Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-08-31 | Page 2 | Sentenced in China to Fifteen Months

SENTENCED 1 CHINA TO FIFTEENlfflS Charles E. White, "International "Interna-tional Agitator," Brought Home to Serve His Time. SA.N FRANCISCO, Auir. 30. George E. White aged 2S, arrived in San Francisco from tho Orient today In the custody of Llout. W. C. Potter, en route to San Quontin penitentiary to servo a term of tlfteen months for being an "International "Interna-tional agitator." Whlto was arrested and found guilty In China by tho I ntcrnatlonal tribunal, which holds Its sessions at Shanghai. ITc Is one of tho first prisoners brought from China to this country to servo a sentence sen-tence Imposed by this court. Little Is known of White's offonso, save what ho tells. He says ho went from Arizona to tho Orient soven months ago and was omploycd by tho Chlncso government govern-ment and his troublo was with uan Shi Kal, president of tho new republic. Whlto said ho was In the army and was among those escorting Dr. Sun Yat Sen to tho border when ho wna placed under arrest. . , . In tho caso of convlollono In tho International Inter-national tribunal, tho prisoners are returned re-turned for punishment to the country whence thov . camo, and undor an arrangement ar-rangement between tho United States government and the stato of California certain federal prisoners aro sent to San Quentln penitentiary.