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Show BOMB THROWERS I ARE SENTENCED I Abarno and Carbone to Serve JHI Six Years in Prison at jjgSS Sing Sing. NO DOUBT OF GUILT f Judge Recommends Clemency Because of Age and Weak Mentality of Defendants. p New York, April 19. Frank Abar- t&?1S no and Carmine Carbone. who made U ' and set a bomb in St. Patrick's Cath- i fjL edral March 2, when hundreds were MBl' worshipping within the edifice, wsre l! sentenced today to serve not less than ? six years nor more than twelve in Sing Sing prison. L' WL Abarno and Carbone were fouud guilty last week The detection and i- -' conviction was due to the work of a I young Italian policemen, Amedio Po- H lignant, who posed as an anarchist. -i' won the prisoners' confidence and fol lowed every move In the the conspi- ! racy, keeping police headquarters ad- s&V vised. Prr Judge Nbtt of the court of general I sessions, in passing sentence, said he r V.. ,v; did not wish to be unduly harsh, but Hsfl the interests oT justice, he declared, H demand that the public be protected l 'J.;' "From a careful consideration of I r'- the case," Judge Nott further said, "I t-?'1'! have no doubt that the defendants , were moving parties in the mauufac- IH I ture and in the placing of the bombs. H I It is true that the detective co-op- lV erated with them, but I do not be j v I lleve the police were the Instigators I H of the crime. The crime was against f a church that is dear to the hearts I of tens of thousands of people The H I only object was to advance a cause I - which haB no right to exist In this ! country. j "The jury recommended clemener H because of the age and rather weak I ' metnality of the two men. Investigation Investi-gation shows that, they acted alone and were not the tools of men more dangeroiiB than themselre. Had they , been men of mature age I would have imposed the maximum penalty." I The maximum penalty, for the offense of-fense of which the men were eoiv victed, is 2 R years. |