Show THREE YEARS IS TERM FOR BLADE SLADE Pleads Guilty to Charge of i Opening Mails MaUs and Is Sen Sentenced Sentenced Sentenced to Federal Prison I GOES TO LEAVENWORTH I IBO BO BOARDS TRAIN WITH U S MAR MARSHAL MARI MARSHAL AFTER SENTENCE II I ISlade I l U i Slade indicted by the late fed ted federal federa era eral grand Jury on the charge of open openIng openIng Ing States mIl man pleaded guilty ta tJ t the charge yesterday Y morning was immediately sentenced sent by Judge John JohnA A Marshall to three years in the fed federal federal federal eral prison at Leavenworth Kan and two hours later was on his way wa to the te States prison pran n accompanied by United Marshal Lucien H Smyth The case cae against Mr Slade was waa the Ute first one called rolled in the court yesterday morning Slightly pale but outwardly calm aIm he faced Judge Marshall listened to ta the reading of the indictment and entered his plea of guilty His attorney ney nn Frank B Stephens then arose and pleaded for mercy for Slade on account kf f his wife and children Judge Mar Marshall Marchall shall rhall said It was not a matter of duals that one of the purposes of passing sentence was an example to others He said he considered Slades rIme most serious He then sentenced Slade to serve three years in the fed federal federal eral cral prison on the first six counts of the indictment and on the remaining seven junta he was sentenced to serve six sis months to run concurrently which rakes the actual sentence three years With good behavior Slade Slad will be re to cased from prison in two to years yean and two months Mrs Irs Slade Mrs Irs A J Davis Dals his sis sister ler ter and Miss Lillian M Slade Siede were In Inthe Inthe Inthe the court room when Mr Ir Slade was sentenced Mrs Slade broke down and had to be taken t ken from the court room but later she recovered and accompanied accompanied nied her husband to Ogden After a short stop step atthe Slade home Mr Slade was taken to the Oregon Short Line depot by Deputy United States Marshal H P Myton and given ghen over oer to United States Marshal Lucien H Er Smyth who will accompany Slade to Leavenworth They left for the prison at 1206 about two hours I after Slade had been sentenced Mrs Irs Slade and her two accompanied the party to Ogden where a 3 most sorrowful parting took place After the sentence was passed Slade shook bands ands with many of his old friends who were In the court room He appeared somewhat relieved and said he lie was wu glad the trial was over and that he was anxious to start on his sentence at the earliest possible po date |