Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-11

power to serve or fail to serve such war
rants, as the expediency of the case might
lRter appear to them. We recommend that
strict account be kept by the Magistrates
of all warrants issued and that receipts be
given TO persons fined for all fines or other
moneys paid.
MONEY WAS DEMANDED.
we find that Constable f. H. Beaumont
demanded $l50-and accepted S125-from
Mrs. Elizabeth Zoldl, under threat OF hay-
ing her sent 10 jail IL the money was NOT
paid, and that upon the payment of the
Sl26 Mrs, Zoldi was taken from Magistrate
CARS private chamber into his court and
pronounced discharged
We find that Magistrate Joseph Call
took one irresponsible citizen for bail in 10
separate cases, aggregatinE $500. ths cItI.
zen not owning one dollars worth of real
property and having very uncertain ana
limited personal qualification, consisting Of
household furniture. This bondsman's own
qualification was his alleged intimate ac-
quaintance with prostitutes gained accorS
ing to his own testimony, from social inter
course with them in their haunts in The
Tenderloin.
MAGISTRATE CENsURED.
We eonsure this most strongly and IL a
Magistrate has power TO take such bail
NANA" SNcAAN bS All hiltHuIlent or the exist
ing law on the subject. II the present Issv
reposes that confidence in his judicial ais
cretion, then II should be exercised most
carefully.
we view the action of Magistrate
Joseph Call In this respect as Inconsistent
with the actions OF an honest and upright
Magistrate and subverslve OF public jus-
Iee' AS ne had Tull knowledge of the
facts involved, we believe that he was In.
huenced by some improper motive. We
recommend that the District Attorney hs
instructed 70 submit bills OF indiotnnant
against Magistrate Joseph Call and CON.
stable E. ii. Beumont before the August
Grand Jury.
we recommend that professional ball
goers be deprived Of the opportunity TO 20
bail by the Magistrates Tor we have Learned
that these bailgoers are In sympathy with
these people and their trade, and profit
financially thereby
CLUBS ARE ATTACKED.
We find that one OF the most prolific
causes OF the Illicit sale Of liquors rs the
so-ealled club, in many instances operating
under a charter of our CommonweaIth
Many OF these so-ealled clubs have no
legitimate object, are merely one-man clubs
and are nothing more or less than Chartered
speakeasies, oftsntimes they are patron
ICED by persons high In political authoritv
and members Of the police force are amonE
the members.
We recommend that upon conviction
their charters be revoked, and even an es -
or aequittal where there is good reason 10
believe that the criminal statutes nave basn
violated and the charter used as eIosE
for Illicit liquor tFafne, that the nsesssarv
legal steps be taken for the revocation Of
the charter VI
We regard this as a memorable ana
worthy precedent and recommend thst
SIane S,i. Iuries be similarly charged in the
HENRY s. BERNARD.
CHARLES e. PRIDE.
JOSEPH T. MANNING
EDWARD NORRIS.
ALBERT @. BRADFORD.
NATHAN GEIGER.
CORN Z. SPENCELEY
GEORGE PATERSON.
FREDERICK ROTH.
JOHN WILLINGMYRE.
WILLIAM HOOD.
JOHN r. WIDMAYER
GEORGE A. KNABE
LOUIS J. SMITH
85osAEH p. WELLS