Evening star., 1942-03-06
Guilty Verdict Sends
Viereck 10 Jail
Pending Sentence
Bond of Pro-Germun
Author Cancelled; New
TrioI to Be Sought
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Behind the bars Of District Jail,
George Sylvester Viereck, known In
literary circles for 80 years as a
successful author and journalist, but
pictured by Government prosecutors
as also Germany's master propa-
gandist through two wars, awaited
sentence today for violation Of the
Foreign Agents Registration Act.
The writer Of best-sellers and in
tervieWer of celebrities all over the
world was found guilty last night
by a District Court jury which de-
liberated 2 hours and IS minutes.
For the first time in his career,
Viereck went to prison, his bond
Cancelled. He fSces a possible max
imum Of 2 to years In prison and
a fine of $1,000, or a lesser penalty,
within the discretion of the court.
Sentence was deferred to a date to
be set.
The jury of two women and 10
men took the case at $50 pm. yes
terday. At SIS the jurors told a
deputy marshal they had agreed on
a verdict. But Justice F. Dickinson
Let's and the defense attorneys had
left the courthouse, and it was after
8 o'clock before all were assembled
to receive the verdict.
Found Guilty on 8 Counts.
The foreman, Joseph A. Trew OF
1000 Cathedral avenue NV, a
motor company official, announced
that the jury found the defendant
guilty on all three of the counts on
which he was charged.
The 57-year-old prisoner received
the verdict stoically. His face was
expressionless as he stood facing the
jurors and heard them polled in
dividually, at the request Of his at
torneys, on each count.
Col. o. r. Mcclure, Washington
attorney associated with Viereck's
New York lawyers, asked that the
convicted mans bond of $4,000 be
continued pending an appeal.
This is a rather substantial
bond" said Col. MCGUIRE. The de-
fendant is not in very good health.
He has one son in the United States
Army and another about to go.
There is no possibility Of his run
ming away"
Justice Let's held that he must
follow his usual practice and COM
nit Viereck to Jail, and a deputy
marshall stepped forward to make
the publicist a prisoner.
Viereck's frail- looking wife rushed
forward to tell her husband good-by,
and he turned toward her with a
smile. But officers restrained Mrs.
Viereck. Later she was allowed to
visit him in q detention cell down.
stairs before he was taken to Dis
trict Jail.
New Trial To Be Sought.
Daniel F. Cohalan, jr., of Viereck's
counsel, said a motion for a new
trial would be filed within the statu-
tory five days, and, if this were de-
MED, the case would be taken to the
Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Cohalan's law partner, Emil
Morosini, was in the courthouse,
but not in front of the bench when
the verdict was received. He was
barred by Justice Let's Tuesday
from taking further part in the
trial after the New York attorney
had charged the presiding judge in
open .ourt with being biased in
favor of the Government and preju-
diced against this defendant"
Mr.. Morosini rested the defense
case as he hurled the charge. The
defense was closed abruptly with
many subpoenaed witnesses not
called to the stand. Viereck did not
testify. The lawyers outburst fol-
lowed exclusion by the court of sew