Show Counterfeiter Takes All Blame Is Given Leniency I I Because ho he confessed his crime and shouldered all aU the blame exonerating his wife Alma and his brother Clarence W. W John Freeman of ot Ogden changed chained with ith counterfeiting was given hen the minimum sentence by Judge Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son in the tho federal court this morning It was a a. dramatic appeal that Freeman Freeman Freeman Free Free- man made to tho the COUrt couri when he stood up to receive his sentence and made a a. clean breast reat t of ot everything c baring previous previous pre pre- chapters in his life lito ant and telling what had led up to his crime Since leaving lea college he said he had been thrown with evil companions and had hat allowed himself to become careless careless careless care care- less in his hUs view of oC right and wrong Then ho said one ono day ho discovered that with his knowledge of at chemicals chemical he could counterfeit United States money moner Freeman sal said that he endeavored to impress his viewpoint upon the minds of ot his brother am and his wife and that he lie literally forced them both into the compact John Freeman took all aU the blame for tor forthe the ho crime pleading that his Ills two relatives rela rela- tives be given their freedom and not sentenced to a term tenn of ot imprisonment for or which he was responsible Ho said eald that after making and passing pass pass- Ing ng the first coin In Ogden his wife entreated him so stron strongly to give Ive up ho the practice that the three had hacI decided old ll to destroy the implements of ot tho the craft This it is said is true and it was planned to take lake a a. train trait for a mining camp comp to secure work and to destroy the valise allae containing all aU the counterfeiting counter counter- things by tossing it out of ot tho speeding train The Tho parties were apprehended how however ever with the valise In their hands before be be- be before fore boarding the tho trait train John Freeman Freman was sentenced to one year ear and ono one day clay the positive minimum mini mum sentence for such an offense ottense He will 1 probably bo be taken to Leavenworth within tho the next few days His wife Alma and tho the brother were dismissed The rhe trio were apprehended by the tho Ogden Oden police and the United States secret service about two weeks ago and with the three a a. great deal of ot counterfeiting apparatus was taken taleen Into custody Later the tho three were re removed removed re- re moved mo from the Ogden Osden precinct Into this district and upon tho the announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment that John Freeman would plead guilty was brought to trial before the local division of ot the federal court His speech before the judge today was dramatic and in his hla talk he told how he had slipped from tho the time of ot his coming out of oC college until ono one day when he discovered that by his chemIcal chemical chem chern- ical knowledge and a n. side tip from someone that to 1 beat eat the government s was aR a cinch |