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== Conviction ==

== Conviction ==

The first trial ended June 8, 1949 in a hung jury,<ref>[http://www.trumanlibrary.org/chron/49chron2.htm The Truman Administration During 1949: A Chronology], Harry S. Truman Library, National Archives and Records Admnistration</ref> with eight for conviction and four against. The second trial began on November 17, 1949. In January, 1950, the jury returned a unanimous verdict: Guilty on both counts.<ref>''United States v. Hiss'', 88 F. Supp. 559 (S.D.N.Y. 1950); William R. Conklin, "[http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/03/09/reviews/chambers-guilty.html?_r=2 Hiss Guilty On Both Perjury Counts; Betrayal of U.S. Secrets Is Affirmed; Sentence Wednesday; Limit 10 Years]," ''The New York Times'', January 22, 1950; [http://www.trumanlibrary.org/chron/49chron2.htm The Truman Administration During 1949: A Chronology], Harry S. Truman Library, National Archives and Records Administration</ref> In his pre-sentencing statement, Hiss said, "I am confident that in the future the full facts showing how Whittaker Chambers was able to carry out [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,822033,00.html forgery by typewriter] will be developed." (Concerning the four handwritten documents Hiss had admitted were in his own handwriting, he was silent.)

The first trial ended [http://www.trumanlibrary.org/chron/49chron2.htm June 8, 1949] in a hung jury, with eight for conviction and four against. The second trial began on [http://www.trumanlibrary.org/chron/49chron2.htm November 17, 1949]. In January, 1950, the jury returned a unanimous verdict: [http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/03/09/reviews/chambers-guilty.html? Guilty on both counts].<ref>''United States v. Hiss'', 88 F. Supp. 559 (S.D.N.Y. 1950)</ref> In his pre-sentencing statement, Hiss said, "I am confident that in the future the full facts showing how Whittaker Chambers was able to carry out [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,822033,00.html forgery by typewriter] will be developed." (Concerning the four handwritten documents Hiss had admitted were in his own handwriting, he was silent.)

Hiss was sentenced to two concurrent five-year terms in [http://www.orwelltoday.com/hisscuffs2.jpg federal prison]. Secretary of State Dean Acheson provoked outrage by commenting, "Whatever the outcome of any appeal which Mr. Hiss or his lawyer may take, I do not intend to turn my back on Alger Hiss." Eleanor Roosevelt added to the furor with her comment, "It seems rather horrible to condemn someone on the word of someone else who admits to guilt." ''Time'' magazine commented that she "obviously had not been paying much attention," being "unaware of, or [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,811795,00.html determined to ignore], the [[corroborating evidence]] introduced by the Government."

Hiss was sentenced to two concurrent five-year terms in [http://www.orwelltoday.com/hisscuffs2.jpg federal prison]. Secretary of State Dean Acheson provoked outrage by commenting, "Whatever the outcome of any appeal which Mr. Hiss or his lawyer may take, I do not intend to turn my back on Alger Hiss." Eleanor Roosevelt added to the furor with her comment, "It seems rather horrible to condemn someone on the word of someone else who admits to guilt." ''Time'' magazine commented that she "obviously had not been paying much attention," being "unaware of, or [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,811795,00.html determined to ignore], the [[corroborating evidence]] introduced by the Government."