Show FORBES GOES TO PRISON When When Judge George A Carpen Carpentier Carpentier Carpentier tier of the federal court In Chicago gate e a Charles R Forbes former dl di director rector of ot the veterans bureau and John JohnV W V Thompson wealthy St StLouis Louts Louis contractor the limit ot of the law which calls for t Im lm Im- Im Imprisonment Imprisonment In Leavenworth and fines tines he met the tho demand ot of public sentiment that the tho be dealt with withIn within within In a manner most severe seere Tho I Judge In reviewing the case said The offer of ot defense counsel to toha ha hate e Forbes and Thompson exam exam- examined examined ined now DOW by the court to determine the degree of o their culpability Is refused I may may say the court was as surprised that these two defendants lIstened to the recital ot of o against them for forty tour four day da s and then did not go on the wit It hess stand to refute the charges rhe may say now it Ir they desire their opinion ot of the jur jurys jury's s 's vel or ortho orthe orthe the tho courts court's fairness but they till ha hate c to go to the newspapers with their stories it If they wish lah to the evidence in this case Neither Forbes nor Thompson lose to say anything an thing before sen- sen sentence Sentence sen-lence sen tence was passed When the tho ten tenor tenor tenor tenI I or of the judges judge's replies to defense counsel Indicated the court expect e td cd to deal se severely the de- de defendants defendants de defendants Forbes wiped his Ills face his handkerchief nervously but but Thon Thompsons Thompson's sons son's steady gaze gazo at the judge did not DOt a water naver er erThe The evidence of guilt was overwhelming over overwhelming whelming Forbes was In the con of ot President Harding and he was highly honored and greatly great andI I trusted by the tho former president I Ilie I lie He was as placed la is charge chargo of ot the of ot funds set aside by bya bya a grateful people to alle aile alleviate late fate the suffering of ot the dl and suf- suf suffering suf- suf suffering Buffering fering veterans of ot the world tsar ar IIo Be proceeded to defraud the sol aol soldier tiler boys bos bo s by entering Into schemes to rob the funds The record shows ho be v was as as debased In mind as aman aman a Iman man can be and yet vet et retain any des de- degree de degree gree ol ot outward out ard respectability lie He deceived his friends and left a trail ot of misery Forbes should be DC made an ex- ex example example ex example ample of ot and the story of ot the blanking of the man should be heralded throughout the country Thompson is nothing moro more than thana thann n a man whose hose soul has been cal cal- calloused cal calloused loused by his greed for dollars He should be placed on a rock pile pUe long enough to be made to feel teel I with a little bit of ot human goodness 00 00 I I |