The Washington herald., 1921-12-24

Thomas Carey was convicted at
San Francisco, together with Daniel
| O'Connell and Carl F. wacker. of
/ conspiracy to violate the selective
service act and the espionage act
and was sentenced September %,
1917. to Imprisonment for two years
/ at Mcneil Island, Washington.
Carey was a laborer and a men,
/ Der of the American Patriots" At
/ ter attending some pacifist and
/ antidraft meetings he decided to
/ refuse to be drafted and advised
| others not to submit but to join
/ the American Patriots" and avail
/ themselves of the services of
O'Connell who would prevent them
/ from being drafted. He was re-
/ garded as far less guilty than
| OConnelL He has nearly COM
pIeted his term and under the cir
cumstances il was thought that his
sentence might properly be COM
muted to expire at once.
j T Cumbie was convicted at
Oklahoma City for violation of the
espionage act and sentenced No
vember IS. 1918. to six years at
Leavenworth and a fine of $1,000
and costs. After serving about
two years and a half he was re-
leased on Parole June %, 1921.
Cumbie was a farrper and one Of
the organizers of the Universal
Union" a socialist organizat IN
composed chiefly of the poor farm
er class. After the United States
entered into the war agents of the
l. W. W. and other radical or
ganizations revived this universal
union with the idea of having them
make armed resistance to the
enforcement of the draft law
which they succeeded in doing
Cumbie is IS years of age.
Obstructed Recruiting Work.
Joseph VI Cofdwell was convicted
at Providence, r. l.. of obstructinc
recruiting in violation of the
espionage act and sentenced July
1, 1918, to three years at Atlanta.
Coldwell was an insistent advo-
cate of resistance to the selective
service act, and both the United
States attorney and the Judge de-
clined to recommend clemency but
stated that they saw no reason
why the prisoner should not be
paroled at the expiration of one
half of his sentence. He has not
been paroled and has nearly served
his term which will expire Feb
ruary 16, 1922. He is an old man.
Claus Freese (alias Claude H.
Freese) was convicted at FL Paso,
Tex, of unlawful departure from the
United States in time of war and was
sentenced November 6. 1918. to five
years at Leavenworth.
Freese and companions crossed the
international boundary line into Mex
leo without a passport. going thare
for the purpose, 1t was claimed, of
offering plans to the German consul
of a new gun similar to that which
would soon be used by the American
army in France. The German consul
declined to consider the offer and
Freese and his companions returned
to the United States and were ar
rested. The prisoner denied sympathy
with the Germans, and claimed that
the gun was no good and he was try
ing to play a Yankee trick on the
German consul by selling an i'm
practicable gun.
William G. Head was convicted at
Sioux Falls, S. Oak, of violation Of
the Espionage act, and was sentenced
NONCLhDci q lSAa u l1Tte years at
Leavenworth and a fine of $500. He
began the service Of his sentence, but
was released on bond January 25.
1918.
Head was a Socialist and was cir
culating petition for a referendum
of the war question. argued with per-
sons OF enlistment age that the war
was improper, and drafted soldiers
were not required to go to France.
He was not an /. w. w. and COM
mitted no overt act.
Gustave n. Jacobsen was convicted
in Chicago Of conspiracy to set on
foot o military enterprise directed
against Gr>at Britain in India and
sentenced October rs, 1917, to three
years at Leavenworth and a fine of
S13, 900.
Jacobsen was not the leader of the
movement, which came to naught, but
permitted his house to be used as 3
meeting plaSe for others who were en-
gagged in tbe-conspiracy. He was o
citizen of high character and stand
ing in the community. The offense
was committed in 1915 and he was
not shown to be in reality an enemy