The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-04-29
JUDGE ANDERSON
 TO PASS SENTENCE
Have Never Seen So Many Felonies By One Man.
 He Says
VERDICT REACHED
 IN 15 MINUTES
Impeachment Or Resignation From State Office Are
 Alternatives

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 2S.- Governor Warren T. McCray. found guilty tonight of using the mails in furtherance of scheme to defraud by q jury in federal court after. less than 15 minutes deliberation, was taken to Jail to await sentence Wednesday by Federal District Judge A. B. Ander- son.
 f.I am sorry" repeated time and Governor as he left the courtroom ae. companied by the United States mar shal. Unless McCray tenders his resig- nation of governor of Indiana, he will continue in office until impeachment proceedings are brought against him in the general assembly. Early in the eovernor's financial difficulties when ef- fogts were being made by party leaders to have him resign he stated he would set out if the charges made against him were provided.
 Whether an appeal would be taken of the case had not been determined definitely tonight. James w. Noel, the aosefnorR personal attorney when q asked regarding sn appeal, said he had n0ths ing 10 gay at khis Hpaf n 6a&
 M. A. Ryan. associated with Noel, said s'tve don't know. My guess would be no. The trial moved speedily to d close this afternoon. Governor McCEAv, the only witness for the defense, left the witness stand at 3 ?. m. The gov ernFnent used one witness, ]. J. Riser, Indianapolis banker, in rebuttal. The final arguments occupied less than three hours, ending a few minutes after 6 Judge Anderson's s instructions to the jury were brief and the case was given to the jury at 6 20 D. m. Fifteen min utes later the verdict was read in the court.
 In denying bond to the governor and ordering him taken to jail, Judge An- derson declared he had never seen so many felonies committed by one individ- nal"
 Here is man." continued Judge Anderson. '.who devised scheme to de- fraud and carried it on almost entirely by use of the mails. He has testified that he wrote 2,5O0 letters and if so, he is guilty of violation the statutes 2,600 times. He is guilty of forging hundreds of fraudulent notes. He is guilty of obtaining money under false pretenses. He has violated not only the written laws, but, the laws of his own conscience as we'll. think l shall order him to jail"
 '.No Other Verdict
 When Thomas Hamilton, foreman of the jury, reported the verdict, Judge Anderson said: As honest men, you could come to no other verdict. There is no question in my mind, as to wheth- eR I ought to order the defendant to jail"
 I Governor McCray gave no indication ok what his next move would be, but announced he had decided on the, rec ommendation of the state board of par. dons to grant a full pardon to Fred Wilson, who was convicted of murder in southern Indiana county several years ago and sentenced to life inn pfisonment.
 Late To Supper Action of the court in ordering the governor to jail came as a complete 1. surprise to McCray, who. during the short recess before the jury reported, 'telepnoned his office in the state house and asked that his home be called and notified that he would be late getting home for supper.
 McCray strove while in the court room to keep brave face, but when some particular friend clasped his hand. the other hand invariably went to his eyes to brush away tear.
 In his instructions to the jury, Judge
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