Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-01-02
JUDGE STONE" PAID
FOR PARDON, CHARGE
AGAINST MAN SHOWS
Sw;udler of Storey Cotton
Fame Named in Threat
ened Expose of Practice at
Sing Sing.

- of the famous Storey cotton
,n this city, brought to light in
LA NV PostofBce Inspectors nearly 10
oao. was heard today in the ar
\ art Mt New York on charge
.nd larceny of Emanuel Helm.
,sus ~ the charge against Helm
=. not been dlvulged by the District
,,,s,ev,s office, but dispatches today
!, sSrtb that 1t has to do with the al
.ovment Of money to him for
.less -, IN behalf of Frank c. Marin,
So go as Judge" Franklin Stone.
,gorrln was the brains OF the great
III. swindIe in which thousands of
IN all PARTS of the United states
. (, !, ats 291 in seven years. In March,
Nos. si,y.,,,s sentenced to four years I'M
isa ,,t ~ nv a Federal court In this
ts,,,iis nppeal was being taken to
|ciy' ia states Court of Appeals, Mar
Itne Nv. caught In New York and SEN
IulS Iul 10 20 years on charse OF de-
,,ng tenvs Mrs. Elizabeth Barry, Brook
,,.a octogenarian, out OF Sl,Soo'4o ihls @
4 3charse si,ce 1895. when Judgment in
\ tne r.a,,,t r had been rendered against
4 him. ror pAppoN
sensational revelations of services to
=, n,Id for In. the obtaining OF pardons
4 ~. sing Sing prisoners are expected 10
so,tou The action against Heim' Marin
4 h.s completed six years Oh ms 10 10 ~
& ,ssr term In Sing Sing. Inc new horR
( pcard of Pardons recomrnenoeu ouly 20
that he be given a paroon. oce 'nat
w. W.. No action has been taken In the
case ,,,, +,,o ,,o,rs
= .hronsh ex-District Attorney Jerome.
: 1S,,.,,or ~ Dix denied the application. SIX
4 s..o,ths ago Il was renewed. Governor
,s,,a,, laid It before the Board OF Par
80 and the recommendation followed.
ssarr,n had the backing of Thomas Mott
4 nshorne, the new warden of Sing Sing
\ f,r,son who said the man could aid
4 ,roterially the cause of prison reform II
ne were given his freedom.
MI. tour-vear sentence imposed upon
ass,r,r In this city was upheld by the
! Federal Court of Appeals, but the courts
dsc,ded that the Government could not
t.re the prIsoner while he was serving
3hIs sentence in Sing Sing. Should the
& sction against Helm be followed by the
release Of Marin. he will be brought 10
This CITY to serve his four-year term.
The District Attorneys office in New
{, York is now trying to find out the reason
for the delay in action on the pardon
recommended by the board. Several
olher cases Indirectly connected with
that of Marin have been brought to
IlIyht A physician working In the in
terests of young dentist serving 20
year term at Sing Sing for forgery Is eX-
peeted TO give important testimony.
rhe utmost secrecy is being maintained
Fl In the District Attorneys office in the
Helm case and details of the charges
against him are being carefully guarded
pending his hearing.
After Marin, or Judge Stones" office
II, Chestnut street here had been raided
by the Federal authorities. March 10,
1876 he fed. From this city he went to
Paris, where he lived lavishly. sending
bis children to the fashionable schools
and himself occupying quarters In ex-
elusive hotels. He was arrested by Chief
Postal Inspector James T. Cortelyou, No
sember 16, 1905, In Buffalo. After his
trial and conviction here he put up $4,000
pal. made appeal and returned to New
York
Although the Indictment in the Barry
Ease had been standing against him since
lsN, Marin conducted an office and did
some mysterious business in New York
ioF nearly four months. He made no effort
. disguise himself upon the streets and
Feauented hotels and restaurants. FL
Rly John A. Clarke then District At
Nney Of Kings County. saw Marin at
bar OF a Broadway cafe, called a
leman and the cotton swindler went
III.
fine life Of Judge Stone" one of the
most famous swlndlers of his time, has
been fun of excitement and adventure.
nhen he left New York fugitive from
!usaee after the Barry indictment he
sent 70 Honduras He became interested
revolution, leading a body of soldiers
lAui wounded. When the crash came to
sne cotton company associates of the
mn, MN mere were 10th to believe the charges
uaui he failed to appear.