Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1918 — ALLEGED SPY IS SENTENCED [ARTICLE]

ALLEGED SPY IS SENTENCED

William M. Hicks Given 20 Years in Prison and Fined SIO,OOO for Violation of Espionage Act. Enid, Okla., Oct. 4. —William Madison Hicks, convicted in federal district court a.few days ago of violation of the espionage act, was sentenced to twenty years’ imprisonment and to pay a fine of SIO,OOO.