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Show CASH REGISTER OFFICIALS GET PRISON TERMS Twenty-nine Sentenced to From Nine Months to One Year. HEAD OF CONCERN ALSO FINED $5000 Convicted of Having Violated Vio-lated Criminal Section of Antitrust Law. CINCINNATI. O, rb. 17. -Joan H. Patterson, president of tbe National Cash Register company, who with twenty eight other officials or former officials of tbe company was convicted of criminal violation of tbe Bhsnnsn antitrust law, was sentenced today to pay a fin of 18000 and to serre on year la Jail. Tbe twenty eight other defendant were sentenced to term ranging from nine months to a year In Jail and to pay the costs. Th men were convicted lest Thursday Thurs-day of having violated tk crimisal section sec-tion of tke Sherman antitrust law. One of tbe defendants waa given three month In jail, while tkree other wre aeateneed to nine month aad tke rest to one year. George Edgeter of Dayton, secretary of tke company, wa given tke lightest sentence of three months. William Bippus, treasurer; Alfred Al-fred A. Tbomaa ef Dayton and Jona tkan B. Hayward ef New York were given nine moaths la jail. Draw One Year Each. The following were sentenced to on year: Edward A. Deed, Dayton, vice president; William htaasy, Dayton; William Pflusx. Dayton; Robert Patter-son, Patter-son, director; Thomas J. Wataon, aalee ntanager; Joseph E. Rogers, assistant aalee manager; Alexander C. Harned, salesman ; Frederick 8. High, district manager, Boston; Pliaey Evee, dltriet manager, San Ptaneleeo; Arthur A. Went; Columbus- Oeorge E. Morgan, Dayton; Charles T. Wamslsy. Chicago; Charles A. ftnvder, Elisabeth, N. 7.1 Walter Cool, Denver; Myer N. Jacob. Pittsburg; Mont Laetley, Detroit; Earl B. Wilson, Los Angeles- Alexander W. Sinclair, New York; John J. Range, Washington, M. C. J. Keith, Now YerV William Com r Ins, Brooklyn; J. c. Laird. Toronto: W. C. Howe, San Francisco; K. H. Epperson, Minnes polls po-lls Now Trial Denied. Before psssing sentence Judge Hoi-lister Hoi-lister denied tke motion of tke defend-ssts defend-ssts for a now trisl end dselsrsd that the defenss had submitted no new evidence. evi-dence. H bad com to the conclusion tkat the verdict ksd been upheld by the etidence. The bond of President Patterson was Increased to (10.000, the sureties of tbs other defendants re maining the same. Formal notice of an appeal to the United Statss circuit court was given by attorneys for the defendsnts snd the appeal I expected to be filed within a few days. The tkree months' sentence of Sec re tsry Edgeter, tbs llghtsst penalty imposed, im-posed, was ordered set aside by Judge Hollister. |