Evening Star Newspaper, December 21, 1930, Page 21

. At his home tonight Judge Coleman ! i ¢ Knott of Washington, JUDGE AGCUSED -~ OF INTIMIDATION Di;barred Washington Law-' yer Makes Charge in Con- | tempt Case Hearing. . Bpecial Dispatch to The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., December 20.— Charges that Judge William C. Cole- | man of the United States District Court, attempted by _intimidation to prevent Norman S. Bowles from se- curing a lawyer to defend him, were bared here today in the contempt pro- ceedings brought against Bowles by the accused jurist. Judge Coleman made no comment « on the charges in court and, in over- ruling motions by John Philip Hill, de- fense counsel, for a continuance and for a jury trial. for the second time this year sentenced Bowles to 75 days in the city jail for contempt of court. An appeal was filed and’ granted, and Bowles was released in $2,000 bail. | also refused to comment on the case. Prejudice Is Charged. | In an afidavit of prejudice, filed for | him by Mr. Hill, Bowles, a disbarred | Washington lawyer, who in 1921 was, sentenced to pay a $5000 fine and‘ serve two years in Atlanta penitentiary | for receiving bonds stolen by Nicky Arnstein, declared, in part: “The respondent (Bowles) says that he is informed and believes that the said Judge William C. Coleman at-| tempted to influence members of the bar of Maryland and of the District of | Columbia not to represent the respon- dent in the previous proceeding. Par- ticularly did he inform one Joseph C. ‘Turco, an associate to T. Morris Wamp- ler, hoth members of the bar of the Supreme Court of the District of Co- lumbia, that if they represented said respondent, Norman S. Bowles, he would have them both investigated, and that he told them that he would have in- vestigated any attorney who represented said respondent, such statements being made to the end that said respondent, Norman S. Bowles, would be unable to secure proper legal representation.” A motion to turn the case over to some judge other than Judge Coleman was’_attached to the affidavit. Judge Coleman held that the motion had been filed too late. Questioned by Mr. Hill as to. the allegations in the affidavit, Judge Coleman dismissed them withcut comment on the ground that the mo- tion which they supported had been ovel Beginning of Case. Bowles, who, after serving his term &t Atlanta, was pardoned and restored to citizenship by . President Coolidge, November 26, 1929, appeared before Judge Coleman .as counsel for Thomas charged with possession of liquor. Knott en- :ezx‘-)eoa a plea of guilty and was fined Judge Coleman alleges that he ques- tioned Bowles after aisposition of the case, and that Bowles' statements had led to investigate his past record, and that he found Bowles had been disbarred. Holding that Bowles was in contempt of court because he had practiced a deception by representing’ that he was a practicing attorney of the District of Columbia, Judge Coleman issued a bench warrant for Bowles' arrest. The accu fought removal from Wash- ington, was ordered removed, appealed the order, and then, while the appeal was pending, came to Baltimore, where he was arrested by three deputy mar- shals and brought before Judge Cole- man. Ruled for Bowles. In ‘his affidavit of prejudice, Bowles held the manner of his arrest was “un- assailed” He charged that he was held incommunicado by Judge Coleman’s orders and that he was ntenced “without due process of la «n open bag into which these favorites THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 21, 1930_PART ONE. W | GIRL SCOUTS TO DISTRIBUTE GIFTS TO CHILDREN l Two thousand articles of clothing for children of the unemploved. made by Girl Scouis of the 85 Washington troops, were placed under the Christmas tree at their annual celebration at the headquarters, 1825 M street, Friday night. The garments will be distributed through various hospitals and other agencies for relief. themselves their regular holiday party and are devoting their funds to providing Christmas baskets for needy families. —Star Staff Photo. REPORT REJECTED ON POSTAL BILL Blaine Charges Attempt to| Perpetuate “Treasury Raid” Leases. By the Associated Press. POONA, India, December 20.—A cor- oner's inquest today laid bare the By the Associated Press. strange story of an American who so ‘The Senate yesterday rejected a con- | steeped himself into the mysteries of ference report on the $1,084,000,000 | occult healing that he died of a broken heart e f after Senator Blaine, Republican, Wis- | capable of secing and curing the ills of in, charged it would “perpetuate” | others, _ of post office leases which| ~ Beyond that the authorities were un- constitutes an annual ‘“raid on the|aple to go. Treasury” of from $10,000,000 t0| ago James Brandon, described as a for- £15,000,000. | mer resident of Nashville, Tenn., re- Some Senators also voted against the | quested that his body be burned on & report because it did not carry the usual | pere of sacred sandalwood and his ashes eppropriations for salary increases t0 | given to his Hindu friends. He left no Government employes. The