Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-22

The District Attorneys Office is getting
ready to bring another magistrate to book
Magistrate Thomas W. Mcfarland Is ac-
cused of failure to make any return to the
city of fines and fees collected for more
than year.
Under the law his returns should be
made every three months. The City Solici-
tor we're preparing a civil suit against Nc
farland.
:. But City Solicitor John p. Connolly
agreed today not to bring suit for the re-
covery Of fees and fines, aggregating $4,000,
which Il is alleged MacFarland failed to
return into the city treasury.
/, Mr.. Connolly made this agreement when
representative of the Fidelity and De-
poslt Company, of Maryland, which bonded
Mcfarland. agreed to make good the al
legged deficiency at once. This move, how
ever 1t is said. will not interfere in any
way with possible criminal action that may
< hs taken by the District Attorney.
II is said that MacFarland has not made
any returns for a year.
The City Controller hasn't paid McFar-
land any salary for long time.
Mcfarland, 1t is said has been a trouble
maker, and his derelictions, as reported by
Controller Walton and others, have been
90 frequent that the Controller has almost
lost interest
MacFarland was indicted by the Grand
Jury last May for larceny by bailee. The
charges were brought by Max Lieber. a
former constable in MacFarland's office, who
alleged the Magistrate Incorporated
$1,000 of his funds
Questioned today, Mcfarland said he had
nothing to fear either from civil or criminal
action. He blamed his former constable,
Max ID. Leiber, for his troubles. He said that
when the whole matter was threshed out 1t
would be found that, the city owed him
money instead of the reverse.
SAYS CITY OWES HIM.
'Leiber," he said, sis to blame for the
whole mixup. He kept the books and he
baned them all up, I am trying to
etraighten them out and when I finish the
Job there will be surprise In store for the
roublemakers who say / have kept fees
tnd fines which belong to the city treasury.
have salary amounting to $3.50 coming to
kne, and when things are Strengthened out
l will collect quite little bundle of my
Just dues from the city"
The activity in city housecleaning is what
Pas inspired the talked-of action against
Mcfarland.
There are two other significant develop
pents In the vice situation.
Police lieutenants notified In a pri-
yate session by Assistant Director OF
Public Safety Davis that Mayor Smith
10 determined to hold every lieutenant
responsible for the coalition OF his
district
Lieutenant George Bausewine. storm
center OF the factional tight in the
seventh Ward, transferred from COM
mand OF the Twelfth and Pine
streets police station to the police
boat Stokley. on the Delaware River,
which is tantamount TO exile.
MAYOR NOW ACTIVE.
While there was a disposition on the
part or those In authority to remain silent
soncerning the orders issued to Iieutenants.
was nevertheless learned that the
aayors idea OF personal responsibility had
~ nrst application yesterday. And It was
me result OF the Mayors order to Assist,
hnt Director Davis. who is in command
the department during the vacation OF
Director Wilson
me lieutenants were given to under
stand II was learned. that while Thomas
. Smith is Mayor OF Philadelphia they
ean expect to be held personally respon-
sinle for what occurs within the con-
mes OF their districts They were told
sesvntiy that they have only one boss.
Mayor Smith. and that those who choose to
sAks orders from or do favors for ward
-saaers or politicians of any station may do
. At the risk Of their Jobs.