The Washington times., 1913-02-06
TAKE EDITOR FROM
BED IN LIBEL SUIT
Rushed to Police Station After
Midnight and Locked Up in
Cell.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-Marlin r.
Pew, editor of the Philadelphia News
Post, was taken out of his bed after
midnight today and arrested on a
charge of criminal libel. The warrant
was issued by Magistrate William j..
Campbell. Although Pew lives in the
Germantown section, he was taken
across the city to Kensington, where
he was locked up I'm the police station
and spent the remainder of the night
in a cell.
The charge against the editor Is
criminal libel II was brought by FORM
er Assistant District Attorney William
Cray on behalf of Magistrate James
Carey, who contends that Pew libeled
him when he printed the confession OF
]. Alexander Boyd, superintendent c:
Washington Park, this city, that he
Boyd had been bribed by Carey to
fix iuries carrying damage suits against
the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Com
parry.
This confession was made to Assist
ant Director OF Public Safety Murphy,
who turned II over to District Attorney
Rolan. The latter sent il back. how
ever. saying that prosecution under II
could not lie. as IL was barred by the
statute of limitation.
Despite the fact that Pew was al
ready under $500 bail on another libel
charge brought By Carey, who charged
that he had been libeled when Pew
printed the facts regarding the arrest
of a young girl on a charge OF Inter
fering with a fireman" The interfer-
ence consisted of her going to the
assistance of a woman who had been
choked unconscious. Magistrate Camp
bell announced that on the warrant he
had issued last night, after the courts
were supposed to be closed. he would
demand 1900 bail. While bail was be-
ing arranged for Pew remained in a
cell.
Released on $1,000 Bond.
Pew was held in his cell until nearly
IL O'Clock before he was finally re
leased on bonds of 5000. Magistrate
Campbell announced that he woul5
give the editor a hearing on the libel
charge at 4 O'Clock this afternoon.
Pew declared aftor he was released
that he was just getting ready TO
light He said that he had printed
nothing about Magistrate Carey that
could not be proven by the records.
1t was announced. that although the
district attorney has taken the po-
sition that the prosecution of Carey
under Boyd'S confession was barred by
the salute of limitations, the Philadel-
phia Bar Association will hold a special
meeting next Monday afternoon at
which IL will as,t1n whether TO instl-
fute impeachment proceedings against
The magistrate. At that time the Boyd
confession and numerous other allega-
lions against the judge VIII be pre-
sented to the association.
May Be Impeached.
Should it decide to back the impeach-
nent proceedings a formal petition ad-
dressed to the Speaker of the House of
Representatives will be prepared. It'll
will detail the charges against Carey
and demand that he be cited to show
,ause why he should not be impeached
and driven from office. y ..---.
This Is vital question" said Editor
Pew after he returned to his office
The question is whether the press is to
De gagged. So far as the News-Post is
1t is just beginning it's
light to force the reform OF the local
courts. which are instru-
nents of extortion, and the substitution
therefor OF a real system of municipal
'ourts. IL j am arrested 100 times I will
continue to tell the truth and expose
-otten political conditions as find
hem. And gang tactics will only make
ne more anxious to keep up the fight |
until the reforms that the cause I rep
'esent stands for tTiumphs.'