Evening star., 1948-03-13
Gen. Meyers Facing
Commitment 10 Jail
In Monday Sentencing
By Robert K. Welsh

convicted by a District Court jury
in the Government'S first criminal
case against him. today awaits
sentence that would put him in
prison Monday If bail during appeal
is denied.
The 52-year-old retired Army
Air Forces purchasing officer mar
rowly missed going to Jail imme-
diately after jury convicted him
late yesterday Of inducing witness
to lie to a Senate. war investigating
subcommittee last fall.
Justice Alexander Holtzoff on
Monday could impose a sentence
of from two to 10 years on each of
the three counts on which he was
found guilty Defense counsel said
Meyers would most assuredly" ap-
peal the conviction and ask for fur
ther bail.
When Stanley j. Carver, an un-
dertaker, of Is Franklin street NV,
jury foreman, announced the ver-
dict at 3:35 pm, Justice Holtzoh
declared: The defendant will be
committed"
Asks Bond Be Continued.
Russell Hardy, defense attorney,
requested that Meyers be continued
on bond pending sentence.
"Why?" Justice Holtzof snapped.
Because man of his position
-" Mr.. Hardy began.
1--WE don't often have defendants
of his position" Justice Holtzoff
observed.
United States Attorney George
Morris Fay made no specific request
for immediate committal. Com
menting that mo substantial ques-
ton of law is involved" he said
he saw no compelling reason why
Meyers should continue on bond.
viii "Act Promptly"
Justice Holtzoff said he will "act
promptly" by sentencing Meyers
Monday and will continue him on
$1,000 bond in this case until that
day. Meyers also Is under $1,000
bond on an indictment charging
that he committed perjury before
the Senate subcommittee.
Often in District Court, sentences
are not imposed for week or more
after conviction, and frequently
there is an additional time allow
ance for pre-sentence report by
the probation office. Justice Holt
zoff did not indicate whether he
would give Meyers any leeway be-
yond Monday, even if the defend
ant moved for new trial or re-
quested freedom on bond pending
an appeal.
The jury of 10 men and two
women stood II to l for conviction
during most of the 2 hours and
so minutes of deliberation, exclusive
of an hour for lunch, 1t was ru-
mored.
Specific Counts.
The specific counts against Meyers
at the trial were that he induced
Bleriot H. Lamarre to lie to the
Senate subcommittee in saying
Meyers had no financial interest in
the Aviation Electric Co. Of Dayton,
Ohio, and that he did not use its
money to buy an automobile and
decorate his Washington apartment.
Lamarre testified In court that
Meyers owned the company and
took about $150,o00 in profits from
it. The 36-year-old wartime presi-
dent of the company pleaded guilty
last January to perjury before the
Senate subcommittee. He is expect
ed to be sentenced by Justice Holt
zoff within the next two weeks but
will not be present Monday when
Meyers comes up for sentence.
The perjury trial Of Meyers was
to start at the completion Of the
subornation case. The Government
may move on Monday to dismiss
that indictment, however, largely
because 1t includes the same gen.
eral ground covered in the trial
that ended yesterday. Meyers also
is under indictment on income tax
evasion charges.