In a dramatic turn of events, on March 26, 1919 ​ — nine months after Brother Rutherford and his associates were sentenced — ​ the imprisoned brothers were released on bail.
ख्रिस्ती धर्मजगतातील पाळकवर्गाच्या चिथावणीवरून करण्यात आलेल्या या छळाचा उद्देश, साक्षीदारांचे प्रचार कार्य थांबवणे हा होता.