The sun., 1910-06-17
ONTADMTTTUDEELEOR WOMEN
Nov HaRRY LBVINsON AC-
0UFREs TWO NEW LAWYERS

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Wtthout Rsilee ts ma Attorney q Reeord
ana aSaS WliharAW lls Plea--Ap'
peaied 10 Iuage U'1uallyan nay Bs-
fsre nSslssislleF JnFy Waa nu1esi,
Harry Lsvinaon. Who pleaded guilty
10 ceiling two girls 10 IN Investigator
for the white slave Grand Jury. Was called
before Judgs O'sullivan In General Sss-
sions yesterday for sentence. Edward
carpsl. hls counsel Of FOoOTd. Was not
present and had not been notified that
sentences WAs 10 be passed.
II was laaFusd aftsrWand that on June
9. the day bsfOrs Judge 0'sullivan do
clinsd to allow tho 0Fand Jury 10 Ode a
prasensmsnt. Il had prepared. and ssnt
tho Jury hack for tWo weeks. Esvlhs0n
Was brought from the Tombs for . con-
ference with Judge O'8uIllvan IN tho
Judges chambers. A. that time. Il b
reported. I.oginnon told Judge O'SullivaR
that hs did not Wiah CaFpsl 20 rpprsssnt
him longer. Judge O'sullivAn said last
night that LavingOH has asked for the In
tsrvisW Whsn Lsvinson appeared IN
court yesterday Judge O'Sulllvan asked
q be had . lawyer. I,svinsOn said that
he had not.
But q lawyer appeared for you upon
tho day you pleaded guilty. said Judge
O'SUIlivan. Lsvins0n aaid yea. and the
Court then asked what he had 70 say why
sentence should not be passed.
4 believe this thing was ell q kind al q
grameup." Lsvinson replied.
'wais . moment intsEisOtsd the
Court. we can't have statements Of that
character from you--iust yet You have
no reason 10 complain. You had ample
time In which 10 consider your plan and
the Court warned you. ~ you rscollsot.
and told you Of the gravity Of tho offence
10 which you were pleading guilty and
warned you not 20 expect mercy from ths
Court e you pleaded with ths iasa thaa
perhaps the telling of a story might appeal
20 thu Court IN your behalf
The Court warned you about that
and you had an the admonition and warn
ing that any man shoud have had before
you pleaded guilty and then yoa said.
I DO this willingly and voluntarily. know
Ing the gravity oi the offence ! CON-
mittsd' You said at that time that you
pleaded guilty. N I understand. accord
ing 10 the advice Of your attorney. Your
attorney said that he did nOt bslisvp
there was q looDhols Os escape for you,
and 20 save tbs county the expsnss of q
long trial and that justice might be done
he advised you TO plead guilty. Do |
undsFstand that this morning you wish
70 with draw that pleAi'
II would HIKE 10 know R ! can got an
other lawyer said LevinsOn. I have
no means 20 pay q lawyer
The Court will assign q lawyer now
said Judge O'suIllvan. The Court will
assign James W. Osborne and George
Gordon Battles before anything else shall
be- done in this cass. You will consult
with tbess lawyers. and the Court deems
q tho best course % pursue. You pleaded
guilty IN this case after tho advics your
lawyer cave you. Nov you say you are
without legal advice and intimate that
you are not guilty Of tho crime % which
you pleaded. The Court thinks tho best
thing 10 do to-day before pr0csedinR
further b 20 assign thess two lawyers
70 yon-
any conversation about what your 0pin-
Ion y concerning the proceeding IN this
caas. What mas been done was done BY
an oficsr Of ths law. Ths Court viii
haaF no criticism of that from you. The
Court viii hear trWn ygu what you have 20
say ucnosTning your plaa. You arc con-
planning that yon did not have fair and
Inst tFeatmsnt in this, matter. So far
e. the Court u concernod. and 20 far ~
the treatinOni you received from the |
oilcsrB of the Law n concerned, the Court /
Knows you are mistaken. You had all
ths show any man could deaire who is
charged with crtme. You now say yOn |
are without counsel and desire oounasls |
And Il IA the Courts understanding that i
you Wiah 70 withdraw your plea. or do |
YOU wish 70 conanIt with counasl hFsai'
Il would like 20 consult with my Coun-
sel first, replied Levinson.
-All right, counsel have been assigned !
70 you and you can consult with them
IRvinann was cent 20 tho Tomba. soon |
after that Mr.. Carpet went 90 the Criminal |
Courts Building % ascertain why he had |
not been notified Of the arraignment. |
Iaae in the day he had q talk with Judge |
O'Sullivan and after that hs went 10 Sc |
District Attorney Whitman.
Carpel, In the presence Of the District /
Attorney. said that be had bsen informed |
that Lsvinaon had said that be didn't /
wpt q fair deal. Carpet went on - followB: |
Judge O'Sullivan said. 20 quote the |
Judges enact words. that IIevinson made |
a Rreat 'bsef about the matter and that |
e. judge he thought he ailonlA give him |
q fair chance. He told me that wasn't |
notified because ] vas no longer OfHulli-
vans counsel. LhAve been his cOuna~l ainco /
ises. When ] represented him IN q larceny /
case. and have never been notified that /
l Was discharged"
The District Attorney advised Carpet 1
that az he was attorney Of record he was |
lasyinaon'a counsel until q record Of |
transfer had been made.