South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-18
PRINCIPAL ROLE
PLAYED BY JUDGE
Reduces Bond From $500 to
$500 After Clash With
Attorney in Court.

Judge Herbert d Warner took the
principal role in a comedy which
might appropriately be entitled Re
versing the Wheels OF Justice" or
High Bonds. Low Bonds. Fines and
Suspensions" in city court Tuesday
morning when his decisions in the
Goldie Richter and ,Crevo Bell cases
fuctuated like unto market quota
tions. incidentally Warmers actions
brought forth a storm OF protest
from Atty. Barry ScanlOn adding
another bit of fuel 10 the dislike
which the men appear TO bear to-
ward each other.
GOldie Richter was arrested two
weeks ago on "a charge of operating
a house OF prostitution. Retta
Morning. TrevO Bell and a couple
giving their names as Smith were
picked up in the raid as frequenters,
all bei,4g colored except the Richter
woman. At the trial last week the
couple proved themselves married
and were dismissed. During the
trial Judge Warner took occasion TO
state that decent white people and
decent niggers' do not associate to-
gether Atty. Thomas took excep-
tions TO the judges statement. de-
claTing that either he or the judge
might be "niggers" but not decent
niggers. There are no decent mig
gers" declared Atty Thomas. There
gers"
Takes Up the Matter.
AS II now appears Atty. Thomas
took the matter up with Judge
Warner following court intimating
that the republicans could not ex-
pect the Negroes of South Bend 10
remain republicans as long as they
were treated with contempt in city
court by a semi-republican judge.
Thomas is also said TO have asked
for leniency for his clients.
Two days later the case came up
for final judgment and Judge Warn
or stated that Retta Morning had
been dismissed as she had promised
to leave the city The entry docket
shows dismissed by motion OF
prosecuting attorney" but Deputy
Pres. Dan Nye said Tuesday morn
ing that he had nothing to do with
the dismissal
Goldie Richter and Trevo Bell
we're in court Tuesday TO have SEN
tcnce passed upon them. In the
Richter case Judge Warner stated
that the reputation of the place op-
Grated by the woman was bad and
that there seemed to be little doubt
as to her guilt. He fined her SO
and costs and sentenced her TO 90
days IL. the county Jail
viii YOU set the appeal bond 30
asked Atty Scanlon.
Bond Put at $500.
Five hundred dollars replied
the Judge
what, Five hundred dollars,
Does the court pretend to be fair
and impartial? Just because YOU
hear prejudice against the attorney
is no reason YOU should punish the
defendant You know that the
usual appeal bond in cases of this
kind is SfOO or 5000"
Il am not prejudiced against the
attorney" said the judge.
well, / know better retorted
Scanlon.
We'll. Wen make the bond $500"
said the Judge After "a moments
thought he announced that the bond
had slipped down another notch and
it was finally set at S20O
Then Trevo Bell was fined $40
and costs for frequenting the house
alleged TO be operated by the
Richter woman Trevo was taken
to the cell room. court adjourned.
and the Judge retired to the clerk 8
office Atty. Thomas hurried out 20
see the judge. Bell was brought 10
the clerks office and after promis-
ing 10 be good he was allowed TO
10 under a suspended sentence.
Now. don't say that I am preju-
diced against the colored folks.
were the judges parting words 10
Eel.
The Richter case viii now go be-
fore the circuit court and Deputy
Pros. Nye declared that he believed
TIE evidence insufficient to convict
The woman i'm that court one reason
being that the Morning girl had
been released bv the judge
According 90 the defense the
richter woman conducted room
ing house on =. Michigan ST.. and
the police testified that there were
half a dozen men. known Co be
regular roomcrs ut the place when
they raided il. These men were
not arrested.
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