The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-17
CONNOLLY
LIES, SAYS
D|NGEMAN
Town Lawyer Resents
Charge His Office
Shirks Work
RECORDER SORE,
HE DECLARES
Says Defeat In Election
Still Rankles In
Judicial Breast

Judge Connolly lies when he
saws his clerks are obliged TO do
work thai my once should perform.
said Harry : Dngeman. corporation
counsel, Thursday morning
Dingeman had just returned 10 the
city after a weeks absence II was
during his absence that the con
troyersy over the trial 81 automobile
speeding cases came up Dingeman
SAYS he has not been party 10
the controversy in any way.
Connolly has had crouch since
the result OF last Novemoer's cleo
ton became known said Dingeman.
"and now he is trying 10 take IL out
on me, bat he can't gel away with a..
lie knows he Is lying when he says
hts clerks are doing my work Six
months ago ] went 10 him and volun-
teered n send an attorney 70 his
court whom there were trials OF
ordinance cases that required spe-
cial attention II he would let me
hAtNN ~ FnAA NAAaA NbAA0 ~ ANNAl'
satisfactory Ordinarily. these cases
require no special research and an
attorney from this once is not re-
quired. hut volunteered 70 DO g..
AS for Tho drawing of ordinance
complaints special clerk has
been appointed FOR that purpose
and has been IN the recorder court
every day since oct. 2. 1911 Prior
10 that time representative 81 this
once was In the court on Wednes
DAYS 20 draw complaints II meant
pulling 200 or more policemen OF
their beats 10 bring their charges 70
court on that day Drawing OF these
complaints required no special
knoWiedgc ~ law. and after con
ference participated in by Judge
Connolly. Judge Phclan. Frank II
Croul. then police commissioner.
and Nj Pcnniman. ot this Once. IL
was decided 10 engage special
clerk who could take complaints
when policemen presented them and
= was done
Tie SAY now he wants mo 20
have -pcCal attorney in court 20
pro- ccufr ordinance cases don't
care damn Whai he wants or
whether - suits him or not won't
send q man up there I'm not going
10 waste IA, time OK an attorney up
In his court waiting for him 10
show mp When case is actually
act for certain hour The man
seat has got 10 cool his heels wait
ing around 81 hours for he udgo
70 come md often ne doesn't AZ
pear ~ ~
Frequently case has been scr
for . O'Clock tu he morning and
our rcrr. sentative waited until noon
with Uo sian of CONNOLLY Il All
riglt fo, q .pocial attornc} 70 30
wh.r. there s. some real need FOR
him iat oui ATTORNEYS have nothing
worth while 20 do when they get
ipt, ihc court u they arc fortunat.
enough go find me judge there
"Conuoil, bad no occasion 20 DRAG
me into This thing at III As ! was
ou' ~ ihc cff since SO trouble
started II appears ina he simply
wants to -hii possibility
Tho rmuks attributed 70 Judge
Corn0li that aroused Corporation
Counsel Dingoman's resentment are
A. follows
"Gcforo the corporation counsel
sucgo.ts getting somebody 10 help
mo with ms work. | suggest that
he take rare az his work IN 'he 70
rorder couIf There hasn't been
an assistant CORPORATION counsel up
hcrr in six months to prosecute
ordinance cases. and while the cor
poration counsel IS required 20 draw
he ordinance complaints clerks in
The recorder court Office have 10
DRAW them But We are we'll able
10 take care OF All tho business that
supposed to- be done in this court
Speeding cases. tho. are not in that
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