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i PRISON TERMS
‘ FOR SOLDIERS
IN CHECK OUSE
Found Guilty of Conspiracy
in Base Hospital Forg
ery Investigation.
TWO ASSERT INNOCENCE
Other Indictments Are
Dropped by District At
torney After Conviction.
Sobbing openly and with tears stream
ing from bis eyes, Charles A. Gwinn,
just sentenced to four years in Leaven
worth prison, sat in the United States
marshal's office Friday morning, with
his wife protested bis innocence. He
with three others had just been sen
tenced by Judge Duval West in con
nection with the base hospital compen
sation check conspiracy.
As Gwinn’s wife endeavored to con
sole him. nnd Gwinn refusing to be
consoled, sobbed out protestations of his
innocence to Assistant United States
Ditstrict Attorney Williams, who with
Assistant Attorney Schweppe prose
cuted the case.
Charles W. Murphy was sentenced to
five years in the penitentiary. On the
first count charging conspiracy he was
given two years. On the second he was
given three years, to start at the ex
piration of the first sentence. On the
third, fourth, fifth and sixth counts,
he was given three years to run con
currently with the sentence in the sec
ond count.
Joseph W. Clevenger was given a total
of three years, two years on the first
count and one year each on the other
counts to run concurently.
Wife Asks Leniency.
James M. Murr, was given a general
sentence of eighteen months. Charles
A. Gwinn was given two years on the
first count and two years on the other
counts to run concurrently.
At the time of the arraignment of
the four defendants before Judge West,
following their indictment by the federal
grand jury alleging that they had eon
spired to steal checks from the post
office at the base hospital at Fort Sam
Houston mailed to disabled veterans
of the World War. and to forge en
dorsements thereon and cash them.
Clevenger and Murr entered pleas of
guilty. Murphy nnd Gwinn entered
pleas of not guilty and were tried by
jury, the trial lasting almost three
days. A narticularly strong fight was
made by Gwinn.
Before sentence was passed by Judge
West Friday morning, strong pleas of
leniency were mf.de in hehnU of the
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defendants. Mrs. Gwinn appeared upon
the behalf of her husband and declared
that if he were guilty she was guilty
also. . / .
Murphy entered a plea in his own be
half and declared that although Gwinn
had not told the truth during the trial
that both he and Gwinn were innocent.
W as to Be Retried.
Joseph W. Clevenger, who was given
three years in the penitentiary has been
in the army for 29 years. He was to
have been retired next June on pay
approximating .<lOO a month. acc< rding
to an army officer who appeared in his
behalf. As a result of Clevenger’s plea
of guilty and the resultant sentence,
he will be dishonorably discharged from
the service, the army officer pointed
out. and thus will lose the benefit of
29 years of service.
The only recommendation for leniency
made by the United States district at
torney’s office was that in the case of
James Murr, who is barely 21 years
of nge. and who. the government of
ficials pointed out, was 20 at the time
of the conspiracy and who since that
time has been open with the government
as to the part that he played. It is
reported that Judge West will be asked
to grant a reduction in his sentence.
As the defendants waited in the mar
shal's office for the.deputy to take them
back to the county jail, friends and rela
tives consoled the defendants. The girl
to whom Murr was engaged to be
married was present to bid farewell to
him.
Refused to Marry.
‘■James Murr showed himself to be
straightforward throughout the entire
case.” declared Ed Tyrrell, secret ser
vice agent, whose investigations led to
the indictment by the federal grand
jury. ‘ When the investigation of the
case started, he refused to marry the
girl, telling her that he was in trouble
and lie was afraid to marry her at that
time. I am glad that the district at
torney recommended leniency in his
case, as 1 am sure that the boy is
honestly sorry for what he has done.”
It is believed by federal officials
that more than s4(>oo in checks from
the veteran’s bureau nailed to dis
abled veterans of the World War were
intercepted as a result of the alleged
conspiracy. It may be several months,
it was explained, until the total amount
is made known. Those veteran , whose
checks were intercepted last February,
were forced to wait until the first nart
of last December before they received
their compensation.
Following the verdict of guilty last
Wednesday evening, a second indictment
charging the four defendants together
with two others with the intercept
ing and cashing of a check for $1515.48
payable to William I*. Tucker, a dis
abled veteran in the base hispital at
that time, was dismissed upon motion
of the district attorney.
