Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-02-03 | Page 2 | Bingham Slayer Gets Two Years under Mann Act

BINGHAM SlAYER I GETS TWO TO YEARS UNDER MANN ACT Mike Morris Sentenced to Leavenworth by Judge Morris Tate Given Year for Narcotic Violation Mike l Morris alias l l dis pardoned slayer of Connie Mack MacIc MackIn In Bingham in 1917 was sentenced to serve two years in the federal prison at Leavenworth I Ivan Kan n. n today by Judge Page Morris In the United States district district district dis dis- dis- dis court He was found guilty I Thursday Thursday- by a jury in the federal court courton on charges of violating the Mann white slave act Fred Tate was sentenced to serve a a year and antI anda a day in the same prison on charges of violating the Harrison anti- anti narcotic act Mrs Billy Jacobsen found I guilty of violating the same act was sentenced to serve thirty days in the Salt Lake county jail She is to report Monday to begin serving h her r sentence The case of Pete alleged I liquor law violator and Joe Brunos Bruno i Ada Wilson and Har Harry y Hog Hogan n were continued until next week Chick Welch was fined for alleged violation violation vio yb- i lation of the act I After hearing arguments in the motion motion mo mo- tion Uon for a new trial in the case of Louis I I Bell of Price convicted of violating the act act Judge Morris granted the I motion He declared that he had never neverseen neverseen neverseen seen a better Jury than the one which found Bell guilty but held a new trial I i Justified because of statements made I by witnesses for the government as to I their seeking revenge against the de de- de H He declared that he would not hesitate a minute in granting Bell a anew anew anew new trial if It was not for the-profound the respect he held for the Jury In granting the motion Judge Morris Morris Morris Mor Mor- ris severely arraigned proprietors of soft drink parlors who sell liquor il il- il legally He declared emphatically that he had no patience with those who sought to bring bring- back the saloon under the guise of soft drink places He said that the saloon was the worst of all iniquities and that the saloonkeepers themselves themselves' were responsible sible for the 1 present prohibition law I