United States v. Schenck
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Criminal prosecution by the United States against Charles T. Schenck, Elizabeth Baer, and others. On motion by defendants named for. new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
THOMPSON, District Judge.
The jury was directed to acquit the defendants Sehl, Root, and Higgins, because there was not sufficient evidence to connect them with the charge in the indictment.
The motion for a new trial as to Charles T. Schenck and Dr. .Elizabeth Baer is based upon the claim that there was not sufficient evidence to establish a conspiracy between them.
[1, 2] The principal ground of error urged is the action of the court in admitting in evidence the minutes of the meetings of the executive committee of the Socialist party on August 13 and August 20, 1917. The evidence showed that…
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