Daily Tribune, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 12 April 1915 — Page 2

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Jk their places in the back of the urt room. An ominious silence prevailed and ere was little conversation either long the men themselves or their iat Ives. The following defendants were rerted absent: T. IT. Clark, Guy Pi.well, Georgo ntz, Charles Teakle and Bert Touser. Clarence Nichols, attorney for YV11-

Doyle and George Woodall, made motion for a new trial for these deidants. The motion was overruled

Judge Anderson. Attorney Stanley moved for a new al for Mayor Roberts, Ell H. Red«.n, Hilton Redman, George Ehron•clt, Louis Nunley, Thomas Smith 1 twelve others and this motion overruled by the court. \ttorney Smith made a motion for new trial for Arthur Gillis. This us overruled. The motions wore sed on the argument that the evince had been insufficient. On motion of Percy Williams the at--ncys for the defendants wore grantsix days in which to file a bill of ceptions. Judge Anderson took up the testlng of Maurice Walsh as treasurer the county committee and said he nted to read the statute on corrupt actice as covering the dutios of the 'asurer of any political committee. \t ths juncture District Attorney iley said: "I also wish to call the ention of the court to the report it defendant George Sovern has rerked since these indictments were urned that this indictment in the Jeral court was 'a Joke' and referto the proceedings in this court frivilous and as a Joke." Judge Anderson heard the district orneys and remarked: 'All of these circumstances have ?n considered by the court and have en given such weight as they derved." Judge Anderson commented on vlaurice Walsh's case and said "While VIr. Walsh's conscience may te clear he fact that he did not report the ampaign contributions in their enrety makes his report false, whatever se may be said."

The court asked the defendants if ey had anything to say before senice was passed. Sylvester Jordan arose and said: "In case I got into this bad business Intentionally. I will assure the jrt that In my case it will never ppen again." •Tarry Montgomery arose and said: conscience is absolutely clear in matter. In my precinct where 1 •ved as inspector and where for these eged acts I have been indicted Pulled Redman by 116 votes which uld indicate that I was a poor conirator." Judge Anderson announced the penfor Mayor Roberts, whom he said did not wish to discuss. Chen he announced the penalties for eriff Shea and Judge Redman, each whom received five years and $1,000

The court said that he could not re•ain himself in the discussion of the 3e of Shea, who he said he con'ered "very guilty." He said that opinion of the case of Redman was same. He then announced the ialty for City Judge Thomas Smith, received three years and $500 years on the first cotfnt of the lictment and one year on the seccount. Judge Anderson scored Smith bitrly, saying that he was a sworn offiof the law, yet engaged in practices lich had been testified to by witsses. Harry Montgomery was the next me called. The court announced the nalty as three years and $600 fine the president of the boarcf of public irks. Then the name of George Ehrenhardt is called. Three years and a fine of 00 was announced for Ehrenhardt. At this point Judge Anderson opped long enough to review some of lie testimony which involved the lembers of the board of public works nd said that he felt that Ehrenhardt ad perjured himself on the stand.

Driscoll Next.

Edward Driscoll, secretary of the lemocratlc committee, was the next iiame called. His sentence was three years and a flue of $500.

Then came Elmer Talbott, former city controller. His punishment, the jourt announced, would be two years nd lilOO. Louis Nunley was then ailed and his punishment announced 1 two years and $100. The same penty was announced for William rockett, city crematory superintend,t.

Next came Hilton Redman and "Wllim R. Green, both of whom were ven two years and a fine of $100. Judge Anderson here criticized Hll-

Redman for the port he played in registration and election and said lat the testimony showed that Redan "waa a bad man for 2/2 years of ye." Here the court referred to his ofoseritlons as to witnesses who had perked themselves on the stand. Jess Powell and Alexander Steele rth arose when the court reached ,eir names. They said that they had jcome involved In the case involun,rily, and had not profited by any the charges made against them. Edward Driscoll was next called. He as given three years and a fine of 00. Judge Anderson here intimated •.at the testimony about the raid on le office of Chalmers Hamtll had injenced his juderment in the case of ontgomery.

