Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-17
H0WAT GIVEN ONE
YEAR SENTENCE ON
CONTEMPT CHARGE
MusT ALSO PAY COURT COSTS. rs
Ruling or DISTRICT JUDGE
CuRRtN.
ASSOCIATES CONVICTED
Nation for q New Trial Ovcyruledi
FRIENDS Had Not Expected Such
Severe Punishment II
Claim Made.

by Asso,iAt.d pnss.
PITTSBuRu. Kama. Fob. i6.--Alex'
ander iiownt. president Of the Kansas
Miners Union. was found guilty. oi con-
tempt 81 court and sentenced 20 n year
in jail by Judge Andrew J. cnrran. 81
the Crawford County District Court
this afternoon.
with llowat were found guilty HIS
five codefendanis In the contempt pro.
csedlngs. all ofilccts of the union. They
sre; August Dorchy vioepresldent;
Willard Titus. John Fleming. James
Mcllwara,h and lIenrl Maxwell. cxecu.
tive board members. All were SEN
fenced Ia year In jail, anh court costs
levied against them. The men were
charged with calling n strike In two
mines. In violation Of the injunction
issued last September by Judge Curran.
forbidding union officials from calling
Il strike II was sought by the Ntate
in the enforcement ~ the Industrial
couit law. Hownt and three other II.
ficialS one Of them being Dorchy. now
urc at liberty ON bond while another
case r. awaiting hearing IN the United
States supreme court They were sent
10 Jail last spring when they refused
20 obey the order of Judge Curran 10
appear before the Industrial court and
testify They were In Jail several days
before they gave bond.
Joe Bierhrodt. George Chips and
W. l.. iiasson. officers of a Croweburg
local union. tried this morning for con.
tempt Of court. were found no, guilty
ly Judge Cunan.
The local union officers were charged
by the state with fining two union
members who appealed casc 10 the
Industrial court. The union has a pro.
vision for a fine In ouch cases. Judge
Curran held II was not proved that the
two union members had been fined.
Judge Curran began reading his de.
t!slon at 9:sa o'clock. In Il De said
that the Macklc strike was called fur
the purpose of eyading the industrial
court law.
iIowat and the other defendants. the
Judge said had violated the injunction
and all are guilty of contempt of court
Judge Cutran overruled a motion Tor
a new trial. made 10y the defense and
intsruc,cd e. \. burnett. county attor
neg, to make out commitments for the
offlclals. The defense filed notice of
an appeal
Bonds were fixed by Judge Curran NJ
$1,000 each. 4. II. Gallery. defense
counsel. said II would take 81 hours o.
g.t bond. Judge Curran released III,
officials upon their own recogniznnce
until tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Alexander iIowat was In the
court room when her husband was sen
tcnced She was In tears Airs. f1em
ing also WAS In the court room.
lfowat laughed and joked with off
GERS and friends after he had been sen
fenced
"iIow near In that new iail TO compile
ticnp" he asked of sheriff Milt Gould.
while rccognlzancc papers wcr. being
made out. Crawford County is erect
ing new jail at Giraui.
When Judge curran pronounced sen
t,nce there was low chorus Of oh"
over the crowded room. Friends Of
liowat had not expected such severe
penalty. .
This In the second time iIowat has
faced Judge Currah ON contempt of
court charges
Last A?ril he. Dorchy and two other
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