Evening journal., 1910-04-30
COCHRAN CASE
GOES TO COURT
Resident Judge Refuses to
Release City Judge on
HabeaS Corpus Pro-
Ceeding

Judge Daniel O. Hastings yesterday
afternoon dismissed the habcas corpus
case of Judge Edwin r. Cochran, Jr.'
and held the city judge under bail for
trial at the May term Of court on
charge of "tyrannical oppression" In
dismissinc the petition Judge Hastings
remarked that Il would be for jury
TO saw whether or not Judge Cochran's
language showed a corrupt or oppres-
sive motive 1T is therefore sufficient
/ for this case TO go TO a jury. grand
| furry at least, and the habeas corpus
proceedings are accordingly dismissed
the court added.
II was not until o'clock yesterday
] afternoon that Judge Hastings grant
ed the application for a writ of habeas
corpus Prothonotary Herbert l.. Rice
I issued the writ which was served on
/ Warden Crawford. When Judge Hast
| ings sat TO hear the case there were
about twenty members Of the bar and
few citizens present in addition TO
/ the witnesses in the case.
] Attorney General Gray read the peti-
/ tion and commitment and then referred
10 authorities regarding tyrannical OPP
preston or partiality under color Of
Office.
Abraham Tobias was the first witness
! called and was sworn on the Bible. He
| testified he was the prosecuting wit
ness in a case IN the Municipal Court
/ ON March 81. After he had left the
stand he said Judge Cochran said:
"You must be a dew" at sounds like
"a Jew trick" "You must be a Jew"
| Witness said that when he refused to
answer what nationality he was he was
fined SEQ and costs for contempt Of
court. AS he was passing to the cells
Mr.. Tobias said he heard Judge Coch-
ran remark, Il am not through with
you yet"
Frank NJ. Spaulding. an EVENING
JOURNAL reporter, said he was in
l city Court when Tobias was fined for
contempt Of court Mr. Spaulding said
he heard Mr.. Tobias say he refused to
answer the question what is your
nationality"
Chief of Police Black was called by
j. Frank Ball and testified that Mr..
Tobias answered rather sharply to the
question. "What is your nationality
Witness said he did not hear Judge
Cochran say anything about It being
Jew trick"
} Deputy City Solicitor Armor d.
Chaytor Jr.. testified to the manner
Of Mr. Tobias answer and that Judge
Cochran said it looked like a Jew
trick"
David j. Reinhardt said Mr. Tobias
answered abruptly and Judge Cochran
had said something about a "Jew
trick"
Clifford Crosgrove said he heard Mr
! Tobias refuse to answer Judge Coch-
rams question as to his nationality
Walter Witsil corroborated the last
, witness
Judge Cochran. Jr.. in his own de.
fense testified he asked Mr. Tobias tn,
question in order to find out II the mar
had sworn properly. He considered
the way Mr.. Tobias answered as beini
very insolent.
The judge said he thought Mr.. Tobia
was a. Hebrew, and as a Hebrew
usually swears on the Five Books O
! Moses. he wanted to know il Nm
Tobias had been sworn properly.
Attorney General Gray did not aues
ton Judge Cochran.
t ]. Frank Ball in his argument sal
d no improper motive had been show
% in this case and he asked for a dil
l. missal.
Attorney General Gray drew the a
tention of the court TO the authoritie
and subsequently the court held q
" Judge under $500 bail for tri
1t at court. Chief Black went on Il
now bond.