Show Cm CONVICTION BY BYTHE BYTHE THE One Hundred and Leaders in Russian Poli Poll Politics Jn tics in Prison of St Petersburg Dec 31 The trial t lal of o othe the members of the duma who signed the VIborg VI org manifesto was corr chided today toda One hundred and sixty sev se seen en of them were convicted and sen sentenced sentenced sentenced to three months imprisonment while two were acquitted on the ground that they had signed under misapprehension misapprehension misapprehension hension The sentence carries with it the loss of all political rights M i who already has served more than three months pre preliminary preliminary Imprisonment will be imme immediately Immediately immediately set free Unless an appeal from the decision of the court is taken the sentence will take effect beginning Jan 20 until which time the former deputies will remain at large laree without bail ball The rhe trial began on Dec 25 and ad was walt notable for the powerful speeches made by the most prominent of the defend defendants defendants defendants ants which seemed to reawaken public sentiment and to Infuse the spirit Into the ranks of the opposition The prominence of the accused It is 15 generally believed induced the govern government government government ment to exercise leniency The sentence withdraws from Rus Bus Russian Russian Bussian sian politics the foremost liberal lead leaders leaders ers in the t e constitutional movement for several decades among them being Ivan who drafted the first demand on the emperor for or a con constitution con constitution Prince Prince Dmitri of the lower house Prince and Prince the jurist M 1 Vladimer lf leader of the Constitutional Democrats Max and and the peasants and to together together together gether with a score of other noted men menI I |