The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-20
NEWBERRY TO
LEAVENWORTH
Michigan Senator Given Sem
tence of Two Years and
$4,000 Fine.

| flHutIltk NOuNt hWV JNaAS ~
Leavenworth and $4,000 fine.
Paul King, two years in Leaven-
worth and $4,000 fine.
Charles A. Floyd, two years IN
Leavenworth and $1,000 fine.
william ]. 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 McGregor, one year and
three months.
Fred Henry, one year and three
months.
Hannibal A. Hopkins, one year and
one day.
Ebert " chilson. one year and one
day.
John s. Newberry. $4,000 fine.
u. Frank Emery, $4,000 fine.
| Harry O. Turner. $4,000 fine.
George s. Ladd, $1,000 fine.
The maximum sentence for the Of
fense for which they were convicted
is two years imprisonment and
fine OF $4,000.
| Attorney Martin w. Littleton, CHER
of defense counsel. declared that the
case would be taken straight to the
| United states supreme court. with
out passing through the court OF
appeals, and that an appeal will be
made as soon as the record ~
made up.
Won't Resign Seat.
Grand Rapids, Mich, March co.
| 81 lem fE
seat until his case has been passed
on by the supreme court, II was an
nounced by Judge James Q. Murfin.
OF the defense counsel. The senator
win go 10 Washington and resume
his duties Immediately.
At the afternoon session Mr.. Daley
moved for the dismissal OF ten noio
centendre, defendants. also Elemen
White, OF Traverse City, who was
granted a separate trial because q
Illness, and James Daley, Mus'
kegon contractor. who was mover A.
rested because he went 20 south
America a few days before the IN
dictments were returned. This action
cleared the court record OF all the 1s5
men Indicted except the seventeen
convicted by the jury this morning.
senator Newberry announced this
afternoon he would continue TO rep
resent In the United states senate
the people who elected me-
Determining Factor.
Testimony offered by the defense
was tho 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
|
| without the King -Newberry letters
no case at ALL" said one OF the
jurors. I'VE could find no other way,
| however. after the defense itself han
| supplemented the scanty government
| proof that Newberry had taken an
active part In the campaign and
shown by his own writings that no
decided almost every important
| move"
The Jurors would not discuss the
number OF ballots taken, but said
| that carly IN the proceedings they
/ agreed that a conspiracy had existed.
/ From this point they went down the
/ list OF defendants. and. once past tins
| group connected with the Manages
ment OF the campaign, made rapid
/ progress.
The Only Tears.
I'VE all are with you. senator, "
| said several OF the freed defendants
as they crowded round him. The
chief figure In th trial grasped their
hands. His wife. brother and son
were with him. Mrs. Newberry show
/ ing the effects of the verdict only IN
| tho determined composure with
which she met the fearful conSola-
ucn OF wives OF tho other defend-
ants.
! What tears there we're appeared,
i'm fact. only among tho wives of the
men who had been freed.
Ninety Days for Appeal.
Judge Sessions announced he
would allow the defense ninety days
4 ln which 20 perfect an appeal, and
meanwhile would release the con-
/ Victcd men on bonds.
II was exactly 1i;1s am. when the
| court announced that verdict had
| been agreed upon.
| Eleven minutes later most of the
defendants and their attorneys had
reached the court. and James O.
| Murnn. counsel for the defense, an
nounced they were ready TO hear the
findings. At 1885 the jury took
I their seats. and one minute later the
word guilty came from the lips OK
/ Martin Block. CharlevoiX grocer and
foreman OF the jury. II took only
Z ten minutes to read and check the
verdict and discharge the jury.
80 far as / may properly do 50.
wish 10 thank this jury for an I'M
usually close attention to duty
through eight trying weeks" said
Judge Sessions. tismissing the men
with a few words.
1t certainly feels good 20 be able
/ to 20 where I please again" re-
marked one juror as he left the
building.
Fight Only Begun.
"The hight has only begun" said
I chief Counsel Murfin. OF the defense,
and his thought was echoed by Mar
/ tin W. Ilttleton. OF New York The
I eastern attorney added that the ind
/ ing had been "a great surprise e
him." The verdict was described -
almost exact justice by frank g.
Daily and W. II. Echhorn, fnuiana
/ attorneys. who have been IN chafs
OF the government case In aodlt.eh
AIR Daily announced the second u
dictment returned BY the speelAt
grand jury last November would net
I he pressed. This true bill charges
conspiracy 20 commit perjury u
connection with statements MED Ns
/ senator Newbcrfy with the secretat}
E ~ the sonata before and aftfr oQtH