Evening Star Newspaper, September 18, 1936, Page 27

GEOGHAN CLEARED BY LEANAN EDCT Removal Charges Against District Attorney Dis- missed by Governor. By the Associated Press. ALBANY, N. Y, September 18— Gov. Lehman dismissed last night the removal charges preferred against Kings County District Attorney Wil- liam F. X. Geoghan by an extraordi- THE TEEN AGE SHO nary grand jury in connection with his handling of Brooklyn's now fa- mous Drukman murder case, “ % ® » 1 find that the charges against the district attorney have not been sustained and they are accord- ingly dismissed,” the Governor said in a 3,000-word opinion handed down within three days after the conclusion of a 13-session executive hearing. Geoghan had defended himself per- sonally before the Governor against charges of negligence, incompetence and questionable associations. He received the news at his Sum- mer home in Monroe and declared that “I'm happier than I can express.” He said he would issue a full state- ment at his Brooklyn office today. Todd Refuses Comment. Hiram C. Todd, who superseded Geoghan in the prosecution of the Drukman case and then prosecuted L] THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1936. the charges against the district at- torney in the public hearing before the Governor, refused to comment, “In opening the hearing I said that I was conscious of my duty to do jus- tice to the people of the State and to the district attorney,” the Governor said. “In fulfillment of that duty I find that the charges against the dis- trict attorney have not been sustained and they are accordingly dismissed.” ‘The chief executive said he found “no allegation or the slightest evi- dence of corruption, dishonesty or willful misconduct in office on the part of District Attorney Geoghan.” Holds Geoghan Hones( Man. “I am firmly convinced that Mr. Geoghan is an honest man,” Lehman concluded. The Governor pointed out that “it may be that the district attorney’s of- with enchanting clothes for’ girls from 12 to 16 It’s fun to be in your teens! No more pigtails! ~No more “haby” clothes! And the new Teen Age Shop is your headquarters! We ks all about girls—we know the kind of clothes you like, the places you go; the kind of important, interesting life you lead. And Teen Age clothes are just grown-up enough—we’ve seen to it that mama and papa will applaud the things you'll find in your very own shop! 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