Want Proposed Route Inspected.
San Benito. Tex.. Jan. 19.—The Old
Spanish Trail Association and the State
Highway Commission will be asked by
the newly formed Gulf Coast Highway
Association to inspect the proposed
route of a bard-surfaced road from
Harlingen, north through Lyford and
Raymondville, and up the coast to con
nect with the hard-surfaced road at
Kiveria.
Beautiful Roselawn Cemetery, not a
graveyard, a beautiful, well kept burial
park. Crockett 1688.— (Adv.)
INSANITY PLEA 15
ENTEREDBEFORE
mm.
Lieutenant Andrews Stands
Charged With Possess
ing Liquor.
CASE IS DEFERRED
Medical Board to Pass
Upon Sanity of Ac
cused Officer.
A plea of' insanity was entered by
First Lieut. Leland 8. Andrews, air
service. United States army, Friday
morning when arraigned before a court
martial at Fort Sam Houston to answer
to the charge of possessing and trans
porting liquor. The plea came as a dis
tinct surprise and resulted in the court
recessing pending decision of a medical
Ima rd on the question of Lieutenant
Andrews’ sanity.
Special counsel, Lieut. Park Holland,
for the accused, entered the plea after
Lieutenant Andrews had been charged
before the court of having "in the coun
ty of Webb, state of Texas, on or about
the 21st day of October, 1922. unlaw
fully, knowingly and willfully trans
ported and possessed intoxicating
liquor, to-wit: tequila, without first
having obtained a permit from the com
missioner of internal revenue so to
transport and possess said intoxicating
liquor, and that he. the said First Lieut.
Leland 8. Andrews, then and there well
knowing that said transportation and
possession of said intoxicating liquor
was unlawful and was prohibited.”
Court Grants Continuance.
Lieutenant Holland requested a con
tinuance of the case and the appoint
ment of a medical board to make proper
investigation and report its findings to
the court. Upon this request being
further made by Capt. Humphrey Bid
dle. trial judge advocate, Col. Beaumont
B. Buck, president and law member of
the court-martial, granted the. continu
ance, instructing the trial judge advo
cate to prepare the request in legal
form. The court was then adjourned
until it will be notified by the trial
iudge advocate that the medical board
has made its investigations and is ready
to make its report. The opinion was
expressed that approximately two
weeks will be required before the board
can make a report.
Further charges preferred against
Lieutenant Andrews allege he did "in
Bexar county. Texas, on or about the
15th dny of October, 1922. willfully,
knowingly and unlawfully enter into
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
an agreement with one Earl F. Evans,
for the sum of $5 per rack to transport
intoxicating liquor from Webb county,
Texas, to Bexar county in an airplane,
which was the property of the United
States, without having any authority
and right to so use such airplane.”
Claim False Statement Made.
Also that "at Kelly Field, Texas, on
or about the 24th day of October. 1922,
with Intent to deceive Lieut. Col. John
H. Howard, air service, his superior
and commanding officer, officially state
to the said Lieut. Col. John H. Howard,
substantially as follows:
J’l applied for cross-country for the
purpose of flying to Laredo with a view
of determining my physical condition.
1 left Kelly Field about 1 :30 p. m.
(Jn the way down my motor wasn’t
working properly. I saw a field loom
ing and landed in it. As 1 ceased roll
ing I noticed a pile of sacks to one side
of this field, and taxied over to see
what they were. 1 had Sergeant Green
get Out of the ship and see what was
in the sack. He did so and held up a
slip which staled that the sack con
tained fourteen bottles. They were
tequila. Just at this time revenue of
fhers or prohibition agents came out
and arrested me. I lauded because of
motor trouble. While I was in the field
1 did not ascertain what the trouble
was with the motor. Before I landed
I had no idea there was any liquor of
any description in that field. My only
reason for landing there was to adjust
my motor, and before I took off. J had
the distributor head removed and wiped
out.”
Charges of Court.
According to the charge as read be
fore the court, this statement "was
known by the said Lieut. Leland 8.
