New Britain herald., 1924-03-25
Declares He Is Soldier" Who "Blew Up Liquor Fortifcations'' And d Now Has To Pay Penalty To Enemy.
Insists He Prefers Sing Sing, After Aiding Hu- manity, to Freedom With out Accomplishing Any thing.

New York, March e5.--Wiliam H. Anderson, former state superinten- dent of the Anti-Saloon league of New York, convicted Of forgery. to- Jay surrendered to Sheriff Dooling preparatory to starting for Sing Sing 10 begin his term of one to two years.
 He walked briskly into the sheriff s ,irice, with head up, lips tightly closed and his eyes flashing. In the Tombs he was photographed and
 lrasured.
 Calls Himself "soldier"
 Anderson gave the shoriff type
 -litten paper reading:
 "A soldier who volunteers, to enter .t.e opposition lines and blow up the aucmys Notifications runs supreme nSk.
 "I blew mp the liquor Qualifications ,r all America by getting enough nore New York votes in congress to ,and the eighteenth amendment to tho ,tates for their ratification and by ringing about ratification by New
 nrk.
 "'ro do il took risks, that. judged .y safety first standards in the light # hindslshts, were errors of judg- acnt or blunders on my part, even hough the Anti-Suloon league re-
 eiyed all the benefits of every aspect
 7 all transactions and the dry cause
 as in fact tremendously benefited.
 But would rather have accom- itished this much for humanity by Gch errors Of judgment with their present cost to me as result or aung in those early days--desperate lays-the legal and honest, though unusual, things necessary Co success, than to have a record free of bun der but equally barren Of achieve airnt.
 \ Prisoner of War
 "I am by fair analogy q prisoner .f war in the hands of the enemy. m this moral warfare. however, while
 am helpless. mu2yled and unable to defend my good name every effort is icing made to blacken my character,
 "Bu it is the fortune Of war. After inc damage l have inflicted on the lluuor traffic, shall not begrudge the vets and their de facto allies any satisfacton they can extract kicking while he is down the one they could not whip in q fair fight.
 "It will shock many people to learn that in New York a man may be con- pelled 10 serve most or all Of g penal nentcnce before the highest court has g chance to decide he was wrongfllly convicted and should not be impris- oned at all No complaint has been made against me by any person aiming to be injured. Neither in- tiry nor wrongful intent has been es- by the prosecution.
 "If I lose the appeal I would have to serve the sentence anyhow. So no public rights could have been lost
 He Is Onl, Loser
 "But if I serve this sentence and ! then win that appeal ] have been i wronged without redress The | law gives me the right of appeal to 1 prevent injustice, but refusal to re- | tease me on bail pending appeal robs ne Of most of the possible benefit Of | my appeal to the higher courts on the | merits of the case.
 Any finding Of q higher court that | my conviction was improper is thus ! srt at naught, in advance. Such in- 1 ,istcnce upon ruthless use of power would seem to indicate: First, that the has little hope of it's so- .alind conviction being upheld, and ,.cond. il is not anything done by me. ut prohibition that is the real issue r this casr.
 Protests Innocacc.
 Although. God being my judge. I Y n innocent of this crime Of which a vet jury in a hostile atmosphere vot- .d me guilty. l would rater suffer for it than be free and re- sponsibie for such injustice.
 "The spirit that has enabled me to tght the liquor traffic for 24 years, 10 sr them in New York. cannot be roke1 by any such incident in this warfare against that 7nholy traffic. My consolation Is that he greater the outrage the stronger he reaction when justice is finally one
 Is he handed ibe statement out \ 1derson's hands tremblc1 Tisibly. 'ilc cUmposure which characterized is entrance left him entirely as he tarfed 10 march down the densely lacked hallway with deputies on each l iJe or him. The flash powder or the .hat n sra phers caused hiir to start nd a second flash produced an sx- .l0sion Of wrath as he turned and skeI the deputies 10 hurry along He -as speedily escorted into an elevator nd whisked down 10 inc ground floor ! mich by this time was filled 10 over owing. Tn inc sherih's motor car, Anderson ! .as taken 10 police headquarters, ac- by two deputy sheriffs and ( n order clerk who were 10 be with l ? . until he reached his destination [ ussiniBg. At headquarters, Anderson. wear