Get One Year Termt.

Then the court announced that the imes that he would read would revive one year and fines of $100. These ere the names he read: John Massenk, Joseph O'Mara, Charles Haughn, Alexander Steele, Maurice Walsh, iseph Strouse, Arthur Gillis and eorge Sovern.

Fe said that he wished he could dls•Jmlnate in the case of Walsh but iat he could not do it.

He referred lo Gillis as an "absolute Hot" and said he WHS a silent partner everything that had been done on lection day while he was progressive lernber of that election board.

When he waa speaking of Gillis Anerson said that if he continued to ccupy the bench in this state that le debauching of elections would be topped lr. one state In the union at ast. Indiana.

He referred to Steele personally and laid that the Hungarian liRd sought .o have witneap —themselves

.DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

MHS. NEIiUK HARMON. Mrs. Nellie Harmon, 111) years old, wife of George Harmon, died Sunday morning at o'clock at the residence, 1U.11 Washington avenue, after a lingering illness of tuberculosis. She is survived by four daughters, her mother, Mrs. Harry Andrews, one sister, Miss Krllth George, a grandmother, Mrs. Mary Poths and her husband. The funer.il will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence. The burial will be made at Highland Lawn cemetery.

M1CIIAKL RUSH.

The funeral of Michael Rush, 83 years old, wro died Saturday night at the home of Jits daughter, .Mrs. May Mallett., tlx Mulberry street," was held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence. The burial was made at Woodlawn cemetery. The deceased was a civil war veteran, serving in Company l'"1, 85th Indiana voliyiteer infantry.

MISS NOVINA LIS IV OR A DAVIS. Miffs Novtria Leuora Davis, eight months old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Davis, of 669 Sixth avenue, died Monday morning at 4:45 o'clock. The mother was formerly Miss lnaye Yeager. The funeral will be held Wednesday morning at 10:30 o'clock and the burial will be made at Hignland Lawn cemetery.

MHS. JAMES F1TZUIBBON9. The funeral of Mrs. James Fitzgibbons, CO years old, who died Saturday evening at her home. 514 North Second street, will be held from the residence Tuesday morning at 8:30 o'clock am) at St. Josepr's church at 9 o'clock.

The interment will be made in St. Joseph's cemetery.

EDEN CUUEN.

The funeral of Eden Cullen, 80 years old, who died Sunday morning at 12:10 o'clock at the home of his son, James A. Culleni Thirtieth and Hulman streets, will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the rersidence. The Interment will be made at Highland Lawn cemetery.

which Anderson said he considered a vicious offense in itself. Holler Gets Year.

Judge Anderson announced that the penalty for Edward Holler, former chief of police of Terre Haute, would be one year and $100 fine.

The following he sentenced to the Marion county Jail and fined them $10 each:

Sylvester Jordan, George Woodall, George Rouse, Fred Morrison, William O'Donnell, George Evans, Frank Hess, Jack Hines, Frank (Kid) Kizer, Buster (Frank) Clark, Clarence Stark and Jack Stingley.

What "Bull" Drew.

At this point the court came to "Bull" Conway and promptly announced that "Bull" with the following would spend four months in the Marion county Jail. "Bull" Conway, Tip O'Brien, Richard Knuckey, Elmer Conover, Slim Coordes, Dago Finlayson, Eaxl Jeffers, Dean Jeffers, Enno Harms, Bobby Lloyd, Joe Kelley, Ed Merrltt, Fred Eisner, Dutch Rochelle, Dave Hanna, Edward Ross, Ad Rogers and Edward Yeakel.

The following drew three months in the Marion county Jail and $10 fine: Frank McCarthy, Jess Powell, Chas. Miller, Ernest Silvers, Wes Godfrey, Harvey Frazee, Oscar Suratt, Lusco Baker, Jack Tierny and Hobert Gosnell.

