The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-10-17
CHARGES POLICE
With PERSECUTION
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1t is an infamous lfe," Detec-
tive John II. Wiley declared to-
day when asked 10y a journal re-
porter III he cared to reply TO
charges made in Police Court to-
day by Attorney Louis o. Wen
dCnburg.
Detective Gordon p. Smith.
who was identified with the case.
could not be seen by The Journal
reporter.
That members of the local de-
tcCtiVc bureau employed. first,
persuasion. then bribery, and,
lastly, coercion in their efforts 10
convict Leo Kidd of grave crimes
against young girls was "a charge
made In Police Court today by
Louis .. Wendenburg, counsel for
the accused.
Grace krammcr, over fourteen
years old, whom Kidd Is alleged
TO have attacked. is said by Wen
denburg to have been put through
the third degree" by the detec-
lives.
The allegations or the attorney
are the outgrowth OF the recent
AnthOny-McscOe- Cannon case, in
which j. j. Anthony and Emmett
MeScoe were convicted of serious
crimes against sixteen year-old
Grace Cannon and fined $500 each
by Justice Crutchheld.
In order 10 pacify the parents
of Miss Cannon, Wendenburg al
legeS, an imaginary disastrous
automobile ride, I'm which Miss
krammer was falsely represented
TO have participated, was con-
jured in the minds Of the Can
non girl ana her two male COM
panions.
The detectives employed this al
legged Misrepresentation, so Wen
denburg alleged, TO induce the
Krammer girl TO testify falsely
against Kidd.
The Officers told Miss Examiner,
Wendenburg asserts. that they had
"'the goods on her ana that she
might as well confess that she was
a member OF She automobile party
and that Kidd had had improper
relations with Eer.
The girl der I'D the charge and
refused to admf Rnything improper.
81 have lost D. posttfOE, as It Is,
ms n result OF M Ortety,v she Ii said
to have told the detectives.
That's all hit" WendenburE
says the officers told the girl, E"if
You Will tell the ZbuPf that Leo Kidd
has been intlm e with you, Wen
get you a Gne position on Broad
Street
bribery did Bt move the girl
MIR. WendenburGs says, "WhereupOn
the officers OF tn law told Her that
IL she did nOtHObey thetn they
would have a d ctOr examRne her
and have her Sent to the Good
Shepherds HOmN Mt BaItimAre.0
Fearful lest De detectives larry
out their threat$ MIR. WendenbHrg
declares, ''the kgirI, frightened,
agreed to admit& lot OF nonsense
that never eXistA"
Wendenburg hOunced the n al
legged methods the pOifc4 as
"hiGh-handed an, 0|SeQuss4
Wendenburg IL -
nous attempts w =
ruin and disgracR
RichmOnd.
THE police DE so am
determined to HrinE about ~
lions, they Will StOOp to anyth..>S
WendenburG charged.
Mr.. WendenburE'S eXcOrtatiOn
was precipItated by the failure
again today OF WitnesSeS-y Dung
girIs--subp0enaed by the defense
to make their appearance when the
Kidd ease was called.
THE officers are afraid TO allow
them to be brought to court" he
said, "because they will set on the
stand and expose the methods used
by the police to get them to swear
To lies.
"Am of this would have "A ten
dency tO weaken the case OF the
prosecution in the Kidd and An
thOny cases I'm HenrtcO county
where, IL appears, the state a. de-
tcrmined 90 secure convictions al
MI hazards" the attorney added
WendeRburg objected 10 furthei
continuance OF the case.
"MisS krnmmer Is ready TO $50 on
the stand and swear that Kidd
never disgraced her" Wendenburc
suggested.
Justice Crutchfield did not thfnb
the case should proceed until the
charges against Kidd and Anthony
I'm the county are disposed OF.
Against MIR. Wendenburg'S pro-
test, Justice Crutchheld continued
the hearing until October 31st.
Never Heard OF NHim.O