Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-21
DEFENSE EVIDENCE
FATAL TO ACCUSED
Jury Convicts 10 Other Defend
ants in Michigan Con-
spiracy Case.
ALL RELEASED ON BOND
Senator Declares He Will Con-
tinue in Senate Seat Pending
Appeal From Verdict.
IBy Associated Press.1

IBy Associated Press.l
SRAND tApIDS. MICH, March %
Truman II. Newberry. junior United
day convicted by jury OF having con.
spired criminally In 1918 10 violate the
election Laws Tie was sentenced by
ment and fined $4,000. released or
pond pending an appeal. and at once
issued statement declaring his in
tention to retain his seat in the uppe,
House, unless that body decides other
WIS Wise, or the Supreme Court upholds
Sharing the fate Of the Senator were
his brother John S. Ncwberry, and NJ
teen campaign managers. includins
Frederick Cody. New York. and pau
IL. King, Detroit. Both these men re-
civea the limit sentence with their
Four. Do Not Go to Lcnvenwor,h.
Charles A. Floyd, Detroit, was also
sentenced to two years in the Deniten-
tiarE. but he was fined only half as
much as Newberry. The brother wa :
fined $4,000. and was one OF FOUR who
were not sentenced 10 Leavenworth
me highest sentence went to George
3 i4ahd Of Sturbridse, Mass. and he
Others sentenced were:
William j Nickel, two years
&; Allan nan,h \: Templeton. one year and
Roger NJ. Andrews. one year and six
months. ' OK
.,i!ton Oakman, one year and six
Richard n. Fletcher. one year and
three months.
=, james F, McGregor. one year and
Fred Henry. ono year and three
Hannibal Hopk ms. one year and one
7 i. " ctllHon. Jne year and one d. !
John $. Newbe,Ty. fined s1o 600. 49,
Larry -. Turner, fined $4,000.
-. frank Emery, fined $4,000.
George S. Ladd, fined $1,000.
Judge Sessions overruled motion for
new trial pending an appeal.
on tho o tIrst hhefendants were acquitted
guilty on the sixth count
Free Sixty-Eieht Defendants.
me Jury was ready with it's verdict
~ IT. LIZ A, NJ. Less than half an hour
Iater they had been dischar Eed by the
e!Ghty-tive defendants There was ~" q
senator M,ra r,o, and his sixteen associates tes
OF the conviction had been snren =
jamined '""ii was
Ordered to stand before the b,r tho
men ranged themselves in crns,. I've
inc Senator on the left and his bro,h'
err next. - N'oth-
The stir Of ranging the men before
r mss oaT hled away to absolute still
ASKED II any OF the men wished to saw
II nytnlnG before sentence was nro.
eo o"need IN They stood mute, Then the
hohored formula OF sentence.
Ne"bcrry Is Sentenced.
>. truman II. Newberry. in vour oos,
II is the Judgment of the court t%ot
Leave ee won confined In the nenitentiary at
nl3d or two years and be fincd sI IN
Voo; said the Judge 80
c,n mo one ne stirred as tho audience
judge JUDGE had me ad words that showed the
cipal defendant the heaviest sentnnno
aNoWed by the law. Each succeeding
sentence ses, to prison or heavy fine was
received In stoical silence
Immediately after the sentences h,d
1reh passed Frank c. DALEY. OF In.
alanapolis, special assistant attorney
slatc n,a ana Ghiet prosecutor. wiped the
- Yen or the 135 RESPONDENTS To the
who had pleaded mo con-
49, III ~ re also moved the discharge OF
was given severance because or MI.
ness OF James Daley. a MuskeCon CON
eraG c who vent to South America
,on,,i1 snne , netore government officials
could serve him with "A warrant
Ninety days were granted the attor-
neSs for the convicted men in which n
perfect an appeal. Then court ad
Journcd.
While the jurors said they had
agreed not to discuss their deIibern
ions. the rule did not hold good after
s san had been released from service
neNerai SAID that the defense testi-
inony Itself was largely Responsible for
INC adverse verdict. particularly Kings
statement on the stand that ne Ind
VA Newberrv In New York that
900. S'''-
1t was. also learned that in view or
tnls testimony and the numerous let
te, between King aud Newberrv in
trio'ic motive and innocent intent in
me camaiSn. the Jurors had no dill
Gully IN agreeing yesterd,y that \
basis they started to ballot on whether
all the eighty-hve defendants were
guilty and stood, ut nine to three all
today this vote was changed to ten
TO TWO. but when deadlock doomed
as possibility the majority agreed
not TO ATTEMPT to convict the minor de-
Newberry. 1t was 12 to 0 for guilty.
Women Shed Tears.
. What tears there were appeared in
fact only among the wives of tho men
VINO had been freed
Judge Sessions announced he wouId
allow the defense ninety days in which
10 perfect an appeal and meanwhile
would release the convicted men on
bonds.
The fight has only begun" sail
chief Counsel Muffin. OF the defense.
and his thought was echoed by Mar.
Eastern attorney added that the find
ing had heSn "a great shocK" to him
Ihe verdict was described rs almost
w. III; Eichorn. Indiana attorneys. who
have been In charge OF the government
ease In addition Mr.. Daily announced
he SECOND indictment returned by thu
special grand jury last November would
not be pressed. This true bill charged
I conspiracy to commit perjury In CON
CT