Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-11-21 | Page 3 | Pastor is Given Ten-Year Term

PASTOR IS GIVEN YEAR TEN TEN YEAR TERM J Judge Landis Arraigns Man Mali ManFor Ian For Thinking Little of Wife's Honor Rockford Iii II- Nov O. SO Rev David church In Brethren Cerdes pastor pf hf a a. to sentenced county count was as ten years In the tho C federal deral prison by Landis today Gerdes was the to opposition preaching accused ot Red ned Cross MO ite Liberty loan and the pleaded Ju guilty 11 ty charged with h haying hav having hay hay- Manus Ianus John D. D ing ent sent pro German communications sea aen- was to a n. Fr Freeport newspaper three years years' Imprisonment to when he pleaded week eCk Gerdes A ago gum guilty told toM Judge Landis In III reply to a question that even een If It a n. Hun were wert to he would not attack his own daughter her hor honor ruffian protect slay the to The Tho court today toda naked a similar rT Question question question ques Ques- tion of oC Gerdes' Gerdes brother and of Joseph Joseph member of or th tn 3 another Longnecker Ix fl lock flock Both said Raid that In such Ruch a case the they would plead that In- In Gods God's name namo their dau daughter ter be spared To kill a n. man nian though a brute would be to imperil their souls IM 1st 14 your our soul sou worth more than your our daughters daughter's honor honor osk asked d tho the court of or the It Is IB worth more than all was reply Take them awa away shouted Judge Ll Landis These men hold their mea measly meanly little souls of oC more Importance than the they do the honor of oC their mother wife v. or daughter