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June 4, 1929

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SINCLAIR TO SERVE SIX MONTHS MORE FOR SHADOWING JURY; Supreme Court Also Upholds 4-Month Term for H.M. Day, Frees W.J. Burns. W.S. BURNS TO PAY $1,000 High Bench Calls Surveillance Odious and Not Justified Even by Prosecutors. SINCLAIR SILENT IN JAIL New Penalty Is for Contempt of Court and Good Behavior Allowance Is Doubtful. Battle Lasted Nineteen Months. Sinclair Declines to Comment. SINCLAIR TO SERVE SIX MONTHS MORE Court Outlines the Facts. Cites Defense Contention. Insists on Court Protection. Would Endanger Jury System. No License for Wrongdoing. Statement of W.S. Burns.

By Special to The New York Times

H F Sinclair must serve 6 mos for shadowing of jurors in 1st Fall-Sinclair criminal conspiracy trial; text of Sup Ct ruling

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Notable Births

Karolos Papoulias

1929Karolos Papoulias, Greek lawyer and politician, 5th President of Greece (died 2021)[†]

Karolos Papoulias was a Greek politician who served as the president of Greece from 2005 to 2015.

Notable Deaths

Harry Frazee

1929Harry Frazee, American director, producer, and agent (born 1881)[†]

Harry Herbert Frazee was an American theatrical agent, producer, and director, and owner of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox from 1916 to 1923. He is well known for selling Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees, which started the alleged Curse of the Bambino.