Evening star., 1933-11-24
I ARE CONVICTED
IN RUM CONSPIRACY
State Senator Mcclure Given
18 Months in Liquor "Pro.
lection" Ring.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. November "a
State Senator John j. Mcclure was
convicted today as the leader of the
alleged Delaware County liquor pro-
lection" organization and was given a
sentence for conspiracy of 18 months
and a $4,000 fine.
Seventy others also we're convicted
and were sentenced, together with Is
additional defendants who pleaded
guilty and the one woman indicted. who
offered no defense. Many were given
suspended sentences, placed on proba-
ton, or both.
Eugene F. White, chief clerk of the
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
and a Chester ward leader, was SEN
fenced to year and a day and fined
$500.
Sentences Pronounced.
The first 10 of the defendants to be
sentenced received suspended sentences
of 18 months each. o. NJ Smith, chief
of Delaware County detectives, was
fined $500 and placed on three years
probation, in addition to getting sus-
pended sentence.
John F. Bauer. private secretary of
State Senator Mcclure. was sentenced
to Is months in Jail and fine of $4,000.
James Nell, State detective attached
to the district attorneys Office, and
Michael Trestrail, county detective,
were sentenced to Is months and $4,000
fines
Thomas McComb, first of the alleged
ward leaders from Chester to be SEN
fenced, got six months in Jail and a
$1,000 fine
Howard M. Reese, former fourth ward
magistrate accused of splitting fines and
taking warrants, was given 6-month
SUSPENDED sentence, but ordered COM
mitted to jail until a $1,000 fine is
paid.
Samuel De Paul. alleged collector for
the organization. was sentenced to Q
months IN Jail and fine of $1,000
without Demonstration
There was no demonstration in the
court room, but short-lived cheer
broke out from the crowd which
jammed the corridor outside.
Suspense in the court room was in
tense for those awaiting the verdict as
the clerk droned- off the entire list of
defendants names before pronouncine
the word, guilty" For several minutes
the verdict was not known although 1t
was being read.
Judge George A. Welsh had an
nounced yesterday that, any one con-
victed would be sent to jail immedi-
ately. He said bail would be granted
under no circumstances.
The Government charged that the
protection organization levied tribute on
law violators throughout Delaware
County and paid police officers to en-
force its mandates
Collected $4,000 in Year.
One witness who. said he was per
sonal investigator" for Mcclure esti-
mated that the ring collected more than
ment said the organization existed more
than 10 years.
Each defendant faces a maximum
sentence of two years in a Federal peni-
tentiary and fine of $4,000.
John r. K. Scott of defense counsel,
moved for a new trial, but his motion
was denied. Keyes then moved for i'm
position of sentence.
1T mas always been my practice in
cases where believe there has been a
fair trial to impose immediate sentence, "
said Judge Welsh. Although l am
familiar with all the phases of this
case and know exactly what I intend
to do, ! am going to retire with myself
for a few minutes before passing
sentence"
The jurors, who for As days and 20
nights have listened to counsel and 141
Government witnesses-the defense
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