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Show WITHDRAW APPEAL IN ELECTION FRAUD CASE Indianapolis, April 13 Despairing of giving bond for an nppeal, moro of tho men sentenced yesterday to the federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, by Judgo Anderson, following follow-ing their conviction in tho Terro Haute election fraud cases, withdrew from tho nppeal today. In addition to Maurice Walsh, treasurer trea-surer of the Democratic county committee com-mittee and county sealer of weights and measures, who shortly after noon decided not to contest the judgment further, tho others who withdrew from tho appeal nro: Thomas Smiti, I city Judge; Edward Dr.scou! 2t I ant city engineer and secretary of I tho Democratic county committee I and Joseph O'Mara, street .up"r 1 tendent. Mayor Donn M. Roberts, wl,0 was 1 termed tho "arch conspirator" by I Judge Anderson and who received I tho heaviest sentence of all 8tx I cars imprisonment and a fln0 nf I 12000-wll lhavo two moro days n 1 which to further his efforts to obtain I his appeal bond ot $60,000, cc . Hb |