Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-17
PROMISED ARREST
| is NEW DILEMMA
FOR CALLS COURT
District Attorneys Office
! Talks of Another Crusade
in Latest Alleged Straw
Bail Scandal.


An arrest in the latest alleged straw
bail scandal emanating from the office of
Magistrate Joe" Call will be made I'm
the near future, according to the state
ment of Assistant District Attorney
Bartlett today following the appearance
before Judge Bonniwell I'm the Criminal
Branch of the Municipal Court of past
and present attaches of the Magistrates $
office.
This statement and testimony pre-
sented at the hearing. indicating that
plot was hatched to hoodwink the court
into believing that Frank Bohrer had
gone TO Vera Cruz, Mexico. as "a sailor
in the United states Navy, We're the
features of the case today. Bohler is
the man whose case on the charge OF
keeping a disorderly house has been
called six times and who has never ap-
peared.
Isaac Friedman, the tailor who denies
that the signature of his name attached
to the bond for Bohrer is genuine, his
wife, Mrs. Minnie Friedman, MAGISTRATE
Call. Jake" Gilman, his former con-
stable. who is now under Indictment;
Samuel j. Gross a clerk in Calls office,
and Joseph Fishman. all We're called to
the witness stand by Judge Bunuiw"I,
Fishman is said to have been Gillman'S
deputy constable. but he denies he ever
held that office.
TESTIMONY Is CONFLICTING
Conflicting testimony was siyen by Mrs.
Friedman and Gilman. The former de-
clared Gilman told her he saw Gross.
the clerk signing Fr.edman's name to
the Bohrer bail bond and also to another
bond for $500 for defendant named
Benjamin Jocas. Gilman fatty denied
that he had ever made such state
ment.
Denial also was made by Gross that
he had signed the bail bonds In question.
An interesting feature of the hearing was
the news that Friedman had never pro-
duced the deed for his property in his
various bail transactions before Magls-
trate Call. Referring 10 the alleged plot
to fool the court, Mrs. Friedman said:
TT was made up that Bohrer was in
the Mexican war, SO as to get the case
postponed and Gross and another man
made up a letter. 1t was brought To us
by Gross and Max Aron. the lawyer who
6rst represented us. Under Gross in
Btructions l sent the letter 10 my brother.
William Frommer. in New York, and he
sent II back to me.
The principal part of Gi.mans teSti-
mony was his attempt TO show that Gill
man was martyr. He said he had been
blamed and criticised for things he Is
not responsible for At the close of the
hearing Assistant District Attorney Bart
lett declared he had been instructed by
District Attorney Rotan to probe the case
to the bottom. and he expected to make
an arrest in the near future.
GILMAN CONTRADICTs GROSS.
Gilman was on the witness stand
twice. His second appearance was for the
purpose Of contradicting some of the testi-
mony of Gross, his former associate in
Calls office. Gross, after declaring that
he saw Friedman sign the Bohver bail
1,-a t1r,l h.... ir-
= s.Lr4meFttaf in bringing one Black Louie
into tie bail transaction, Gilman said he
had never had any dealings with Black
Louie" in any case In which Friedman
was interested.
Max Aaron the attorney mentioned by
Mrs Friedman is Il member of the Lagis-
lature in the Twentieth Ward He gave
out a statement after the hearing deny
ing tho Mexican letter. story. He said
that Friedman had given him the letter
and that he presented II 70 the court, but
that any statement that he advised the
writing OF IL is 'uuqualh"d.v false
CALLS OFFICE TALKED ABOUT.
Magistrate Calls Office has been named
IN connection vita alleged straw hail
cases many times IN the last few years,
and in the recent crusade by IN" Dis
trict Attorneys Office several hangars-on
and one official Of the ottice wers imp-!-
Gated.
The official was Jake Gilman, the
constable. He Is now under Indictment
for extortion and has resigned his posi-
ton. His trial is pending. Aiolp. Koch
was sentenced TO three years and three
months in jai. for Understanding FrauN
Berlosky. 'Izzy" Lipkiu l.t four years
for impersonating a constable and his
friend. Edward Bernstein was sentenced
TO two years and nine months
Frank Wallin pleaded guilty tn H1r-"-
In connection with the straw bail e1rta.
and is awaiting sentence, while Diamond
Tooth" Eddie Hanley ana Ernest D,U-
tone convicted on conspiracy ..a"-r--
have made a motion fOg new 'r.a.
Friedman has been ia this country r
years, but cannot write on read Er-.-i.
except TO sign his name. He declares t1al
man employed In Calls office FIRST got
him TO sign a bail bond two wears a-
A few DAYS later he was notified .Hat
the case had been disposed Of Again Oh"
man applied for his siguatuT-. a.H o.
though he protested, Friedman Says. H#
finally agreed and signed again This
happened third time. Friedman Is ru-I-
tive that he never signed q bond Tor
Bohrer.
The property offered by Friedman .g
the bonds he did sign and also iaUat .u
the one he calls fOrserg, is at Fourth
and Poplar streets. Friedman has about
1900 equity in il, and the tnrr. amount
OF bail IL covered al various times is
S24OO. Several of these cases have been
disposed Jf Five bail bonds are said 4.
have been accepted from the man lr