Evening star., 1933-09-30
Three Days Stay Given.

Three Days Stay Given.
Judge vaught Immediately announced
he would grant three days for motions
for retrials for those convicted, con-
graduated the jury on your courageous
discharge of your duty" and allowed
the jurors to depart.
The defendants received the verdict
with only slight visible signs of emotion.
The three Minneapolis men who had
been released sighed and settled deeper
in their chairs. Berman and Skelly
looked dumbfounded. They had been
confident they would be freed. Their
attorney, j. B.. Dudley of Oklahoma
City. Immediately announced he would
seek new trial.
John Lowe, gray-haired bailiff, who
had been in charge of the jury during
its two weeks tour of duty, brought
Filson, as soon as the judge had asked
the usual questions about the verdict.
Judge Vaught opened the flap, drew
out the paper and glanced at it casu-
ally before handing it back to the clerk
to be read.
The trial was the first test of the new
Federal kidnapping law. enacted largely
as result Of the tragic Lndbergh
baby abduction.
U. S. Aids Prosecution.
The Federal Government had two Of
its key men in its war on crime here
for the trial-Joseph B. keenan,, As
sistant United States Attorney General,
and Harold Nathan, assistant director
Of the Bureau Of Investigation.
Keenan, had expected to leave last
night for Washington, but delayed his
departure when it became apparent the
jury had reached verdict
The end Of the trial brought no
change in the status Of the deal" be-
tween Bates and the Government for
return of Bates share Of the ransom
loot, supposed to have been $4,000.
Bates has offered to tell Federal agents
the hiding place of the money If he
charges of robbery with firearms, for
which the penalty Is death.
Harvey Bailey's thick lips were q
straight line as he compressed them
tightly while the verdict was read. He
acted as though he had expected
guilty verdict
Bates lost his previous jaunty air.
The Shannons, father, wife and son.
showed no emotion.
Kronick Shows Delight.
The gray-haired Kronick's face lighted
and smile played over his features
when he learned he was free. He and
his cousin, Sam Kozberg, who had been
leniently dealt with by the judge in
his charge to the jury and by District
Attorney Herbert K. Hyde in his clos
ing demand for conviction of all. had
spent nearly the whole night with
local Jewish rabbi praying.
Hyde. who had spent weary weeks
yryltt E1n%a aYn1 re hy,tl h4
from Urschers story and from their
reasoning out of the circumstances, was
delighted with the Jurys decision.
1T IS real blow at kidnapping. and
believe this verdict alone will justify
the labors Congress put into enactment
of an adequate law to stamp out this
damnable traffic in human emotions"
he said
keenan,, who prosecuted declared:
This is just the first skirmish. We
are going right down the line and every
criminal and gangster in the United
States may well begin shaking in his
and we are prepared and eager to WELD
| 1t to the finish"
The verdict left the sentences to the
discretion Of the court. Life imprison-
ment is the maximum penalty provided
by the law.
keenan, will leave Immediately for
Detroit to meet with the Senate Com
mittee Investigating Crime
James H. Mathers, attorney for Bailey,
said he would file motion for a new
trial Monday.
Bailey Keeps Silence.
Bailey had nothing to say" about the
verdict.
Bates. however, had regained his COM
posure and confided that he had PLAN
ned originally to plead guilty.
Whatever good intentions I had,
however remote, left when they put this
hardware on me-" the dapper Denver
gangster said, waving his manacled
hands in the air.
The outlaws will be held here until
formal sentence Is passed next Saturday.
KELLY TRIP DELAYED.