Andrews to be untrue, in that he had
heretofore, on or about October 15,
1922, made an agreement with one Earl
F. Evans to transport intoxicating
liquor by airplane from Webb county
to Bexar county in the vicinity of San
Antonio, and said flight and landing in
said pasture or field was made pursuant
to said agreement, and for such pur
pose, and to obtain possession of said
intoxicating liquor.”
All the above charges were made out
in three specifications under violation
of the Ninety-fifth Article of War. An
। ther charge in one specification of hav
ing violated the Ninety-sixth Article of
War was also read to the court. The
charge stated that Lieutenant Andrew*.
"<>n or about the 21st day of October,
1922, knowingly, willfully nnd unlaw
fully used airplane. DeHaviland 48-113202.
113202. property of the United States,
to make a flight from Bexar county to
Webb county for the purpose of un
lawfully transporting intoxicating
liquor from Webb county to Bexar
county without having any right and
permission to so use said airplane of
the United States.”
One Member Excused.
When Lieutenant Holland, special
defense counsel, asked the court it, any
member had received any knowledge of
the case to be tried, from reading news
paper reports or from any other
source, practically every member of the
court stated that they had read the ac
counts of Lieutenant Andrews’ arrest
at the time of the alleged offense, but
that they were unbiased by these re
ports and had not formed any conclu
sions ns to the guilt or innocence of
the defendant.
Capt. Bosicr Castle. Twentieth In
fantry. member of the court, was chal
lenged peremptorily by the defense, and
was excused from the court. Lieut.
Col. Charles E. Reese, quartermaster
corps, appointed by Maj. Gen. E. M.
Lewis to serve on the court was sick
Friday niorniog and will not serve as
a member of the court-martial in the
trial otaAeutenant Andrews.
Every effort will be made by the de
fense io locate and bring before the
court-martial when the trial is resumed,
the "one Earl F. Evans.” referred tn
in the charges. It is not known where
Evans now is, hut the defense will en
deavor to secure him as a witness in
the case. It is understood that the
prosecution will summon from the bor
der. R’X Slmnks. customs agent: Allan
Wnlker. deputy United States marshal;
John C. Chamberlain and John Smith,
customs agents, these officers being con
nected with the arrest of Lieutenant
Andrews in Webb county on or about
October 21. 1922.
Walks With a Cane.
Shortly after he had been arrested
by federal authorities in Webb county.
Lieutenant Andrews returned to Laredo
nnd pleaded guilty in the federal district
court of the federal charges perferred
against him. After paying a heavy fine
lie returned to Kelly Field.
Since the time of the alleged offense
Lieutenant Andrews has been almost
totallv confined to the station hospital
at Fort Sam Houston. He appeared
before the court-martial Friday morning
in n seemingly emaciated condition, and
walked with the aid of a cane.
The court-martial, as it will hear the
<nse of Lieutenant Andrews, consists
of the following officers: Col. Beau
mont B. Buck, president and law mem
ber ; Col. Bierce A. Murphy. Lieut. Col.
Clarence C. Culver. Mai. Daniel K.
Harmon. Maj. Roy H. Col*s. Maj. < nr
roll A. Bagby. Capt. Ernest John, Cap’.
John C. Cody. Capt. Keane L. Berry
an-l Capt. Otho W. Budd Jr.
Lieut. Col. Clarence C. Culver, sir
officer for the Eighth Corps area, is
the only nir service officer on the court
martial. ...
Capt. Humphrey Biddle 1* the trial
judge advocate that will prosecute the
ease, and will be assisted by Find
Lieut. Phil Cass. Capt. Maxton H.
Flint is the defense counsel and will
be assisted by First Lieut. Norman D.
Brophv. air service. Lieut. Park Hol
land, air service, is the special defense
counsel retained by Lieutenant Andrew,
to represent him in the trial.
FRENCH TAKE MONEY
IN GERMAN BANKS
(Continued from nage one.)
this region has been seized by the oc
cupying forces. The branch of the
Reichsbank bonk here has been put un
der a French guard.
By the Associated Press.
Essen. Jan. 19.—Seizure of state
mines in the Ruhr by the forces of oc
cupation was begun today. The Berg
mandsgueck and Westerhold pits near
Bucr were occupied by the military,
and Manager Ahrens was arrested for
refusing to deliver coke. Troops ap
peared at the Moeller pits at Gladbeck
end nt the Rheinbaden mines at Bot
trop.
