New Britain Herald Newspaper, September 27, 1922, Page 5

TRY SOCOLOW IN BALTIMORE TODAY Youth Abducted From N. Y. Conrt Held for Murder Baltimore, Md., Sept. 27.—Waiter Bocolow, 19 year old Baltimore youth, Wwhose abduction from a New York eourt by Maryland police officlals re- eently during habeas corpus proceed- Ings has put'a strain upon the cox- dial relations heretofore existing be- tween the law authorities of the two state, was called to trial in criminal court here yesterday. Three other alleged principals in the daylight murder and robbery of Willlam B. Norris, contractor, last August 18, also were arraigned. All were charged with first degree murder, Socolow, who was apprehended in New York city about 10 days ago, is accused of having fired the fatal shot. He pleaded not gullty and obtained & change of venue. His trial will be held at Towson, Baltimore county. The date was not fixed, James “Jack” Hart of New York, one of the quartet, entered a general plea of guilty. John L. Smith and Charles P. Carey, both of Baltimore, pleaded not guilty and chose trial by Jury. The remainder of the day's session was devoted to the examina- tion of talesmen. Frank J. Allers, self-confessed member of the hold-up gang, will be & witness for the state. He claims he was the driver of the murder car and declares that Socolow was the slayer of Norris. Socolow, Hart, Smith and Carey were indicted yesterday by the Balti- more county grand jury as partici- pants in the robbery of $5,000 worth of liquors from Thomas B. .Cooper of Cockeysville, Md., some time ago. Governor Albert C. Ritchie yester- day replied to Governor Nathan Mil- ler of New York, declining to return Bocolow to that state. The Maryland governor's reply was sent before the receipt of the New York executive's request for the return of Socolow, Governor Ritchie basing his answer on the text of Governor Miller's let- ter as published in the newspapers yesterday morning. While regretting any impropriety that there may have been in the con- duct of the Maryland authorities in abducting Socolow, Governor Ritchie maintains in his letter that the return of Socolow to New York would merely cause a delay which would weaken the confidence of the public in the administration of the criminal law. Governor Ritchie's letter follows: “Hon. Nathan L. Miller, Governor of New York, Albany, N. Y. “My attention has just been called to your letter to me of Sept , pub- lished in the public press, asking that Bocolow be returned to New York, and I hasten to reply at once. “It is a matter of extreme regret to me if Socolow's constitutional rights were disregarded by any of our Mary- land officials, although the New York authorities themselves do not agree that such was the case, as 5 evi- denced by the statement of District Attorney Danton. Assuming, how- ever, that it was the case, then ap- propriate discipline for those respon- sible may be proper, but I cannot see how irregularity in the manner of bringing Socolow to Baltimore can, under the existing circumstances, jus- tify me in now sending him back to New York. “Socolow is actually on trial today in the Criminal Court of Baltimore City, charged with a murder which shocked the entire community. He has committed no crime against the laws of New York, and if returned there now the New York courts must in- evitably send him back again, subject to the delays of one or more writs of habeas corpus which would undoubt- edly be issued and which could have no possible purpose except unjustifi- able delay. “It seems to me with very great re- spect, that for me, under the condi- tions, to undertake to stop the trial now and return Socolow to New York, simply for the purpose of having him ultimately sent back again to Mary- land under circumstances which would conform to more orderly legal LIME DROP Little crystal drops of pure sugar and cool lime flavor procedure, would, in the eyes of the people, tend to lessen confidence in the administration of the criminal law, and would still further impair the respect of the people for the great writ of habeas corpus, once the foun- dation of our ltberties, but now all too often prostituted and abused. “I very much regret not to comply with any request of yours, but in the present instance the reason I have given seem to me controlling. “ALBERT C. RITCHIE, “Governor."” MEMBERSHIP GROWING Moembers of. Methodist Church In- crease During Past Four Years From 388,000 to 406,000, Toronto, Sept. 27.—Membership in the Methodist church in Canada has increased in the past four years from 888,210 to 406,083, according to a quadrennial report made at the open- ing of the Methodist general confer- ence today. Increases of salaries to ministers in Canada during the four post war years, says the report, have advanced the total salaries paid from $1,782,880 in 1917-18 to $2,676,801 in 1921-22. The report notes a considerable in- crease in the funds raised for all pur- poses in the same period, the actuai figures being $6,635,296 in 1918 ana $9,303,323 in the year just ended. Churches, parsonages, other buildings, and cemetery properties owned by the church in Canada and Newfoundland are valued close to $60,000,000 it was announced. | The Rev. 8. D. Chown, of this city, will come up for re-election as gen- eral superintendent of the Methodist church in Canada at the conference, as will the ten secretaries of the departments of the church. NEW WRIGHT PLANE FLIES Sister of Afirplane Pioneers Sponsors Flying Yacht. New York, eSpt. 27. — Katherine ‘Wright, sister of the Wright brothers, aeronautical pioneers, yesterday spon- sored the new flying yacht of the ‘Wright Aeronautical corporation nam- ed “Wilbur Wright."” The initial flight of the flying cruiser was made from the foot of Eighty-first street, Hud- son river with Miss Wright as pas- senger and Frederick H. Becker as pilot. Orville Wright participated in the ceremonies which were attended by Vilhjalmur Stephansson, Percy MacKaye, Brig. Gen. Milton H. Davis, Richard Hoyt, Grover C. Leoning, Mr. and Mrs. Chance Voight, Mr. and Mrs, John R. Cautley and Mr. nnd Mrs. F. B. Rentschler. Yesterday was the first time Orville Wright has flown for nine years and the first time that Miss Wright had ever seen a flying boat. The “Wilbur Wright” will leave for Detroit next week, but it will not be a contestant in the races for the Pulitzer trophy. CLATIMS BOARD FILLED. Preident Appoints Edwin B. Parker on American-German Commissions. Washington, Sept. 27.—Secretary Hughes announced yesterday the ap- pointment by the president of Edwin B. Parker, an attorney of New York and Houston, to be American commis- sioner on the American-German claims committee. This appointment completes the personnel of the mixed claims tribunal which will adjudicate outstanding American claims against Germany, the latter having selected Dr. Wilhelm Kiesselbach of Ham- burg as her representative, and President Harding having previously designated Justice Day of the supreme court as umpire. 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