Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-12-03
Sentence To Be
Given Tomorrow
From The Court
Lewis Presents
No Testimony In
His Own Behalf

Washington. Dec. 3.-(AP)
John l.. Lewis and his United
Mine Workers were held gull
~ of contempt Of court today
Tor disregarding an order dc
signed to avert the Industry
gathering soft coal strike.
Fcdcr2i Judge T. Alan Colds
borough. who handed down the
historic verdict after five days
OF court proceedings, deferred
sentence until tomorrow.
The penalties in fines or Jail SON.
t"hccS arc within the discretion Of
INC court. The law sets no maximum
or minimum i'll contempt cases.
Opposing attorneys were directed
ny Judge GnldSborough to submit
their recommendation tomorrow at
10 "A. m, EST.
The verdict was announced after
LOWS, making his first public uttc<
anCc since before the l3-day-oid
strike. had spoken out against "this
ugly ihcrtldcscncc of government in
junction"
He referred To the courts restrain
ing order directing him To Withdraw
his declaration which led TO the
strike.
PENDING sentence, GoldSbnrnugh
| directed that Lewis 90 free of bond
! IN CuStGGy of his counsel
AL General Counsel Joseph A.
Padway protested:
The court did not mean To add in
custody of counsel. "
Lewis, Padway said. will be i'm
| court of his own free will al any time
the Judge orders.
In announcing his verdict, Colds
borough emphasized that Lewis was
Guniiy both individually and as presi
dent of the u. NJ. W, and that II, M
| ". is separately guilty..
Then he said quietly that. having
found Lewis guilty of contempt. he
considered the question of sentence
0i course, very important"
Washington. Dec. 3.-(APl
Federal Judge r. Alan Colds
borough today announced
guilty Cf contempt of court"
finding against John l.. Lewis
ara the United Mine Workers.
The court said sentence would
be pronounced tomorrow.
Lewis rested his defense without
offering word &c testimony in re-
/ Dut'a. tn charges brought in con-
G"Ci!un with the SC:t coal strike.
The government rested its case last
might.
The sudden union move was an
mounccd by Chief United Mine Work.
crS Counsel Wclly X. Hopkins after
JHd"C GoldS0oruuGh had admitted
documentary evidence against the
union chief
rms evidence. offered by the GOV
eminent. consisted of Il United Mine
workers brief in a previous pro-
cccding cuntcnding that the gov
eminent operates tho mines in its
role as sovereign"
The brief. filed in September in
the Jones & Laughln Steel Com
pany case. was contrary 10 Lewis
claim in the present action. i'm which
his attorneys tried to show the mines
actually are being run by encir
private owners, under Federal
supervision.
The Jones e. Laughlin case in
volvci unionization OF supervisory
employees at the mines
Tn" brief was admitted over the
Strenuous o5jCtio Of Joseph a.
Fadway. ChiCi counsel Of the AFL,
whC argUCd that il concerned events
Tong before" the present case.
Inc judge ovcrrI,lcd him. remark
ing tina, IAN inconsistent case may
shed some light on the sincerity OF
u iitigant."
Lewis attorneys then moved TO
strike all testimony given by gov
eminent witnesses during the trial,
now in IFS fifth day.
GoldsDorOugh also denied this mo-
ton. and ordered Il 3O-minutc re-
cess. During tho recess the court
ana the defense wCrc given oppor-
tuuity 10 study a proposed verdict
prepared by government counsel for
consideration Of The court The pro-
posed finding was not made public.