Bridges

The defendant, Harry Renton Bridges, was convicted after a trial by jury upon an indictment, alleging in substance:

First Count: Violation of 18 U.S.C.A. § 88 , now 18 U.S.C.A. § 371 , on the part of the defendants, Harry Renton Bridges, Henry Schmidt and J. R. Robertson, in that they conspired to defraud the United States by having defendant, Bridges, fraudulently petition for and obtain naturalization.

Second Count: Violation of 8 U.S.C.A. § 746 (a) (1), now 18 U.S.C.A. § 1015 (a), by defendant, Henry Renton Bridges, in that he knowingly made a false statement under oath in the naturalization proceeding.

Third Count: Violation of 8 U.S.C.A. § 746 (a) (5), now 18 U.S.C.A. § 1425 , by defendants, Henry Schmidt and J. R. Robertson, in that they did knowingly encourage, aid, advise and assist defendant Bridges to obtain a certificate of naturalization which was procured by fraud.

*974 After a lengthy trial the jury returned a verdict of guilty as to all of. the defendants on the three counts. Specifically, the jury found the defendant, Bridges, guilty on the first and second counts. The verdicts were duly recorded. Thereafter the defendants were sentenced by the Court. Bridges…