The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-24
EUGENE DEBS WILL LEAVE PRISON
AT ATLANTA ON CHRISTMAS DAY
Serving Ten Year Sentence for
Violation of the Espionage
Act in 1918.
FORMER II. S. SOLDIERS
RECEIVE FULL PARDONS
Five Serving Life Sentences Pro-
nounced by Military
Court to Be Free.
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(By The Associated Frsss)
WASHINGTON. Dec 2s.-Eugene
vgDebs, former socialist candidate for
president, serving a sentence Of 10
years at Atlanta penitentiary for vio
lating the espionage act, and 23 other
persons convicted on various charges
OF hindering the government during
the war with Germany received today
from President Harding combinations
OF sentences to become effective on
Christmas day AT the same time five
former American soldiers, serving life
sentences pronounced by a military
court for the murder of a British Of
fcer while serving with the American
army on the Rhine. received full par
dons, effective Christmas day.
The action was taken after the de-
partment of Justice had studied sepa-
rateiy the cases OF 1877 persons serving
sentences for violating wartime laws
and after Attorney General Daugherty
had discussed the situation at length
with President Harding, who was said
TO be desirioua. IL possible. OF grant
ing some pardons for Christmas. The
communications, 1t was explained, do not
operate to restore citizenship lost by
the felony cnnv inna- bsat -tlaea rardaan..s
DO. Several of the civilian Offenders
win be deported TO European coun-
tries Of their nativity, two are under
observation at hospitals for insane
and others are now out on paroles
which were granted by President Will
SON.
The commutations and pardons We're
announced personally by President
Harding. who took the action in ac-
eordance with the custom OK extending
elemency to federal offenders at the
Christmas season.
The flve soldiers given full pardons
are Carl J. Bryan, James A. ODell,
Roy Youngbiood George YanGilder
and ]. B. Richardson, all serving life
terms to which they were sentenced
while with the American army on the
Rhine for the alleged killing or George
I.anceheld, former British officer.
Among those whose sentences were
commuted were Charles Ashleigh, q
former newspaper man and a writer
OF poetry, who was convicted at Chi
cago for conspiracy under the espion-
age act and given a 10-year sentence
His sentence was commuted upon hi
agreement to accept deportation t.
England, the country Of his nativity
other prisoners released included
Orville Anderson, convicted at Dead
wood, s. %, Oct s, 1918, under TIL
espionage law and sentenced to fou
years; Giovanna Baldazzi. sentenced t
10 years after violating the espiouag
act. convicted at Chicago; David I
Blodgett. convicted at Des Moines, Ia
and serving 20 years on charges o
opposing tAe seiective service act, VIII
IS now III st Elizabeths hospital 70
the insane under observation; J. Z
Combie. convicted at Oklahoma Cit
and sentenced TO six years for viola
ton OF the espionage act: Thoma
Carri, convicted ct san Francisco fC
violating the espionage act. serving
two-year sentence; Joseph Nj Cald
well. convicted at Providence. r.
for violating the espionage act, sers
ing three years. Nfoiick Fieron. cor
victed AT Detroit under the espionag
act. and sentenced for 90 years bi
already given a commutation Of SCI
tence 10 five years By President WI
son.
Claus Freese, sentenced at lei Pas
Texas. 10 five years at Ieavenwor'
FOR departing from the United Stat
unlawfully IN sime OF war ia an a
tempt 70 sell the German consulate
Mexico plans Of q new gun similar
those designed for use by the Unit
states army Ed Hamilton. convict,
at Chicago. Aug 80, 1915, and SCI
fenced to 10 years, under the espiona1
act William y Head, sentenced
Sioux Falls S, D.. ia 1917, for viola
ing the espionage act.
Gustav III. Jacobsen, convicted
Chicago and sentenced to three yea
FOR attempting to set on foot mi
lary enterprise in India against Gre
Britain during the war.
Mrs Idelle Kennedy OF Los Angel,
Calf. sentenced TO 10 years for a
tempting 10 cause INSTRUMENTATION al
.efusai OF duty among selectiye ser
10 men.
Jack Law, convicted at Chicago
Rotating the espionage act, and sci
,enced to 10 years: John Il. Murph
,sntenccd TO Ave years at Sacrament
~anf under the espionage act W.
~ phillips, convicted al Ollahor
city for hindering the seleetive serv
tcontirued on ~sse 4nreel