The sun., 1907-11-03
EESGCHESEER EQTEUSROUSVD
AN UNUSUALLY LIVELY CONTEST
FOR COUNTY JUDGESHIP,


ana Others supDorkinG District Altar
Oey YOunk-The PresItenG's Name In.
volved-Why JusIxe P'.tt rs ODDOses. ..
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me hioet HnPOr'an0 oiruiHi 10 @e eieoteu
n "es'ohester county on neN1 iussOey
Coun1y 'uuse' VINO Hhall serve IoI
Penoo OF sA years, an" oOIh t"e puOnc
snd ohe DAT are 1AHlng Erest interest IN
mo result county Su"ge "nI'sm Hopnam
rla't, VINO has held the ONCE TOT SIX years'
mas oeen rrnOIninated Wy the democrats
ana is nSmng iormdable canvass as no
mas the saloon anu sporting element OF the
county with nun almost 10 q man. whlIe
az the same tirne' owing To ms Woe per
sonai acquaintance me has MADE some
inroa"s ON ohe cnurch ana temperance
vote.
Judge Piatt IL undouhtediy the most
popular Democrat IN Westchester county
and he has lost no opportunity IN the last
HE years ~ make votes Tor h'mSen; Hs
iOiioweTs are Ioahlng pea TOT D''h th'at nv
e an independent, fearless ana non-parnsSn
Judge and that MS KepuOhcan opponent
y Aduison Young ot New hocneie' IL nov
20 wen quanned 20 noiu Ine on,ce' because
ne u luehtiHeu WIN uhs ItspuDhcan county
oreaniNsIioh' "ucn IN ea Dy nspun"can
Sanonai committeeman ". h. WARD ana
Lnereiore tne canoua'e OF Ooss
The Issue That mas been raised against
Suoge rlatt py the hepunhcans IL InaV
nunorens OF Jurors summoned 10 Wh'te
tlalns at the expense Oi me county nave
"een excuse" uuoueh h's. nteTcession'
WINE ms 'einehcy 10 pooTOo'n men, sAAoOtl
keepers ahu burglars mas III nuinner Oh
instances oeen 'iscouraghs 20 the ponce;
IN one instance yuuge ristC ac'uahy
Appe~Ieu 10 NON. "lHslhs )" penan OF
ihomas r. Corha's OF i7hNers' VINO hHu
oeen convicted J" ,nS court Oh running
pooifoO.n' Snu nau Nun res'oreu 20 c,uSsn-
snip Judge Platt mas not aenied TnS
charge' ana ms 'e.er 10 gov nisslns mas
neen Puohshou' nH eAcuse '"at w
imposed neaVy hie On .OrD@s' WHICH
TOVe h'" "ut OF 'ne ousiiless' anu tha'
ne reconniAenueu nus resIOs'lIi,,h ,' 70 Ci'i1sh-
ship ON account "i nus iSn'"S' VINO are
respectaole people
IN regaru 70 Ihe charge tnaI Sunse flaH
700 easy With criminals the NepuDhcaiis
can s1enuon 70 tne IaSt tnat hunnoer ol
noictmehts Ior ths .Doso HSB,ahU crnnoS
n1Ve Deen helo up ul ms court u"ii' ""e ~
nve years.
Vne OF the most cyhsplouous Oi these
NnoWh AS tile cHsS Ol .he ieoP.e 'S' SOn"
o hooSers, VI, Sn" n's Vi'a'Inou'. SOM
Johnson Inc IactS III 'nis UAse Orie"S
s'ateo, are aS ioiiows'
On suhday' Apri l. .SVo' soOuI NOON
Mrs betts huchier' Shotner Oh one Ol uh@
ponce COMMISSIONER VI NeW "ov"eue'
ana ber sisoer' "iss AVN" stem oi houAs-
vus' NY, WHO was 'iSi.nS "e. "oio tui
3owh "hhe reI"ilnns "ou' ING , "'llnai,
butherah Church OS a" "usOnioo"e "N ueu
ny young Housers' w"O tnV 50" "a N" %
CONTRACTOR III view nOrA, INV ''l''0i ,
"hVh nSougsrs an" ",s vi'aune' ~ wv
women Inc car Which 1t ~ ahsSeu was
faVehng at "a teckIess speeu' sCrucA 'he
women Oeiore tney .,au 'l'ue 10 set oue VI
the way. "ionous one'ihs any "SSls'snue, Ssu''e
~ aieseu' nouSe's an" ms Vi'~Noui
ana the women hurrled away to escape
arrest leaving tht victims of the accident
manRled and bleeding in the street. An
.v,L,,Ia,,s., wa. ,,.lIed and tbav ,rare talxen
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20 the Ne" Nocnehe ,iOsP'tal' "ueie "'ey
died the same day. IL 10 furtber alleged
that the women in the car pulled their
veils over their faces to avoid recognition
80. r. ,,',,Li i,,,, ,r...,,J e., N,,, Vorl,
'u. ii''l 30
ana Rodgers ana ms man we're arTesteu'
notwithstanding the strong influences
which were brought TO bear To save them
F-o,, ,rosoc,,,I,,,, tbs,, vvera indicted a;xtaen
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H~y1 M M"'Ugt Us '" " VIZ
Jury by District Attorney Young.
A demurrer was entered by the defend
ants attorney. AR. Young promptly
,r,,,ad This Jspour,sr and Judgc latt
So 'e a. - - - - :.
'o"h the PaPeIS III 'iio 0"7u '"u w
decision. hhls vas eighteeh months ago.
He is still reserving decision. and the de-
PENDANTS having furnished bail. are eniov-
;r,, ,b.,;r Tharty, onIv n ssvv laws a1o
e y ...,..''...,t,x, p,,,I,-...., -
the lawyer who represented Rodgers ana
his chauffeur in a criminal proceeding
was asked what had become Of the cases.
~ DON'T know he replied II argued
.',t,;,,. -, - ~, .i,,o, g..
them long "nlie *" al" ""'o Si"oo i"'-
4 circumstance Of the case which has
aroused considerable criticism against
Judge Platt is that his brother, Lewis G..
Plat. appeared as counsel for Rodgers in
the civil action brought by the family Of
the decreased women for S5OOOO damages
and obtained several adjOurnments before
Supreme Court Judges hut he has since
dropped out Of the case, and his place has
been taken by Brennan n CuTran Of NOnkers
IL is reported that the Grand Jury of West
chester county may at an early session go
over the head Of Judge Plstt and make an
inquiry into the reasons why the actions
have been 80 long DELAYED r. .
In speakinR Of this matter yesterday
GseorRe W. kuchIer son Of one OF the vio-
tiTus said: