The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-20
ISLAND PRISON
TERMS FACE
) AMERICANS
MaIIorca Military Judge
Says Quintet Will Be
Given Sentences.
HELD IN JAIL 43 DAYS
Efforts OF u. S. Authorities
FruitIess: Clash With
Civil Guard.
BY IAN FRASER
United Press StaH Correspondent

PALMA. Mallorca. July 20.-The
five Americans including one
woman. whose Imprisonment here
for forty-three DAYS created seri-
Gus problem for Spanish and Amer
iran diplomats. will be sentenced to
short prison terms when they face
trial on charges of assaulting a civil
guard. according TO decision dis
closed today.
In view of the fact that the
Americans already have been in the
municipal Jail since June 4. IT was
believed possible that they already
would have served their probable
terms and therefore might be re-
leased. but this was not known
definitely
The prisoners are Clinton b
Lockwood of Springfield, Mass Mrs
Lockwood. who has been confined
In a cell near that of demented
woman. Rutherford Fullerton, Co
lumbus. o: Roderick f. Mead. New
York. and Edmund w. Blodgett'
Stamford. Conn.
Arrested After Quarrel
They we're arrested after an alter
cation with civil guard and all ell
forts OF American consular and
diplomatic officials TO speed action
on their case were unsuccessful I'M
til this week.
Francisco Vidal. military Judge
and commandant of the Mallorcan
infantry. has been selected TO pre-
side at their trial. He told the
United Press today that the prison.
ers will be sentenced 10 short terms.
The case comes under the milit-
arv. because civil guard was in
volved. United States Ambassador
Claude G.. Bowers at Madrid, had
interceded again this week with
Premier and War Minister Manuel
Azana. who has jurisdiction. to speed
action on the case
Vidal said the trial of the five
Americans would be in Palma. He
was unwilling to discuss details OF
the case. because ne himself would
be liable to Imprisonment if he did,
Vidal said.
The prisoners probably will be
released from Palma Jail soon. pend
ing completion of preparations for
the trial" he said.
Date of Trial Not Fixed
Although the prisoners probably
will be released from jail soon. the
date for the trial has not yet been
fixed.
No date has been set because the
case OF the prisoners is not yet COM
pleted.' Vidal said in explanation
He discounted the importance OF
the case and. regarding advices that
United States Consul General
Claude Dawson had been ordered
here from Barcelona. he said
The case is not sufficiently inn
portant for that"
Theodor Pratt. a New York writer
also is expected TO face trial in con-
nection with articles he wrote re-
garding Mallorca. and which the
natives considered insulting. Mrs
r 3. Leaman and Thomas B. Lea
man. publisher and editor Of the
Palma Post. an English language
newspaper. also are under fire.
The American Chamber of Com
merce at Barcelona announced that
statements published in the Fost
reflected unwarrantedly on the
United States consular service.
The Mallorca government ex-
pressed the opinion that the Lea
man case should be brought before
the Palma court. II the court does
not act. the governor is ready to
take up the case
The LeamanS previously were or
dered 10 leave the Post Offices be-
cause Of articles published in the
paper