The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-04-07

Their asked mo N I woald not SCI the
case for trial III, Criminal Court NJ ?,
10 which l replied I would not. Mr..
Hogan then asked me u ] would state
my rsasona fer hct setting he cas- for
answered that / did not recognize Your
rirhtstu REQUIRE feAsIns for my action.
at was .tkOroIghly recoanlzed
amongst rs that practically al, tho
criminal busihess has Teen conducted in
Criminal Court No. 1. and that only
coca slonully has the varied oua'ncEs OF
Criminal Court 40. permitted that
court to hear. criminal cascs. anil she
fact "a that, for my rart. without wish
ing 10 make an rnpiensant comment
In The meeting ] could not but be struck
with tho epDatCnt dcRirc on tho part
OF your clients to be accorded, Mt each
ftsge Of the case. speels, sgrerEcmtns
Another Might Precedc.
However. It was next suggested by
one OF your number that perhaps some
othcr justice might preside In Criminal
Court. No. l. At the TRIAL OF the cause.
with the statement that you were VIII
ing to have n. Heard before any justice
tther than the chief Justice, for the
reason which YOU had In said interview
stated and which are detailed In my
answer to paragraph two OF your let
ter
II then told you It was immaterl to
but that proposed to set il Tor trial in
Criminal Court No. /. and that among
my REASONS Tor 50 doing was ihe fact
that yhen the case was reached for trial
Criminal Court No: might not be en-
MIR. Darlington then stated that the
objection TOT having another justice pre-
side In Criminal Court No. I was the
fact that q substitution OF justices
chief justice, When you very much
desired to avoid. apparently overlook
ing, however, the tat that the refiec-
ton was present. though thinly yelled
ny an expedient,
IL told you at said interview. and tho
fact In. have no desire to delay the
trial OF EGid case. and Informed you
that this care would be tried as any
other criminal case. and would some on
pending n the Office entitled to prior
trial, particularly referring TO many
homicide case and the fact is there are
eight persons In jail charged with homi-
cloe who were committed prior 10 the
and there are In jail others committed
for homicide since the finding OF the
indictment. IN this case,
An Adroit Endeavor.
81 regard your letter as an adroit
of desirinRFto try this case before a
Justice of my selection and to deprive
the defendants of an early trial.
have no such desire and am perfectly
willing to try said case before any OF
the justices OF our court In the usual
course. 'st-
cit is not, this, fact. as stated in your
letter. that I advised you ] would not
consent to the presentation OF these
cases for trial before the Justice pre-
siding ling i I Gr,minsl Court No. 2 You
OF being unwilling TO expeditiously
try these or any other cases before
any member OF our court and ] can
not Imagine any normal motive for
that am conAtrained to present an
accurate statement of what has trans
pirea.
81 have done nothing to obstruct a
reasonably prompt trial and do not
the displacement of equally important
business in the interest OF an inn
mediate trial. Nor have you brought
the ,pleadings In a position where you
TO accomplish that result.
No Request Presented.
Moreover. ! remind you. no request
has been presented to me for a bill Of
particulars. and you have no reason to
furnish any that You may I be reasonabiy
entitled to- ..,--..
Having. as above, communicated TO
Won the statement OF the Chief Justice.
and respecting the delicacy OF his feel
ings with regard to presiding in the
case under the circumstances. I have TO
inform you that shall not assign the
case In such maner as to bring II before
him, but at the same time I shall de-
cline TO enter into any bargain, with the
respecting the particular Justice who
shall try the case, or attempt to advise
you In advance before that justice II
shall be tried"