CORRUPT JUDGES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17389, 14 October 1930, Page 5

CORRUPT JUDGES

PROSECUTOR SUPERSEDED FRAUD CHARGES INQUIRY IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, Alio-. 28. The widespread judicial scandals in New York, coupled with the prevalence of graft throughout- the city government, have caused the Mayor, Mr. Walker, to appeal to the representatives of 120 business men 's organisations to assist in purifying the city. The Mayor's appeal is not causing much interest among the civic associations, by which it is criticised as a political, move, since business men have no means of investigating the graft which has long been known to prevail as a common practice. .SPECIAL INQUIRIES

Governor Roosevelt;, of New York State, has ordered Ihe New York Slate Attorney-General, Mr. Ward, lo inquire into charges thai a number of the New York judges bought their appointments or their nominations for election. Two members of the New York State. Supreme Court and one general sessions judge, whose names are not given, are reported to be among those to be investigated. The case of the ex-magistrate, Mr. G. F. Ewald, who resigned from the New York City Magistrates' Bench last month, after he had been indicted for using the mails to defraud ill connection with the sale of mining stock, caused. Mr. Roosevelt to order the special investigation into judicial scandals. CROSS CURRENTS A New York City grand jury dismissed a charge that Mr. Ewald paid £2OOO for his magistrate's appointment, and Mr. Roosevelt ordered Mr. Ward to supersede the New York City Public Prosecutor, Mr. ('rain, a Tammary Hall nominee, who handled the Ewaid case before Hie grand jury, and obtained its dismissal. After Mrs. Ewald had declared thai she loaned £2OOO to Mr. M. J. Ilealy, lone of the Tammany leaders, and deputy commissioner of the Department of riant and Structures, Mr. Walker suspended Mr. Healy pending the. outcome of the case. There are so many similar cross-currents in graft charges that investigation is confused at every turn.

Jacob Cash, a former city marshal, declares that he paid Ilealy £4OO for his appointment, and accuses the Tarnmanyites of a plan to exact £20,000 from other city marshals, whose work consists of serving warrants.

GAMBLING KING '8 LOAN

City magistrate A. 11. Yitalc was removed from his position last March by the New York State Appellate Court on the charge that he accepted a loan of £4OOO from the late Arnold Rothstcin, the gambling king of New York's underworld. Judge Bernard Vause, of New York King's County Court, was sentenced on July 30 to six years' imprisonment for using the mails to defraud in connection with the failure of the. Columbia Eiuance Corporation, and many minor charges of scandal among judges, and especially magistrates, have been made recently, all of which will be investigater by Mr. Ward and by the New York State Supreme Court, which will. hold a special session to inquire info the accusations.