Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1921-11-10
TOWNLEY in Pen
FOR DlSLOYALTY
AFTER LONG DELAY
President Of National Nonpar-
tisan League Now Paying
Penalty For Being a Traitor
to Country During War.
Punishment Comes After
Three Years Legal Delay.

the jackson county Jail beginning
his 80 days for conspiracy to encour-
age disloyalty during the World
War. His incarceration ended q
three year legal battle started here
and carried to the United States SUI
preme court.
Fatigued and haggard from the
nerve strain of the North Dakota
tered his cell after a 800 mile auto
mobile drive from Fargo, via, Mil
bankl South DakOta) and Pipestone.
His chauffeur was Ray C. Felver of
Fargo, formerly connected with the
League. Their machine broke down
at Pipestone and they got another
to complete the trip. Townley and
Felver reached Jackson at $3.50 p.
nj. At $40 o'clock the League pres
ident was behind the bars. Probably
rs adherents, including two car
loads from Mitchell, South Dakota,
were here to greet him.
Townley's first act in jail was one
of the flashes Of generosity and
warm-heartedness, which <has brot
$50 many friends. He obtained the
release of a fellow prisoner, ]. H.
.Puckman, 19 years old, of Round
Lake township. Puckman ran afoul
of moonshine recently and was con-
victed of stealing an automobile while
under the influence. He was fined
$25 and cost. Puckman told Town
ley he had some money coming from
an employer, if he could get home
and get it. IA.
II will lend the kid the money if
you will take my check" TOwnley
told Sheriff O.. c. Lee. The sheriff
was agreeable. Townley wrote a
check for $50 and instructed the Of
,ficer to take-cont the fine and costs
andsgiye Pucknlan the remainder to
pay his fare home. 4
In an interview, Townley said he
was tried and nervous from the
stress of not only the North Dakota
campaign, but of hard work of sew
eral years. /, He said he would devote
his time in Jail to rest and study of
physical culture.
"I'm only tired" replied Townley
when the newspaper men remarked
that he looked thin. ut has been an
awful strain these last four or five
year. 1t has been strenuous life.
have. set of books on physical cul-
ture and am going sto study them
and devote some time to exercise and
take care of myself. A man not do
ing active work should do that"
County Attorney E. H. Nicholas
who called to see him was greeted
with outstretched hands.
Greets County Attorney
"Hello Nicholas" heH said, II am
glad to see you. We have been, in
long scrap, but I have no hard
feeling"
Eyes, it was some fight" replied
Nicholas, "and ] feel the same way
you do. prosecuted vigorously but
was only trying to do my duty"
II know it," said Townley. you
won out fairly and here I am"
Townley brought typewriter
with him and asked if he could
write his wife, who is said to be
in ill health at Salt Lake, daily.
Sheriff Lee informed him that he
would be free to correspond as he
pleases.
I, Townley droveShe from Fargo
by a secret route to avoid the
public gaze aboard train, or by
motoring thru towns. which might
learn of his coming. He left Fargo
at a p. m. Tuesday, after giving out
report that would go to the Twin
Cities by train. After the train left
without him it was stated that he
would drive via Alexandria and Will
mar. Felver and he left for Milbank
League Officials Gather
% League officials were advised Of
Townley',s real route and the prob
able time OF his arrival here; Short
ly before he got In, party which
included George Griffith, state man-
agers of the League; Geo. d. Brew
er, organizer; +. B.. Wood, Minne-
apolis, member of the League exc
cutive committee; Vince Day, Minne-
apolis attorney:%H. O. Michel, Town
ley's secretary, and others appear
ed. NJ & L. ,s' .:i; $a
From Mitchell and other places
came ten League enthusiasts. tnclud-
ing two women in automobiles. This
party was In charge Of Tom Ayres,
South Dakota manager. Miss a. T.
Daily the leagues candidate for
superintendent Of public instruction
in South Dakota. was along. There
were also q few Leaguers from Jack
son and nearby counties who stood
In little groups about the Jail await
Ing their leader. :3f 5s
5Photol rapher Fooled
T0wnley alighted from the car
down town and walked the two
blocks to the Jail with Griffith,
Brewer and W0ed while! 2 crowd ct I