Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-15
Vare Faction Makes
Issue of FrGme-up

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All Of the members Of the COMMITTEES were
present with tho exception Of State Sen.
ator McNlchol and Mercantile Appraiser
Carey. Rollo Dance represented McNlchol,
but Carey was not represented by any one.
senator Ware and Congressman ware pre-
| dicted that the Organization ticket would
| win put urged every one 20 put his Bhoul-
der 20 the wheel"
others who spoke included Harry
Mackey, Senator Patton, David n. Lane
and Senator Martin Congressman Ware
also urged the members OF the committee
70 work for the success OF the Liberty
Loan In their various wards
MALoNEY UNDER $4,000 BAIL
Malopey, Val o'Farren Detective Agency
manager In this city. whose testimony
against Mayor Smith. his eight code
fendants and men higher up" was most
| damaging. was held in $4,000 bail by Mag
lstrate Watson. in the Central Station. for
further hearing next Thursday upon muir
der conspiracy charges preferred by the
Department OF Public Safety.
Judge j. Willis Martin. In Quarter Ses-
slons Court, few minutes previously ruled
that Maloney should be surrendered to the
police, In accordance with the warrant that
was blocked by writ Of habeas corpus.
The hnal victory OF the Administrations
police In their determined efforts 70 get
this star" witness was not without laurels
for District Attorney Rotan, who has been
contesting what he termed today police ter.
rorization, of witnesses against Mayor Smith
and his accused followers
SCOTT NOT RECOGNIZED
Representative John r. X, Scott. lead.
ing Yare-Smith political lieutenant, ap-
pearing as counsel for the Department Of
Public Safety" was not recognized by
Judge Martin IN the preliminary argu-
ment on the write OF habeas corpus
whereby District Attorney Rotan held Ma
loney immune from arrest until after he had
given his sensational testimony involving
Senator Ware as the little man" IN the
importation Of New York gunmen for the
Fifth Ward primary election.
AZ the hearing before Magistrate Watson,
however. Scott was recognized by the Mag
istrate. a Vare-Smith follower. and In
heated battle with the District Attorney.
declared that he would produce evidence
showing that the District Attorneys ONCE
had been suppressing Information about the
case.
counter-nove by District Attorney
Rotan was made after the hearings when he
summoned Captain Of Detectives Tate 10 his
Uince and demanded the names OF the wit
nesses who, Mr.. Scott boasted. would tes-
tify against Maloney, James /. Clark dhe
man with eyeglasses'D and Michael j. Sui
livan, the three COmmonwealths witnesses,
who testified that they were instrumental
in bringing the gunner 10 this city
Captain Tate refused
District Attorney Rotan. who did not an.
nounce what would be his next move made
II plain that he is prosecuting Maloney,
| Clark and Sullivan equally with Mayor
Smith and the others involved and char
acterized Tatss refusal AS additional evil
| dence" Of police interference in the investi-
cation.
Intimation that Captain Of Detectives
Tate may be arrested In connection with
the case was made by Assistant District
L. h..
objected TO Tste's testifyng on the grounds
! that he is closely allied" with one Of the
defendants.
lie declared that warrant virtually was
hanging over the head OF the detective cap
tain, but qualified II a moment later by
saying that none had been issued.
Maioney. former harbormaster and po-
lltlcaI leader in the Bloody Fifth" was
taken before Judge Martin this morning.
lie was accompanied by District Attorney
Rotan. Assistant District Attorneys James
Cav Gordon, Jr., and Joseph a. Taulane,
| representing the Commonwealth, and J.
| Burrwood DAILY and former Representative
| j. Washington Logue. his personal counsel.
| Mr. Scott also appeared.
An attack was Immediately launched
against Mr.. Scott by Mr., Rotan.
whom do you represent, Mr.. scottT'
asked the District Attorney
The Department OF Public Safety re-
piled Scott. confidently.
IL object, your Honor" said Mr. Rotan,
citing numerous laws and court decisions
showing that none but he or the city
Solicitor could represent the city's police.
SCOTT RULED OUT BY COURT
Judge Martin then ruled that Scott had
| no authority 10 appear.
"He has no oficial standing in this case"
| said Judge Martin.
Judge Martin announced his object to be
to determine the legality Of the warrant on
which Maloney was arrested October / by
Detective Belshaw, the day District Attor-
| ney Rotan snatched him from the police by
means Of the writ, Finding II legal, he
| said he announced his Jurisdiction in the
| case ended. lie declined to have bail en-
| tered before him, suggested by Maloney's
counsel He called attention to the fact
however, that Maloney's alleged offense was
bailable.
"In order 20 see that he IL not unlaw-
fully deprived OF liberty I will sit here
| this afternoon to hear an appeal II neces-
sary," said Judge Martin.
Maloney, officially under arrest, then was
taken 10 the Detective Bureau. where he
| was STATED" He was taken at once to
| the Central Station. before Magistrate Wat
son. who had been present at the hearing
| before Judge Martin.
The same confident Scott appeared here
| as representative OF the police and again
District Attorney Rotan objected, calling
| upon Magistrate Watson 10 follow the ex-
| ample OF Judge Martins ruling. made In a
| court OF record Watson. however refused,
| drawing from Mr. Gordon the intlmation
that the hearing had been "hxed" before
| hand.
what were you doing in the Magistrates
| chamber before the hearingT he asked,
| pointing a finger at Scott.
"A court Of record has ruled that Mr.
| Scott has no standing in this case" pro-
| tested Rotan III he can prove that /
have been derelict IN my once he should
| swear out an afhdavit before a court and
| proceed against me. But he dare not do IT,"
"You1l see what we'll do 10 YOU" threat
| ened Scott.
II repeat that you dare not do IT," flashed
back Rotan. The police have been at
tempting 70 terrorize witnesses ever since
the case started against the city officials
and others. This Is not the first attempt
10 get possession Of Mr. Maloney We will
| not stand for such Interference"
We will produce Witnesses Scott an
swered ito prove our side OF the case
| which Mr.. Rotans department has sup
| pressed. We have witnesses Of our own.
We are prepared TO prove that young Mr..
Gordon planted another witness. Michael
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