Evening Star Newspaper, June 23, 1924, Page 30

20 7 ACQUITTAL IS ASKED _ INWGOD FRAUD SUIT Millionaire Lumberman's Counsel Takes Lead in Asking Dis- missal of U. S. Case. Attorney Wilton J. Lambert today asked Justice Bailey in Criminal Division 2 of the District Supreme Court to direct a verdict of acquittal for his client, John Stephens, million- aire lumberman of Jacksonville, Fla., who has been on trial with five others for several weeks on a charge of con- spiring to defraud the United States out of more thun $1,000,000 in the sale of surplus lumber from Army cantonments. The court had asked the prosecution to show wherein they cxpected to connect Stephens with the conspiracy, and Mr. Lambert directed his argument to the state- ments submitted by the government point 1 for the other four defend- ants will follow Mr. Lambert. At- rank J. Hogan for Ernest C. Morse, former director of sales of the War Department, concluded his ar- gument on the motion for an instruct- ed verdict of acquittal last Thirs- day. The government's counsel will reply to the arguments of counsel for “the defendants. Justico Bailey will not limit the arguments and it is expected they will t several days. The jury again was excused until Wednesday. Stephens Is Defended. Attorney Lambert impressed upon the court that the decisions hold that the mere fact of a person being in- terested in a partnership could not involve him in criminal liability for acts committed by one of his partners without his co-operation or participa tion and pointed out that a very di ferent rule in partnership matters ists in criminal ca from those plicable in civil sui eferring to the statements sub- ted by the prosecution relating to the suggestion of the called them United § s emphat iated the qoctrine that no lirll‘nnl.lnl may be heid on a criminal charge where the evidence disclosed suspicion or inference even of stronge: character, did not seek the lumber his attorney said. and only pated, after much persuasjon, an effort to aid the lumber trade. ambert insisted that the evi- shows that Stephens never re- ceived a dollar bevond the amount due him under the contract between the United States and Philips & Ste- phens, and never participated in any way in the resale of any of the gov- ernment lumber. only the Youth Dies in Path of Train. 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Ave To any man I The Old Master. | — — Hung up against the snowy plaster a painting was on show, the pro- duct of a grand old master who died long, long ago. The village plute had gone gnd bought it in Naples or in Rome, and then tri- umphantly he brought it, to show the folks at home. And art fans came in kosts to view it, a rapt, ecstatic mob; and I alone remarked, “Beshrew it, it seems to me a daub. My soul, I fear, is much benighted, I am not wise or smart; I simply cannot get excited about a work of art. Those art fans see a thousand beauties, to me the thing looks flat; I would not give two bob-tailed cooties for such a smear as that.” The art fans heard me sadly mut- ter, and cried, “Most blind of wights, your soul's a native of the gutter, while ours ascend the heights. You stand before that noble painting and say it is a smear; your sordid, boorish words 4re tainting the art world’s atmosphere. Go to, and cease your idle spieling, the Goths and Vandals meet; to men of cul- ture, sense and feeling this picture is a treat.” Then came a sharp who judges pictures, his verdict is the law; he gave that work his fiercest strictures, and called it coarse and me kalsominer did this painting” he said, “when he was stewed;” gnd all the art fans, nearly fainting, a heartsick multitude, came | | | EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. T, MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1924. TODAY’S AMUSEMENTS. POLI'S_—De Wolf Hopper, in “Robin Hood,” at 8:20 p.m. KEITH’S—"Creole Fashion Plate,” vaudeville, at 2:15 and 8:15 p.m. TIVOLI—Stage, soreen and musical features: continuous performance from 2 to 11 p.m. STRAND—“Flashes From Song- land,” vaudeville and pictures, at 2:45, 6:30 and 8:45 p.m. METROPOLITAN—"Cytheria. 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