Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-07-06 | Page 1 | [Illegible] Names Japanese in Naval Plot; Gets 15-Year Term

y Names Nam es Japanese Japan ese in Naval Plot Gets 15 5 Year Term T nn- nn J I I U. U S. S ii PRESSES INQUIRY INTO SECRETS LEAK Judge Flays Tar Ex-Tar for Betrayal of Country LOS ANGELES Cal July 6 5 UP Harry T Thomas h o m a s Thompson 30 former yeoman in the United States navy to today today today to- to day was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for conspiring ing to betray naval secrets to toa a Japanese navy officer United States District Judge Leon imposed Impose a lighter sentence than the 20 years ears al allowed allowed nl- nl lowed by law upon being informed that Thompson had made a lost last minute statement incriminating other parties reputedly including several eral high ranking members of the Japanese colo colony colon bereA here bere A federal court jury decided iii less than five minutes Friday that Thompson was guilty of stealing certain documents from battleships and destroyers and selling them to Toshio lieutenant commander commander com coin mander in the imperial Japanese navy y Indicted with him fled to Japan when the young American was arrested according to government agents The government charged that the Japanese agent paid Thompson between be be- tween twe n and a a month salary salary salary sal ary and made additional promises promise's s' s sot of ot bonuses in exchange for other Information Information in information In- In formation about the United States fleet Judge in imposing sentence sentence sen seri tence said that although Thompson's Thompsons Thompsons Thompson's Thompsons Thompson's Thomp Thomp- sons son's offense deserved the maximum maximum maxi maxi- mum punishment he was as granting leniency because of his relative youth his previous good record and the fact that he had given statements statements statements state state- ments permitting the government to proceed with its investigation of the espionage plot Federal authorities refused to di divulge divulge divulge di- di the statements attributed the prisoner but they were reported to contain detailed accounts of the machinations together with names Judge sharply denounced denounced denounced de de- de- de the thin lipped defendant comparing him to Judas Iscariot