Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-03
CASSIDY MAY GET
TWO YEARS IN JAIL
He and Walter, Found Guilty of
Conspiracy, Will Be Sen
fenced Tomorrow.

NEW YORK. Feb. SIT took a
jury just fifty minutes last night to
convict Curly Joe Cassidy and his
right hand man. Louis T. Walter, jr.
The verdict was brought in to jus
tice Jaycox in Part II. of the Su-
preme Court In Brooklyn at 1885
o'clock.
The charge is conspiracy in having
sold to william Killett, jr., his
nomination to the Supreme Court
bench in 1911. The maximum penalty
is two years Imprisonment and $4,000
fine.
When the jury sent in word that
a verdict had been agreed upon, Cas-
sidy lost his nerve. AS he followed
Robert H. Elder, his counsel, into the
room his mustache was twitching,
his forehead was wet and he was
visibly nervous.
Walter, the go-between, who passed
the money from Willett to Cassidy.
followed. His nerve has not stayed
with him during the trial as has Cas-
sidy's. He was scowling nervously,
and as the jury filed into the box both
men watched the faces of the jurors,
trying to read what was to come.
Mr.. Elder asked Justice Jaycox to
set tomorrow morning as the time for
motions in behalf of the defendants.
Justice Jaycox agreed to this, NAM
ing the same time for sentence.
The case of the people was that
Willett had borrowed a great deal OF
money just before he got the nomina-
ton, that he insisted upon cash In
getting these loans, and that about
the same time the bank accounts OF
Joseph Cassidy began to show large
deposits of cash. 1t was shown that
Walter also deposited large amount
of cash. Walter was thought to be
! the connection between Wiilett and
| Cassidy
1t was shown that Willett had bor-
rowed $1,000 in cash on September %
| 1911, and that on September 26 Cas-
sidy deposited this amount of cash
| in one of his banks. September q
was primary day. District Attorney
| Cropsey alleged that Willett made
| his payment to help Cassidy keer
control of the Queens Democratic or
| ganization, so Cassidy would have
control of the nomination to the SUI
preme Court.
| On October 2 Willett borrowed $780,
900 more. and the next day Cassidy
deposited $4,000, of which $500 was
| in cash. On October Willett APP
| peared at the Jamaica branch of the
Bank of Long Island. Walter sat in
an automobile outside, while Willett
borrowed $4,000 In cash.
| Willett told President Smith, of the
bank, that he wanted the cash as a
contribution; that he must have II
before the convention, which was to
be held that afternoon. He said he
needed 1t to get the nomination to the
Supreme Court.
Cassidy's defense was that the cash
which he had deposited had come to
him as campaign contributions and
through a real estate deal. He de-
MED that Willett had ever men,
toned money to him in connection
with the transaction.
He said that the other possible
candidates for the nomination were
eliminated by him and by McCooey
because they would not make as good
candidates as Willett.
Walter denied any dishonesty. He
also set UP immunity from prosecu-
ton.
Walter had signed q waiver of i'm
munity in the proceedings before JUS
| tice Scudder After testifying twice
| he refused to testify further unless
It brought him immunity. He was
allowed not to testify, but in Willetts
trial Justice Jaycox forced Walter to
| testify against Willett.