The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-03
LOOK TO Helm FOR TRUTH
IN PARDON GRAFT TALES
Released Convict Accused of Getting Money From Lawyer
Marrin's Son, Expected to Tell What He Knows
Faces Return to Prison.

Emanuel Helm or Edward Holm. who
was arrested on Thursday on a charge
OF obtaining money under false pretences
from Thomas J. Marin, son OF Frank
Marin. former Brooklyn lawyer now un-
derging Imprisonment was held in the
Tombs police court yesterday In $4,000
bal for trial
Hem, or Helm as his name IS said 20
he. is still In the Tombs In default Of
bail Having been paroled only last May
after serving Two years and two months
Of a sentence OF nine years and six
months, he faces revocation OF parole in
addition to his other troubles
out of This situation District Attorney
Perkins hopes may come information
which vii lenable the authorities to learn
II there Is truth IN the vague rumors
that have been In circulation for some
lime that men with no official positions
in the state have been prey.ng upon the
friends Of convicts seeking pardon COM
mutation or parole on the pretext that
they could influence some one who could
aid the ConvictS. So TAR as any one in
authority knows now the names OF the
persons who could exercise this influence
wore naver given. and there is no evidence
tina; these individuals ever did more than
p.ackmail their victims
Word came from Albany yesterday that
Gov, Whitman would watch the Helm case
Nucy closely and that II anything appeared
10 warrant 1t he would at once order
AN investigation.
Helm. who has been known rs John
Doe Edward Harlem and Emanuel Helm
VAS arrested on Thursday afternoon by
Detective Armstrong of the District At
torurys stan on the second floor of the
Telephone Building. just after young
Marin had given 20 him 500 in marked
money. Armstrong was disguised as a
M sseGger.
There Is no denial OF the fact that
Helm got the 500. Ii is also asserted
and not denied that young Marin on
December gave Helm $3.50 in cash and
draft for $3.50 under an agreement
that Helm was to work FOR tho release
by parole CT otherwise OF the elder Mar
rim. now completing the seventh year
OF his eight 20 fifteen years sentence at
Cometock.
Undoubtedly the divergence In testi-
mony viii come at this time. Helm, ac-
cording to his attorney, h. Henry Rosen-
berg, Will assert that the money was paid
10 him tn act as agent for the elder Marin
In urging "A parole before the parole board
and Gov. Glynn. According to a state
mcnt issued by the District Attorney's
was told the money would buy the in
huence OF certain persons, making Glenn
cn,y certain. II will be admitted that
in Taco Of the recommendations OF the
rdlu.e board last July Gov. Glynn posi-
lively declined 10 grant clemency.
Helm was aent away for grand larceny
for AN indeterminate sentnce OF from
two years 10 nine wears and six months
in March. 1879, and he had served two
years last March. His application for
parol" went in and he was released in
May. 1914, He was at Constock. the
honor prison. and met there Frank G.
Marin who got away with something
more ;han Sl,0oo.0O before he fed. only
To be captured. convicted and sentenced
for the long trem
When Marin became eligible for
clemency a host of disinterested men like
Thomas Mott Osborne. Judge Dixie who
sentenced Marin in Brooklyn most OF
his Jurors and others Joined in the APP
phcation for parole which was approved
on July 2S.