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Show CI ENEKAL OBSEOON, whose at- I titude towards Fresident Car-: Car-: ratisa is adding to the uncertainty of the International situation. ; V , - -0 s 1 - i I. A l - " V t i , i ' V v,' 1 Jr vc-."- i s " 1 v. . , L .J T KOrOR-HEM) IS 11 GUILTY i Pandolfo Convicted of Mis-; Mis-; use of Mails by Jury in i Chicago Court. i i .... ! c:-ii.yJO. In-e. C S. 'r.do.fo. ' president of z'.-' .Pan Mo'tpr ' onir'AV.y of St. Cloud. Miai:.. was four.d guilty of -ni-t use of the n:al!s on four counts' uf a frd- eral ir-dictir.ent hy a jury in the d'.itr:-'t i court late today and t weivo uf ;d a.-so- ciate in the company were acquitt. d. j Tne indifimem contained eleven e-iunis. j i'.vo of viiich. the sixth and .everuh. had 1 been Llisrr.l.se. early in tt". trial, w.ich began tix veek , airo. T':e jury found i Pundo'fo sii'i'.v on the firs:, second, third ! aiwi ::ftli counts. . j "I ess it migl:t ha1 e Veen worse," j was Fandoifo's firat cunnnent on the vL-r- diet. . - I Caj-!' " Vuniniins, attorney for l-'andolfo. j sernred a stay of sentence from Jude j Uindi.-. He made a motion fur a new ' tria! and'tae .i..di;e set the htarincor this J motion ior iO oVio- k uii L'ee-?n:ter'' io. j Pondolfo was the promoter of the eom- puny, of wliirh he became president and i fiscal 'asent. - 1 The other Mik-iaN and directors who were ac'iuitted are: - ... Pandoifo was the promoter of the 'coin-' I C. Schwab. Peter Thieiman.. . 13. Hans- ' comb, banker?; JIu.u'h Evan., wholesale t ! gro:er: H., (. J-;r"in, Jr.. FY' i S.hil- 1 pin, publisher; Charles S. Bunnell, real estate dealer, all director?; f iarles I'. Ladner vice president.; Jor.n L'arritt. sec?' retary, all of tt. Cloud; Norm an A. Str-et ' and Georire Hvidman, Chioapo patent nt-torneys. nt-torneys. and II. S. T-'i;'.e of Spokane. Wash... former vice president and chief j stock salesman of the romp-any. I The men were indicted on eleven' counts, i The men were indicted on eleven count 3. The court had instructed the jury j to disregard the first five counts against j Schwab. Thlelman. Hanscomb, lvans, Krvin. Schilpin. Bunnell and Ladn r. t The jury reached the decision after do-! do-! h berating: ior We ven hours. Jn dismissing: , the men of he jury Judcre Ian'lis ex j pressed his app."eciat inn for their ser- i U:vS. ft, i Worn by ,i'-e ioii'-r ti '.al. some of the i defendants wept when the verdict of "not i guilty" was announced. "1" m i.'!ad yo a fellows got off," said Pandolfo. F'aiKioifo will be under his o.d bond of I Vm.imO "until ti:e hearing of December 15. The cunts on wnich hp was found ' Ruiity are aii concerning acts in vioLitlon oi the maii laws, and he was found not guilty with the other defendants on the conspiracy r"..:iro. j "T'.ie problem now is to handle the Pan , plant in the best way to iruiko a success 1 of it." th-1 St. Cloud directors of the cor-' cor-' por.itfon dec'tai ed. 1 1 efei!dr nts who '. ,:nl i e n ;icuui'.ted j shook, hnnds with Bonj;imin Rruisteln, as-i as-i sistant United States district attorney, ltnd declared that his prosecution h;i d bee ft a fair one. I Organization o' th.e Pan 'Motor rom-i rom-i pany of St. Cloud. Minn., beau in New I Mexico in 111'. when S. C. Pandolfo. who ( had been in the insurance business in New Mexico m'd Te;is. decided to build i up nn antombiie corporatioi:. He sold, some stork in the southwest. I can e to Cldcivxo. incorporated early in j in L7 and decide 1 to build the plant in si. Ciond. He secured eich; business men for rds board -( dire-ors ar.d sual it'.uer. siock of the '.'e.v .onip.'iny ah over tr.e wsrern half of ; he co'iiu: y. us i;k t:ie -r.onev ahoi-e ':u:v.: dons to hu;ld a t ' ,nt and to promos ,,:it( ;.rive-t:.-;e the eo.npanv. If i in 'h.'.-e sock-selling op-vat Ions that ! c ;i.T,d his asso.-'at ;-s ran aluu! uf ihe I'mted Stales postal 'aws, t.;. prose-.-u;ioa e :aruin he toi.ik ."') per tent com- Ii!."SiO"lS. |