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Sent to Federal PrisonCharles Vito, one t * the leaders of the Italians of Kenosha and a man widely known in the city, was sentenced to a term of eighteen months in the federal prison at Ft. Leavenworth. Kas., by Judge Geiger in the United State court for the eastern district late Monday afternoon. Vite was convicted on a charge of sending a threatening letter through the mails and his attorneys decided not to take an appeal in the case and he was promptly sentenced bv the judge to the federal prison. The conviction of Vite came as a surprise to the defendant and to his Italian friends. Vite was arrested more than a year ago and had been out on bail pending a hearing of the case in the United States court. He was charged with having taken part in a conspiracy to secure money from Albert Conforti, a former member of the common council. After the arrest of Vite he strongly protested his innocence. claiming that he had nothing to do with the letter more than to furnish Charles Haeklev and Perry Beard, also arrested in connection with the case, with paper on which to write the letter to Conforti. Vite had claimed that there was an Italian who had returned to Italy who could prove his innocence of the charges and for this reason the case was continued from time to time.
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Racine Journal News
Racine, Wisconsin, US
Wed, Jun 03, 1914
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