Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-04

principal counsel for the first time at tn,
hearing now spoke up.
Il think the Judge has already said he
would admit the evidence" he said.
Gordon flashed back instantly:
The voice from Danvie.'
After court reconvened at o'clock a
subpoena to be served upon Mayor Smith
ordering him to produce the original and
true report relating to Fifth Ward affairs
submitted by Detectives Walsh and lie.
Strange to the Mayor, was asked for by
Judge Gordon.
TRY TO GET ORIGINAL REPORT
The prosecution continued It's determined
efforts to obtain possession of the original
OF the reports submitted to Mayor Smith
by Detective Souder when the hearing was
resumed at o'clock this afternoon.
EN-Judge Gordon made a motion that
Judge Brown issue a subpoena command
ing the Mayor TO bring into court the
Original and true official reports" made
to Souder by Detectives Walsh and Lee
Strange, touching upon political matters
relative to the Fifth Ward up to and in.
Guiding September 49,"
Abraham NJ. Better of the Mayors coun.
rel. Insisted upon arguing the application
for the subpoena. Judge Brown ruled that
it would be argued when returnable.
Detective Souder then was recalled to the
witness stand for cross-examnation
Beitler demanded that District Attorney
Rotan hand him the papers produced by
Gordon just before the recess purporting to
be "doctored" version of the report
Gordon said he would answer for the
commonwealth, and that he refused to
give you anything" He added that "the
District Attorney has not got the reports.
They are in the hands Of the Mayor"
Beitler explained that he wanted the sup.
posed copy" of the reports for the pur-
pose of cross-eXamination.
MAYOR AND SOUDER CONFER
Souder under cross-examination, said
that Isadore Stern and Carey had refused
to give him names when he was making his
investigation.
1t was brought out by Gordon that Mayor
Smith and Souder left the courtroom to-
gether and conferred together in the
Mayors office during the recess
just before Soudcr left the stand. Judge
Brown turned to the witness after the de-
tective had testified that he had told the
Mayor that conditions were mot quite as
bad" as reported. and asked him If he had
not told two personal friends that the
conditions in the ward were far worse"
than published in the newspapers.
Your memory Is very bad today" Judge
Brown remarked.
Mr. Gordon caused n decided sensation a
half hour after the afternoon session opened
when he announced suddenly and without
any previous warning, that he would ask
Deutsch and Bennett to furnish actual
property bail to the AMOUNT OF $4,000 at
the end OF today's hearing The two de-
PENDANTS have been under their own bail up
TO this time
II ask for this bail and in doing so call
attention to the fact that a witness of the
Commonwealth, Mr.. Maloney, charged with
the same crime as Bennett and Deutsch.
has been forced to furnish $4,000 real
ball. We are not asking for the same bail
for Mr. Smith (meaning the Mayor be-
cause we do moi think he would go away"
BLACKJACK SELLERS ABSENT.
Morris Cohen and his son Harry. hard.
ware dealers, second near South street, who
sold the blackjacks to "A man answering the
description Of O'Sullivan, were called as
witnesses this afternoon, but they did not
respond.
When the name Of Harry was called,
he was wanted, started forward. Cohen,
police was pointed out to the Mayor, who
remarked:
81 do not remember ever having seen
that fellow before"
city Detective Joseph Coogan. who was
with Detective Doyle when the Finletter
Club was raded said that he. like DOYLE
was sent home by Lieutenant Wood after he
attempted to find out what had happened
He said that the ten city detectives sent into
the ward that night were in charge of De-
tective Harry Clark. brother of James l.
Clark, the man with eyeglasses" gunmen's
guide and a witness for the Commonwealth
who is under arrest accused Of murder