The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-03-20
Sixteen Others Found Guilty by
Federal Jury at Grand
Rapids.
EIGHT WEEKS TRIAL ENDS
Original Number of 1913 Defend
ants Reduced to 85--Judge
Sessions Presided.

| OIhnu tNhpluSt MlClls, MdlNH gu
Senator Truman II. Nowberry, his
brother John S, Newberry and fif-
teen other defendants In the Michi-
gan election conspiracy trial were
found guilty today In ehe United
States district court. The jury found
that they had conspired to violate
the section OF the federal corrupt
practices act limiting expenditures
In campaign, All defendants were
found gulltless under the sixth count
charging use OF the malls 70 detrRpd
Judge Sessions declared he would
grant a ninety day stay OF sentence
pending appeal At the request OF
Attorney James Q. Murhn, the court
consented to release the seventeen
on their own recogni5ance until fresh
bonds are provided
Besides the senator the mon con-
vlcted were his brother. John s.
Newberry; Paul King. his campaign
manager; Frederick Cody, New York
executive agent; Charles Floyd,
Grand Rapids: Allan A. Tomplcton,
president OF the Detroit Board OF
Commerce; Hannibal Hopkins, pub
lefty director; u. Frank Emery, Of
flee manager; Harry Q. Turner, De-
troit: Il. w. Chilson. OF the national
republican headquarters; Roger An
drews. Menominee publishers Milton
Oakman. Detroit politician; William
j, Nickel. Oshkosh. Wis: Richard
Fletcher state labor commissioner;
James r. McGregor. Detroit; Fred
Henry, Flint, and Georg" S, Ladd,
Sturbridge, Mass,
All other defendants wero acquitted
on the first charge and none was
found guilty on the sixth count.
TNe penalty IL a fine OF $4,000 OF
less and two years or loss in prison
Judge Sessions viii pass sentence
Mt ? pm.
sixty eight Acquitted.
SiNty-eiRht Of the defendants were
acquitted on both counts, The list Of
those convicted fails to correspond with
| the governments own list ~ defend
ants IT considered as forming tho nu-
| Cleus Of TIE conspiracy group, There
| were several surprising omissions In
view OF the governments attack. Frank
w. Blair president Of the Union Trust
company, OF Detroit, and treasurer OF
the Newherry senatorial campaign
committee was acquitted, as was Marx
r. Mckee, Paul ", Kings law..parfnar
ThomaF y, Phillips, Clifford Sibbon and
Frederick y, Smith were also acquitted
although they were among the eight
cen charged with perjury and tho Sec
ond indictment, still pending,
Four defendants whose activities
we're limited TO the actual campaign
were convicted, Richard A. Pitcher,
state labor commissioner, Fred Henry.
George $. Ladd, a campaign speaker,
and Roger NJ Andrews, a newspaper
publisher Of Mcnomlnee,
The first name read on the list Of
convicted was that OF Senator New
berry. A tremble ran through the
courtroom. The senator took the blow
without the flicker of an eyelash
Mrs. Newberry, sitting erect and un-
hlnehihg, sat beside him with their son,
Phelps. John s. Newherry, brother OF
the senator, sat In the family group
and heard his name read among tho
convicted moment later.
Thecourtroom was still, but excite
ment was at fever heat, and ms Martin
NJ Block, foreman Of the jury read on
and on the defendants gBsped with
amazement at the striking selections.
Having finished with the list Of con-
| victtons, Block read the names Of the
sixty eight acquitted. Tho Judge then
} made his announcement ana consented
to Judge James O. Murhna request in
the matter Of bonds Murnu said his
clients wished 10 catch the o'clock
train for Detroit
ne seen" IN the tofrldoTS was an
affecting one. az the acquitted defend
! ants surrounded their less fortunate
I associates and voiced their regrets The
acquitted refused 10 accept congratula-
tionk, many ~ them declaring they
wosld have felt honorod by conviction
along with the others
Senator Newberry refused 70 make
any statement for publication
All the defendants agreed that the
trial resulted as It did because Of Judge
Sessions charge 10 the jury. one 80
severe thBt they said II was Impossible
to see how the Jurors could do anything
but convict some of tho defendants at
least Others pointed 10 the fact that
most Of those convicted were from De
. troit or points distant from this part
OF tho state.
They convicted the men they never
expected 10 see again and then acquit-
ted tho rest" declared one close TO the
defense
Tho convicted men vera cheeriest oi
the lot They went about laughing and
smiling ~ offers Of coincidence
II VIII come out al right In The
end they declared. We're not wor.
ricd a bit"
James w Hcimc. Henry Ford's on
poncut IN the 1918 democratic primary
race. chnrgcd with having served the
ewberry forces ns an obstructionist
candidate was among thPse acquitted
the rnco, was found guilty
The Jury reached n verdict after he
[ ing out since Thursday evening. and
after n little moro than ten hours Of
actual dclihcrution.
Special Assistant Atty Gen. Frank 9
| Daily made tho announcement that he
| win move tho dismissal Of tho ten de-
! PENDANTS who souEht refuge under plea =
~ nolo ouioudrc They ARE. Earl =.
/ Fairbanks pN-atntt- senator Luther:
August Eiold. Mauistco. scott Hunter
Detroit. Rev. John u uevrli Flint.
4 X Moore. Grand Rapids Kari Y.
Matthew'S l.udiurtou. Harrison Morrill,.
| KniamHzoo. Hush Naddirnn. Flint;
! Peter UrHdy Cross Village. Neil r
Walsh. OWoaso.
Daily also announced be- would move
TO dismiss the second Indictment
against senator Newhcrry and seven
teen other defendants
n WAS Learned from discussion With
several mcmters of tine jury that thrv
were agreed upou a general nrppittnl
on the tune when the government rested
its case. The conviction they declared,
,amr %. direct result 81 the testimony
81 Paul kur. virtually the sole TIM
portust witness who took the stand for
she defense
HELD TO GRAND JURY