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Show JACK JOHNSON GETS YEAR IN JAIL I j. m. m m m L m ml FORMER CRIP EXPECTED ICR LIGHTER TERM Smile Is Not So Dazzling on Fighter's Face After Judge Speaks WHITE SLAVE ACT VIOLATION CHARGED Big Colored Boxer in Hopes He Would Be Permitted to Battle Again CHICAGO r-Vpt 14. Jnck Johnson, John-son, former world's heavyweight champion, was -sentenced to one year and 8 day In Leavenworth penitentiary and fined 1OO0 today by Federal Judge George A- Carpenter foe violation viola-tion of the Mann act. The sentence reaffirmed that passed on Jonnson In 1313 when he was con-. icted ol transpor ting White girl from Pittsburg t" Chli ago for immoial purposes. Johnson later fled to Europe, forfeiting for-feiting hi"1 30. won bonds and from then until a few weeks ago. when he surrendered 011 the lower California border, he was a fugitive from Justice. 11 1 Kil l s SELF. Johnson's first wife committed Sul- Ide in 1913 and he thereupon married Lucille Cameron, the principal white witness for the state. Since bis return 10 Illinois Jobnson has been boxing dally In his Jail cell In anticipation that he might be released re-leased and permitted to take up lighting light-ing again. Mi 1 v, ( ill i ci t h. Johnson, nattily dressed In B blue suit, bright blue tie and pati nt leather oxfords, was smiling biondly when he entered the courtroom. When sentence was passed, however. he appeared iVlUch dOwncaal BS he had hoped for greater lenlencj Psrmsislon was r ranted his attorney to flic a writ 01 error and a stay of execution of the sentence was given until Saturday. Judge ' arpetiVr. who had ret used to hear a plea for bail since Johnson was returned to Illinois, again refused to release the prisoner and ordered him returned to Jail. |