, 1923-06-01
DENVER bUNCO
RING SENTENCED

kSOEIIluCu rEOIn rags ~
of and hat the jury were in no way
prejudiced by any os said articles. but
decided tho caso upon the evidence
adduced in court and according TO
Law a instituted by the court"
Concerning 4 note which the Jury
sent to Judge Dunklee during the
trial reading.
I'VE want to know IL the name of
Len Reamey can be added to the list
of defendants" and tho Judges re-
ply:
II answer the above question no.
He is a defendant but not on trial.
Judge Dunklee declared: 1.-THE court
is of the opinion. and SO decides, tina
the said question SO asked by the
jury and SO answered by the court did
not concern any defendant on trial.
and further h a the defendants were
not prejudiced thereby"
Regarding the statements made by
Juror g. Z. Sharp when the verdict
was returned that he was sick and
voted for a verdict of guilty on that
account. Judge Runklee said he found
that: said Juror Sharp did duly find
and return said verdict upon his oath
as a Juror according TO law; that what
he said In open court as shown by the
record did not alter or change that
fact or In any way vitiate his YER
dict"
In overruiing the motion for a new
trial. Judge Dunklee further dec,ar.
ed: Q
The court deems It unnecessary to
especially mention each and every
ground specified IN the DEFENDANTS
motion for a new trial. but suffice
IL to say that nil of said
have been duly examined and consid.
cred by tho court and the court is OF
the opinion, and so finds. that they
should each and all be overruIed..
1.-THE court Is OF the opinion from
tho record herein. and so finds, that
the defendants. and each of them,
have had n fair and impartial trial
upon the issues herein according to
law.
THE SQUIRT nnds the Issues on the
motion for a new trial and the affida-
Wits and counter afidavits He'd in sup.
port and in opposition thereto in ~.
or Of the people and against the de-
PENDANTS.
Tho motion for q new trial and
each and every ground thereof is
overruled."
Under the law Judge Dunklee could
have imposed sentences ranging from
one to ten Years in the penitentiary.
The prosecution OF tho bunko men
attracted widespread attention
throughout the country. Tho case
began last summer when Phillip
Van else. district attorney. aided by
Colorado State Rangers and scores Of
Denver citizens sworn in as deputies.
swept down on the haunts of the con.
fidencc men Inc rounded up the al.
legged members of the band in raids
that lasted all one night and a part OF
the next day.
The twenty defendants wers found
guilty on March 2s. last, after the
jury had been out more than 100
hours having taken $50 ballotc. The
trial lasting . months, was called the
most important in the legal history
OF Colorado" Victims OF the band
came to n from different parts
of. the country and testified 10 having
lost from $4,000 to S54.7s7 each. One
Of the witnesses came here from Eng.
land to tell OF how he contributed
S2b 900 10 the confidence men. Many
other Victims did not como here for
the trial.
Len Reamy. formerly a member OF
the confidence mems organization,
turned states evidence. Much credit
for trailing and trapping tho conf.
dence men was given by District At.
torney VanClse to ]. Frank Norfleet
OF Halo Center. Tex. Norneet, pre-.
vious a victim of the confidence men,
spent two years IN trailing tho lead. !
ers, finally locating them In Denver.