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Show DEBS SENTENCED mm , : Cleyalaad, Ohio, Sept, 1. Ba-. gaaa V.'Qebbs, charged with viola-! Uobs of, the esplonageact, was sea-i taaced-tQ tea years 1b the Mounds-vllle, Mounds-vllle, rW Va,, penitentiary o"n each of three, counts of the idlctment, by Federal Judge D. Westenhaver here Saturday.' I The sentences will run concurrently. J Motion' for" a sew trial was over ruled and an exceptlonon behalf of the defendant was allowed. A motion mo-tion for arrest of the sentence also was overruled. ( The court admitted Debs to $10,000 ball with permission" to leave the northern federal district .of Ohio only, to go to and remain at his home. I In Imposing sentence Judgo Westenhaver Wes-tenhaver said: "I do not regard the Idealism of tho defendant as expressed by himself him-self as any higher, purer, nobler, than the leal Is tn of thousands of young men I have seen marching down the streets of Cleveland to do- fend our country. "Anyone who strikes the sword from the hand of those young men or causes another young manto refuse re-fuse to do his duty whea called to serve by their side or "anyone who obstructs the recruiting service, does 'Just as much Injury and wring to ear country as If ha were a soldier In the ranks of the German army. ' Following the motion for a 'new trial and the court's refusal, Judge Westenhaver aaked Mr. Debbs It he had anything to say. Mr. Debbs spoke for thirty minutes. min-utes. Hs asked for no mereyand said he had no fault to find with the conuct at the trial. |