Show COAST PLOTTERS GIVEN SE SENTENCE FROM TEN YEARS TO LIFE IS GIVEN TO KIDNAPPERS OF MARY PICKFORD Mary Shows No Sympathy In Connection Con With Case Men Will Appeal Appeal Appeal Ap Ap- Ap- Ap peal Decision Of Mixed Jury To Higher Court Los Angeles Charles Charles Stevens and Claude Holcomb must pay the penalty Penalty pen pen- alty prescribed d b by law for conspiring to kidnap Mary Pickford the film star Stevens and Holcomb were sentenced sentenced sentenced ced to a term in prison of ot from froni ten years to life Ufe b by Superior Judge Vic Vie tr r l iTT n i 3 Sentence was pronounced after the court refused a motion of the convicted con moms men's attorney for a new trial This is one of the worst crimes on the st statute tute books the court said in passing sentence Attorneys for Stevens and Holcomb asked permission to file me an appeal inthe in inthe inthe the district court of appeals which was granted A ten days days' stay of sentence sentence sen sen- tence was allowed also Attorney S. S S. S Hann represented the convicted conspirators Hollywood Cal Mary Mary Pickford failed to to register sympathy in commenting commenting com com- on the cases of oC Charles Z Stevens and Claude A. A Holcomb found guilty by a jur jury of conspiring to kidnap her for a ransom of The jury must be rl right ht the famous famous fa tap fa- fa little muo actress told the United Press wh when en i Interviewed ewed between scenes at her Hollywood studio Three women and nine men deliberated deliberated deliberated de de- de- de liberated carefully on this case f for r three weeks and the entire matter was handled in accordance with law Their answer must be the correct one one- Reports that Mary had a ked ed clemency clemency clem clem- ency for the convicted conspirators who face a term of ten years to life liCe in prison were denied b by the star I cant can't feel sorry for tor these fellows because It appears that justice is havIng having hav hay ing lag its way Douglas Fairbanks the stars star's athletic athletic ath ath- athletic letic husband agreed with Mary The uThe public has no idea of the things that we and others in the public pub pub- lie lic eye ee were subjected to before these mon men were arrested D Doug ug said I |