The Omaha morning bee., 1924-05-01
Governor McCray
on Way to Prison
for lO-Year Term
Indiana Executive Also Fined
$4,000; Judge Pronounccs
Sentence After Scaihing
Arraignmcnt Of Prisoner.

Indianapolis, Ind. April 5o.-war-
rem T. IcCrsy, who ceased 10 be gov.
ornor Of Indiana At 10 this morning.
n scaDt half hour before he received
one of the heaviest sentences ever
imposed IN the United States district
court by Judge A. y. Anderson, 10.
night IL en- route TO Atlanta, Ga, TO
begin his f0.ysar term In the federal
prison. Found guilty Monday OF us
ing the mails 10 defrsud. Hccrsy pre-.
scented his resignation yes6rd8y and
this morning received his sentence and
a fine Of 10000.
Waving his hat snd forcing a wan
smile, Mccray babe farewell 10 n
group Of friends az the Cincinnati
bound Big -Four train left the union
station here at 3:z5 .. m. He was
travelling in the custody Of Harry
Wertz. deputy United states marshal.
and Efvsrd ). Fogarty. warden Of
The Indiana state prieon. sho had
b>sn speeisiIy depufized 70 accompany
fhs prison-bound party.
Robert Burway. alias Lambert, an,
other federal prisoner. was aboard
the train IN charge Of two officers.
Facing only tvo.yesr sentence for
violation of the national motor We.
hicie act, Burway seemed 70 have less
courage than the former governor.
Branch Takes Office.
The day brought 10 an end the al.
nnInisfrafion begun By Mccray in Jan
usry, 1921, and brought 10 the gov.
erDor's chair, Enmet y. Branch Of
Dsrtintyilie, Ind, the lieutenant gov.
crnor While nccrsy sat In federal
courtroom awaiting sentence, Mr..
Branch entered the executive Offices
AZ the state house and took the oath
Of office before Louis y. Eybsnks,
chief Justice ~ the Indiana supreme
court, becoming the states thirty.
second governor.
Tho sentencing ~ Nccrav attracted
fhrongs of curious, who damned the
federal building and the walks sur
rounding n.
Judge Anderson pronounced sen.
tsnce after a scafbing srrsiRnment Of
deersy fw his conduct while in Of.
fee. The Judges remarks falIed TO
shake fhs DTisonsrs placIdIty exceps
Tor feefing moment Of nervous.
ness when the words tina, we're In de.
eide his fate seemed about forthcona.
Ing.
Tsys state Courts.
criticising the state courts for thsl,
failure 70 convict Hccray when n.
vas on trial for sn1bezziement and
lsreeny, Judge Anderson declared IL
vas evident 1ccrsy had committed
plain perjury" had forged notes ana
committed other felonies a. escaped
nppunisbsd. Bccray. he said. had
violated the law many times and had
equally ~ many opportunIflos 70 re-.
pent, lie declared he had never seen
4 man srfaIsnsd IN his court who had
admitted a. many fe1onles and on
whom ~ many had been proved.
Judge Anderson then inpoged the
maximum sentence ~ five yesrs' lfo.
rrisonr0ent ana $1,000 fine on each of
the 10 counts Of the Indictment under
which Necrsy was convicted. n.
provided, however, that the geutences
run effmulshYsly only until they
reach 10 years imprisonment and
SO 900 fine.
Having been sentenced, uccray
vas taken through the crowds 10 the
United States msrshsfs office, where
hs remained Until taken 70 the train.
Farewell vss ssId N hls family At
the governors mansion last night.
Mrs. IcCfay and her son and
Daughter, George and Marian, left
the mansion to-day and vent 10 the
home of another daughter. Mrs. VII.
Ham =. Evans