The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-08-29

Hammond and Burnham the court i'm
mediately issued subpoenas for the
two magistrates at those places. He
was aroused by conditions revealed by
the young woman reformer.
A deputy was unable to locate Jus
tice Charles Wittenburg at Burnham.
Another deputy found Justice Frank
Green reading on the porch of his
residence at West Hammond. Judge"
Green read the court order and
stretched lazily.
"I'll be down in the morning" he
yawned. Tell the judge it's too hot
to be moving around today"
Severely Censures Deputy.
The deputy reported this to the
court. Judge Owens severely censur-
ed the deputy for not bringing in his
man.
II want both of you deputies to be
here at o'clock tomorrow" he or
dered. And you have those magis-
trates with you. If they refuse to
I'll find out why my orders are not
obeyed."
From the evidence placed In the
hands of Assistant County Attorney
Thomas Johnson by Miss Brooks and
Attorney Perry s. Patterson, Mr. John
son believes the justices have been abb
solute monarchs, ruling a small terri
tory In southern Cook county. He
| never dreamed, he said, such condi-
| tons could exist.
| Justices are required to make year
| ly reports to the county superintend-
| ent of schools of fines collected. JUS
tice wittenburg reported he collected
no fines between April l. 1910, and
March 81, 1912 For the year ending
February. 1911. Justice Green reported
| fines OF IS. For the year ending
March 1. 1919. he reported fines of $50
| Report Cases That Get Publicity.
| 1T appears the justices have report
| ed fines only in cases which have re-
ceived publicity" said Mr.. Johnson
| What became of the fines unreporteo
| only the justices can explain. We
have evidence that Justice Green fined
inmates of dfsorderly houses 81 and
then refused to fine the keepers. This
was done probably because the law
provides for increased fines for keep
| ers for repeated offenses and makes Il
a penitentiary ofYense.
Fred Sonnenstein,. who was thrown
| out of a place owned by Billy Stevens
striking his head on the walk, died
| Stevens admitted he pushed Sonnen.
stein, but he was freed by Green.
Green held court one Sunday and
dismissed without hearing any evil
dence In the case of p. e. Lehman. ar
rested for disorderly conduct"
Discrepancies in Record Found.
An auditof Green's books by Ma
hony, jackson & Co. states there 1.
s16s to be accounted for. The follow
ing comment is made on Green's rec
ords:
"The magistrates records are no
written up chronologically. A cas-
may be recorded two to three month!
after II was heard. We could not fine
any record of the first seventeen cases
named in the police record. The mag
istrate's record differs vitality with tn
police record"
Visits Peter Bartzen.
Miss Brooks also was a visitor a
the office of President Peter Barter
of the county board That oficia
congratulated the young woman OF
her energetic campaign against vic
in her own city. In case Magistrate
Green and Wittenburg are ousted as
result of the present investigation
President Bartzen has the power L
name their successors.
Christopher /. Flood. former assist
ant county attorney, has been retain
ed as special attorney to prosecute tn
cases with Assistant County Atforne.
Thomas Johnson.
The inquest over the body of Johl
Messmaker. who, 1t is charged by hi
widow was murdered in the dive o
Henry Foss of West Hammond. viii
be resumed tomorrow afternoon. A
| this time 1t is believed that the re
port of the analysis of the stomach o
the dead man by Prof. w. S. Hafne
Will be read.
Coroner Peter Hoffman yesterda,
| declared that he had no jurisdiction
to order the elimination of the bod
of Esther Harrison, the young woma
who Is alleged to have died unde
mysterious circumstances severa
weeks ago in Foss' place.
81 have no jurisdiction in that mat
ter and 1t Is up to Coroner Smith o
Lake county," said Coroner Hoffman
Mr.. Hoffman. however. told Miss vir
| ginia Brooks that his office would al
in a post-mortem examination IL tn
body was exhumedI