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Show oo . FORMER PUBLISHER CONVICTED OF THEFT,1 LONDON. May 29. (By the Ax'o-Clated Ax'o-Clated Press.) Horatio "Bottoniley. former publisher of John Bull," was found guilty today by a Jury on the j charge of misappropriation of funds belonging to the Victory Bond club Ho was sentenced to seven years I penal servitudee, j (Note The Bottomley cane has j been exciting Intense Interest In Eng-I Eng-I land for several months, since the dc-fendant; dc-fendant; a member of parliament, first v, is charged with fraudulently con-1 'verting funds of the Victory Bonds 'club, a :irtime organization of which he was the founder and president. Bottomley hwoic that he never hud i made a penny out ! bis arious clubs or Improperly taken any amount from the club's funds. Bottomley's publication, publi-cation, John Bull, was noted for its I frequent attac ks on America and I things American.) i oo |