JUSTICE IN U.S.A.

Greymouth Evening Star, 3 August 1935, Page 7

JUSTICE IN U.S.A.

JUDGE REBUKES JURY. (BY CABLE —PREUS ASSN. —COPYRIGHT.) NEW YORK, August 1. • At the town of Malone, Arthur Flegenheimer, known to the underworld as “Dutch Schultz” was acquitted by a jury of the Federal Court today on a charge of having defrauded the Government of over one hundred thousand dollars of income tax, due on his vast profits from the sale of illicit liquor during the prohibition regime. This was his second trial. In the first trial Che jury reached a deadlock. The present jury deliberated for over twenty-eight hours. Their verdict came as a shock to the Judge presiding, Judge Bryant, whose anger increased when the gangster grinned at the crowd, which responded with cheers and applause. “Before 1 discharge you,” Judge Bryant scornfully addressed the jury, “I will have to say that your verdict is such that it. shakes the confidence of law-abiding people in integrity and truth. You have rendered a blow against law enforcement, and given an encouragement to people who would flaunt the law.” Tho evidence at the trial revealed that Flegenheimer had made a fortune from the sale of beer, and that he was closely associated with, if he were not the actual operator of, many profitable rackets. He admitted that lie had never filed a tax report.

BREMEN INCIDENT. WASHINGTON, August 1. The State Department has formally responded to the German protest against the Bremen incident in New York the Department defending the New’York Police Department, and accusing Hapag Lloyd line officials of failure to co-operate to prevent the disturbance. The Note ended with an expression of regret that tha German flag had been attacked, and pointed out that those responsible were now awaiting trial. A N TI-R OOS EV ELT CA M P AIG N. WASHINGTON, August 1. Another sensation occuVretd while the Senate Committee was continuing the investigation into the lobbying done in connection with the Governmant’s Bill to limit the number of utility “holding” companies. This was when Mr. E. P. Cramer, a New Jersey advertising man. admitted that he had -•u/gcs.ted months ago. in correspondence with the Utilities Companies officials that the companies should start a whispering campaign to the effect that President Roosevelt was insane. Senator Black. Chairman of the Inquiry, demanded: Did you have tiny basis for attempting to create an impression that the President was insane '.’ “None whatever." replied Cramer, who admitted that he was ashamed of waht he had done.