bill Was | gther word, sent back to conference by a vote of 43| Brandon was found dead in the to 24 squalid cave in which he lived and practiced asceticism, occultism and mystic healing. Since coming to India 15 years ago he had amassed a fortune by ‘treating the sick, lame, halt and { blind with herbs, potions and magic | prayers. Powers Lost With Glasses. It was testified at the inquest today that on his deathbed he complained he had lost his occult power”because his “God-given spectacles” had been stolen. ‘Witnesses revealed that a short time ago some Poona youths #s a practical e raided Brandon's abode, stealing his property, including the spec- Objection of Blaine. @ Blaine, chairman of a Senate com- mittee which is investigating post office leases, objected to the report because it Lad eliminated a provision to require competitive bidding for leases on post cffice garages. He charged the Post Office Depart- ment wiin awarcing leases to “fa- \orites” without-eompetitive bidding. “The Treasury,” he said, “has been were permitted to place their hands snd extract these unconscionable rentals.” 3 Blaine said the Government was pay- On his deathbed a week | Bowles was sentenced to serve 75, ing exorbitant rentals on 500 buildings days in jail. He served notice of an|and that the annual rentals ranged appeal, which was granted, and, after |from 13 to 60 per cent of the value of serving 12 days of his sentence, Bowles | the properties, with an average of about ‘was released in $2,000 bail. On June |25 per cent. 2, his appeal came up before the United He cited statement by Postmaster States Court of Appeals. On October | General Bro that 8 per cent on the 21, Judge John J. Parker handed down | value of a building is ‘“reasonable verdict in favor of Bowleahl::dwhlg; rental” and 10 per cent “excessive.” he held that Judge Coleman err in handling the case as if it were one Lense ot Tuflauspotis. that was subject to summary disposi- @ lease for a post office garage in tion. One month later Judge Coleman fs- | Indianapolis valued at $37,000 for sued #n order of court commanding|Which the Government was paying a Blaine said his committee had found | tacles. “Through the spectacles I was able to see God,” Brandon was said to have told others as he lay dying, “and DEATH OF AMERICAN RECLUSE IN INDIA BARES STRANGE LIFE “James Brandon’s Loss of Spectacles Through Which He Was “Able to See God™ Blamed for Fatal Broken Heart. through the spectacles God allowed me to see the causes of my patients’ diseases and showed me how te cure them. Now, without them, I am help- less to heal my own malady or to save myself from death.” ‘The coroner returned a verdict that Brandon died “from a broken heart, superinduced by a belief that God had deprived him of the divine power of healing.” Although Brandon later offered a re- ward of 5,000 rupees (nearly $2,630) for return of the eyeglasses, they never came back. Since their loss he had declared he was unsuccessful in his cures, gradually losing his patients and also his own faith in his ability to heal. Money Sent to Woman. Every month Brandon sent a remit- tance which ran as high as 5,000 rupees to a Mrs. Harnup, whose first e and address the authorities were unal to_learn. His riindu friends declare the Amer- ican recluse achieved many cures. Suf- ferers of all faiths came to him from many parts of India and he became known as the “American Buddha.” Out-, side his darkened abode long lines of broken humanity could be seen daily seeking his supposedly supernatural powers of healing. Police, attempting to find a claimant among his relatives for the large bank account he left, found themselves baffled even here. There are indications that Brandon was not the man's real name, but a fictitious one he adopted years ago. PHONE COMPANY BOUGHT Delaware Corporation Acquires Far Western Interests. EVERETT, Wash., December 20 (#).— A. N. Johns, an officer of the Consoll- dated Develcpment Co., a Delaware FARM BOARD DEFENDED Oklahoma Farmers Ask Fair Trial for Organization. OKLAHOMA CITY, December 20 (#)—A resolution adopted by the Okla- le z This Christmas Remember Your Home Discounts in Every Department to Clean Out All Small Quantities. 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While he declined |to give the amount involved, it was correct the error which the Court of Appeals had detected in the first. SAYS UNRIGHTEOUSNESS IS DEPRESSION CAUSE President of Latter Day Saints Church Claims Conditions Ful- fill Prophecies. By the Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY, December 20.— In the present world-wide economic depression the first presidency of the Latter Day Saints’ Church sees th fulfillment of prophecy contingent upon “the persistent uprighteousness of the race. In a Christmas greeting issued today in the Deseret News, President Heber J. Grant said “we cannot ignore the fact this particular Christmas season is not a time of unalloyed contentment and happiness: for * * * the balance of demand and distribution is deranged, so that want and plenty exist side by side. 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