Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1922, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. O, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1922. B STIRRED BY CHARGE| CLIMB DOWN LADDERS OFBONDCOLLUSIN Pelice Court éircles Moved by Accusation of Con- spiracy. Interest in the charge made in open court Tuesday by Attorney Royal Hughes that certain bondsmen and lawyers operating in the police courts are in collusion and con- spiracy with the police, officers of the vprohibition enforcement squads and others to monopolize the business of 1he courts, to the detriment of bonds-} men and lawyers not in the combl- uation, grows apace among members of the legal fraternity in and around , the courts. The suggestion that all bonds taken after the close of the police courts by deputy clerks of the courts, Who fix the amount of the bond: illegal, when brought to the aft tion of A tant District Attorney Ralph Giv that off 1 said that the fixing of bonds was a judicial act of the judges of the®courts. However, Mr. Given said, that by an agreement with the judges he had been fxing the amount of the bonds while the courts were in session, up to 4 o'clock JIn the afternoon, after which time he hagl no part in fixing bonds. But Mr. Given said that with the consent and knowledge of the judges of police courts deputy clerks of the courts were authorized and did fix and take bonds at all time: f the night for release of prisoners. Would Bar Professionals. He expressed the opinion that one means of stopping the alleged col- lusion between the bondsmen and the police would be for the courts to have the police department issue orders to keep all professional bonds- men out of police stations, interview- \ Ing or seeing prisoners, and make it mandatory that before a bond is taken for any prisoner he designate his attorney anX then require the at- torney to arrange the bond without interference on the part of bonds- men. This would, Mr. Given thought, put out of commisslon lawyers alleged to be working with the bondsmen in col- lusion with the police. As the matter now stands and has operated for more than a year, the bondsmen “hog the business,” as one bondsman expressed it, and in collu- sion with some one have the bond set at an unreasonable figure, pocket the big fees and then turn the case over to members of the bar who are alleged to be working with the al- leged offending bondsmen. Sought Sudstitute Is Charge. For more than a vear certain of the bondsmen have been persona mnon grata in the offices of Assistant Cor- poration Counsels Gillispie Walsh and Frank W. Madigan, and the same is true of the offices of Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Ralph Given, for the reason that charges have been made, unofficially, that certain bondsmen are in collusion with the police and certain lawyers. One of the oldest practitioners at the police courts in point of continu- ous service there said yesterday that the “crookedness” of some of the bondsmen was made evident in a case in which he was the attorney. He pointed out that he had a client charged in two separate cases with violation of the national prohibition law, out on bond, two separate bonds- men being the surety; that the de- fendant had disappeared and that neither he nor the two bondsmen could find the defendant; that these bondsmen had come to him and sug- gested that he furnish a substitute to appear in court for the real défend- ant and plead guilty and that they, the bondsmen, would arrange to have a fine made in each case and that they would pay the fines, and thus the cases could be disposed of and save the bondsmen from having to pay the forfeited bonds. LETTER WRITER JAILED. Man Convicted of Insulting Clark Grifith’s Secretary. James Gawthney, colored, corvicted of an offense of handing an insulting and obscene letter to Miss Edna Berry, secretary to Clark Griffith, manager of the Washington base ball club, was sentenced in Police Court yesterday by Judge Hardison to serve one year in jail and in additlon to pay fine of $500, and in default of the ayment of the fine to serve an ad- ditional year In jall. Assistant Dis- trict Attorney Raiph Given, who pros- ecuted the case, asked the court te inflict the full penalty of the law, which was done. PIANOILA |: At the Very Moderate Price for a Very High Grade Instrument | 1495 Convesient Payment Terms i [ i SUPERIOR instrument | manufactured by the great ’ Acolian Company. who origi- ! ’ nated the Pianola and whose | ol name assures you a player-piano of unusual quality and tone. . The player-piano you buy today must last for years. Quality is ' appreciated long after the price is forgotten. 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Neither Miss Rob- inson nor Mr. Holtzman would say anythihg regarding this report. Mr. and Mrs. John A. Nlcol were | fire ladder to escape the blaze. Mr. Nicol descended without assistance. Privates J. R. Gheen and E. A. Smith assisted Mrs. Nicol to the street. The fire started from an undeter- mined cause. V. D. Nolan, who has officez in the building, discovered the i blaze, and sent a stenographer to turn in an alarm. Unofficial estimates of the damage compiled after a casual inspection placed property loss at a figure between $1,500 and $2,000. e ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE. Mrs. Mary ‘H. Gardner yesterday filed suit in the District Supreme Court for an absolute divorce from Herbert W. Gardner. They were married at Nashville, Tenn., October 30. 1917, and have no children. Mis- conduct’ with & woman unknown to her is the charge made by the wife. Attorneys Archer & Smith and God- frey L. Munter appear for Mrs. Gard- ner. 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