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Show OFFICIALS SENTENCED Found Guilty of Contempt of the Supreme Court of Colorado. DENVER,' Dec 8. Frank 3. Kratke, City License Inspector; Joseph Ray, Edward Ed-ward O'Malla and Charles Kofsky were today adjudged guilty of contempt by the State Supreme court and were sentenced sen-tenced to Jail. The sentences are as follower fol-lower Kratke, one year's Imprisonment and $1000 fine and costs; Ray and O'Malla, O'Ma-lla, six months' Imprisonment and $500 fine and costs each; Kofsky, . three months' imprisonment and $260 fine and costs. These men were election officials In Precinct 9 of Ward S at the late election and were accused of disregarding the oourt's Injunctive order. The principal charge against them was that they per. mltted repeating. Carl Wilson, election clerk In the same precinct, was found not guilty of contempt The court denied an application for release of the convicted men on ball pending an appeal to the Federal court. |