The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-22
BEHAVE OR GO, SAID JEROME.
ANTT.POLJCY COUNSEL MIGHTY
NEAR BEING PUT OT'TOF COURT.
stormy Day for the Goddard Society Felix's
Counsel Punches superint endent and
= Prisoner Wins Acqufttai for tt
Gen. Tracy on Somebody's Trail. Toe.

STORMY Day Tor tne GOOOorO SOCueuy fOakS
Counsel Punches superint endent and
Prisoner Wins Acquittai for tt
Gen. Tracy on Somebody's Trail. Toe.
Charles P. Blaney. the lawyer for the
Goddard ANTHOLOGY League. ran afoul OF
| District Attorney Jerome yesterday In
| Judge Fosters Court OF General Sessions
while Mr.. Jerome was addressing the Court
| in regard 10 the punishment that should be
| given TO a man who had Just pleaded guilt
| to pla ying policy. Mr. Jerome suggested to
Judge Foster that as the alleged keeper Of
the policy shop was acquitted last Thursday.
the player should not be dep rived Of his
citizenship by being sentenced to jail. Mr..
Blaney, who was sitting within the rail.
sneered.
You may sneer Mr.. Blaney." said Mr..
Jerome. "but II you do not conduct yourself
in a gentlernanly manner ] shall ask tho
Court to exclude you"
Judge Foster nodded to Capt. Wheelock
Of the court squad, who walked over to Mr.
Blaney and waited for further structions'
from the Judge. Mr.. Blaney changed color
but Judge Foster did not take further steps
| and Wheelock sat down. Judge Foster sus-
pended sentence upon the man who had
pleaded guilty.
Blancy also ran afoul Of Supt. Mcfarland
81 the Goddard society while pleas were
being taken. On behalf of Henry Carleton
| Of 81 Centre street, Lawyer Jimmy Oliver
] had pleaded guilty to violating the Anti
| Policy law in his shop. which Ia within a
stones throw Of the Criminal Courts Build
ing District Attorney Jerome remarked
that If certain indicted men werc merely
players he wouldn't want them sent to jail
Supt. Mcfarland said that they were not
policy writer's but players. Mr.. Blaney's
fist landed on McFarland's neck.
'Ha" yelled Oliver so loudly that the
Court jumped, II now wish to change my
clients plea, your Honor. and go to trial"
Very WELL" replied Judge Foster, and
the Ease was presented to the jury. Oliver
then examined Mcfarland.
The man who pays YOU is In court, isn't
hep" asked Oliver. Mcfarland affirmed
this and identified Blaney.
o And when you were telling Mr.. jerome
that some Of these men were players he hit
thar they were writers' A. Well wouldn't
| say
Q Dldn'. he' A. 1t was hardly q blow:
DO you mean to say that an assault
was committed In open oourt9' asked Judge
| Foster.
1T was. your Honor" replied Oliver.
| looking sympathetioally at Mcfarland.
action II Oliver could convince the Dis
trict Attorney that an assault had been
| committed. Oliver said he didn't care to.
When the case had gone to the jury on5
OF the jurors sent to Judge Foster note
which said:
that 'as s.sd.d ae sy ~ %s
| ofthis juryf
Judge Foster sent back a reply that the
turyman WAS TO consider nothing but tho
came in with an acquittal.
In another case, according. to the evil
J dence, a policy man who was being trailed
| by the Goddard detectives, passed policy
slip to a man, named Brown and before
see wha, he had the Goddard men arrested
him. Judge Foster directed the Jury to
acquit. In doing 30 ne said:
! am fully aware that certain private sooi-
s,S' or n'ISsted in thee
the District Attorney and the Judges Who ven /,
sSiisisctorv to them but this IL I my pl AIN
du,v md i Ia a course that meets my Views
. ana IInbtl"ss your views also.
I t.." BENJAMIN +. Tracy was in court
J ye, r.tay 10 demur 10 the indictment Of
John Collard, who was arrested at % War
rem street last summer by the Goddard
/ agents. Magistrate Crane threw the case
out Of the police court "a ying that II was
plant, and hat Mr. Blame had no right
/ 70 open. a scaled and stamped envelope
ne had found in Collard's pocket.
B!aney took the case later to Assistant
District Attorney Perkins, who Ia In charge
! Of the indictment bureau and had Collard
indicted Argument on Gen. Tracy's de-
! nurrcr will lie made next Tuesday. Gen
| Tracey minated that he intended To make
/ some persons smart
Bail was discharged yesterday before
! Judge Mcmahon in the cases o! nine man
included in the so-called Al Adams cases
Dcv.ry's hrothcr-in-law, Mike BERGEN.
Adolph JantAen and Thomas Coushlin