Workers Threaten to Quit.
Dr. Raiffeisen, president of the state
mine administration at Recklinghausen,
who responded to an invitation to ap
pear before the military authorities, bad
not returned up to this afternoon. It
is believed he wa* arrested.
It is reported that when the French
representatives attempted to enter some
of the mines, the workers became great
ly agitated, threatening that all the
miners would eomc out of the pits if
the French entered.
A general strike of the freight rail
waymen througirout the Ruhr is expect
ed this afternoon. Orders for the
strike were received from Berlin this
morning by the railroad workers, nnd
at noon the union lenders were in ses
sion with the orders before them. Th*
French expect ,hem to repudiate their
promise to continue work and to obey
the instructions from Berlin.
SHORTAGE OF PAPER MARKS
Not Enough Currency to Pay Miners as
Germany Currency Depreciates.
By the AMoelated PreM.
Essen. Jan. 19.—The shortage of pa
per marks is a matter of great con
cern to the French. Although it is an
nounced that the economic mission has
enough .of this currency on band to
meet the payroll of all the Ruhr indus
tries on Saturday, it seems certain that
by next week the 550,000 workmen will
have to be paid in some other cur
rency.
Their weekly wages now amount to
15,400,000,000 paper marks, and the
French experts figure that in another
week there will not be enough marks to
go around, as Berlin is cutting off the
supply.
The cost of living has increased great
ly since the occupation and larger sup
plies of the paper currency are there
fore necessary.
"The fall of the mark will be stopped
only by the rock-bottom found by ihe
Austrian crown and the Russian rou
ble,” a banker told the correspondent.
Men! A Special Selling of
Sale of Manhattan & other suits
Tomorrow brings to a close, a wonderful opportunity for
men to make important savings on Manhattan and othey shirts.
The reductions this winter have been the most severe of many
years and it will pay you to stock up now.
$1.50 Men'i Fino Shirts $1.15 $4.50 I Manhattan Shirts $3.45
$2.00 | Men's Fino Shirts $1.65 $5.00 I
$2.25 J $5.50 ]
$2.50 | Manhattan Shirts $1.75 $6.00 ! Manhattan Shirts $4.25
$2.75 f $6.50 I
J 3.00 | $7.00 ( Manhattan Shirts $4.95
$3.25 i Manhattan Shirts $2.25 $7.50)
$3.50 | $B.OO )
$3.75 | $8.50 r Manhattan Shirts $5.85
$4.00 Manhattan Shirts...... $2.75 $9.00 J
$4.25 I
Radical Reductions on
Men’s High Shoes
Our men’s shoe department is offering many splendid
wear savings. The entire stock, with the exception of Edwin
Clapp Shoes, has been included in the lowering of prices and you
should have little trouble in finding just what you want at a
suitable price.
_ a Men’s} $6.00 Shoes $4.95
I '56.50
/ - Men’s)s7.oo Shoes $5.95
Kt. I $7.50
Yen's $ 8.00 Shoes $6.45
Men’s $ 9.00 Shoes $7.45
Men’s $lO.OO Shoes $7.95
All of Our Suits and Overcoats Are Reduced!
Many of our patrons have told us that at mid-season prices our clothing—suits and overcoats—stood
alone from the standpoint of value. The sale prices emphasize that value sharply—so definitely that no
thrifty man, who appreciates good clothes, will pass up this wonderful opportunity.
$25.00 Suita & O’Coats $19.75 -—.lit- $40.00 Suita & O’Coats $31.95
$27.50 Suits & O’Coats $21.95 iWWilf 45 <X> Suit » & O’Coata $35.95
$30.00 Suits & O'Coats $23.95 |f, i 1 $50.00 Suits & O’Coats $39.95
$32.50 Suits & O’Coats $25.95 ® $55.00 Suits & O’Coats $43.95
$37.50 Suita & O’Coats $29.95 & O ’ CoaU .
LIQUOR VALUED AT
$85,000 IS SEIZED
AT RAILWAY DEPOT
Nearly 700 Cases of “Old
Crow” Found in Drug
Store -Shipment.
Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 19.—Six hun
drwl nnd ninety canes of rye whiskey,
valued at approximately $85,000. at
bootleg prices, were seized here today
by police in the Avondale yards of the
Southern railway. The whiskey was
in carload lota and consigned to a
Los Angeles dry store company.
