Salt Lake Herald | 1908-04-04 | Page 1 | Fined instead of Being Jailed

FINED INSTEAD OF BEING JAilED Rich Malefactors of f Toledo Tol do Find a Friend in the Court 4 Toledo 0 O April 3 The twenty wealthy lumbermen of Toledo found guilty of f conspiracy In restraint of f trade under the Valentine act anti antitrust trust law were sentenced today tod by Judge Kumler in the common pleas court The sentences were fines lines rang ranging rug ing from to 1000 and In no in instance instance stance was a jail sentence given Scene in Court There was a dramatic ti scene ace today when the defendants appeared in incourt Incourt incourt court Their attorney asked for a stay of ot proceedings to give him time to file filea a petition in error elTor in ill it the tM supreme court When he had finished his lila ar argument argument John Puck one of the thio defend defendants defendants defendants ants arose and declared the condition of or his hi health h made mad it imperative that the ease case against him he ended at once and threw himself upon the hurt urt Fines Assessed I Puck Is one of the most prominent citizens of Toledo and the prosecution has haa brought him near the grave Mr oIl Pucks attorney expressed his hie surprise at Ahe the he action of his client and de declared del dared l it amounted to t the attorney being dropped from the The judge fined Puck The other te asked for and were given sentence e