The court announced that sentence would be suspended on Jack Tierney, Hobart Gosnell and Wes Godfrey.

Joe Jeffers was sentenced to the Marion county Jail for six months. William Doyle was given one hour In Jail and $100 fine. Doyle was called before Judge Anderson and made a statement as to what property he owned. He said between $6,000 and $7,000. Anderson then announced the penalty for Doyle.

Daniel Albin and Nick Burson, the two Roumanian saloonkeepers, charged with participation in the registration frauds, were given like sentences.

Ordered to Jail.

At this point Judge Anderson ordered all of the defendants taken to the Marion county Jail and United States Marshal Storen called his deputies and formed the convicted men in line. There was little conversation among them and Mayor Roberts, especially, seemed down cast and i» deep thought. Dennis Shea was less concerned and with the rest of the men it was evident that the severity of the penalties .had come with a fierce blow. It was well known that many of the lighter offenders epcpected to get off with a reprimand and even with many of those more conspicuous in the case it was known that they expected that any sentence they might receive would be suspended by the court

The Hardest Blow.

The hardest blow came when the court announced that the bonds would be fixed on a basis of the sentences, $10,000 for each year. This would would make Robers' bond $60,000, and Redman's and Shea's $50,000 each in case of appeal.

The court announced that there were standing against the case court costs to the amount of about $12,000.

When the court reached the case of George Sovern he reiterated the statement he made previously, that Sovern had reflected on the court in saying that the indictments were a Joke. The court announced that Sovern's sentence would be a year and a day in the penitentiary and a fine of $100.

The sentence for Jos. Strauss was one year. Strauss has been in ill health and had been sick the greater part of the trial.

Harry Barker $uid George Ehrenhardt arose to speak for themselves when the court asked if they had anything to say as to why sentence should not be passed. Both asserted their innocence. The district attorney announced that Thomas Kelty wanted to be heard.

Judge Anderson said: "We have no time with Kelty. We will proceed with the case."

Missing Men Report.

About half way through the session Tosser, Holton, Rogers and Clark showed up In court room and they explained to District Attorney Dailey that their absence had been caused by the train from Terre Haute being late.

Attorney Percy Williams based hi* motion for a new trial for Roberts. E. H. Redman, Hilton Redman. Montgomery and others on the grounds that the indictment had alleged that there had been a conspiracy to defraud the United States government which he said had not been proved. His motion went the way of all motions filed with the court. Like motions were filed by Attorney Klipplnger for William O'Donnell and an arr^t of Judgment

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was asked. All of these were overruled. The first defendant to respond when the court asked if any of them had any reason to give why sentence should not be passed. Maurice Walsh arose and addressed the court. He said that he was innocent of the charge, that he had accounted for every dollar entrusted to him and the court replied that he did not see how Walsh's conscience could be clear when his report did not show, the court claimed, all of his operations as treasurer of the committee.

The court room was closed to spectators. The defendants were first taken in, then their relatives and the court attaches and others filled up the remaining seats.

It was reported to the court that John W. Clark, one of the defendants who was not in court, is under small pox quarantine in Terre Haute.

Anderson's Comment.

Judge Anderson said relative to Sylvester Jordan, that he did not perform right on the witness stand and said that the court learned that Sheriff Shea was giving Jordan signs while he

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was on the witness stand. When Anderson sentenced Albin and Burson, the Roumanian saloonkeepers, he asked each what he was worth and warned them, "Don't tell me too much." After passing sentence and fining them he asked them if they could pay. They said they would try.

Bert Hill was one of those to receive suspended sentence. Judge Anderson said that if Holler's testimony had not been of assistance too the government and if Holler had not pleaded guilty he would have sentenced him to four or five years in prison. "This trial has cost the government about $12,000 and somebody has got to pay it." declared the court during a discussion of the appeal. He said that about $52,000 of the cost of the dynamite conspiracy case of two years ago still remained unpaid and that unless settlement was made soon that he would proceed against the bondsmen of the labor leaders.

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