The cargo, consigned as merchandise
was cn route from Trenton. Ga., and
some doubt exists as to the legality of
the seizure among local authorities, as
the whiskey is said to have been tied
up in court in Trenton since 1921.
The whiskey is in A Missouri Pacific
box car and its point of original ship
ment is not known here. A careful
check by federal prohibition agents
showed that there are 8280 quarts.
The shipment originally contained
Tomorrow Is the Last Day of the
Fine Suits
You will be agreeably surprised when you see the high quality
and smart style of the suits we are offering in this special selling.
And we’ll be greatly disappointed if they don’t go as fast as the
proverbial hot cakes tomorrow. There is a pattern, a model, a color,
a material, &nd a size for every Iran’s preference. In feet, the
group consists of over 300 fine ” the hint. fee for
yourself.
Here’s Facts About the Suits!
Models: Materials: Colors: Sizes:
Norfolks ' Serges . Browns Regulars
Sports— Greys Slims
Two and three- Worsted » B| ues Shorts
button young Tweeds Stripes Stouts
Men’s Formfit Hr • . , Plaids Short-Stouts
Model— Unfmuhed chedM Long-Steal.
Conservative Worsteds Mixtures Half-Stouts
Models Homespuns Tweeds Sizes 33 to 44
700 cases, authorities said, but ten
cases were found to be missing. The
whiskey is labeled “Old Crow.”
To Tall, of Architecture.
Dr. Samuel F. Gideon, professor of
the School of Architecture, University
of Texas, will address the members of
the Academy of Arts and Sciences Fri
day, at 8:15, in the Monger Hotel. Doc
tor Gideon's lecture ia the fifth number
on the regular program of the Academy
of Arts and Sciences, and comes under
the section of Art, Architecture, Paint
ing and Sculpture. Robert B. Kelly is
chairman of the section and will pre
side and introduce the speaker. Doctor
Gideon's lecture is both a discussion
and a steropticon eximsition of the “His
tory of Acchitectural Development,”
particularly ns an expression of the suc
cessive civilization which produced it.
Slides will be shown of the monument
of the various periods. The lecture is
in no nay technical, but is a represen
tation of beautiful pictures of old
world architecture. Just preceding the
lecture there will be given a musical
program in charge of Mrs. F- E. Tucker
as follows: Chopin’s preludes; paper
by Frieda Stjerna, with Mrs. Madison
at the piano.
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$lO.OO Manhattan Shirts $6.95
$12.00 Manhattan Shirts.. $8.35 £
Men’s Hats
at Remarkable Savings
We have placed the greater portidn of our winter felt
hats in two groups at prices that we believe afford you the
best saving opportunity of many a day. We feel confident
these values are the greatest ever extended by our hat
department.
$4 to $5
FELT HATS
Reduced to
sojo
JANUARY 19, 1923.
MRS. DULLNIG DIE
Widow of Late Pioneer Merchant
7a Sears Old.
Mrs. Henrietta Dullnig, 72 year
127 South street, and widow of th<
Andrew Dullnig. pioneer mcrchai
San Antonio, died Thursday nftc:
at a local hospital. Mra. Dullnig
a native of Germany but has be
resident of San Antonio for the
66 years. Mrs. Dullnig was a me
of St. John's Lutheran Church L
Aid Society. She is survived by
sons, William of Asherton nnd R
of San Abtonio; three daughters,
Thomas Reagan of Eagle Pa««:
Miles Cavanaugh and Miss Eli®
Dullnig of San Antonio; one s
Mrs. A. IV. ‘Hartung of this city:
nine grandchildren. The funeral
be held from the residence a
o'clock Friday afternoon, Rev. A
Woßf. officiating. The nailbearers
be: Adolph Gieseckc, Henry Rh<
Jake Rheincr. Joe Binz. Henry 1
and I'rcd Hummcrt. Interment
b* in the Dullnig fnmilv cemetery t
the direction of the Ricbe Underta
company.
If it's in San Antonio. Keene h:
If it isn’t, Keene will get it. Tr,
George Keene, druggist.—(Adv.)
$6 to $lO
FELT HATS
Reduced to
$4-50