take stolen property. snug
glers' goods and implements of crime. I"